Residents are being encouraged to try out new sports during Brent Open Sports Club Fortnight, which runs from August 25 to September 8.

People are invited to visit one of the borough's many sports clubs to try a new game or discipline for free.

A crackhouse that blighted an area of Kingsbury has been closed down by police.

The flat in Elmwood Crescent, was a magnet for drug addicts who would intimidate residents and vandalise public property.

Young amateur boxers will be recognised this evening (Friday) at a prestigious awards ceremony.

The Amir Khans and Rick Hattons of the future will congregate at Trojan Amateur Boxing Club, in Preston Mall Community Centre, Kenton, to celebrate their achievements over the past year.

A bar in Kenton is now allowed to sell alcohol for longer hours and have dancing and live music on the premises.

The Cubix Lounge, in Kenton Lane, can also show films, thanks to a decision at a Harrow Council meeting on Tuesday.

By Tom Lawrence

Police have recovered a hoard of jewellery and are appealing for the items original owners to come forward.

The Rotary Club of Kingsbury and Kenton has selected Harrow councillor Narinder Singh Mudhar (Conservative) as its next president.

He took over office on July 8 at one of its weekly meetings held on Tuesdays at 1pm, at The Travellers Rest, Kenton Road, Kenton.

By Tom Lawrence

A 14-year-old boy was arrested today after police uncovered a stash of crack cocaine and cannabis under his bed.

The baby-faced teenager was one of several suspected drug dealers targeted in a series of dawn raids on a housing estate in Kingsbury.

By Tom Lawrence

Brent Council has used controversial spying laws to monitor more than 300 residents without their knowledge, the Wembley Observer can reveal.

Local authority spooks have employed a variety of covert surveillance techniques to spy on noisy neighbours, people who let their dogs foul in parks, benefit cheats, underage drinkers and businesses that flout trading standards laws.

A summer sale is being held in aid of St Luke's hospice.
The event starts from 10.30am-12pm on Saturday (19) at the South Harrow Baptist church, in Northolt Road, South Harrow.
There will be greeting cards, preserves, gifts and book stalls and entry is free.

A family is looking for its cat after it escaped from a house in Kenton.
The black and white tabby is called Timmie and is wearing a purple and white reflective collar.
She has not been seen since June 10, anyone with information please contact dvo@live.co.uk or call 07932 084563.