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Barnet Council denies cover up after death of young woman who had been in its care
The local authority has rejected claims made in a Sky documentary about its role in 18-year-old Nonita Grabovskyte taking her own life in December 2023 reports David Floyd
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Fall in treasure finds in London
DCMS figures show eight treasure finds in London were reported in 2024 – down from 14 in 2023 reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
London’s affordable housing slowdown continues
Some London boroughs have even recorded no affordable starts at all as Sadiq Khan is warned to "get a handle" on the situation
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Community in a bowl
Dave McCormick on Incredible Edible Barnet getting together to make and share soup
Barnet residents come together on Remembrance Sunday
Services and parades took place across the borough on Sunday, 9th November
Reform’s assembly members criticised for missing City Hall remembrance event
Neither Alex Wilson nor Keith Prince, who recently defected from the Conservative Party, were present at the event
Mill Hill Broadway step-free access confirmed
Network Rail has informed Conservative councillors that work on new lifts is expected to be completed by summer 2026 writes David Floyd
Councillors celebrate as derelict pub is demolished
The Jester, opposite Mount Pleasant roundabout, closed in 2013 and burned down in 2018 reports David Floyd
Road closures: four for Barnet drivers over the next fortnight
Four delays on the M1 and A1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
Barnet restaurant handed new food hygiene rating
Judges in Barnet High Street has a new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Lesley-Anne Kelly, Data Reporter
Chipping Barnet’s top petitions this week
3,585 residents in the constituency have signed a petition against digital ID cards reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Barnet adult smoking rate lower than UK average
8.5% of people aged 18 and over in Barnet were smoking cigarettes between 2020 and 2024 reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Food hygiene ratings handed to two Barnet establishments
Grandi Morsi and Peri Peri Grill have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Lesley-Anne Kelly, Data Reporter
One in 10 London children in first year of primary school is obese
23.2% of the region's youngsters in Year 6, the last year of primary school, were obese in 2024-25 reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
‘I was tortured simply for demanding freedom and justice’
Artist Nasrin Parvaz says she survived years of torture and imprisonment in Iran for simply daring to voice her opinion on freedom and justice.
A fifth of offenders in Barnet went on to reoffend
247 of the 1,170 adults convicted of a crime in 2023 in Barnet have gone on to reoffend reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
Artsdepot ‘saved’ thanks to new long-term lease with Barnet Council
The North Finchley arts venue had been under threat of closure or sale amid maintenance issues and funding cuts
Complaints against council social care services on the rise
Bosses claim there are no "systemic issues" despite some services seeing double the number of complaints
Armistice bench replaces stolen sculpture to first Tommy killed in WWI
A commemorative bench has been unveiled by the Mayor of Barnet to remember the first British soldier to die in the First World War, after the ‘Tommy’ sculpture honouring him was stolen.
Barnet services to mark Remembrance Sunday
Residents will pay their respects at services across the borough on Sunday, 9th November