25 years in business for DJ who set up £5m truck empire from council flat
A Willesden DJ who first hit on the idea of a delivery business over a pint is celebrating a quarter of a century as a trucking tycoon.
Heritage: Memories of post-war prefabs in Willesden
You might still see them here and there – squat little houses with slightly pitched roofs and neat little gardens.
Stolen bikes given to Brent schoolkids to encourage them to cycle
Stolen bikes confiscated by the police that have not been reunited with their rightful owners are to be handed over to schools in Brent.
Commons debate on shock closure of Swaminarayan School set to take place
National politicians will on Wednesday discuss the shock decision by trustees to close Neasden’s Swaminarayan School.
We want to be open in time for Christmas, say Friends of Cricklewood Library
Campaigners working to re-open Cricklewood Library are still waiting to set foot in the new building.
Dementia sufferer made to up his payments - even though he receives less care from Brent
Brent Council hiked a dementia patient’s care costs by 60 per cent – even though he now gets less care than he used to.
Brent Cross commuters challenge new train station plans
Local politicians are backing campaigners who say Brent Cross West Thameslink station won’t be accessible enough for disabled people under current plans.
Fire breaks out in Dar’s Indian restaurant in Willesden
A fire swept through Dar’s Indian restaurant on the High Road in Willesden yesterday.
Pupils wave off Mrs O’Higgins at touching garden party tribute
More than 200 parents and children gathered at a huge summer garden party on Saturday to see off beloved headteacher Teresa O’Higgins, who is retiring from the Convent of Jesus and Mary Infant School after 16 years at the helm.
‘She was my baby’ says Wembley man whose dog was hit by moped in park
A distraught dog owner has described the awful moment a moped rider ran over and paralysed his beloved border collie in a Wembley park.
