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Golders Green hotel development wins planning approval
The proposals include a new four-storey hotel with 114 rooms and an existing building being refurbished to offer another 16 rooms
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Sackman hails grant for Finchley arts centre
Artsdepot has received £25,000 to fund refurbishment works with support from the MP
Fare evasion crackdown would “pay for itself”, Tory mayoral candidate claims
Alex Challoner wants to tackle a problem that costs TfL between £190million and £211million every year reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
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Support Barnet’s eldest and fittest at the Better Club Games
Nicknamed the UK’s festival of active ageing, this year’s Better Club Games will bring together 20 teams of over-60s at the Copper Box Arena in Stratford. Barnet athletes tell Leïla Davaud all about the event
Major boost for treatment services tackling substance misuse across Barnet
Government funding worth more than £3.5m will pay for an "expansion of established drug and alcohol prevention, treatment and recovery services" in the borough
Edgware synagogue appoints new Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers will succeed Rabbi Mark Goldsmith in the leadership role at Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue next year
North Finchley building site manager scoops award at ‘Oscars of the housebuilding industry’
Harvey Scott, who oversees work at Taylor Wimpey’s The Tramworks development in West Finchley, received an award from the National House-Building Council
Café to open on Barnet High Street
Australian chain Jamaica Blue will open its Barnet outlet next to Barclays Bank on 12th November
London Plan targets and Green Belt policies criticised by Barnet Council in letter to mayor
In its official response to City Hall's draft London Plan consultation, the council argues key elements of the proposals raise ”significant concerns for Barnet”
Pharmacist from New Southgate among two jailed over illegal drugs sales worth £1.3m
The pair were found guilty of three counts of fraud by false representation and two counts of converting criminal property
Whetstone takeaway celebrates award
Bayleaf Takeaway in High Road, Whetstone was named Best Takeaway of the Year at the Curry Life Awards
Tory hopeful pledges to reopen bridge
Mayoral candidate Alex Challoner says he would reopen Hammersmith Bridge to motor traffic within three years reports Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter
Depot workers prepare for ballot on Christmas strike after rejecting council’s final offer
Waste, recycling and street-cleansing workers could strike over the holidays as the dispute over holiday pay back payments continues, reports Leïla Davaud
Barnet Council action stops businesses playing chicken with regulations
The local authority took a chicken shop and a cattery to court in September for failing to hold the correct licences
New business networking opportunity for women in Barnet
A new local branch of Women in Business Network has launched in Barnet - founder Hazel Theocharous tells Leïla Davaud she is looking for ambitious women business owners across the borough to connect, collaborate and build a supportive community
Hendon MP welcomes departure of Grenfell Tower-linked housing boss from Barnet role
David Pinto-Duschinsky said he had written to council-owned company The Barnet Group calling for them to "reconsider their decision" to appoint Laura Johnson reports David Floyd
Grenfell fire council housing boss leaves The Barnet Group
Laura Johnson's appointment as director of development and property had been criticised by survivors of the tragedy which killed 72 people in 2017 reports David Floyd
Barnet Council’s Send plan approved by government
The local authority says the document sets out its "ambition for an inclusive, responsive and sustainable SEND system" reports David Floyd
Home Bargains opens Brent Cross store
The retailer says the Staples Corner outlet will create 65 new jobs
Fund Bakerloo Line extension through pay-per-mile scheme, mayor told
Benali Hamdache told a Green Party conference event that motorists should pay for the new tube line reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter