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Residents escape Friern Barnet house fire
The loft conversion of the property in Friars Avenue was destroyed by the fire
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Access to public toilets ‘critical’ says new London Loo Alliance
A 2021 London Assembly survey found 91.3% of people do not feel toilet provision is adequate to meet their needs
Battle to keep Barnet Council spending under control ‘intense’, finance chief admits
Council bosses have issued stark warnings about what may happen if overspending cannot be controlled
Road closures: three for Barnet drivers over the next fortnight
Three closures for Barnet drivers to avoid on the A1 and M1
‘Significant benefits’ of universal free school meals, report finds
As well as alleviating cost of living pressures the policy also appears to have boosted pupil behaviour
Barnet politicians blame each for budget hole
Conservative leader Peter Zinkin slams "financial mismanagement" but cabinet member Ammar Naqvi accuses him of "disgraceful ignorance"
New figures reveal most advertised jobs in London
Vacancies for sales accounts and business development managers were the most advertised jobs in London
Barnet restaurant handed new food hygiene rating
Fisk Restaurant in Hadley has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency
Barnet rents more affordable despite ongoing housing crisis
The average private renting household in Barnet spent 36.1% of their gross income on rent in 2022-23 – down from 38.3% in 2021-22
Barnet NHS area has highest rate of prostate cancer in England
1,256 men registered with prostate cancer in the NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board in 2022 – a 21% increase on the year before
More than 100 officers sacked and barred from the Met Police
123 officers were sacked and barred from the Met Police in 2023-24
Almost 100 private social homes not up to scratch in Barnet
89 homes in Barnet did not meet the Decent Homes Standard as of March
Employees in Barnet among the highest paid in Britain
The latest figures show full-time employees in Barnet earned £44,962 annually as of April – a 7.5% rise on the year before
Developer submits second bid to turn Golders Green office block into flats
Barnet Council previously ruled that the original plan “would not all meet the minimum national floor space standards”
Record number of fire-related false alarms in London last year
Services attended 61,473 fire-related false alarms in 2023-24 – up from 57,715 the year before reports
More Barnet adults out of work last year – as Labour pledges to get Britain working again in first Budget
26% of 16 to 64-year olds in Barnet were economically inactive in 2023, up from 24% in 2022
Councillors approve 26-storey student tower scheme in Brent Cross
The Stapes Corner Retail Park scheme will provide 844 student rooms
Police appeal to find Barnet man missing since early October
Met officers are concerned for the welfare of Brendan Gallagher from New Barnet
All the Christmas shows as much loved arts centre celebrates 20th anniversary
A programme of shows, comedy and winter craft workshops opens next month to kick off the 20th anniversary year of Barnet’s Artsdepot cultural hub.
Affordable housing target out of reach without more government help, Khan admits
City Hall is only 9% of the way towards hitting the lower end of its already-reduced affordable homes target