December 2010 Archives

A 95-YEAR-OLD woman from Harrow with suspected hearing problems was saved from a potentially deadly house fire by her property's smoke detector.
Neighbours heard the alarm and dialled 999 after the pensioner, who lived alone, inadvertently left soup to boil dry on the stove of her two-storey maisonette at warden-controlled flats in Claire Court in Westfield Park.

THE families of two pensioners killed by a driver from Pinner who blacked out behind the wheel have appealed for a change in the law to prevent further tragedies.

An 18-month jail sentence was given to Enid Mills, 72, at Harrow Crown Court on Friday (17) following her conviction for two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

SANTA Claus has paid a visit to Pinner, but it wasn't just the children who received an early Christmas present.

The grotto in West House, its first since it was reopened in June following a restoration, saw almost 200 youngsters receive games and toys.

But Cynthia Wells, a trustee of the West House and Heath Robinson Memorial Trust, said just having the historic building in Pinner Memorial Park open for use by the public was a gift for the community who helped save it.

NHS Harrow forced the closure of Pinner's Village Surgery, one of its former partners has alleged, while a local councillor has threatened the primary care trust (PCT) with legal action.

Dr Paul Sheridan told the Observer today (15) that he was asked to sign off the termination of the contract by the PCT within 24 hours of its closure.

HEATHFIELD School has appointed a new permanent headteacher.

The independent girls' school in Beaulieu Drive, Pinner, has been led this year by interim head Susan Whitfield, but will now hand over to geography specialist Anne Stevens in September 2011.

POLICE in Harrow are objecting to a change in a Pinner pub's premises licence which they fear could lead to anti-social behaviour.

The Starling pub in Rickmansworth Road is applying to Harrow Council for permission to allow patrons to remain in the pub's outdoor terrace area after 11pm.

HEATHFIELD Girls' School in Pinner is celebrating more success by its pupils in the swimming pool.

Eleven-year-old Lucy Thornton will end the year top of the national swimming rankings for her age group in two events after her performances at the Crawley Open.

Two women arrested in connection with missing Don Banfield - who disappeared without trace from his Locket Road home in 2001 aged 63 - have been re-bailed by police until January 31.
The pair, aged 63 and 39, were arrested in Canterbury in Kent in February on suspicion of murder and fraud offences.

A TEENAGER has appeared in court, charged with causing the death of his friend by dangerous driving.

Jack Guinchard, 18, of Cuckoo Hill Drive, Pinner, spoke only to confirm his name at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Thursday (2).

NHS Harrow is being urged to consider reopening a family GP surgery in Pinner, before it is too late.

The primary care trust (PCT) is coming under increasing pressure from former patients of The Village Surgery, many of whom feel their views are being ignored.