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Food hygiene ratings given to four Barnet establishments
Four Barnet outlets have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Lesley-Anne Kelly, Data Reporter
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Student bus stop art campaign target online misogyny
Work by Middlesex University students Helena Lara and Jessica Lynch is on display at over 40 bus shelters around Barnet this week
Plans for hundreds of homes on tube station car park rejected by councillors
Councillors cite scale of the eleven-storey scheme and loss of parking as the main issues with TfL-backed proposal at High Barnet Station
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More flu patients in the Royal Free London than this time last year
The main hospital group covering Barnet has seen an increase in flu patients reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Finance chief “proud” despite applying for even bigger bailout to balance council budget
Cabinet member for finance Simon Radford says the council will ask central government from £88 million of exceptional financial support for 2026/27 reports David Floyd
Barnet road closures: one for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight
One delay on the M1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Councillors vote to reject plans for 1,500 homes in North Finchley
The plans by Regal to redevelop Great North Leisure Park were strongly opposed by residents and a local MP
‘Cohesive strategy’ needed in London to tackle violence against women on transport
Calls for a 'Vision Zero' approach to eradicate attacks and abuse of women and girls on the tube, rail and bus networks in the capital
Food hygiene ratings given to two Barnet establishments
Potters Pantry and The Pizza Authority have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Lesley-Anne Kelly, Data Reporter
Hendon’s top petitions this week
Thousands of citizens in the constituency opposed recognition of a Palestinian state and digital ID cards reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Barnet restaurant handed new food hygiene rating
Harmony Coffee House & Soft Play in Colney Hatch Lane has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Concern over cancer risk for London firefighters
New research from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) suggests exposure to cancer-causing contaminants in buildings has raised health risks
Hundreds of households cease fostering in London
270 fostering households across London deregistered in the year to March, compared to 300 the previous year reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Less than half of disabled people in Barnet in employment
47% of the 38,802 working-age disabled people in Barnet were in employment in the year to March reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Three tonnes of tobacco worth over £3m seized in police raids in north London
Barnet Trading Standards officers have seized more than £3m of illegal tobacco, vapes and cigarettes in raids in north London.
Car club company quitting London is ‘huge blow’
Fears the move by Zipcar will worsen congestion as more people are forced to buy their own vehicle
Top Labour councillors reject opposition calls to apologise and resign over care ‘failures’
Extraordinary meeting takes place after TV documentary uncovered deaths of three young care leavers from Barnet
London Ambulance Service issues flu warning after busiest-ever November
Last weekend the service dealt with a volume of calls more reminiscent of New Year's Eve
Four in five buses in London on time
79% of non-frequent local buses in London were on time in the year to March reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
Greens highlight “profound crisis” in social care ahead of extraordinary council meeting
Tonight's meeting was called in response to the deaths of three young people who had been in Barnet Council's care reports David Floyd