Harrow news

• 'Much-loved' café reopens after £118k expansion

  27-08-2024 13:07
  
  Even more customers will be able to enjoy a “much-loved” Woodlands Cafe in Leavesden Country Park as it has reopened following a £118,000 expansion.
  
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• Police oppose 4am licence plans for venue beneath Rayners Lane shop

  30-09-2026 22:10 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans for a late-night venue beneath a shop in Rayners Lane are set to go before Harrow Council’s Licensing Panel after attracting dozens of objections from residents, alongside concerns raised by police and council licensing officers.
  Kankudi Limited has applied for a new premises licence for the lower floor of 439 Alexandra Avenue. The ground floor is occupied by Rayners Lane Motors, while the application relates to the space below.
  The council report states: “A staircase within th
  
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• Two former bank premises in Stanmore now on the market

  30-09-2026 19:11 via harrowonline.org
  
  Two former bank buildings on Stanmore Broadway have been put on the market, with the option for both premises to be combined into one large commercial unit.
  The former NatWest at 5-9 The Broadway and the neighbouring former Barclays at 1-3 The Broadway are currently being marketed by David Charles Property Consultants.
  Two former banks could become one unit
  Together, the two properties offer around 4,956 sq ft of space and are being advertised at £125,000 per year.
  Property agents David Ch
  
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• A brief history of Harrow’s former Granada Cinema

  30-09-2026 15:54 via harrowonline.org
  
  Long before it became Gold’s Gym, the large building on Sheepcote Road was one of Harrow’s best-known entertainment venues, drawing generations of local people through its doors to watch films, hear live music and see some of the biggest performers of the day.
  The Granada Theatre opened on 25 October 1937, at a time when going to the cinema was a major part of everyday life. Designed by architect J Owen Bond, with an elaborate interior by theatre designer Theodore Komisarjevsky, it w
  
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• 10-storey development with 104 rooms set for Harrow planning decision

  30-09-2026 11:40 via harrowonline.org
  
  A major co-living development with 104 rooms in Harrow town centre has been recommended for approval ahead of a council planning meeting next week.
  The plans are for 12–14 College Road, the former Post Office building close to Harrow-on-the-Hill station. The existing locally listed building would be refurbished, with a new block rising to as much as 10 storeys built behind it. Harrow Online first reported on the plans in February when the application was submitted.
  At that stage, the propo
  
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• Harrow chess star becomes youngest Woman Grandmaster in history

  30-09-2026 08:56 via harrowonline.org
  
  An 11-year-old chess star from Harrow has made history by becoming the youngest player ever to achieve the Woman Grandmaster title.
  Bodhana Sivanandan secured her third and final Woman Grandmaster norm while representing England at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The achievement puts the Harrow youngster into the record books once again following a remarkable rise through international chess.
  Bodhana grew up in Harrow and spent her younger school years at St John Fisher Catholi
  
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• Potential operators shortlisted for new Harrow Town Centre Post Office, MP says

  29-09-2026 18:59 via harrowonline.org
  
  Potential operators have been shortlisted to run a new Post Office in Harrow Town Centre following strong interest in taking over the branch, according to Harrow West MP Gareth Thomas.
  The current Post Office inside TG Jones at St Anns Shopping Centre is due to close in early 2027 when the store shuts. Harrow Online previously reported that Post Office Ltd was looking for a replacement operator and had received expressions of interest. 
  Thomas said he met representatives from Post Office Lt
  
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• Northwood cancer centre receives £60,000 boost from anniversary charity event

  29-09-2026 17:27 via harrowonline.org
  
  A popular charity event celebrating its 25th year has raised £60,000 to support patients receiving treatment at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood.
  The Moor Park 10 & More took place on Sunday 20 September, bringing around 1,100 people together for a 10k run, a 5k walk and a series of fun runs for children. The event, organised by East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals’ Charity, was held at Merchant Taylors’ School and across the Moor Park estate.
  Hannah Gordon, the ch
  
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• Popular Kenton chippy in running to be named UK’s best takeaway

  29-09-2026 14:03 via harrowonline.org
  A Harrow fish and chip shop has been named among the top 40 takeaways in the UK as part of a major national competition.
  Skipjacks, on Streatfield Road in Kenton, has made the longlist for Takeaway of the Year at the National Fish & Chip Awards 2027. The awards are organised by the National Federation of Fish Friers, with businesses judged on areas including food quality, customer service, industry knowledge and sustainability.
  One of just three London shops
  Skipjacks is one of only three Lo
  
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• New £1.5m Harrow home planned for young adults with learning disabilities and autism

  29-09-2026 10:58 via harrowonline.org
  
  Harrow Council has approved plans to develop a new supported living scheme for young adults with learning disabilities and autism.
  The service would provide accommodation in Harrow for young people transitioning into adult social care, with the council saying a lack of suitable local provision currently means some residents are placed outside the borough.
  Cabinet approved the proposals at its meeting on Thursday, 24 September. A property has already been identified as potentially suitable, altho
  
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• 21 people including baby found crammed into cockroach-infested Wembley home

  29-09-2026 08:35 via harrowonline.org
  
  More than £100,000 in fines and costs have been handed to two men after 21 people, including three children and a 10-month-old baby, were found living in a severely overcrowded Wembley property.
  Council officers investigated the house at 50 Bassingham Road after concerns were raised by tenants and found more than twice the number of people allowed under the property’s licence were living there.
  Cockroaches and fire safety concerns
  Officers uncovered a number of serious problems at th
  
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• Woman seriously injured after police pursuit ends in Stanmore collision

  28-09-2026 16:57 via harrowonline.org
  
  A woman in her 60s has suffered serious injuries after a police pursuit ended in a collision on Clamp Hill in Stanmore this afternoon.
  Four people were injured in the crash, which happened near the junction with Acacia Close on Monday, September 28. Three suffered minor injuries, while the woman was seriously injured. All four were taken to hospital.
  Hertfordshire Police has told Harrow Online that officers had been alerted to a “vehicle of interest” which was travelling through Hert
  
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• Air ambulance called to ‘serious’ collision on Clamp Hill

  28-09-2026 16:57 via harrowonline.org
  
  A serious collision has closed Clamp Hill in both directions this afternoon, with long traffic delays building across parts of Stanmore and Harrow Weald.
  The incident happened on Monday afternoon, September 28, close to the junction with Common Road. The road is currently closed in both directions due to the collision.
  An air ambulance is understood to have landed in a nearby field and the incident is thought to be serious. Details of any injuries have not yet been confirmed.
  Long delays around
  
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• Air ambulance called to serious collision on Clamp Hill

  28-09-2026 16:57 via harrowonline.org
  
  A serious collision has closed Clamp Hill in both directions this afternoon, with long traffic delays building across parts of Stanmore and Harrow Weald.
  The incident happened on Monday afternoon, September 28, close to the junction with Common Road. The road is currently closed in both directions due to the collision.
  An air ambulance is understood to have landed in a nearby field and the incident is thought to be serious. Details of any injuries have not yet been confirmed.
  Long delays around
  
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• Harrow Council plans £30.7m programme to buy up to 70 homes

  28-09-2026 13:14 via harrowonline.org
  
  Harrow Council is progressing a major programme that could see up to 70 properties bought on the open market to provide temporary and permanent accommodation across the borough.
  The local authority has set a maximum cost of £30.732 million for the programme, covering property purchases as well as associated acquisition costs and initial repairs and refurbishment.
  One of the latest properties identified is 83 Northolt Road in South Harrow – opposite Harrow Police Station – which
  
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• Plans approved to restore Rising Sun in Sudbury Hill with eight new homes

  28-09-2026 11:35 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans to bring the fire-damaged Rising Sun in Sudbury Hill back into use have been approved, with eight new homes and commercial space set to form part of the redevelopment.
  Harrow Council’s Planning Committee considered the application for the landmark building at 138 Greenford Road on Wednesday 23 September. Councillors approved the scheme subject to a Section 106 legal agreement.
  The Rising Sun has remained empty and surrounded by scaffolding since a major fire ripped through the buildi
  
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• Harrow Council backs permanent planning controls on small HMOs across borough

  28-09-2026 08:42 via harrowonline.org
  Harrow Council has backed making tougher planning controls on smaller Houses in Multiple Occupation permanent across the borough.
  Councillors approved the move at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday 24 September, following a consultation on the Article 4 Direction introduced earlier this year.
  The rules mean that planning permission is required before a family home can be converted into a small HMO housing between three and six unrelated people.
  The Article 4 Direction has actually been in force since
  
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• Plans submitted for community hall at former Royal Mail site in Harrow

  27-09-2026 21:14 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans have been submitted to create a new community hall inside the former Royal Mail delivery office in Harrow.
  The application relates to the former Royal Mail building on Elmgrove Road, which closed two years ago, close to Harrow town centre. The plans would see an existing first-floor hall converted into a community facility.
  A separate entrance, staircase and reception area on the ground floor would form part of the new facility.
  Meetings, training and community events
  According to planning
  
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• The Abercorn: The Stanmore pub that once welcomed a French king

  27-09-2026 15:25 via harrowonline.org
  
  Picture the scene: horses and coaches making their way up Stanmore Hill, travellers stopping for food and a drink, and the road outside looking nothing like it does today.
  That was life around The Abercorn more than 200 years ago. Long before it became the restaurant people know today, the building at 78 Stanmore Hill was a busy coaching inn and an important stopping point for people travelling between London and places further north.
  Its history includes coaching routes, highwaymen, local meeti
  
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• Home births return for Harrow families after provider went into administration

  27-09-2026 13:13 via harrowonline.org
  
  Families in Harrow can once again choose to have a planned home birth after the local NHS service resumed following a temporary interruption.
  London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH), which provides maternity services across Harrow, Brent and Ealing, said the service had been suspended after the organisation contracted to provide it went into administration.
  The home birth service is now operating again under a new model, giving families another option over where they choose to g
  
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• Rayners Lane red route set to become permanent after six-month trial

  27-09-2026 08:33 via harrowonline.org
  
  The red route through Rayners Lane is set to become permanent after Harrow Council approved the scheme following a six-month trial.
  The restrictions cover parts of Rayners Lane, Alexandra Avenue and Village Way East and were introduced last November in a bid to tackle double parking and congestion in the area.
  Cabinet members agreed on Thursday, 24 September, that the scheme should stay, although several changes will now be made following feedback gathered during the trial. 
  Changes to the
  
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• Kibo on growing up in Harrow and his rise in UK rap

  26-09-2026 20:09 via harrowonline.org
  
  Harrow rapper Kibo has spoken to Harrow Online about growing up in the borough, the local places he still loves and why his home borough plays such a big part in his music.
  The rising artist has been gaining attention across the UK rap scene following the release of his 16-track project Kwengletaria earlier this year.
  But despite his growing profile, Harrow remains firmly at the centre of his story.
  Growing up in HA3
  Asked where in Harrow he grew up and where he went to school, Kibo told Harrow
  
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• John Lyon classmates reunite to honour former pupils killed in First World War

  26-09-2026 18:29 via harrowonline.org
  
  A group of former John Lyon School pupils are preparing to travel to Belgium to honour fellow Lyonians who lost their lives during the First World War.
  Members of the Class of ’76 will unveil a commemorative plaque at St George’s Memorial Church in Ypres on 14 October. They will also lay wreaths at the Menin Gate and launch a website telling the individual stories of the school’s fallen alumni.
  The project comes during a significant year for the Harrow school, which is celebrat
  
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• ‘Shame on you’: Hillingdon shop owners walk out of council meeting over rent increases

  26-09-2026 15:21 via harrowonline.org
  
  Protestors gathered outside Hillingdon Council’s offices on Thursday night calling on the authority to reverse devastating rent increases imposed on local businesses.
  In August, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) revealed that the council is increasing shops’ rent by more than 100 per cent – leading to some fearing closures. This had been backdated several years due to council delays meaning rents were not increased when they should have been – however last nigh
  
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• Harrow’s Heroes: Ruth Boff reflects on more than 20 years with The Pinner Association

  26-09-2026 12:15 via harrowonline.org
  
  Ruth Boff has spent more than two decades working behind the scenes to support Pinner and its residents through The Pinner Association.
  Her years of voluntary work were recognised at this year’s Harrow’s Heroes Awards, where she won both the Volunteer of the Year and Contribution to the Community awards.
  For Ruth, the recognition came as a complete surprise.
  “I was totally amazed to win not one but two Harrow Heroes Awards. When I heard about all the wonderful volunteering that
  
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• Plans for nine new homes behind Harrow street refused by council

  26-09-2026 10:26 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans to build nine new homes on land behind Welldon Crescent in Harrow have been refused by Harrow Council.
  The application proposed a part two and part three-storey development containing nine terraced houses, along with parking, landscaping and bin and cycle storage.
  The site is currently an open concrete yard used for car parking, with access from Springfield Road. It is around a five-minute walk from Harrow-on-the-Hill station.
  Concerns over privacy
  Council officers said some of the propose
  
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• Pinner cheese and wine night raises £1,000 for local charity

  25-09-2026 22:50 via harrowonline.org
  
  A Pinner cheesemonger and wine bar has raised £1,000 for St Luke’s Hospice after holding a charity cheese and wine tasting.
  Mouse & Grape, based on Marsh Road, donated all ticket sales from the event to the hospice, which provides specialist end-of-life and palliative care for people across Harrow and Brent.
  Charity evening in Pinner
  The event brought together customers and members of the local community for an evening of cheese and wine, hosted by founder Jessica Summer and the
  
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• Pinner youth hall set to become nursery for up to 60 children

  25-09-2026 15:15 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans to turn the Henry Jackson Centre in Pinner into a nursery for up to 60 children have been approved by Harrow Council.
  The building at 5 Cecil Park is currently used as a youth hall in association with Pinner Synagogue. The approved application will allow it to operate as an independent nursery. Planning permission was granted on 24 September.
  The venue is located next to the rear entrance of Pinner station, on a route that is often used by drivers as a cut-through to Marsh Road during rush
  
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• Man charged after police chase through Pinner

  25-09-2026 12:45 via harrowonline.org
  
  A man has been charged after allegedly running from police through Pinner during patrols targeting drug-related activity and anti-social behaviour.
  Police said officers were carrying out patrols in the area on Thursday 24 September when they spotted a man and a moped which matched information they had received.
  Man ran towards Pinner High Street
  According to police, officers approached the man before he ran off in the direction of Pinner High Street.
  Members of the Pinner and North Harrow Local
  
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• Northwick Park Hospital boss urges Harrow residents to get flu jab

  25-09-2026 10:41 via harrowonline.org
  
  Northwick Park Hospital is encouraging people in Harrow to get their flu vaccination as local hospitals begin seeing their first patients with the virus ahead of winter.
  London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs Northwick Park Hospital, says vaccination remains one of the best ways for people to protect themselves and others as flu season approaches.
  The warning comes as the latest national figures show flu activity is already starting to increase across England.
  Flu activity
  
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