Local Authority

Brent Council has announced its bin collection days for the bank holiday weekend.

Green box and grey rubbish bin collection days will remain the same over this bank holiday, however green organic bin collection days are changing.

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 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

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.

Thousands of motorists were stuck in traffic jams that stretched as far back as Uxbridge Road in Stanmore and Kenton Lane.