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London tourist tax could raise £352m every year
Inner London boroughs will generate the bulk of the revenue under a 3% levy on nightly room charges and are keen to keep the cash raised in their areas
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Northern Line services closing early
Bank branch trains will not run after 10pm on Mondays to Thursdays until "early spring"
Vital advice services will have to close if no funding is found
Louise Broadbent of Citizens Advice Barnet on their looming funding challenge
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Premier Inn owner includes Barnet locations in expansion plans
Whitbread hopes to offer 2,200 new rooms at hotels in 17 locations across outer London
Khan vows to ‘turn the tide’ on rough sleeping
The number of people forced to sleep on the streets in London has risen to 13,231, a 63% increase from when the mayor took office in 2016
GLA awards contract for slavery memorial
Bristol-based firm Pangolin Editions will produce the seven-metre tall artwork created by artist Khaleb Brooks reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter with additional reporting by Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter
A community approach to mental health
Joseph Bikong shares his experience of the Barnet Wellbeing Service
London can’t hit housing target without Bakerloo Line extension and new West London train line
Deputy mayor says the capital needs new infrastructure in order to hit housing targets report Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
Recap as lane in busy Finchley road closed
The A406 North Circular westbound at Edge Hill Avenue in Finchley has had one lane closed due to a 'police incident'.
Outdated incinerator to stay in use ‘past design life’
The replacement for the 1970s incinerator in Edmonton is behind schedule reports Sebastian Mann, Local Democracy Reporter
Five weekends of rail disruption planned across January and February
Although not all stations will be closed for the entire period, there will be significant disruption and rail replacement buses will be in operation
Police investigating after teenager reported missing in North Finchley
The 17-year-old boy was reported missing from a location in Alexandra Grove on Wednesday evening reports Luc Gauci Green
How AI is polluting the internet
James Cracknell on the disturbing new trend in artificial intelligence (AI) that threatens to undermine real local journalism
From Remembrance Sunday to cyclists complaining about scooters
Cllr Anne Hutton's November diary
Between shelves and screens
Youssef Bashir on how Barnet still uses its libriaries
Reform UK announce London mayoral candidate for 2028
Laila Cunningham is currently a councillor in Westminster and will make tackling crime her priority if elected to run City Hall
Nature in your neighbourhood: become a nature explorer with the iNaturalist app
Barnet Friends of the Earth hosts an online meeting about an app that enables you to record nature
Pub dining at its best
Neil Littman visits The Cock Inn on the Enfield/Barnet borough border to sample its eclectic menu
Food hygiene ratings handed to four Barnet establishments
Four Barnet outlets have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Increase in births at Royal Free London
There was a 4% increase in births at the main hospital trust covered Barnet reports Adam Care, Data Reporter