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Rent in Barnet rises 7% in past year
The average private rent in Barnet reached £1,886 per month in the year to August – up 7% from £1,766 reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Khan slammed over eight-month ‘silence’ on police front desk closures
It was recently revealed the London mayor first accepted the need to close police station front counters as early as November 2024
Met Police boss explains decision to not use facial recognition at far-right protest
The force had recently deployed facial recognition at Notting Hill Carnival but denies accusations of double standards
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Police search for family of man found dead at Edgware station
British Transport Police are seeking the next of kin of 42-year-old Rizwan Ahmeed reports Madison Yarbrough
NHS trust apologises to family of woman after failing to spot cancer
Nadine Hopkins was diagnosed with terminal cancer eight months after Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust first found evidence of a liver lesion on a CT scan
Pub cuts prices to highlight industry challenges
The Railway Bell on East Barnet Road will be celebrating 'Tax Equality Day' reports Madison Yarbrough
Road closures: seven for Barnet drivers over the next fortnight
Seven delays on the A1 and M1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
Council considering ‘hybrid model’ for some services as Capita contracts end
Capita has been an outsourcing partner for Barnet Council since 2013 but Labour administration pledged to bring all services back in-house by 2026
London ‘postcode lottery’ for accessing weight loss drug on NHS
Popularity of Mounjaro since being approved in June has soared but senior doctors warn of severe inequality within London
Barnet restaurant handed new food hygiene rating
Thai Kitchen in Ballards Lane has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency reports Lesley-Anne Kelly, Data Reporter
Hundreds of EV charging sockets installed in Barnet since UK government launched funding scheme
The EVCG has provided £214,106 to install 239 EV charging sockets in Barnet reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Man charged following Golders Green attacks
Ionut-Cristian Bold has been charged with series of offences including six counts of racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage
Food hygiene ratings handed to two Barnet restaurants
Two Barnet outlets have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Lesley-Anne Kelly, Data Reporter
Council’s vague position on football club return
It is unclear what, if anything, the council plans to do to support Barnet FC's return to the borough following the rejection of it's planning application in July reports Grace Howarth, Local Democracy Reporter
About three-quarters of A&E arrivals at the Royal Free London seen within four hours – as first NHS league tables get published
79% of arrivals were seen within the target timeframe reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Man arrested in connection with antisemitic accounts
Seven Jewish premises have been targeted in separate incidents
Khan defends police station front desk closures as ‘pragmatic’
Mayor of London says he is "following the evidence" with his decision to shutter almost half of the capital's police front counters
Deputy mayor slams government’s Building Safety Regulator
Tom Copley blames the way the regulator was set up under the previous Tory government has led to "unacceptable delays" to housebuilding
Police appeal to trace man suspected of antisemitic attacks
The Met is investigating seven incidents that have taken place since August 15th
Cat rescued from Edgware flat fire
The cat at the Church Way blaze on Monday was taken to an animal shelter