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Harrow Council announces more than £9m for 'essential services' in new 2017-18 draft budget

Hillingdon Times:

A mental health charity fears its users will have nowhere to go if £25,000 of funding will be cut.

Harrow Council haa today announced their draft budget for 2017-2018, and it includes plans to spend more than £9m in "essential services" for the borough, including new and improved street lights, more money on services to helping the people of Harrow.

Harrow man jailed after dangerous driving kills pensioner

Hillingdon Times:

A man charged with causing the death of a pensioner by dangerous driving has been jailed for three years.

Al-Karim Visram, 38, of Pine Gardens, Ruislip, was disqualified from driving for three years and jailed for three years at Harrow Crown Court, on November 30.

Two more arrests made following murder of Hussein Ahmed, 19, in Northolt Road, Harrow

Hillingdon Times:

Police have arrested two more teenagers in connection with the fatal stabbing of 19-year-old Hussein Ahmed.

Hussein Ahmed of Edgware, was riding his bicycle when he was attacked outside Kebabish takeaway in Northolt Road, Harrow on Friday November 18.

Stroke services at Harrow’s Northwick Park Hospital are rated best in UK

Hillingdon Times:

Stroke services at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust have been labelled the best in the country and is a testament a “relentless and focused” team, according to a lead consultant.

A national audit discovered that The Comprehensive Stroke Unit, in Northwick Park Hospital in Watford Road, Harrow, achieved 10 out of 10, the highest possible rating in findings from the 2016 Acute Organisational Audit.

Pinner celebrates start of Christmas holiday

Hillingdon Times:

People lined the streets of Pinner to mark the beginning of the holiday season.

On Thursday November 24, Harrow’s Christmas lights in Bridge Street were officially turned on by Harrow Mayor Cllr Rekha Shah.