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Barnet tenant sentenced for illegal sublet
Hassana Kefas received a suspended prison sentence and fine for renting out her Barnet council flat when she had lived with her partner in Enfield since 2016
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Waitrose Barnet celebrates refurbishment
Chipping Barnet MP Dan Tomlinson attended the unveiling of the revamped store in The Spires last week
Council had no powers to consider Bishops Avenue property owner’s links to Iran
Ali Ansari was sanctioned by the UK government for links to the Tehran regime but these matters are not within the council’s remit reports David Floyd Barnet Council says it did not carry out due diligence checks on a Bishops Avenue property owner linked to the Iranian government as this is not pa...
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Church transforms former Spar into community hub
Bekah Young on Trinity Church's commitment to the Grahame Park Estate
Big roast, no chickens
Some competitive eaters came to Finchley last week to eat loads of roast lamb, Luc Gauci Green went along to find out more
‘I’m not anti-motorist, I’m anti-death,’ insists Khan
The mayor is considering new charges on SUVs as they now account for almost one-in-three vehicles on capital's roads despite being more dangerous for pedestrians
City Hall urged to shift toward mid-rise instead of high-rise housing in London
A London Assembly report concludes the mayor should pursue a simpler strategy of “gentle density” across the capital to unlock more homes
North London NHS boss issues apology after patient blocked by Colindale GP surgery
Boat dweller Camille Tsang has been denied access to her former GP for more than a year
Polanski promises focus on “people not profit” during North Finchley visit
Anna Mahtani meets the Green Party leader as he meets local activists
Learn to tattoo safely in Barnet
Old Marine Arts Group's very own licensed tattoo artist TomCatTatt and former microbiologist Julie Russell have designed a half-day training course for aspiring tattooists that brings the science of safe practice into a field where it is too often an afterthought, reports Leïla Davaud
Hendon HMO approved despite councillor’s objection
The five-bed HMO property in Babington Road had previously been rejected as "harmful" but has now won planning approval
Concern over slow NHS rollout of weight-loss drugs in London
London Assembly committee warns without faster public provision, more Londoners will encounter health risks from purchasing “skinny jabs” on black market
Measles cases recorded in at least nine London boroughs
Enfield and Haringey continue to be the worst-affected boroughs but a small number of cases have now been confirmed in seven or more others
Raising children in London could become unsustainable, Khan warned
London's population of children aged nine or under has been declining since 2013 even while the overall population continues to rise
Council puts plants on top of bus shelter
The borough's first 'living roof' has been put of a bus shelter in Cricklewood Lane
Police investigating racist attack after man pushed in front of a car in North Finchley
A man in his 70s was attacked after receiving antisemitic abuse in Woodside Park Road on Sunday
Council agrees to look into local concerns after Underhill CPZ slammed as ‘a mess’
Underhill Residents Group argues the new parking permit zone is “arbitrary” and dangerous
Londoners ‘shouldn’t be locked into properties that force them to use air conditioning’
Debate on climate change and London's increasing vulnerability to heatwaves hears that current planning policies are inadequate
North Finchley school launches cyber security club
The Compton School in Summers Lane wants to help students prepare for jobs in the fast growing industry
Khan told to focus on fixing potholes rather than ‘anti-motorist’ schemes
New report from City Hall Conservatives claims borough councils are forced to "dance to the mayor’s tune on how funds are spent" on local transport schemes