May 20 2013
Shop vacancy rates across Britain’s recession-hit high streets are at an all time high, but latest figures reveal Harrow’s rates to be amongst the lowest in the country. A survey of the British Retail Consortium shows Greater London shop vacancy rates to be at 7.4 per cent while Northern Ireland has the most empty stores …
Apr 29 2013
A £2m Town Centre revamp has taken a step forward with paving work from Katie’s statue to Havelock Place complete and the next stage well underway. Harrow Council’s regeneration project has progressed well since building work began in February. This week new lighting columns will replace the old ones along the entire length of St …
Apr 29 2013
Harrow Youth Parliament elected a new chair as the new parliament was declared open at their annual general meeting last Thursday. Oliver Hurcum beat two other candidates to the position as chair of Harrow Youth Parliament. The candidates were chosen after an impressive hustings where each young person eloquently promised what they would do for …
Mar 26 2013
Harrow Council is urging the Government to allow local authorities to set their own right to buy discounts. It follows an announcement in the budget that discounts will rise to a maximum of £100,000 in London immediately and eligibility is proposed to reduce from five years of tenancy to three. Harrow is in a unique position, …
Mar 05 2013
As previously announced on iharrow.com, Harrow Council has received £14 million funding to go towards our ambitious school expansion programme. The Government has announced its Basic Needs funding allocation for the next two years and Harrow’s share is £14,692,131. This is an additional £8.8 million to our assumed budget, which was based on previous allocations. The money will …
Mar 05 2013
A third of local authorities in England of all political persuasions which responded to a national survey are planning to increase council tax, including Conservative led Wandsworth Council which is the latest London authority to propose a rise. Wandsworth Council has joined the growing list of local authorities which plan to raise council tax – a total of …
Oct 09 2011
The Harrow Times has an interesting article about Harrow’s waste lorries will be sporting new livery from Monday, to help launch the ‘Nice Save!’ recycling campaign. Harrow is one of the best performing council in London, with less than half it’s waste ending up in landfill. You can read the full article here.
Oct 06 2011
Harrow residents have been praised by the Council for saving £1.2m by recycling last year. The borough is one of the top performing in the capital with just over 50% of all household waste now sent for recycling. As it thanks residents for their sterling efforts, Harrow Council is urging households to recycle even more. …
Sep 19 2011
An MP and Leader of the Council today (16th September) became the newest members of a credit union that offers Harrow residents an easy way to save and access to affordable credit. The politicians have signed up to the M for Money Credit Union, a financial co-operative owned by its members. Anyone who lives or …
Sep 15 2011
An interim service to support Harrow’s voluntary and community organisations will be launched next week, Harrow Council has announced. The new service will be in place until March 2012 to help Harrow ‘s voluntary sector groups strengthen their organisations, win funding and recruit volunteers. In partnership with the Council and voluntary sector representatives it will …
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