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Food hygiene ratings given to two Barnet establishments
Potters Pantry and The Pizza Authority have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Lesley-Anne Kelly, Data Reporter
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Potters Pantry and The Pizza Authority have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Lesley-Anne Kelly, Data Reporter
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Food hygiene ratings given to two Barnet establishments
Potters Pantry and The Pizza Authority have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Lesley-Anne Kelly, Data Reporter
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December 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Food hygiene ratings given to two Barnet establishments
Potters Pantry and The Pizza Authority have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Lesley-Anne Kelly, Data Reporter
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Potters Pantry and The Pizza Authority have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Lesley-Anne Kelly, Data Reporter
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Hendon's top petitions this week
Thousands of citizens in the constituency opposed recognition of a Palestinian state and digital ID cards reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
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Thousands of citizens in the constituency opposed recognition of a Palestinian state and digital ID cards reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
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Hendon's top petitions this week
Thousands of citizens in the constituency opposed recognition of a Palestinian state and digital ID cards reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
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December 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Hendon's top petitions this week
Thousands of citizens in the constituency opposed recognition of a Palestinian state and digital ID cards reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
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Thousands of citizens in the constituency opposed recognition of a Palestinian state and digital ID cards reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
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Barnet Beekeeping - beginners course
Mary Block on a chance to join the buzz
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Mary Block on a chance to join the buzz
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Barnet Beekeeping - beginners course
Mary Block on a chance to join the buzz
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December 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Barnet Beekeeping - beginners course
Mary Block on a chance to join the buzz
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Mary Block on a chance to join the buzz
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Backing Barnet’s small businesses this Small Business Saturday
The borough's small business champion Cllr Ernest Ambe on supporting the local economy
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The borough's small business champion Cllr Ernest Ambe on supporting the local economy
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Backing Barnet’s small businesses this Small Business Saturday
The borough's small business champion Cllr Ernest Ambe on supporting the local economy
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December 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Backing Barnet’s small businesses this Small Business Saturday
The borough's small business champion Cllr Ernest Ambe on supporting the local economy
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The borough's small business champion Cllr Ernest Ambe on supporting the local economy
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Barnet restaurant handed new food hygiene rating
Harmony Coffee House & Soft Play in Colney Hatch Lane has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Harmony Coffee House & Soft Play in Colney Hatch Lane has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Barnet restaurant handed new food hygiene rating
Harmony Coffee House & Soft Play in Colney Hatch Lane has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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December 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Barnet restaurant handed new food hygiene rating
Harmony Coffee House & Soft Play in Colney Hatch Lane has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Harmony Coffee House & Soft Play in Colney Hatch Lane has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Concern over cancer risk for London firefighters
New research from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) suggests exposure to cancer-causing contaminants in buildings has raised health risks
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New research from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) suggests exposure to cancer-causing contaminants in buildings has raised health risks
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Concern over cancer risk for London firefighters
New research from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) suggests exposure to cancer-causing contaminants in buildings has raised health risks
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December 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Concern over cancer risk for London firefighters
New research from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) suggests exposure to cancer-causing contaminants in buildings has raised health risks
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New research from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) suggests exposure to cancer-causing contaminants in buildings has raised health risks
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Hundreds of households cease fostering in London
270 fostering households across London deregistered in the year to March, compared to 300 the previous year reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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270 fostering households across London deregistered in the year to March, compared to 300 the previous year reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Hundreds of households cease fostering in London
270 fostering households across London deregistered in the year to March, compared to 300 the previous year reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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December 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Hundreds of households cease fostering in London
270 fostering households across London deregistered in the year to March, compared to 300 the previous year reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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270 fostering households across London deregistered in the year to March, compared to 300 the previous year reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Less than half of disabled people in Barnet in employment
47% of the 38,802 working-age disabled people in Barnet were in employment in the year to March reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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47% of the 38,802 working-age disabled people in Barnet were in employment in the year to March reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Less than half of disabled people in Barnet in employment
47% of the 38,802 working-age disabled people in Barnet were in employment in the year to March reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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December 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Less than half of disabled people in Barnet in employment
47% of the 38,802 working-age disabled people in Barnet were in employment in the year to March reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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47% of the 38,802 working-age disabled people in Barnet were in employment in the year to March reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Car club company quitting London is 'huge blow'
Fears the move by Zipcar will worsen congestion as more people are forced to buy their own vehicle
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Fears the move by Zipcar will worsen congestion as more people are forced to buy their own vehicle
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Car club company quitting London is 'huge blow'
Fears the move by Zipcar will worsen congestion as more people are forced to buy their own vehicle
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December 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Car club company quitting London is 'huge blow'
Fears the move by Zipcar will worsen congestion as more people are forced to buy their own vehicle
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Fears the move by Zipcar will worsen congestion as more people are forced to buy their own vehicle
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Top Labour councillors reject opposition calls to apologise and resign over care 'failures'
Extraordinary meeting takes place after TV documentary uncovered deaths of three young care leavers from Barnet
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Extraordinary meeting takes place after TV documentary uncovered deaths of three young care leavers from Barnet
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Top Labour councillors reject opposition calls to apologise and resign over care 'failures'
Extraordinary meeting takes place after TV documentary uncovered deaths of three young care leavers from Barnet
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December 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Top Labour councillors reject opposition calls to apologise and resign over care 'failures'
Extraordinary meeting takes place after TV documentary uncovered deaths of three young care leavers from Barnet
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Extraordinary meeting takes place after TV documentary uncovered deaths of three young care leavers from Barnet
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London Ambulance Service issues flu warning after busiest-ever November
Last weekend the service dealt with a volume of calls more reminiscent of New Year's Eve
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Last weekend the service dealt with a volume of calls more reminiscent of New Year's Eve
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London Ambulance Service issues flu warning after busiest-ever November
Last weekend the service dealt with a volume of calls more reminiscent of New Year's Eve
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December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
London Ambulance Service issues flu warning after busiest-ever November
Last weekend the service dealt with a volume of calls more reminiscent of New Year's Eve
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Last weekend the service dealt with a volume of calls more reminiscent of New Year's Eve
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Four in five buses in London on time
79% of non-frequent local buses in London were on time in the year to March reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
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79% of non-frequent local buses in London were on time in the year to March reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
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Four in five buses in London on time
79% of non-frequent local buses in London were on time in the year to March reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
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December 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Four in five buses in London on time
79% of non-frequent local buses in London were on time in the year to March reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
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79% of non-frequent local buses in London were on time in the year to March reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
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Barnet Elizabethan's Rugby Minis donate Christmas gifts to Ukraine
Colin Summers on a local rugby club's support for children in Ukrainian children
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Colin Summers on a local rugby club's support for children in Ukrainian children
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Barnet Elizabethan's Rugby Minis donate Christmas gifts to Ukraine
Colin Summers on a local rugby club's support for children in Ukrainian children
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December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Barnet Elizabethan's Rugby Minis donate Christmas gifts to Ukraine
Colin Summers on a local rugby club's support for children in Ukrainian children
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Colin Summers on a local rugby club's support for children in Ukrainian children
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Review: RED challenges us to consider ‘what lies beneath’
Chickenshed’s latest Christmas show is a total reinvention of a traditional fairy tale
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Chickenshed’s latest Christmas show is a total reinvention of a traditional fairy tale
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Review: RED challenges us to consider ‘what lies beneath’
Chickenshed’s latest Christmas show is a total reinvention of a traditional fairy tale
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December 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Review: RED challenges us to consider ‘what lies beneath’
Chickenshed’s latest Christmas show is a total reinvention of a traditional fairy tale
barnetpost.co.uk/2025/12/03/r...
Chickenshed’s latest Christmas show is a total reinvention of a traditional fairy tale
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Greens highlight "profound crisis" in social care ahead of extraordinary council meeting
Tonight's meeting was called in response to the deaths of three young people who had been in Barnet Council's care reports David Floyd
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Tonight's meeting was called in response to the deaths of three young people who had been in Barnet Council's care reports David Floyd
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Greens highlight "profound crisis" in social care ahead of extraordinary council meeting
Tonight's meeting was called in response to the deaths of three young people who had been in Barnet Council's care reports David Floyd
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December 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Greens highlight "profound crisis" in social care ahead of extraordinary council meeting
Tonight's meeting was called in response to the deaths of three young people who had been in Barnet Council's care reports David Floyd
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Tonight's meeting was called in response to the deaths of three young people who had been in Barnet Council's care reports David Floyd
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City Hall report claims reforms could cut cost of new transport projects by half
Budget committee recommends planning and financing reforms and a clear timeline for future projects to help drive down costs
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Budget committee recommends planning and financing reforms and a clear timeline for future projects to help drive down costs
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City Hall report claims reforms could cut cost of new transport projects by half
Budget committee recommends planning and financing reforms and a clear timeline for future projects to help drive down costs
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December 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
City Hall report claims reforms could cut cost of new transport projects by half
Budget committee recommends planning and financing reforms and a clear timeline for future projects to help drive down costs
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Budget committee recommends planning and financing reforms and a clear timeline for future projects to help drive down costs
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Not enough being done to reduce road casualties in London, mayor warned
Sadiq Khan has pledged to eliminate all deaths and serious casualties by 2041 but last year's number was 3,707
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Sadiq Khan has pledged to eliminate all deaths and serious casualties by 2041 but last year's number was 3,707
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Not enough being done to reduce road casualties in London, mayor warned
Sadiq Khan has pledged to eliminate all deaths and serious casualties by 2041 but last year's number was 3,707
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December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Not enough being done to reduce road casualties in London, mayor warned
Sadiq Khan has pledged to eliminate all deaths and serious casualties by 2041 but last year's number was 3,707
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Sadiq Khan has pledged to eliminate all deaths and serious casualties by 2041 but last year's number was 3,707
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New tourism tax powers welcomed by Khan
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in last week's budget that metro mayors would be able to charge visitors for overnight stays in a move long demanded by the London mayor
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in last week's budget that metro mayors would be able to charge visitors for overnight stays in a move long demanded by the London mayor
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New tourism tax powers welcomed by Khan
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in last week's budget that metro mayors would be able to charge visitors for overnight stays in a move long demanded by the London mayor
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December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
New tourism tax powers welcomed by Khan
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in last week's budget that metro mayors would be able to charge visitors for overnight stays in a move long demanded by the London mayor
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in last week's budget that metro mayors would be able to charge visitors for overnight stays in a move long demanded by the London mayor
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Khan vows to protect free school meals funding despite £19m budget hole
The scheme for primary school pupils in London is set to cost City Hall £151m next year
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The scheme for primary school pupils in London is set to cost City Hall £151m next year
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Khan vows to protect free school meals funding despite £19m budget hole
The scheme for primary school pupils in London is set to cost City Hall £151m next year
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December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Khan vows to protect free school meals funding despite £19m budget hole
The scheme for primary school pupils in London is set to cost City Hall £151m next year
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The scheme for primary school pupils in London is set to cost City Hall £151m next year
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Road closures: one for Barnet drivers over the next fortnight
One delay on the M1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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One delay on the M1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Road closures: one for Barnet drivers over the next fortnight
One delay on the M1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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December 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Road closures: one for Barnet drivers over the next fortnight
One delay on the M1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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One delay on the M1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Fewer lone asylum-seeking children being cared for in Barnet
There were 44 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under the care of Barnet Council as of March 31, compared to 61 a year earlier reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
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There were 44 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under the care of Barnet Council as of March 31, compared to 61 a year earlier reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
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Fewer lone asylum-seeking children being cared for in Barnet
There were 44 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under the care of Barnet Council as of March 31, compared to 61 a year earlier reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
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November 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Fewer lone asylum-seeking children being cared for in Barnet
There were 44 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under the care of Barnet Council as of March 31, compared to 61 a year earlier reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
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There were 44 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under the care of Barnet Council as of March 31, compared to 61 a year earlier reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
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Another point for the Bees
Nick Sandamas sees Barnet concede a late equaliser against Harrogate at The Hive
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Nick Sandamas sees Barnet concede a late equaliser against Harrogate at The Hive
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Another point for the Bees
Nick Sandamas sees Barnet concede a late equaliser against Harrogate at The Hive
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November 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Another point for the Bees
Nick Sandamas sees Barnet concede a late equaliser against Harrogate at The Hive
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Nick Sandamas sees Barnet concede a late equaliser against Harrogate at The Hive
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So, what do councillors do?
Cllr Anne Hutton's monthly diary
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November 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Drug offences up by more than a third in London
The Met Police logged 50,279 drug offences in the year to June reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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The Met Police logged 50,279 drug offences in the year to June reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Drug offences up by more than a third in London
The Met Police logged 50,279 drug offences in the year to June reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Drug offences up by more than a third in London
The Met Police logged 50,279 drug offences in the year to June reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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The Met Police logged 50,279 drug offences in the year to June reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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An antidote to anxiety
Luc Gauci Green meets a Barnet-based environmental educator shortlisted for London eco award
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Luc Gauci Green meets a Barnet-based environmental educator shortlisted for London eco award
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An antidote to anxiety
Luc Gauci Green meets a Barnet-based environmental educator shortlisted for London eco award
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November 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
An antidote to anxiety
Luc Gauci Green meets a Barnet-based environmental educator shortlisted for London eco award
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Luc Gauci Green meets a Barnet-based environmental educator shortlisted for London eco award
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