• Chief Superintendent Sara Leach responsible for Pinner and the North West, sends a personal message to local people:

I know there may be some concern in the community of Pinner over the shocking attack on 54-year-old Ravi Katharkamar in the most audacious manner, my thoughts and sympathy goes out to his family and friends at this difficult time.

I completely understand the alarm and concern this has caused for those who live and work nearby.  The murder team lead by Detective Chief Inspector Simon Stancombe are doing everything they can to arrest those responsible.

I have stepped up patrols in the area and I hope this has provided some reassurance. The officers are there to talk to local people and listen to any concerns you have. The local Safer Neighbourhood officer for Pinner is PC Babur Aziz and he can be contacted by emailing [email protected].

The victim, Mr Katharkamar is believed to have been opening up the shop early on Sunday morning when he was attacked by a male who stole the till.
A black Vauxhall Astra was parked in Cecil Park prior to the murder and was driven off at speed, south down Cecil Park immediately after the attack.

Please get in touch if you:

• • • saw the black Astra
    • were in or around the area at the time of the attack have seen a discarded till
    • you saw someone using lots of loose change some time after Sunday morning
    • you think you may have any other information that could help us progress this investigation

There are a number of ways to get in contact.  You can call the murder investigation team on 0208 358 0200, you can also contact us on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.  Remember in an emergency always call 999.  I would reiterate that although the incident at the weekend was shocking, Pinner is still a safe place and my officers will continue to work hard, with your support, to ensure it stays that way.

Yesterday I met with councillors and some community representatives to share details of the investigation and our response.  I was touched by the high levels of cohesion within Pinner and reminded of the devastating impact this has had on all of our lives.

 

 

Thursday 25th April 2019

The Harrow Safer Neighbourhood Board (HSNB) warmly welcomes you to an INTER-ACTIVE PUBLIC MEETING with your Local Inspector for Safer Neighbourhoods, Insp Tanya Sprunks and special guest Assistant Commissioner (Counter Terrorism) Mr. Neil Basu, along with local MPS lead for Counter Terrorism for Harrow in the Council Chamber, Harrow Civic Centre, from 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm on Thursday 25th April 2019. Registration will commence from 6.30 pm till 7.00 pm. The meeting will start sharp @ 7.00 pm.

Have a question to ask the Police (about policing in the borough)? We’ve got an electronic question submission form – submit your questions in advance and get your reply at the meeting!

Submit Your Question(s) – Click Here

A golden opportunity to meet with the top cop, ask questions on Policing & Counter Terrorism and learn about any changes impacting Harrow (and London as a whole), as well as to speak with your local Safer Neighbourhood Inspector and the local lead for Counter Terrorism in the Metropolitan Police Service for Harrow.

Following the tragic murder of a shop worker this weekend in Pinner.  A local resident Caron Dias has set up a crowd funding page for his family.

Support the Family of Marsh Food & Wine Shop

Please support this.

 

 

 

Delays are possible between 15 –> 23 March 19 as BT carry out essential work in Bridge street, Marsh Road and High Street, Pinner. Traffic control will be in place.

 

 

Good news.

The appeal against the refusal of planning consent to build a block of five flats on the site of West House Lodge (the private house surrounded by Pinner Memorial Park) has been dismissed by the Planning Inspector.

The Planning Inspector in his report gave his reasons for dismissing the appeal, which include:

The proposal would not respond to local character, and moreover, because of its prominent location and design characteristics, the appeal proposal would be intrusive and detract from the qualities of the area.

The site forms part of the Open Space designation of the Memorial Park as a whole but given the presence of the existing dwelling located within the specific appeal site, the site can also be designated as garden land – therefore the policies and guidance in the Local Plan to restrict development on Open Space and garden land apply to this site.

The trees in the immediate locality have some amenity value that contributes to the character and appearance of the park. No tree survey has been provided to demonstrate that trees would not be affected by the development and as a result, I find I am not convinced that significant harm would not be caused.

The application and this subsequent appeal have been the subject of considerable representation from local residents and organisations. I have taken these into consideration, and dealt with the appeal on its own merits.

Thank you to the Eastcote Residents’ Association who have alerted The Pinner Association about substantial and potentially disruptive roadworks, which we understand may take up to a year to complete from Rayners Lane to West Ruislip.   The roadworks will be for the laying of two high power electrical cables from an electricity sub-station off Imperial Drive, between Rayners Lane and North Harrow, to West Ruislip. The new cables will be required to carry the large amount of electricity needed to power the tunnel boring machine for the HS2 tunnel which is to emerge at just beyond West Ruislip.

As HS2 is a statutory transport body and therefore can undertake utility works without requiring any consent from the local authority. We have been informed that there are technical reasons why the new cables cannot be laid along the existing railway lines from Rayners Lane to Ruislip and that the power supply at West Ruislip Station depot is insufficient for the purpose.   The HS2 management liaised with Harrow Council on the route for the cables, which has been designed to minimise the disruption to bus routes. When more information is available Harrow Council has undertaken to communicate with the public in the areas affected telling them what to expect.

The works will involve digging a trench in which to bury the cables along Farm Avenue, down Rayners Lane, up Whittington Way, along St Michael’s Crescent, down Cannons Lane, along Cannonbury Avenue up to the junction with Rushdene Road from where the route continues through Hillingdon borough:

These links are to the maps of the route through Harrow borough:

https://ruislipagainsths2.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/hs2westruisliptbmpowermap1-farmave2craynerslane.pdf

https://ruislipagainsths2.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/hs2westruisliptbmpowermap2-raynerslane2cwhittingtonway.pdf

https://ruislipagainsths2.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/hs2westruisliptbmpowermap3-stmichael27scres2ccannonburyave.pdf

https://ruislipagainsths2.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/hs2westruisliptbmpowermap4-rushdenerd2cdeanecroftrd.pdf

The HS2 management are holding a series of “drop-in” meetings in the north of Hillingdon borough and you may wish to go along to one of these to obtain further information. As yet, we have not been informed of any “Drop-in” sessions being held in Harrow borough.

From the “HS2 in Hillingdon” website: https://hs2inhillingdon.commonplace.is/

Drop-ins:

If you would like to find out more about the HS2 project or have questions about it, your local HS2 Community Engagement Manager along with engagement staff from the contractors will be available for you to drop-in and speak to. The drop-ins will be held at Harefield library, Park Lane, Harefield, UB9 6BJ; Ickenham library, Long Lane, Ickenham UB10 8RE; and Ruislip Manor library, Linden Avenue, Ruislip Manor HA4 8TW.

You are welcome to drop-in at a location or time suitable for you. No appointment necessary.

February
Friday 15, Harefield library, 2pm to 5pm
Monday 25, Ruislip Manor library, 4pm to 7pm

March
Monday 4, Ickenham library, 2pm to 5pm
Friday 15, Harefield library, 2pm to 5pm
Tuesday 26, Ruislip Manor, 2pm to 5pm

April
Thursday 4, Ickenham library, 4pm to 7pm
Friday 12, Harefield library, 2pm to 5pm
Tuesday 23, Ruislip Manor library, 2pm to 5pm
Monday 29, Ickenham library, 2pm to 5pm

Further information will be posted on the Pinner Association website and Facebook site when this is available.

A Message from Harrow Film Office.

On February 8 filming will take place on the High Street, Pinner between 8 am and 1 pm.  A film crew will be filming an actor walking down the High Street towards Bridge Street with extras in the background gesturing towards him in the promotion of a well-known restaurant brand.

In the interests of safety and to facilitate the filming, the Council have approved the use of Traffic Diversions during the filming period to prevent cars from travelling along the High Street.  Diversionary route signage will be in place to divert traffic around the High Street for the holding duration time periods.

Stop / Go points will be positioned at the following locations; at the junction of Bridge Street and the High Street and further up on the High Street just before Grange Gardens.  The film crew have been authorised to hold traffic for a maximum of 2 minutes only between 8 am – 1 pm to allow the filming sequences to take place. Compliance with the 2 minute holds will be closely monitored by a member of Harrow Council’s Highways department.

Under Traffic Order, all bays along the High Street have been suspended between the hours of 00:01 and 13:00 on the 8 February.  As an alternative the public are advised to use the pay and display car park at Chapel Lane.  To reduce the inconvenience the film company have agreed to support any disabled car user wishing to use the disabled bays along the High Street and filming marshals will be available in the morning to support this.  Any planned deliveries to businesses along the High Street are being coordinated by the Location Manager in order to avoid disruption to business.

In the afternoon the film crew will be filming within the confines of a barber shop along Bridge Street and four bays will be suspended in the afternoon directly outside the property.  There will be no disruption to traffic during this sequence.  Finally, the Council have agreed use of Waxwell Lane car park as a filming vehicle compound all day on Friday 8 February and so the majority of the car park will not be available for public use.  However, a row of 12 bays will be available for permit holders and disabled car users.

We do apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Kind regards
Harrow Film Office

 

We have received an email from the River Pinn project team.

“Dear All

We are pleased to announce that we have updated our dedicated webpage for the River Pinn project. Our webpage launched in October 2018 and instead of sending briefing notes via email every quarter we will be updating the information contained on this page:

River Pinn Project Information “