5:10pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
By Jack Royston
HARROW Council was pipped at the post by Ealing in the Best Achieving Council Award last week.
The borough was one of six shortlisted from around 450 across the country in a ceremony held by industry magazine the Municipal Journal.
Councillor David Ashton, leader of Harrow Council, said he was happy to be in the running for the honour, and said he hoped to do better next year.
He said: “We are really very pleased. We did a presentation and it went very well. Ealing won but being in the top six is a remarkable thing.
“Next year we will come back and win.”
The council's presentation highlighted a number of areas where officers say performance has improved, including cleaner and safer streets the borough's priority.
© Copyright 2001-2012 Newsquest Media Group
http://www.ealingtimes.co.uk/trade_directory/