May 2008 Archives

A Harrow man has been arrested after a man died following a fight on the hard shoulder of the M1.

Two vehicles were seen jostling for position before pulling over on to the hard shoulder after junction 11, at 7.30am on Thursday last week (22).

Toby Cooke, 25, from Luton, received a blow to the head and died four days later.

The 43-year-old man from Harrow was arrested on Tuesday and is being questioned.

Anyone with information can call Bedfordshire Police on 01234 841212 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Children as young as three and four will be taught basic road safety skills in a series of unique performances at St Ann's Shopping Centre, Harrow.
The mall in St Ann's Road will host the performances between 11am and 3pm on Saturday (31) to keep children safe on Harrow's streets.

A volunteering scheme aimed at the Asian community has been launched in Harrow.

SewaVolunteers is working in conjunction with a number of charities including Harrow Mencap,Middlesex Association for the Blind and Age Concern Harrow to recruit new volunteers.

If you are interested in joining contact www.sewavolunteers.org or call 020 7193 7108.

By Ian Proctor

A fire which consumed the top deck of a busy bus could have been started by a passenger, police have said.

Flames poured out the window of the double decker bus after it caught fire on a busy road in South Harrow on Sunday (18).

The top deck of the H12 Stanmore to South Harrow service, heading towards Pinner, burst into flames as the driver pulled up to a bus stop in Alexandra Avenue, junction with Warden Avenue, between 1pm and 2pm.

The bus was half-full but all the passengers were evacuated safely and no-one was injured.

Police closed off the road between High Worple and Warden Avenue until 5.45pm.

Mohanasundaram Selladurai, director of Goran Gates estate agents, captured dramatic pictures of firefighters battling the blaze.

He said: "The driver stopped at a bus stop and somebody told him there was smoke coming out of a window and a small fire had started.

"The driver tried to put it out with his fire extinguisher but he couldn't. Within five minutes the fire brigade and police came."

Police are now examining CCTV footage from the bus and believe the fire was started on the top deck.

The H12 is run by Metroline, whose headquarters are in College Road, Harrow.

Roxbourne Horticultural Society is holding a plant sale between 2.30pm and 4.30pm on Saturday (24) and 10.30am and 12.30pm on Sunday (25).
It is being held at Yeading Avenue allotments in Yeading Avenue, South Harrow.

By Ian Proctor

South Harrow Baptist Church in Northolt Road, South Harrow, is the venue for a general auction being organised by the 1st Roxeth Scout Group.
Bidding will open at 11am on Saturday May 31 although visitors can browse lots for an hour beforehand.

Singapore's Minister of Education visited Newton Farm First and Middle School in Ravenswood Crescent, South Harrow last week.

Two children's playgrounds have been given a makeover thanks to nearly half a million pounds of Lotto cash.

Parents get a tasty treat on Saturday (17) as a special event in the diary of St Paul's Church.

Anyone with parents in the church's youth group G-Force is invited to a meal in the Lower Hall, Corbins Lane, South Harrow, between 5pm-8pm.

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