August 2008 Archives

Yoga has been popular for decades with Geri Halliwell, Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna singing the praises of the ancient exercise.

Now it seems infants want to get in on the act, with baby yoga classes springing up across the UK.

The phenomenon has reached Harrow with sessions starting in Wealdstone next month.

Usually powered by two jet engines a Boeing 757 can reach speeds of more than 600 miles per hour.

But on Saturday next week (07) the 60-tonne aircraft is going to have to settle for a little less force and a lot less speed.

Because the 60m long freight will be dragged by just 30 wheelchair users, who are taking to the runway in a charity record attempt.

The safer gardening project is seeking equipment to tame pensioners' gardens in a bid to cut crime.

Chairman of the Harrow Crime Prevention Panel Ross Simpson said: "We found that burglars target overgrown gardens, so we work with Age Concern to maintain their gardens."

Any gardening equipment is welcome from trimmers to mowers. For more information call Ross Simpson on 020 8424 0203.

By David Baker

Last month the Harrow Observer revealed how Harrovians are some of the biggest gym dodgers in London.

But one pensioner is literally bending over backwards to prove not everyone has an aversion to exercise.

Parents can take time to relax with their baby in innovative yoga classes due to start in Wealdstone.

Claire Murphy, originally from Rayners Lane, is bringing her baby yoga sessions to Harrow Healthy Living Centre on Wednesday mornings.

By David Baker

Football's richest club has denied claims it is moving onto land once occupied by Kodak near the centre of Harrow.

Rumours have been rife that Championship team Queen's Park Rangers were looking into the plot in Headstone Gardens as a potential site for a new stadium.

Police surrounded Harrow and Wealdstone Station in an attempt to capture a suspected burglar.

Dozens of officers were called to Princes Drive yesterday (Wednesday) to reports of a teenager trying to break into a house.

An illegal house crammed with immigrants who were using a ditch in the garden for a toilet has been uncovered by Harrow Council.

Officials today (Tuesday) found 14 suspected Chinese illegal immigrants living in a three-bedroom house in Warham Road, Wealdstone.

Police are hunting a thief who made off with a gold coloured Land Rover from outside its owner's home.

The Land Rover Sport was stolen this morning (Monday) 2.30am from a driveway in Woodberry Avenue.

By David Baker

Thefts at Harrow Leisure Centre have been slashed in the past four months after police and staff upped security following a spate of crimes.

In April, the Observer reported how as many as 23 people had been victims of locker break-ins in the first few months of the year at the centre in Christchurch Avenue,Wealdstone.