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Cllr Sara Conway on what Barnet Council is doing to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour
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New plan unveiled for making London ‘heat ready’
A change in guidance for developers around installing air conditioning is now being discussed at City Hall
Air pollution fall in London since Ulez introduction shows scheme works, says Khan
Researchers find that the number of premature deaths fell by around 40% in the five years after Ulez was introduced
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The Lost Girls of Highgate Cemetery
Rosie Fiore-Burt on upcoming play from Theatre in the Square
Taxi drivers disrupt London Assembly meeting
The furious drivers interrupted an inquiry into autonomous vehicles report Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
Major Colindale redevelopment gets go-ahead from councillors after knife-edge vote
Conservative councillors raise concerns over the scale of the 29-storey scheme set to replace existing blocks deemed structurally unsafe
Fresh pledge over protection of Freedom Pass for pensioners
More than 10,000 Londoners and civic organisations called on London Councils to protect the concessionary privilege
More than a million homes in London may need retrofitted cooling measures, City Hall warned
Research suggests 74% of social homes are considered to be at high risk of overheating
A better Barnet through effective scrutiny
Cllr Peter Zinkin on the opposition's role in Barnet Council's new governance set-up
Celebrating the artist who made Hampstead home
Estelle Lovatt on marking Constable’s 250th birthday
Behind the doors of St Andrew the Apostle’s new home
With the first year at the secondary school's new site nearing its end, four pupils give Leïla Davaud a grand tour of the Greek Orthodox institution
New North London NHS body invites residents to have their say
The 'Let's Talk' campaign allows people to share their views on how the newly-created NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board (ICB) "listens to and acts on feedback"
Red weather warning for ‘extreme heat’ in Barnet this week
It's the first time such an alert has been issued since the UK temperature record was broken four years ago
Our North Finchley raising funds to fight approval of Great Northern Leisure Park development
Leïla Davaud on the community group's fight against City Hall's controversial decision
Grave concerns over Hendon cemetery’s dead wood
Uncleared dead trees and fallen fences are creating problems at Hendon Cemetery and Crematorium
Polanski’s personal tax affairs ‘outside scope’ of GLA’s code of conduct
The Green Party leader and London Assembly member had been accused of breaching the Greater London Authority's code of conduct over a tax issue
Number of empty homes in London up 81% in a decade as City Hall urged to intervene
Last year there were 105,138 empty homes in London, representing 2.7% of the total number of dwellings
Warning over job losses at Met Police after City Hall blocks Palantir contract
Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said the force may need to cut up to 700 roles
Woman who waited ten years for a muscular dystrophy diagnosis hosts community fundraiser in Barnet
Zoe Myers is hosting the event at Hadley Common Green on Sautrday writes Heather Fanning of Muscular Dystrophy UK
Underhill CPZ hours under review after petition presented to council
The petition received 1,377 signatures by the time it was submitted to Barnet Council