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North London rail operator set to be nationalised this weekend
Govia Thameslink Railway operates Great Northern and Thameslink services through Enfield, Barnet and Haringey
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Deputy Mayor of London overturns Barnet Council decision on controversial developments
Jules Pipe has chosen to green light previously refused plans for the Great North Leisure Park in North Finchley and High Barnet tube station reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
Major reshuffle of North London Waste Authority board prompted by local elections
With scores of new Green Party councillors across the seven boroughs that run the waste disposal body, a change of leadership at NLWA will soon take place
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London set to fall short of ‘net zero’ 2030 goal, Khan admits
Mayor says "a lot of the problems we are having are because the grid relies on fossil fuels"
Golders Green fire ‘not suspicious’
100 firefighters attended the blaze in a shop in Golders Green road yesterday
Next London Plan set to be ‘streamlined’ to help boost housebuilding
The strategic planning document looks likely to contain fewer restrictions and directions from City Hall on where and how new homes should be built
Scores of City Hall jobs at risk as £10m of cuts needed to balance books
Eighty Greater London Authority staff could be made redundant this summer
Khan blocks Palantir deal with Met Police after ‘serious concerns’ raised
The controversial £25million contract with the US tech company had drawn widespread opposition
Fire in Golders Green
15 fire engines have been sent to tackle the blaze affecting a shop in Golders Green Road
80 jobs to be cut as part of City Hall £6.6million “efficiency” programme
39 at risk staff have already had applications for voluntary redundancy accepted reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
Steep rise in NHS mental health advocacy costs for North London boroughs
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey councils have all decided to renew a tri-borough contract with a private provider, reports Joe Ives, Local Democracy Reporter
Barnet’s only Green councillor hits out at deal between Labour and Conservatives
After being frozen out of any role in the new Barnet Council administration, Charli Thompson accused the two main parties of a retreating into a "clique culture"
Bus route connecting Jewish communities in North London made permanent – but with different route
The 310 connects Golders Green and Stamford Hill but will operate on a different route via Holloway, rather than Stroud Green, in future
Khan’s decade in power at City Hall slammed by Tories
The City Hall Conservatives have published a report highlighting what they claim are the many "failures" of the London mayor since he was first elected in 2016
Barnet stays red as Tories agree deal with Labour
It means the borough's only Green councillor has been frozen out of power
Rawlings returns after Tories abstain on leader vote
Labour will continue to run Barnet Council after their Conservative opponents chose to avoid potential deadlock at tonight's annual meeting report David Floyd
Barnet Council appoints a new leader (hopefully)
David Floyd reporting from Hendon Town Hall
Green councillor criticises Labour and Tories ahead of crucial vote
Charli Thompson says the council should move towards a 'more open, collaborative and democratic culture' as councillors prepare to attempt to elect a new leader reports David Floyd
New chair of London Assembly chosen
Conservative Andrew Boff has held the important role twice previously
Man assaulted in antisemitic attack in Golders Green
The incident took place outside a property on The Grove in the early hours of yesterday morning