Harrow's Verdict: Labour Wrong To Cut Winter Fuel Payments Thursday, 7 November, 2024 In September Harrow Conservatives ran a poll of local people asking if they supported the new Labour government's decision to cut Winter Fuel Payments to all pensioners who do not receive Pension Credit. The results are in and it is clear that the people of Harrow reject the Labour government's cruel and callous decision to target older residents. An estimated 27,000 pensioner households in Harrow... Local News
Michael Gove responds to our request for powers to resist ULEZ 8th October 2023 At the end of August, Harrow Council's Conservative Leader Cllr Paul Osborn wrote to Michael Gove MP requesting that London Council's be given greater powers to... Local News
New Protections For Harrow’s Suburbs 26th September 2023 At the Harrow Council September Cabinet Meeting Conservative Councillors agreed new planning policies which will help protect our suburbs from inappropriate... Local News
Cllr Paul Osborn calls for local Councils to be empowered against the ULEZ expansion 24th August 2023 Read Harrow Council Leader Cllr Osborn's letter to Michael Gove MP below: Dear Michael, Since taking control of Harrow Council from Labour in May 2022, our... Local News
Filling Potholes And Investing In Our Streets 17th August 2023 The Conservative Council has launched an ambitious £10 million programme to completely resurface 50 local roads in the next 12 months, alongside the Council’s... Local News
Protecting Our Suburbs From Tall Buildings 9th August 2023 At the July Harrow Council Cabinet meeting, the Conservative administration adopted a Tall Buildings Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). In simple terms... Local News
High Court Upholds Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ Expansion 31st July 2023 Regretfully last Friday the High Court decided that Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion was lawful. Despite the passionate case put forward by Harrow, Hillingdon... Local News
Refurbished Tennis Courts Reopen 13th July 2023 All 36 Council-owned tennis courts reopened in June after being refurbished using £587,000 of funding awarded to Harrow by the Lawn Tennis Association. Before... Local News
Another Victory In The Campaign Against Sadiq Khan's ULEZ Expansion 1st July 2023 The legal challenge to Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion, which was jointly launched by Harrow, Bexley, Bromley, Hillingdon and Surrey County Councils, has achieved... Local News
What to Expect In The Year Ahead 21st June 2023 While there has been progress, Conservative Councillors are by no means complacent. We know there is still much more that needs to be done to restore pride in... Local News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
