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Row over Mill Hill Park playground upgrade
Residents claim they haven't been listened to by Barnet Council
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Barnet Council welcomes ‘exceptional’ £55m government support
The local authority has been bailed out of a financial hole ahead of agreeing its 2025/26 budget next month
Hendon resident slams council for ignoring damaged pavement
Barnet Council resurfaced a large stretch of pavement in Station Road but missed a section deemed "precarious" by locals
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‘London art trail’ idea ditched over funding concerns
The idea for an artwork to be commissioned in each of the capital’s 32 boroughs was put forward by Lord Bailey
Row over impact of NI rise at City Hall amid government ‘shortfall’
Transport for London reveals £23m funding gap caused by lack of support to cover the increase to employers' National Insurance
Susan Hall proposes cosmic comeuppance for Khan
The former Conservative mayoral candidate said she wanted to throw the Labour mayor into a black hole
Concern over air pollution along London’s canals
Sadiq Khan admits he's concerned about health impacts for Londoners who use the capital’s waterways
Man found guilty of rape at East Barnet home
Samsidi D’Souza-N’Gom, aged 31, carried out the attack against a woman in her 20s six years ago
Rawlings ‘more optimistic’ on council finances as wait goes on for government help
Barnet Council is still relying on an effective government bailout to balance its next budget
Warning over school cuts amid falling birth rate in London
Capital’s falling birth rate blamed on “severe shortage of affordable family housing”
Primary schools in Barnet agree to go ‘smartphone free’
From September 103 local primary schools will sign up to a campaign group's call for smartphones to be banned for pupils
Khan to reiterate support for UK rejoining European Union
In a meeting with EU ambassadors Khan will also repeat his call for a youth mobility scheme
Hendon Station trespasser sought by police
British Transport Police has released a CCTV image of the suspect as part of an appeal
Barnet road closures: six for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight
Six delays on the M1 and A1 for local motorists to avoid reports Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Elizabeth Line drivers urged to reconsider strike action
Trade union Aslef has announced four days of strikes at the end of February, in a dispute over pay
London Fire Brigade called out to record number of false fire alarms
London Fire Brigade attended 63,057 false fire alarms in the year to September reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Significantly fewer metal thefts recorded in London – as offences across England and Wales hit record low
The Met Police recorded 529 metal theft offences in the year to March reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Change in vaccine administering sees significantly more girls in Barnet protected against HPV
60.9% of year 8 girls in Barnet received the HPV jab in the 2023-24 academic year – up significantly from 49.2% the year before reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Rise in mortgage repossession claims in Barnet
There were 190 repossession claims lodged in Barnet in the year to September reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
London loses hundreds of police officer after recruitment drive ends
The Met lost 710 officers from its ranks in the year to September reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter