Harrow news

• UK to enter recession until summer 2023, experts warn

  17-10-2022 08:03
  
  The UK economy could be in recession until next summer, financial experts have said.
  
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• Six weeks of road closures planned for Pinner View as major gas works begin

  07-10-2026 22:04 via harrowonline.org
  
  Harrow Residents are being warned to expect temporary road closures and parking restrictions from next week as Cadent Gas carries out essential works on Pinner View.
  The restrictions are due to begin on Monday, 12 October, with the work currently expected to be completed by Friday 27 November 2026.
  Several roads affected
  The works will affect parts of Pinner View, Headstone Gardens, Cunningham Park, Kingsfield Avenue and Victor Road.
  Signed diversion routes will be put in place while the work is
  
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• Mystery film production takes over Pinner street as crews move in

  07-10-2026 18:53 via harrowonline.org
  
  A residential street in Pinner has been transformed into a film set today, with a large production crew, lighting equipment and temporary traffic restrictions in place.
  Harrow Online visited Albury Drive, Latimer Gardens and the surrounding area on Wednesday morning, 7 October, after details of filming appeared on the public roadworks portal.
  The notice stated that filming involving “action vehicles” would be taking place, with traffic restrictions required while the production was u
  
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• New one-way system proposed for Stanmore road

  07-10-2026 16:18 via harrowonline.org
  
  A new one-way traffic system could be introduced on Fallowfield in Stanmore under plans being put forward by Harrow Council.
  The proposal would see the two arms of the road operating in opposite directions, changing how drivers enter and leave the residential street.
  How the new system would work
  Under the plans, the eastern arm of Fallowfield would become one-way from north to south.
  Fallowfield is an adopted road in Stanmore, just off Stanmore Hill near The Abercorn restaurant.
  The changes hav
  
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• Chris Packham backs free climate screening in Wealdstone

  07-10-2026 13:07 via harrowonline.org
  
  A free public screening of The People’s Emergency Briefing is set to take place in Wealdstone later this month, with broadcaster and environmental campaigner Chris Packham backing the event.
  The screening will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Wealdstone on Tuesday, October 20 at 7pm, followed by a facilitated community discussion.
  Organisers say the event is designed to give residents a clearer picture of the risks linked to climate change and nature loss, and what they could mean for com
  
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• Major 10-storey development approved in Harrow Town Centre despite objections

  07-10-2026 10:29 via harrowonline.org
  
  A major co-living development featuring 104 rooms and a building rising to 10 storeys has been approved in Harrow Town Centre.
  Harrow Council’s Planning Committee backed the plans for 12–14 College Road at a meeting on Tuesday evening (6 October), despite objections from Harrow BID and an attempt by a Labour councillor to have the application refused.
  The scheme will retain and convert the locally listed building on the site, with a new block built behind it. It will provide 104 co-l
  
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• Plans approved to turn Kenton family home into four flats despite neighbours’ objections

  06-10-2026 19:07 via harrowonline.org
  
  Brent Council has approved plans to turn a family home in Kenton into four self-contained flats, despite objections from nearby residents.
  The application relates to 19 Northwick Avenue, Harrow, and includes a two-storey side and rear extension, a loft conversion, rear dormer, front porch and a new outbuilding in the garden.
  The four flats will include a three-bedroom home for five people, a one-bedroom flat for two people, a two-bedroom flat for three people and a studio for two people.
  Brent C
  
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• Royal visit to Harrow as Duke of Edinburgh spends morning at historic school

  06-10-2026 13:04 via harrowonline.org
  
  His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh visited Harrow School on Monday, 5 October, where he presented new Banners to the school’s cadets as part of a ceremony marking the start of National Cadets Week.
  The parade brought together pupils, former pupils, staff, governors, military representatives and invited guests, with cadets from Harrow School, John Lyon School and Harrow High School all taking part. The Duke’s arrival was marked by the School Pipers and a brass fanfare before he
  
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• Harrow properties containing 20 studio flats go on sale for £3.25m

  06-10-2026 11:11 via harrowonline.org
  
  Two properties in Harrow, both more than 100 years old and containing a total of 20 studio flats, have been put on the market for £3.25 million.
  The freehold properties, at 22 and 24 Hindes Road, are being marketed together as a commercial and residential development opportunity. According to the listing, the two semi-detached Edwardian properties have both been converted and extended, with each containing 10 studio flats.
  All 20 flats currently let
  The selling agents say all 20 studio fla
  
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• Temperatures set to drop in Harrow after warm Tuesday

  06-10-2026 08:42 via harrowonline.org
  
  Harrow is set for a noticeable drop in temperature this week, with today’s warmer weather giving way to cooler and wetter conditions from Wednesday onwards.
  Tuesday is expected to be the warmest day of the next few, with temperatures reaching around 21°C after a foggy and misty start to the day.
  The big change arrives on Wednesday, when temperatures are forecast to fall to around 15°C, with heavy rain expected for parts of the day.
  Cooler weather moves in
  Thursday should be drier,
  
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• In Pictures: South Harrow in the 1990s

  05-10-2026 17:55 via harrowonline.org
  
  These brilliant old photos offer a proper look back at South Harrow in the early 1990s, with Northolt Road looking very familiar in some places and completely different in others.
  The pictures, taken in 1991 and 1995 and shared by a member of Harrow Online, show old shop fronts, cars, street signs and businesses that many local people will remember.
  There is also a great shot of Screaming Lord Sutch inside Sellanby Records, one of South Harrow’s best-known old record shops.
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• Man taken to hospital after fire destroys loft and outhouse in Eastcote

  05-10-2026 14:52 via harrowonline.org
  
  A man was taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a house in Eastcote on Friday afternoon (2 October).
  Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to Wentworth Drive at 3.47pm following reports of a blaze at a semi-detached property.
  Loft and garden outhouse destroyed
  London Fire Brigade said both the loft of the house and an outhouse in the garden were destroyed by the fire.
  One man had left the property before firefighters arrived. He was treated at the scene by London Ambulan
  
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• Harrow brothers complete Everest climbing challenge for Nepal flood appeal

  05-10-2026 11:09 via harrowonline.org
  
  Two young brothers from Harrow have completed their huge indoor climbing challenge after taking on the equivalent height from Everest Base Camp to the summit to raise money for children affected by flooding in Nepal.
  Benji Gould, 11, and his nine-year-old brother Nic completed the challenge raising over £3,500 at HarroWall Climbing Centre in Harrow on Saturday, October 3.
  The brothers started at 9am with bouldering before moving onto the centre’s auto-belays. They continued with a mi
  
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• Burnt Oak station to close for two weeks as step-free upgrade works continue

  05-10-2026 09:29 via harrowonline.org
  
  Burnt Oak Underground station will close for two weeks later this month as work continues to make the Northern line station step-free.
  The station will be completely closed from Monday 26 October until Sunday 8 November, with Northern line trains passing through without stopping.
  Passengers who normally use Burnt Oak will need to travel via nearby Edgware or Colindale stations during the works.
  Why is Burnt Oak station closing?
  The closure is part of a major project to make Burnt Oak station ste
  
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• Man, 24, in critical condition after shooting in Wembley

  04-10-2026 18:34 via harrowonline.org
  
  A 24-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after a shooting in Wembley in the early hours of Saturday morning.
  Police were called to reports of a shooting on Douglas Avenue at around 3.45am on Saturday, 3 October.
  A short time later, a man suffering from gunshot wounds was found outside Wembley Police Station.
  Officers gave him emergency first aid before he was taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service. Police say he remains in a critical condition.
  No arrests have been mad
  
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• Harrow councillors unite against draft London Plan over Green Belt fears

  04-10-2026 17:36 via harrowonline.org
  
  Harrow councillors have unanimously backed a motion opposing the Mayor of London’s draft London Plan, amid concerns about what it could mean for the borough’s Green Belt and future housing development.
  The motion was debated at a full council meeting on Thursday, 1 October, with councillors from both sides of the chamber agreeing that Harrow’s Green Belt needed to be protected.
  The council’s motion says the draft plan would increase Harrow’s housing target for the n
  
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• Salvatorian College celebrates ‘exceptional’ Ofsted rating in centenary year

  04-10-2026 13:19 via harrowonline.org
  
  Salvatorian College in Harrow is celebrating a landmark centenary year after receiving high praise from Ofsted and reporting strong GCSE and A level results.
  The school, based in between Harrow Weald and Wealdstone, was inspected on 23 June 2026, with its latest report published by Ofsted on 28 September.
  Attendance and behaviour was judged Exceptional, while Achievement, Curriculum and Teaching, Inclusion, Leadership and Governance, Personal Development and Wellbeing, and Post-16 Provision were
  
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• Final approval issued for new 24-bed care home in Hatch End

  04-10-2026 09:00 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans to demolish a vacant nursing home in Hatch End and replace it with a new 24-bedroom care facility have been formally approved by Harrow Council.
  The plans relate to Oakleigh House Nursing Home at 10 Oakleigh Road, where the existing building will be demolished and replaced with a new care home.
  The council’s decision notice, dated 30 September 2026, confirms that planning permission has been granted subject to conditions.
  The new building will include a basement, two main storeys and
  
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• Motorcyclist ‘grabbed mum by neck and stole phone’ in Harrow Weald

  03-10-2026 19:53 via harrowonline.org
  
  A woman has described the frightening moment she says a man on a large motorbike rode at speed along a pavement in Harrow Weald before grabbing another woman around the neck and taking her mobile phone.
  The reported incident happened at around 8am to 9am on Monday, September 28, close to the Courtney Avenue and Long Elmes junction.
  The witness had just dropped her child off at school and was walking home with another parent when she says the motorbike came up behind them on the pavement.
  She tol
  
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• Formal planning permission issued for 1,058-home Harrow Civic Centre redevelopment

  03-10-2026 17:36 via harrowonline.org
  
  Formal planning permission has now been issued for the huge redevelopment of the old Harrow Civic Centre, bringing the long-running Poets Corner scheme another step closer.
  Harrow Council issued the decision notice on 30 September 2026, almost a year after councillors first backed the plans. The scheme will eventually see much of the existing Civic Centre site in Station Road demolished and replaced with more than 1,000 homes, along with new public spaces, commercial and community facilities, pl
  
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• Rare Heath Robinson works from Royal Collection go on display in Pinner

  03-10-2026 11:02 via harrowonline.org
  
  Rare works by celebrated artist and illustrator William Heath Robinson are on display in Pinner as the museum dedicated to his work marks its 10th anniversary.
  The Heath Robinson Museum, in Pinner Memorial Park, is celebrating the milestone with a special exhibition called UNSEEN, bringing together pieces that have rarely, and in some cases never, been shown to the public.
  The exhibition includes works from the Heath Robinson family, private collections, museums and specialist archives, alongsid
  
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• North Harrow road closes for nearly a month as cycleway works continue

  02-10-2026 20:28 via harrowonline.org
  
  A road in North Harrow has closed to vehicles for nearly a month as work connected to the Harrow-to-Pinner cycleway continues to progress.
  Woodlands is now closed at its junction with Pinner Road, with the restriction coming into force on Tuesday 29 September.
  The closure is required for works connected with the wider Harrow to Pinner Cycleway Improvement Scheme and is expected to remain in place until 27 October.
  Diversion in place
  Vehicles are currently unable to enter or leave Woodlands from
  
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• Barnet Council set to spend more than £200k a year on new finance chiefs

  02-10-2026 16:31 via harrowonline.org
  
  Barnet Council is set to spend at least £200,000 extra per year on additional staff tasked with helping to fix its financial woes.
  Recruitment for two new assistant directors in the council’s finance department would see both arrivals paid six-figure sums.
  The hiring moves have been recommended for approval by the local authority’s employment sub-committee at their meeting on Monday (5th).
  Barnet facing major budget deficit
  In August, analysis by the BBC’s Shared Data Uni
  
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• Harrow schoolgirl officially earns third Guinness World Records title

  02-10-2026 12:31 via harrowonline.org
  
  Harrow schoolgirl and chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan has officially added a third Guinness World Records title to her growing collection.
  The 11-year-old has been recognised as the youngest chess player ever to achieve the Woman Grandmaster title, following her record-breaking performance for England at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand last month.
  The recognition comes just days after Harrow Online reported that Bodhana had made chess history by completing the requirements for the Woman Grandma
  
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• Plans submitted for new specialist children’s home in Stanmore

  02-10-2026 10:31 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans have been submitted to turn a house in Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, into a specialist children’s home for up to two young people.
  The application, submitted to Harrow Council, seeks a Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed use of the property as a small residential care home for children aged between 11 and 17.
  Supporting documents say the home would provide care for young people with learning disabilities, autism spectrum conditions, ADHD, communication difficulties, sensory
  
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• Aldi loses appeal over plans for new supermarket in Stanmore

  01-10-2026 21:39 via harrowonline.org
  
  Plans for a new Aldi supermarket on Marsh Lane in Stanmore will not go ahead after a planning inspector dismissed the company’s appeal. The supermarket had wanted to build a new store on the former National Grid gas works site, including a warehouse, customer parking, cycle spaces, landscaping and a new access from Marsh Lane.
  Harrow Council refused the original planning application in September 2025, leading Aldi to appeal the decision.
  A public inquiry was held over four days in August,
  
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• Urgent donor appeal for Harrow dad as rare blood cancer progresses to leukaemia

  01-10-2026 16:13 via harrowonline.org
  
  A Harrow family has renewed its urgent search for a stem cell donor after a much-loved dad and grandad’s cancer progressed to acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
  Harrow Online previously reported on the appeal for Harish Nersian, 72, who had been diagnosed with high-risk MDS, a rare blood cancer.
  His family have now confirmed that the disease has progressed to AML, making the search for a matching donor increasingly urgent.
  Urgent search for a donor
  Harish’s daughter, Sunita, is working w
  
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• It’s All About You Tom Fletcher – A look at Harrow’s own singer, author and all round good guy

  01-10-2026 14:34 via harrowonline.org
  
  Harrow’s musical heritage is long and varied, dating back to W. S. Gilbert, artist, songwriter and former owner of Grim’s Dyke. More recently, Harrow has celebrated some of its more modern homegrown talent, and in this article, we’re shining the spotlight on Tom Fletcher.
  Stage and screen
  Born in Harrow on July 17th, 1985, Thomas Michael Fletcher had his sights set on stardom from a young age. At the age of 10, Tom played Oliver alongside Jim Dale at the London Palladium before
  
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• Weekend Jubilee line closures to affect Stanmore, Canons Park and Queensbury

  01-10-2026 13:57 via harrowonline.org
  
  People using the Jubilee line from Stanmore, Canons Park and Queensbury are being advised to plan ahead this weekend, with several closures affecting journeys into central and east London.
  There are no planned Metropolitan line closures at Harrow-on-the-Hill on Saturday 3 or Sunday 4 October, but people travelling from Harrow into other parts of London could be affected by disruption elsewhere on the network.
  Jubilee line closures
  The Jubilee line will be disrupted throughout the weekend. There
  
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• Metropolitan line closure set to cause weekend travel disruption in Harrow

  01-10-2026 13:57 via harrowonline.org
  
  People travelling from Harrow this weekend are being warned to plan ahead, with a section of the Met line out of action for two days.
  TfL has confirmed there will be no service on the line between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Amersham, Chesham and Watford on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October.
  The closure will affect passengers travelling from Harrow towards stations including North Harrow, Pinner, Northwood, Moor Park, Rickmansworth, Watford, Amersham and Chesham.
  Roadworks could also affect Harrow driv
  
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