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Police increase railway patrols in Barnet and Potters Bar
Updated 9:10am Sunday 5th July 2009
POLICE have increased patrols at train stations in Barnet and Potters Bar.
Budget stores open in place of Woolworths
Updated 7:00am Sunday 5th July 2009
A BUDGET store will open in Edgware on the site of the closed-down Woolworths.
Council leader to host business breakfast
Updated 9:00am Saturday 4th July 2009
THE leader of Barnet Council is to host a breakfast meeting for the borough's businessmen and women.
Asian children showcase talent
Updated 7:20am Saturday 4th July 2009
CHILDREN will display their dancing and language skills at an annual show this afternoon.
Open air mass planned to celebrate diversity in Mill Hill
Updated 5:46pm Friday 3rd July 2009
A Mill Hill parish will celebrate the diversity of its community on Sunday.
East Barnet School building hits high point
Updated 5:14pm Friday 3rd July 2009
PUPILS and teachers celebrated the rebuilding of their school at a special topping out ceremony yesterday.
Golf day raises £30,000 for charity
Updated 2:21pm Friday 3rd July 2009
MORE than 80 golfers braved the sweltering heat in Barnet last week to raise £30,000 for a disability charity.
Preliminary results in for Iceland investigation next week
Updated 9:57am Friday 3rd July 2009
A COMMITTEE will meet next week to hear updates on the investigation into the potential loss of millions-of-pounds in Icelandic banks.
Burglars take advantage of heat wave
Updated 4:05pm Thursday 2nd July 2009
A BURGLAR took advantage of the heat wave to climb into a Finchley home through an open window.
Scientists plot anti-flooding measures for Colindale
Updated 3:54pm Thursday 2nd July 2009
NEW measures to prevent the threat of flooding in Colindale will be explored by scientists.
'Nobody should be bullied out of displaying a symbol of their nation' says Colindale man
Updated 3:07pm Thursday 2nd July 2009
A PATRIOTIC van man claims he was racially targeted after his vehicle which displays British flags was pelted with glass bottles at the weekend.
Leukaemia charity appeals for desperately needed bone marrow donors
Updated 11:47am Thursday 2nd July 2009
A CHARITY this week emphasised its need for bone marrow donors at a mobile clinic in a Golders Green school.
Family support for Finchley man who downloaded 676 indecent images of children
Updated 10:47am Thursday 2nd July 2009
THE family of a convicted internet paedophile have said they will stand by him after he was handed a suspended sentence yesterday.
East Finchley cemetery comes out on top in payback poll
Updated 10:00am Thursday 2nd July 2009
AN East Finchley cemetery has come out on top in a poll to find areas that should be worked on by convicted criminals.
No Barnet home for Great Train Robber
Updated 5:37pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
RONNIE Biggs' future in Barnet lies in doubt after his parole was refused by the Secretary of State.
Man in critical condition after gas explosion
Updated 2:53pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
A MAN is in a critical condition and police have launched an investigation after the gas explosion in Hendon this morning.
Swine flu likely to hit all Barnet schools
Updated 2:29pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
SWINE flu is expected to spread to every school in the borough by the end of the month.
Residents claim victory against Asda in New Barnet battle
Updated 1:00pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
SUPERMARKET giant Asda has withdrawn its application to redevelop New Barnet following mammoth opposition from residents.
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Anger mounts at train robber's move to Barnet
Updated 7:00am Wednesday 1st July 2009
RONNIE Biggs is unlikely to enjoy a warm welcome if he moves to Barnet.
Heatwave prompts Barnet NHS to issue health warnings
Updated 4:20pm Tuesday 30th June 2009
HEALTH chiefs are urging people to take precautions to avoid becoming ill during the current heatwave.
Children design gift cards for hospice
Updated 3:52pm Tuesday 30th June 2009
TWO youngsters' drawings will be made into special gift cards for a children's hospice.
Raw sewage floods Hampstead Garden Suburb home
Updated 4:03pm Tuesday 30th June 2009
TWO feet of raw sewage flooded a cottage in Hampstead Garden Suburb on Saturday, causing tens of thousands of pounds of damage.
BARNET residents vote overwhelmingly against NHS proposals to improve stroke and trauma services.
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Barnet says no to NHS stroke and trauma proposals
Updated 1:40pm Tuesday 30th June 2009
BARNET residents have voted overwhelmingly against NHS proposals to improve stroke and trauma services.
One more lane re-opened after M25 lorry fire
Updated 1:04pm Tuesday 30th June 2009
THE Highways Agency has reopened one of the lanes on the M25 which was closed after a lorry caught fire this morning.
'People don't know their rights' says author of tax credit guide
Updated 11:49am Tuesday 30th June 2009
A SOLICITOR has used his legal know-how to produce a guide that helps families effected by tax credit overpayments.
M25 lorry fire still causing two hour delays
Updated 11:56am Tuesday 30th June 2009
TAILBACKS lasting 13 miles are still causing problems on the M25 after a lorry caught fire this morning.