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Optician celebrates five years at Barnet store
Sabirah Peara has spent half a decade at Specsavers on Barnet High Street
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Khan predicts ‘real acceleration’ of housebuilding in London
The London mayor is scrambling to meet affordable homes targets in the capital following a major construction slowdown
Barnet man charged with Haringey murder
James Thompson, 24, of Sanday Drive is one of two men charged with the murder of Jonah Ho-Shue in Stroud Green in 2024
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‘Spend extra cash on policing and step-free tube access,’ Khan urged
London Assembly members agreed to ask the London mayor that any additional funding be spent on two key areas
Independent commission launched to help boost London’s struggling nighttime economy
The group will bring together a “whole range of voices” to help support businesses
‘Our homes were unlivable’: Holborough House residents on the impact of generator noise
After months of complaints, a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system at Holborough House in Colindale Gardens was finally switched off following intervention from Barnet Council but residents tell Leïla Davaud they want assurances it will be permanently fixed
The medieval village that became a diverse high street
Local resident Rebecca Pattni on the changing face of Finchley Central
Not enough family-sized or accessible affordable homes being built in London, says report
London Assembly committee concludes social housing system failing to keep pace with demand from families and disabled Londoners
Dance festival brings Barnet together through movement
Maga Judd, artistic director, Dare2Dance on the return of Be Well Family Dance Festival to Artsdepot
Campaigners push council on living wage accreditation
Luc Gauci Green on calls to make work pay in Barnet
New national policing body likely to have ‘downside’ for Met
Sadiq Khan said he'd look at the details of reforms closely “to ensure it doesn’t adversely affect policing in this great city”
North London man who sang with Spandau Ballet guilty of rape
A man who performed as a stand-in singer for Spandau Ballet is facing jail after being found guilty of raping a woman and attempting to rape another.
Record number of e-bike and e-scooter fires in London last year
Among the more than 200 blazes were two fatal incidents, taking the total number of deaths linked to the vehicles to five since 2023
Low breast cancer screening rates across London causing concern
The capital's 62.8% uptake in 2024 is significantly below the NHS’s “acceptable level” of 70%
Traffic congestion worsened by LTNs and bus lanes in some parts of London, TfL admits
TfL streets boss still insists "nearly all" low-traffic neighbourhoods "have been huge successes"
Only 5,547 housing starts last year in London – against 88,000 target
"Ordinary Londoners suffering the most" from failure to build enough new homes
Communities come together to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
The ceremony at Middlesex University was held two days before the nationwide memorial day on 27th January
Great North Leisure Park application “called in” by Mayor of London
Sir Sadiq Khan will hold a public hearing before making a decision on the North Finchley development which was refused by Barnet Council's strategic planning committee in December reports David Floyd
Barnet students launch charity poetry competition
Rebecca Pattni talks to the Queen Elizabeth Boys' team aiming to do good through literature
From Baker Street to Nether Street
Sherlock Holmes comes to North Finchley on Valentine's Day