May 2010 Archives

SHE'S never been to school but can speak three languages, took her first GCSE aged 13 (A* in French), achieved the highest possible A Level grades last year and has studied dance, yoga, cooking and tennis.

Now, this home-educated Pinner teenager - and poet - has won the first-ever Miss Heathrow title and is competing to win Miss England.

LEARN to dance the Latin American way with salsa classes at a Pinner pub.
The events are run by Harrow Weald-based husband and wife team Simon and Cynthia under the name Salsa Secrets.

ENJOY jazz and fine dining at the monthly weekend performances at Pinner's Friends restaurant.
The 'Upstairs@Friends' spot on Saturday, June 5, will be filled by Douce Ambience,
comprising local guitarists Seb Wesson and Nigel Wheeler, whose influences include Django Reinhardt and Biréli LagrÚne.

STARBUCKS may have won their battle to stay in Pinner but Harrow Borough Council's efforts to protect local high streets from the financial muscle of 'big name brands' may only just be beginning.

An investigation by the Observer has revealed that Starbucks' move to open without planning permission in Pinner is at least the eighth occasion the company has done so in the UK.

A PETITION calling for 30 minutes' free parking in Pinner has raised more than 1,000 signatures in just a month.

Traders in the town have long complained that parking charges imposed by Harrow Council put them at a disadvantage because of cheaper arrangements in neighbouring Hillingdon.

PINNER Fair this year will feature a carousel for the first time in two decades and cheaper daytime prices to help hard-up residents.

Next week's showpiece event in the town's calendar kicks-off at 10am on Wednesday, June 2, continuing a tradition that began in the middle ages.

QUESTION local police chiefs at the next meeting of the Harrow Police and Community Consultative Group on Thursday June 3 at 7.30pm at Harrow Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow.
Chief Inspector Nick Davies will give a presentation on the borough;s new police initiatives.

THE decision by a planning inspector to allow Starbucks to stay in Pinner, despite breaking the rules, has invoked a mixed reaction from residents today (20).

The Observer broke the news on Wednesday that after a two-year legal battle with Harrow Borough Council, the coffee shop would be staying in High Street.

RUISLIP, Northwood and Pinner MP Nick Hurd is today (Tuesday) starting his new job in the coalition government as Minister for Civil Society, with responsibility for the voluntary sector.

The Conservative MP will now play a big part in implimenting David Cameron's 'Big Society' agenda that features a greater reliance on charities, social enterprises and voluntary organisations (otherwise known as the Third Sector) to deliver public services.

A LONG-SERVING rabbi has announced his retirement from the Pinner United Synagogue after more than three decades of service.

The Cecil Park venue held its annual meeting on Thursday, May 13, at which chairman Howard Lewis said Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald, currently the longest-serving rabbi in Britain's United Synagogue movement, will step down on October 26, his 65th birthday.