We've written to the Mayor of London raising serious concerns around his Ultra Low Emission Zone expansion.
Here is our joint statement with Bexley, Bromley and Hillingdon Councils
You may have seen news reports alleging 'Harrow could be put on lockdown'.
It's not true!
Lets keep up the great work we've done to limit the spread of covid. Pls continue to follow government advice keep yourself and others safe. Stay 2m apart and wash your hands regularly.
We joined
@LBofBexley
,
@LBofBromley
,
@Hillingdon
and
@SurreyCouncil
at the High Court this morning ahead of the start of Judicial Review the councils have brought against TfL and the Mayor of London, over planned expansion of the ULEZ to outer London.
25 years ago more than 8000 Bosnian Muslims were murdered in Srebrenica because of hatred towards them. This week we join
@SrebrenicaUK
to remember the victims and their families.
The Mayor Cllr Nitin Parekh, Cllr Sue Anderson and Cllr Krishna Suresh raised the flag this morning
ULEZ update: Coalition questions lawfulness of stealth installation of ULEZ cameras
Some have mistakenly assumed the appearance of the cameras was a sign that we've u-turned - this is not the case.
Read more:
PCSO Lee O'Brien - nominated for making the community in Pinner feel safe - speaking to residents, listening to their concerns and giving appropriate advice when there is a crime in the area.
#HarrowsHeroes
We stand in solidarity with everyone who experiences racism, discrimination and inequality. Here is our building tonight lit up purple in support of
#BlackLivesMatter
NEWS: The High Court has today announced it will allow further grounds for challenge as part of a Judicial Review by a coalition of councils into the proposed expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).
Read more:
Oh dear oh dear!
We forced this individual to take back his waste after he brazenly dumped it on a road South Harrow- and in front of our officers 🤦🏻♀️
There’s no excuse for fly-tipping! 😠
Today we have written to Harrow primary school headteachers advising them to move to online learning for the majority of pupils from Monday.
Read the letter in full
Today marks three years of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
We remember the 72 people who lost their lives, their loved ones and also those who survived the fire.
#Grenfell
💚
Following the sad news of the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, the flag at the Civic Centre is being flown at half-mast as a mark of respect.
We send our condolences to the Royal Family.
Harrow Civic Centre is lit up in the colours of Ukraine's flag - blue and yellow - tonight to show support for the nation following the Russian invasion.
✨Congratulations to Emmanual Amankwa - nominated for providing excellent customer service at Tesco superstore Pinner, helping customers load their shopping into cars and being a super friendly member of staff.
#HarrowsHeroes
👏👏👏
Abuse towards our staff will not be tolerated! Threats of being 'coughed or spat on' at the tip is vile & unacceptable. Our tip closed to gov advice & they made clear to stay home unless essential. If you're ignoring this, you’re being selfish & putting others at risk. Stop it!
shoutout to officers on the ground working seven days to continue essential services and ensure your safety.
From checking businesses & shutting non compliant ones, dispersing groups at parks, to cleaning streets, issuing fines to fly-tippers & emptying bins - to name a few 👍
It's Afghan Independence Day and 100 years since the country gained independence from Britain.
Cllr
@Peymasad
with the Mayor of Harrow, and Leader Cllr Graham Henson
@gdh1961
leads this morning’s Flag Raising ceremony.
We're flying our flag at half-mast to mark the passing of Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes. Sir Roger was born in Harrow and attended Vaughan Road Primary School. Bannister Sports Centre is named in his honour.
The person behind this filthy mess thought they could get away with dumping their rubbish illegally.
Found on Kenton Lane, and thanks to our officers evidence found and fine issued.
If you see it report it! There is no excuse for fly-tipping
Good morning
#Harrow
.
Starting off with the sun rising over Northwick Park Hospital this morning... let’s help staff over there by staying home and saving lives.
wishing everyone a safe and warm Monday.
Picture from Lucy Baker
Using our parks and open spaces? They bring many health benefits and we want everyone to enjoy using them.
A simple request though - Don’t leave your rubbish around. Use a litter bin or if it’s full take your rubbish home with you. No one likes a dirty park
📷 Neil Greenhalgh
Feel fine? Get tested. We've already found 200 people who didn't know they had Covid and could have infected hundreds more. New sites, including Hatch End & Stanmore now open to book for anyone 16+ without symptoms. Essential workers, test twice a week
Dr Shershah Assadullah - Nominated for going above and beyond to protect patients during the pandemic and ensuring the highest practice standards in the NHS.
#HarrowsHeroes
Today, with London boroughs of
@LBofBexley
,
@LBofBromley
,
@Hillingdon
&
@SurreyCouncil
- we have brought legal action following TFL's announcement that it would push on with proposals to expand the ULEZ scheme in August 2023 despite strong opposition
Harrow is seeing more deaths from Covid. Rony, an intensive care consultant at Northwick Park Hospital, gives this stark reminder of why it's so important to follow the guidelines.
#StayAtHome
#HandsFaceSpace
#KeepHarrowSafe
If this is you, you should be ashamed of yourself! Courts/playgrounds at our parks are locked as instruction from government to protect us all.
This isn’t a time to do whatever you like & put lives at risk. Always a few who spoil it for others!
It’s not difficult - stay home!
If you live in Wealdstone, you'll be pleased to know our eagle eyed enforcement officers found evidence in this filthy fly-tipped mess dumped by the Clock Tower on the High Street. 😡
It all links back to 6 nearby properties who have been slapped with Fixed Penalty Notices!
A massive thanks to the Voluntary Community Sector, Harrow community kitchen, and Harrow community transport! 🙏
Today they are delivering food packages to our most vulnerable residents.
Thanks to everyone involved in making this happen! You are all awesome! 👏✊
🎉🎉🎉Congratulations to Barracuda Harrow for winning the Best Fish & Chips shop in the UK at the 2023 Food Awards. If you haven’t already, do support this local business and have a try for yourself. The freshly battered cod and fluffy chips will not disappoint!
NEWS: Court grants permission for ULEZ Judicial Review
The High Court has today announced that it has granted permission for a Judicial Review into the proposed expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) London-wide from August 2023.
Read more:
Not sure what advice some people are following - the government have NOT relaxed the rules! And this pandemic is not over!
Lots of ppl seen gathering at parks and not following rules. You should be at home unless it’s essential or for daily exercise.
Stop being irresponsible!
This filthy fly-tip was dumped on Byron Road by some disgusting irresponsible people 😡.
The good news is we’ve found evidence and will be pursuing the people behind this eyesore.
The first glimpse of the new look London Borough of Harrow
Our new branding incorporates an updated version of the civic coat of arms, which reflects Harrow’s rich and diverse place in the 21st century, while acknowledging our rich heritage.
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The Mayor Cllr Janet Mote will lay flowers at 8.19am on Platform 6, Harrow and Wealdstone Train Station this morning to mark the exact time, 70 years ago, when 112 people lost their lives. A service was held outside the station yesterday. We will remember them.
Leaving you this evening with unsung heroes.
1000s of volunteers have come together making a difference to those impacted by Covid-19. We cannot thank you enough.
Here volunteers at the Sri-Lankan Muslim Cultural Centre, Wealdstone prepare parcels for ppl in need of help
👏👏
Chandos Rec, Edgware is closed.
Sadly a minority failed to listen & have been putting lives at risk by gathering. Not once, numerous times.
We and Police have been left with no other choice.
This is about people’s lives. Covid isn’t a joke! Stay home unless it’s essential.
Kenton Library has reopened (1 March) following refurbishment with works including: improved study space and lighting, refurbished flooring and bookshelves, a new public toilet and a colourful re-designed children’s library.
#betterharrow
Good Morning
#Harrow
! 👋
Starting the day with a shoutout to our street cleansing team who are helping to keep the borough tidy. In this video is Phil doing a fab job.
Thank you for the great work you and colleagues do 👏👏
A lovely VE Day celebration and a tribute to a Harrow Veteran John Lampitt, 99 yrs. He joined the army in 1941 and served in North Africa - he was serving in Italy on VE Day.
He left army in 1946 lived in Harrow ever since. Thank you John for everything you did for us! 👏👏👏
Fly-tipping 😠
We're fed up of seeing this happen on our streets, so we're stepping up enforcement to bring back pride in our community. 15 mobile CCTV cameras will be placed in fly-tipping hotspots, to find & fine those illegally dumping waste.
Cllr Patel explains more here
Harrow on the Hill Ward Results: Dan Anderson - Lab, Sarah Butterworth - Lab, Honey Jamie -Lab. ELECTED. Turnout 41.53%
#harrowcount
#localelections2018
🤦🏻♀️😡 unacceptable. This is what our officers have found this morning.
Leave your big clear outs for when the CA site (recycling centre) opens.
Don’t dump it on the streets - It’s a criminal offence and a public health risk.
officers already found evidence in these 👍
The chain and robe has been handed over
We say thank you to the outgoing Mayor Cllr Ghazanfar Ali
and congratulations to the newly appointed Mayor of Harrow Cllr
@MoteJanet
👏👏
Fast free Covid tests now available in St Anns for anyone 16+ without symptoms. Book now at . Some people with Covid feel fine – testing can stop them passing it on. If you meet people through work or often leave your home for another reason, test weekly.
We finish with the march past.
Lovely to see so many - young, old and from different faiths and community groups here.
Thanks for coming to pay your respects and remember our fallen heroes - as well as veterans and those still serving in our armed forces.
#RemembranceSunday
Fast free Covid tests available in town centre for anyone 16+ without symptoms. Book now at . Some people with Covid feel fine – testing can stop them passing it on. If you meet people through work or often leave your home for another reason, test weekly.
A small minority ruin it for everyone else 🙄😠.
Our parks team have found locks to playgrounds and sports areas broken or tampered with. 😡
It’s locked for your own protection against the spread of the virus. Stop being selfish and putting lives at risk - stay home!
Tonight, the introduction of free bulky waste collections was approved by the cabinet.
Starting in the new year, Harrow residents can book one free bulky waste collection per year (for up to four items).
Read more:
Street cleaners and bin crews are out there every day making sure your
#bins
are collected & we're all kept safe from rubbish piling up. Crews keep finding
#disposable
gloves thrown on the street though. Keep them & each other safe. Put them in a bin
Thankfully you didn't have to pay for this clear up. These bags of rubbish were dumped on Heathbourne Road, Stanmore (just plain nasty! 😡). Anyway, we found the individual responsible and made them pay for the clear up costs - £150 😏.
Our teams have been out since 6am emptying bins across all of our parks - and removing rubbish left scattered around.
The weather is great and our parks are lovely to visit - but please don’t spoil them.
If the bin is full take your rubbish home with you. It’s simple.
Good morning from South Harrow!
This weather doesn’t stop our enforcement Officers from investigating fly-tips. They’ve been out since the crack of dawn. Evidence found and fines to be issued.
Boom!
Meet the new Mayor of Harrow: Cllr Janet Mote
At a special mayor making ceremony last night she was handed the chain and robe, officially marking the start of her Mayoralty.
Congratulations Cllr Mote
Not all heroes wear capes! You might recognise these faces if you visit our recycling centre.
Last week Phil and Matthew searched through 65 tonnes of waste and retrieved a pensioner’s purse that accidentally fell into the tip while she was getting rid of waste.
👏👏👍.
Happy Middlesex Day!
Today is a special day for Harrow, our neighbours and those associated with the county of Middlesex.
We reflect and remember those who served in the Middlesex Regiment, whilst also celebrating the county's heritage and great history.
We would like to welcome our new Mayor of
#Harrow
, Cllr Kareema Marika! We wish you all the best in your new role. A lovely quote in her speech tonight, "It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving" - Mother Teresa
Another bunch of fines on the way as this illegally-dumped rubbish was found to contain evidence of who was responsible. We will not tolerate flytipping and fines have doubled this year. Do the right thing and dispose of your waste properly.
#KeepHarrowClean
A huge thanks for everything our key workers, carers and staff at the NHS are doing to fight coronavirus (COVID-19) and continue essential services 👏👏👏👏
Taken from Harrow on the Hill by Lucy Baker. Share your videos from Harrow with us!
#clapforourcarers
#clapforthenhs
Tree-mendous news!
We've won £172K for 600 new trees!
Thanks to the Forestry Commission, Defra and Mayor of London. it
means we can plant over 600 trees this winter – our biggest tree planting programme for many years!
No backing down on ULEZ - in today's MyHarrow News Leader of the Council, Cllr Paul Osborn, says 'we will do all we can to resist its imposition'. Also Easter bins, cricket wins and a cash boost for council homes. Get the latest this and every week
👊 A massive £51k bill for criminal dumper and his 'empire' caught on camera fly-tipping 7.5 tonnes of waste on Hatch End Playing field. It cost you the taxpayer more than £4k clearing up their filthy mess! Full story here:
Whatever the issue, there will always be different opinions but it’s completely unacceptable to damage property with offensive language.
Thanks to Paul from our clean team who gave up his evening to clear this and finished well past midnight.
Now being investigated by police.
A remembrance service is being held next Friday 7 Oct, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Harrow and Wealdstone Train Crash. The tragedy in 1952 saw the loss of 112 lives. All are welcome to attend the service, which starts at 1pm.
Thank you to those of you leaving these lovely notes for our bin crews - making their very early starts pleasant throughout this crisis 👍😊
Pics from Amy Louise Dutton and Linda Gorry
Please continue sharing your pics - we love them 👍
Good Morning
#Harrow
👋
Many of you have told us about the state of some of our roads and footways
Cllr
@anjanapatel01
, Portfolio Holder for Environment & Community Safety explains what we'll be doing over the next 12 months through our programme of maintenance resurface works
Thank you to everyone who attended the second reading of the proclamation of His Majesty the King, Charles III which took place in
@HarrowTown
centre this afternoon.
Another fantastic turnout.
God save the King 👑
✨A big thanks to South Harrow Litter Pickers - nominated for helping to make our streets cleaner, brighter & more pleasant. This local group clear up litter hot spots & clear around 100 bags of rubbish a month, equating to about 90 volunteer hours.
#HarrowsHeroes
👏👏👏
Around this time in 1995 more than 8000 Bosnian Muslims were murdered in Srebrenica because of hatred towards them.
This morning The Mayor Cllr Janet Mote raised the flag remember the victims and their families of the horrific events.
@SrebrenicaUK
,
@MoteJanet
@cllrjeanlam
Congratulations to North Harrow Nursery - nominated for providing outstanding care for children of keyworkers during the pandemic. Not forgetting, their continued support to parents that were home-schooling.
#HarrowsHeroes
✝️ ✡️ ☪️
3 important religious events overlap this week - Good Friday/Easter, Passover & Ramadan - which happens three times every century
In Harrow we celebrate our diverse borough made up of many faiths
Wishing our residents marking these events a peaceful time. 🙏 🤲
Tonight the Civic Centre will be lit up green in memory of the 72 lives lost in the Grenfell tragedy, four years ago today. The victims, survivors and their loved ones remain in our thoughts. 💚
Next up is the Health & Wellbeing Award presented by Cllr Paul Osborn, Leader of the Harrow Conservative Group.
And the award goes to…the Infant Feeding Team peer supporters, a team of volunteers who help local mothers, babies & families in Harrow with breastfeeding support. 🎉
This morning the Mayor of Harrow, Cllr Ghazanfar Ali and others, including Cllrs Sue Anderson and Peymana Assad, raised the Srebrenica flag at the Civic Centre. The flag-raising marks the loss of life that took place as a result of the genocide in July 1995.
#Srebrenica
Thank you
@SRMDharampur
for leaving these lovely notes of thanks with these gifts for our front line staff who have continued to deliver services throughout this crisis. 😊
Our enforcement officers have been in the town centre today helping to
#KeepHarrowSafe
by making sure traders and customers are adhering to the rules.
#HandsFaceSpace
Beautiful bunting in Belmont Circle for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Created and installed by school children from
@priestmeadproud
, Belmont School,
@stjosephsharrow
and the Belmont Traders Association 👏👏
#PlatinumJubilee
We’re loving your thank you notes to bin crews. Thank you to those of you sharing these with us.
They’re continuing to collect your general, recycling and food waste bins throughout the crisis.
Keep these lovely notes coming - including for all our other key workers 😊