A STRONG swimmer from Harrow has raised more than £1,000 after taking part in a national fund raising campaign.

Eight-year-old Nirvan Marathe swam one mile in Hatch End pool as part of the Swimathon Weekend to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care and managed to complete the challenge in one hour.

HARROW: Gardeners and allotment holders can claim free compost from Harrow Council as the authority is marking International Compost Awareness Week that takes place between Sunday May 6 and Saturday May 12.

Twenty tonnes of the organic material will be handed out on a first come, first served basis to people who turn up with a strong bag, wheelbarrow or bucket.

A MERGER between hospitals in Harrow, Brent and Ealing has been delayed by three months.

At a health and social care scrutiny sub-committee meeting on Thursday last week, it was confirmed the merger between North West London Hospitals NHS Trust and Ealing Hospital NHS Trust will not go ahead until October.

LIVELY 'Nanny Violet' celebrated her 105th birthday surrounded by family and friends.

A party was held in honour of Violet Lloyd at St Joseph's Residential Care Home in Hindes Road, Harrow, where the mayor of Harrow was a special guest.

HARROW Museum is hosting Medieval May Day Bank Holiday celebrations for families.

On Monday May 7 falconry displays, Morris dancing, and maypole dancing and a range of activities will take place at the building on Headstone Lane.

HARROW: Calamity Comics in Springfield Road is raising money for charity while celebrating Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 5, to entice readers to pick up one of the thousands of illustrated magazines.

The shop has special guest Star Wars costuming organisations The Rebel Legion, 501st UK Garrison and Mandalorian Mercs in attendance and is collecting cash for Dreamflight, which Charity whose purpose is to send seriously ill children on the holiday of a lifetime.

NORTHWICK Park radio station raised £390 for charity at a pub quiz last weekend.

Nine teams helped to raise money for the running of the charity station at the Travellers Rest, Kenton on Saturday April 21.

A raffle was also held for prizes including a years Spotify membership and John Lewis vouchers.

A GROUP of pubs in Harrow united to raise more than £11,000 for a cancer charity.

Pubs United for Harrow organised a six-and-a-half kilometer walk around the borough in October last year, raising £11,111.11 for charity.

A HARROW MP visited Nigeria to help a campaign to ensure every child gets an education.

Bob Blackman, Harrow East MP, spent a week in Nigeria, coordinated by ActionAid, addressing problems surrounding securing a place for every child of primary school age.

HARROW: Medical supplies firm Medik Ostomy has submitted revised plans for a new office building in Harrow.

The company applied to Harrow Council on Wednesday last week to build the three-storey structure adjacent to 11 Crystal Way with parking fronting Elmgrove Road.