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Engineering works to shut Barnet rail line on May weekend

Passengers will need to make alternative travel arrangements

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Campaigners slam cuts to council tax support

Maya Sall on a reduction in help for low income residents

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Khan urged to do more to help London high streets

The London Assembly has told the mayor that residents often do not feel “meaningfully involved in high street regeneration plans”

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Hotel manager who attacked female guests in Golders Green jailed for ten years

Ahmed Fahmy abused his position to gain access to women's rooms

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Road closures: four for Barnet drivers over the next fortnight

Four delays for Barnet motorists to avoid on the A1 and M1 reports Adam Care, Data Reporter

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Boys make up a quarter of knife crime convictions in London

814 of the 3,298 (25%) convictions and cautions handed to knife crime offenders in London were to boys aged 10 to 17 reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter

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More than one in 20 working age people in Hendon on disability benefits, as charity warns cuts will drive more people into poverty

7.6% of the working age population in Hendon was claiming PIP or LCWRA benefits in August 2024 reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter

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Barnet restaurant given new food hygiene rating

Haida Cafe in Whetstone has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter

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One in eight people in Barnet suffer joint, bone and muscle conditions

13% of people aged 16 and over in Barnet were living with musculoskeletal conditions in 2024 reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter

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Rate of fast food outlets in Barnet below national average

There were 348 fast food units in Barnet in February 2024 reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter

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Food hygiene ratings given to two Barnet restaurants

Two outlets in Golders Green have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter

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More than one in 20 deaths in Barnet due to air pollution

6% of deaths among those aged 30 and older in Barnet in 2023 were attributable to particulate air pollution reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter

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Record number of children in Barnet living in poverty

10,763 children under 16 in Barnet were living in relative poverty in the year to March – up from 9,508 the year before reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter

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Food hygiene ratings handed to three Barnet establishments

Three Barnet outlets have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Adam Care, Date Reporter

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More people in Barnet going financially insolvent

406 people in Barnet entered insolvency in 2024, up from 362 the year before reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter

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Council tax in Barnet is cheaper than average in England

The council tax rate for a Band D property in Barnet, excluding local parish precepts, is £1,545.14  reports Adam Care, Data Reporter

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Food hygiene ratings handed to two Barnet establishments

Two Barnet outlets have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter

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London could be among UK cities least exposed to US tariffs

3.2% of the £243.3 billion total exports from London were estimated to be goods to the US in 2022 reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter

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Rent in Barnet continues to rise

The average private rent in Barnet reached £1,820 per month in the year to February – up 6% from £1,714 a year prior reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter

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Government cash for London ‘skills bootcamps’ welcomed by Khan

The bootcamps will take the form of flexible courses focused on eleven ‘priority sectors’ identified in the mayor’s London Growth Plan