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Plans for hundreds of homes on tube station car park rejected by councillors

Councillors cite scale of the eleven-storey scheme and loss of parking as the main issues with TfL-backed proposal at High Barnet Station
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Plans for hundreds of homes on tube station car park rejected by councillors
Councillors cite scale of the eleven-storey scheme and loss of parking as the main issues with TfL-backed proposal at High Barnet Station
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December 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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More flu patients in the Royal Free London than this time last year

The main hospital group covering Barnet has seen an increase in flu patients reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
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More flu patients in the Royal Free London than this time last year
The main hospital group covering Barnet has seen an increase in flu patients reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
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December 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Cricket club celebrates season

Belmont and Edgware Cricket Club held its 2025 AGM and awards night last week
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Cricket club celebrates season
Belmont and Edgware Cricket Club held its 2025 AGM and awards night last week
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December 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Finance chief "proud" despite applying for even bigger bailout to balance council budget

Cabinet member for finance Simon Radford says the council will ask central government from £88 million of exceptional financial support for 2026/27 reports David Floyd
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Finance chief "proud" despite applying for even bigger bailout to balance council budget
Cabinet member for finance Simon Radford says the council will ask central government from £88 million of exceptional financial support for 2026/27 reports David Floyd
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December 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Barnet road closures: one for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

One delay on the M1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
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Barnet road closures: one for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight
One delay on the M1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
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December 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Councillors vote to reject plans for 1,500 homes in North Finchley

The plans by Regal to redevelop Great North Leisure Park were strongly opposed by residents and a local MP
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Councillors vote to reject plans for 1,500 homes in North Finchley
The plans by Regal to redevelop Great North Leisure Park were strongly opposed by residents and a local MP
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December 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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'Cohesive strategy' needed in London to tackle violence against women on transport

Calls for a 'Vision Zero' approach to eradicate attacks and abuse of women and girls on the tube, rail and bus networks in the capital
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'Cohesive strategy' needed in London to tackle violence against women on transport
Calls for a 'Vision Zero' approach to eradicate attacks and abuse of women and girls on the tube, rail and bus networks in the capital
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December 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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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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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
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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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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
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Barnet Beekeeping - beginners course

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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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