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‘Mixed response’ to 20mph speed limits consultation
More residents have opposed the new policy than backed it, but Barnet Council is still going ahead
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Children’s services boss defends Barnet Council’s handling of Nonita care case
A coroner cited a series of council failings as contributing factors in the 18-year-old's death
Claims that City Hall ’embellished’ affordable housing figures
Sir Sadiq Khan accused of “misleading” voters in last year’s election campaign
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Rent in Barnet rises 7% in past year
The average private rent in Barnet has reached £1,910 per month – up from £1,787 a year ago reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Barnet takeaway given new food hygiene rating
Cuisine King in Hendon has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency reports Lesley-Anne Kelly, Data Reporter
GLA struggling to plug £19m budget gap amid warning over West Ham relegation
United's poor Premier League form could end up costing City Hall another £2.2m thanks to Boris Johnson "own goal"
Healthy heritage walk
Smita Bora on a walk from St Mary-at-Finchley on Friday
Totteridge children want less screen time and more green time
Alan Hands on activities and adventure at 3rd Totteridge Scout Group
Firm fined over illegal water connection in Hendon
McFadden Utilities and Amara Land Ltd have been ordered to pay almost £32,000 in fines and costs for three misconnections across North London
Royal Free London hits A&E target
78% of patients who arrived at accident and emergency at main hospital trust covering Barnet were seen within four hours reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
Barnet could have more than 15,000 extra households by 2032
Data from the 2021 Census suggests there could be 165,819 households in Barnet by 2032, an increase of 12% reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
Nature and housing can work together, insists City Hall boss
Concerns around increased urban density displacing nature have been raised as London aims to build 88,000 homes per year
£1m bus lane to be scrapped over safety concerns
A £1m bus lane is to be scrapped after it was plagued by safety concerns, Barnet Council has confirmed.
Barnet restaurant given new food hygiene rating
Chopan Kabab has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency reports Lesley-Anne Kelly, Data Reporter
Council refuses to withdraw report that makes “no mention” of young people’s deaths
Opposition groups say the Corporate Parenting Annual Report which ignores the council's role in the deaths of care experienced children should not be tabled at tomorrow's cabinet meeting reports David Floyd
Barnet road closures: two for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight
Delays on the M1 and A1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Two people arrested after discovery of Barnet cannabis factory
Cannabis with an estimated street value of around £160,000 was seized from a property in Galley Lane on Tuesday
Breastfeeding rates in London improve
New figures show 66% of infants in London were being breastfed at least some of the time show Adam Care, Data Reporter
Barnet Conservatives call for extraordinary meeting of council over deaths of care experienced children
Opposition leader Peter Zinkin called the lack of information and scrutiny of the incidents "a stain on Barnet’s reputation" reports David Floyd
Controversial bus lane in Finchley scrapped after council U-turn
Nearly 2,000 residents had signed a petition against the Regents Park Road scheme