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Barnet Labour praise for moveable CCTV cameras
A council cabinet member says the cameras are catching dozens more crime and antisocial incidents each month reports Luc Gauci Green
Fire and rescue service attends significantly more fires in London
London Fire Brigade attended 18,452 fires in the year to June, up 16% from 15,880 the previous year reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Barnet road closures: three for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight
Three delays on M1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
City Hall ‘must work faster’ to install EV chargers
Mayor of London promised to install 40,000 EV chargers by 2030 but has only reached 26,000 so far
More than £150m needed to repair all Royal Free London buildings and equipment
It would cost around £151.7 million to fully repair all known maintenance issues across main hospital trust serving Barnet reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
More demand for contraception-related services in Barnet
Contraception-related contacts in Barnet were up 2% in 2024-25 reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Fall in homicides in London last year
101 homicides recorded by the Met Police – down slightly from 107 the year before reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Conservatives retain Hendon seat following by-election
Shimon Ryde was elected ahead of the second-placed Reform UK candidate in a by-election sparked by a controversy over a councillor's employment
Concerns over high-rise development planned alongside historic hotel’s restoration
As part of efforts to restore The Railway Hotel in Edgware a developer wants to build 700 homes
‘Once-in-a-generation’ broadband upgrades coming to North London
Wholesale broadband connection company Openreach is starting work on installing new full fibre connections in Enfield, Barnet and Haringey boroughs
Last chance to have say on improvements to Hendon park
West Hendon Playing Fields is set to get a number of upgrades
Council pledges safety efforts after Manchester synagogue attack
The local authority will "redouble" work with partners to keep the Jewish community safe reports David Floyd
Fundraising dinner raises cash for life-saving surgery robot
The event raised £275,000 towards the purchase of a robot that can perform cancer surgery
London struggling amid challenges with policing, transport and housing, assembly told
City Hall’s budget and performance committee hears from experts about why the capital is not reaching its full potential
Three teenage boys arrested after armed police raid Edgware and Colindale
Three teenage boys have been arrested after armed police raided properties in Edgwarebury Lane and The Ridgeway.
Armed police surround busy Edgware road as three arrested
Several armed police officers were seen in Edgwarebury Lane, near the roundabout by Station Road, today (October 28). Follow our blog for updates.
Khan urged to focus on ‘mid-rise’ rather than high-rise homes to meet London target
Paris and Auckland held up as best examples of using mid-rise developments of between five and nine storeys to maximise density
Road closures: eight for Barnet drivers over the next fortnight
Eight delays on the M1 and A1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Sonia Tutty, Data Reporter
The Royal Free London made millions of pounds from parking charges
The main hospital trust serving Barnet received around £3.3 million from parking charges across its various sites reports Adam Care, Data Reporter