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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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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
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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‘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
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
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
Barnet Beekeeping – beginners course
Mary Block on a chance to join the buzz
Backing Barnet’s small businesses this Small Business Saturday
The borough's small business champion Cllr Ernest Ambe on supporting the local economy
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
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
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
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
The best north London schools according to The Sunday Times
North London schools have scored highly in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026, with QE Barnet winning multiple national awards and several others ranked among the UK’s best.
The headteacher who changed the school day to help children achieve more
Lucy Harrison of the Archer Academy in East Finchley has been named the UK’s best secondary headteacher at the Pearson National Teaching Awards, recognising a decade of leadership.
Three tonnes of tobacco worth over £3m seized in police raids in north London
Barnet Trading Standards officers have seized more than £3m of illegal tobacco, vapes and cigarettes in raids in north London.
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
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
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
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
Review: RED challenges us to consider ‘what lies beneath’
Chickenshed’s latest Christmas show is a total reinvention of a traditional fairy tale