A by-election is due to take place next month in Northwood to fill the seat of a councillor dismissed fro m the council. Ian Oakley was forced off his seat as a member of the Tories after admitting his part in a two-year-hate campaign. It has
Two teenagers accused of a double rape on land close to Harrow town centre have denied carrying out the attack. Binak Hasa, 18, today pleaded not guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl twice in The Grove Open Space, off Lowland Road, in September.
A fathers’ rights protestor who scaled deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman’s Herne Hill home dressed as a super hero has been jailed for two months. John Paul Stanesby, 41, and Mark Harris, 46, both from south Devon, spent more than 24 hours on the
The frosty skies and slate grey seas of Iceland formed the backdrop to a lush symphony of children's voices last week. Members of the Children's International Voices of Enfield, one of the largest choirs in the borough, braved temperatures of minus
A “step in the right direction” has been taken to declare one of Northwood's oldest building as one of architectural or historic interest. The building in Murray Road is believed to be Victorian and is occupied by Hillingdon Police. On Friday,
Senior fire officers are facing possible disciplinary action after allegedly putting a civilian's life at risk. After a gas leak, at the Allied Bakeries plant, Leyton, an "on-site specialist" was given protective equipment and asked to shut off the
Residents in Heronsgate fear a planned motorway storage depot will shatter for ever the peace of their tranquil community. Work will begin January on a 25 acre green field site near Junction 17 of the M25 in advance of a carriageway widening project
A mother has criticised an out-of-hours health service after her 13-year-old daughter was left waiting for treatment. Jane Biggerstaff of Riverside Close in Kings Langley says she is appalled at the service she received from Hertfordshire Urgent Care
The Ealing-born drummer for one of the most influential musicians ever has died. Mitch Mitchell. The Drummer in the Jimmy Hendrix experience band was found dead in a hotel room in Portland, USA. It is believed he died of natural causes, although
The headteacher of a Teddington school has expressed his delight after it picked up a computing prize last month. St Mary’s and St Peter’s CE Primary School, in Somerset Road, has been awarded the ICT Mark by Becta - the British Education Communications
Angry parents are set to descend on the town hall tonight to try and get a contentious decision on the future of children with special educational needs overturned. Last month cabinet members in Ealing Council agreed to change the company which
Patients have reacted positively after GP clinics started offering appointments outside office hours. Harrow Primary Care Trust (PCT) which runs GP practices and dentists in the borough has started offering residents registered with 29 practices more
A Hendon woman has been jailed today for her role in a Thai prostitute ring which helped her earn hundreds of thousands of pounds. Jirapha Sriwisha, of Sturgess Avenue, was handed a two-year prison sentence at Southwark Crown Court for buying Thai
The shock decision to shelve plans to extend the Croydon tram line to Crystal Palace has been condemned by angry shopowners and residents as a huge body-blow to area. Since a major public consultation on the plan in 2006 they have pinned their hopes
Residents of a Booker street where a 16-year-old girl was raped on Halloween tonight spoke of their shock. Householders in Alford Road said they were stunned by the attack, which happened between 10pm and 11.30pm. One said: “I am absolutely disgusted
A businessman is being held by American forces in Iraq after a heart monitor he created was mistaken for a bomb. Kadhum Ridha Al-Sarraj, who lives in Carshalton, has been held against his will for 60 days after being arrested on terrorism charges
People who cycle to work will get 50 per cent off the value of a new bike under a scheme. Under the bike to work plan Cycle Solutions, staff can choose a bicycle and cycling equipment up to a value of £1,000. Any business can adopt the scheme.
After winning a Bromley Environment Award this year, a primary school’s garden has been nominated for a News Shopper Green Guardian Award. CHARLOTTE McDONALD looks at its green credentials. THREE years ago parents and staff decided to clean up a strip
A new fleet of purple rubbish trucks are hitting the streets of Harrow in a bid to make refuse collection more environmentally friendly. The 31 vans have been loaned out to Harrow Council for the next seven years to do the rounds collecting rubbish
A 29-year-old man in jail for defrauding the benefits system has been ordered to give up some of the cash. Christopher Bhebhe, of Pier Road, Erith, adopted three different identities while carrying out his frauds, which have been estimated as totalling
The impact of a new mega mall on shopping in Ealing has been less than feared by business leaders. Figures from footfall cameras show the number of people passing through the town centre has dropped by 7.4 per cent, compared to a national average
Lack of Government cash is to blame for Bexley Council’s decision to cut home care for the disabled and elderly, a Bexley councillor has claimed. Cabinet member for adult care Councillor Sharon Massey was responding to last week’s News Shopper story
Thanks to the work of London plumber Thomas Crapper, the popularity of the flushing toilet grew rapidly in the first half of the 19th century. By the mid 1900s there were an estimated 250,000 new WCs putting an enormous strain on the capital’s medieval
The Royal Free Hospital has lost millions of pounds because of a dodgy computer system introduced this summer. The Hampstead hospital, which treats patients from Barnet, reported a half-yearly budget deficit of £7.7 million last week and attributed
A Kingston songwriter is creating a buzz with her new single Mr Superfly which is tipped to be the new Crazy Frog and fly straight to the top of the charts. Lou Mullen, a songwriter with Private and Confidential Music in Kingston, was inspired
