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http://www.barnettimes.co.uk/ - 11/08/09 06:20:47 - 04/04/08 10:17:07
War dead to be listed together thanks to successful campaign
Updated 9:38am Sunday 8th November 2009
CASUALTIES from the Second World War will be listed alongside the fallen from the first thanks to a campaign to improve East Barnet Village's war memorial.
Warning over cash for gold companies in Barnet
Updated 8:30am Sunday 8th November 2009
A CONSUMER watchdog has referred more than 130 complaints in the past three months to Barnet Council bosses regarding traders who pay cash for gold.
Barnet deputy mayor to lay wreath at French twin town
Updated 7:30am Sunday 8th November 2009
THE deputy mayor of Barnet is leading a cross-party delegation from the borough to lay a wreath in the twin town of Chaville on Remembrance Day.
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Driver shortage means no trains for some travellers
Updated 3:00pm Saturday 7th November 2009
TRAIN travellers using First Capital Connect services will be disrupted tomorrow due to a shortage of train drivers.
Charity firework display in Little Heath, Potters Bar tonight
Updated 1:47pm Saturday 7th November 2009
CHILDREN and their families are expecting a fun night of fireworks in Potters Bar tonight.
Finchley teen on TV with England footballer Wayne Rooney
Updated 10:47am Saturday 7th November 2009
A FINCHLEY teenager will appear on a television show with England player Wayne Rooney as he hunts for Britain's best street football talent.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu to speak in Golders Green tomorrow
Updated 10:00am Saturday 7th November 2009
ONE of the most famous clergymen in the world is to speak at Golders Green Parish Church on Sunday evening.
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Police hunt gang who assaulted teen during burglary
Updated 5:30pm Friday 6th November 2009
POLICE are appealing for information after a teenager was sexually assaulted in her Cricklewood home.
Blue badge cheats found out
Updated 5:00pm Friday 6th November 2009
BADGES that are meant to make parking easier for disabled people but were being used illegally were seized during a joint operation between the council and police.
Seven arrested in police raids in Burnt Oak
Updated 4:30pm Friday 6th November 2009
SEVEN people were arrested for drug offences after police executed two search warrants in Burnt Oak on Wednseday.
Remembering wartime life in special fundraising show
Updated 3:36pm Friday 6th November 2009
A LOOK at British life during wartime is the subject of a special evening of story and song to be held tomorrow.
The schoolboy who sailed the world - Mike Perham's "real story" on TV
Updated 5:23pm Thursday 5th November 2009
THE inside story of teenage circumnavigator Mike Perham's world adventure will feature in a 90 minute documentary tonight.
Accident leads to jams on North Circular
Updated 4:09pm Thursday 5th November 2009
TRAFFIC is backed up on the North Circular in Hendon because of an accident earlier today.
Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen opens new Colindale Matalan
Updated 3:05pm Thursday 5th November 2009
CELEBRITY stylists descended on Colindale today to celebrate the opening of a the first new Matalan in three years, which has created 140 new jobs.
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Park evacuated for explosion on susbstance found in Finchley school
Updated 12:58pm Thursday 5th November 2009
A CAFE owner has told of his surprise after police ordered him out of his restaurant before performing a controlled explosion on a suspicious substance in a Finchley park.
Controlled explosion after suspicious substance found in school
Updated 11:37am Thursday 5th November 2009
POLICE performed a controlled explosion at a Finchley school this morning after a suspicious substance was found on the premises.
Barnet schools urged to make uniforms more affordable
Updated 11:02am Thursday 5th November 2009
SCHOOLS in Barnet are being urged to review their uniform policies to make them more affordable to struggling families during the credit crunch.
We think Olly will win X Factor say fellow finalists Danyl and Jamie
Updated 10:00am Thursday 5th November 2009
X FACTOR stars are putting their money on Olly Murs to win the show.
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"Odious toad" says Barnet Mayor Brian Coleman is desperate to be quoted
Updated 5:38pm Wednesday 4th November 2009
THE London Assembly member branded “an odious toad” by Barnet's Mayor Brian Coleman has criticised his behaviour.
Arkley man sacked from school for gross misconduct
Updated 5:14pm Wednesday 4th November 2009
A PROMINENT Barnet Tory has been sacked from a school in Wembley where £1m was allegedly paid in bonuses.
Villiers urges MPs to accept Kelly Report
Updated 4:47pm Wednesday 4th November 2009
THE Tory MP for Chipping Barnet has urged her Parliamentary colleagues to support a controversial report on their expenses published today.
Brent Cross developers deny trying to slash housing
Updated 3:30pm Wednesday 4th November 2009
THE developers behind a planned £4.5bn scheme to regenerate Brent Cross and Cricklewood have denied they only plan to build a tenth of the homes originally promised.
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Poppy collectors 'asked to leave' Friern Barnet Tesco
Updated 5:21pm Tuesday 3rd November 2009
A PAIR of Poppy Appeal collectors are furious after being asked to leave a Friern Barnet superstore to make way for stock display this afternoon.
Pan-London gang rob Potters Bar teen
Updated 4:37pm Tuesday 3rd November 2009
A GANG of youths from across north and east London robbed a Potters Bar teenager on Sunday.
Minicab driver pleads not guilty to knife possession
Updated 3:57pm Tuesday 3rd November 2009
A MINICAB driver will face trial at a crown court on charges he was in possession of a knife.
EXCLUSIVE: No nits at our house say X Factor stars
Updated 2:46pm Tuesday 3rd November 2009
THE X FACTOR house does not have nits, according to two of the show's stars.
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Brent Cross meeting to get go-ahead tonight
Updated 9:57am Tuesday 3rd November 2009
THE decision on whether to suspend Barnet Council's own rules to allow an “unprecedented” two-night planning meeting on the Brent Cross Cricklewood development is expected tonight.
Edgware teenager in finals of Wayne Rooney TV show
Updated 9:10am Tuesday 3rd November 2009
AN EDGWARE teenager has made it through to the final of a soccer skills TV show fronted by England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.
Poppy fever hits Friern Barnet British Legion
Updated 7:20am Tuesday 3rd November 2009
A FRIERN Barnet social club saved from closure less than two years ago has been made a distribution centre for this year's Poppy Appeal.
X Factor house in 'Jedward nits' concern
Updated 9:16pm Monday 2nd November 2009
THEY have become used to attracting publicity but Irish X Factor twins John and Edward Grimes have also attracted nits according to several news reports.
Hendon MP to call for leak inquiry over accusations
Updated 3:50pm Monday 2nd November 2009
HENDON MP Andrew Dismore is to call for an inquiry after details of a “sacrosanct” anti-sleaze committee meeting over a former minister's expenses were leaked to a national paper.
Charity celebrates 15 years of supporting disabled young people
Updated 2:20pm Monday 2nd November 2009
A MAD Hatter tea party marked the 15th anniversary of a charity project aimed at incorporating disabled young people into mainstream activities.
Driver escapes Mill Hill van fire today
Updated 1:45pm Monday 2nd November 2009
A MAN escaped unharmed after the truck he was driving caught fire in a busy Mill Hill road today.
Community champions in running for civic award
Updated 1:29pm Monday 2nd November 2009
NOMINATIONS have opened to find the great and the good from the Barnet borough who have made a significant contribution to the community.
Teen appears in court on violent robbery charge
Updated 6:10pm Sunday 1st November 2009
A TEENAGER appeared in court on Friday charged in connection with a violent robbery in Mill Hill.
X Factor fans brave the rain to see off stars
A HANDFUL of dedicated X Factor fans defied the road closures to see the acts head off today prior to the live shows.
Police Officers joined in with the celebrations on Halloween
Police Officers joined in with the celebrations on Halloween
Police Officers joined in with the celebrations on Halloween
Police Officers joined in with the celebrations on Halloween
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