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Ex-councillor spared prison after conviction for child sex offences
Liron Velleman was given an eight-month sentence suspended for 15 months despite a judge saying his offences were "over the custodial threshold"
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Barnet care home joins nutrition campaign
Five Oaks in Chipping Barnet is putting on a programme of activities to celebrate Nutrition and Hydration Week
Two Barnet men charged with spying for Iran
Nematollah Shahsavani, 40 of North Finchley and Alireza Farasati, 22 of Colindale have been charged with engaging in contact that is likely to assist a foreign intelligence service
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Demand for London borough councils to keep 50% of new tourist tax revenues
Sir Sadiq Khan and other civic chiefs are set to soon be given the authority to impose an overnight charge on visitors
Barnet Council accredited as a Living Wage Employer
The local authority has formalised its commitment to tackling low pay reports Luc Gauci Green
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
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...
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