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Residents escape Friern Barnet house fire

The loft conversion of the property in Friars Avenue was destroyed by the fire

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Access to public toilets ‘critical’ says new London Loo Alliance

A 2021 London Assembly survey found 91.3% of people do not feel toilet provision is adequate to meet their needs

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Battle to keep Barnet Council spending under control ‘intense’, finance chief admits

Council bosses have issued stark warnings about what may happen if overspending cannot be controlled

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Road closures: three for Barnet drivers over the next fortnight

Three closures for Barnet drivers to avoid on the A1 and M1

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‘Significant benefits’ of universal free school meals, report finds

As well as alleviating cost of living pressures the policy also appears to have boosted pupil behaviour

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Barnet politicians blame each for budget hole

Conservative leader Peter Zinkin slams "financial mismanagement" but cabinet member Ammar Naqvi accuses him of "disgraceful ignorance"

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New figures reveal most advertised jobs in London

Vacancies for sales accounts and business development managers were the most advertised jobs in London

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Barnet restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

Fisk Restaurant in Hadley has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency

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Barnet rents more affordable despite ongoing housing crisis

The average private renting household in Barnet spent 36.1% of their gross income on rent in 2022-23 – down from 38.3% in 2021-22

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Barnet NHS area has highest rate of prostate cancer in England

1,256 men registered with prostate cancer in the NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board in 2022 – a 21% increase on the year before

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More than 100 officers sacked and barred from the Met Police

123 officers were sacked and barred from the Met Police in 2023-24

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Almost 100 private social homes not up to scratch in Barnet

89 homes in Barnet did not meet the Decent Homes Standard as of March

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Employees in Barnet among the highest paid in Britain

The latest figures show full-time employees in Barnet earned £44,962 annually as of April – a 7.5% rise on the year before

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Developer submits second bid to turn Golders Green office block into flats

Barnet Council previously ruled that the original plan “would not all meet the minimum national floor space standards”

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Record number of fire-related false alarms in London last year

Services attended 61,473 fire-related false alarms in 2023-24 – up from 57,715 the year before reports

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More Barnet adults out of work last year – as Labour pledges to get Britain working again in first Budget

26% of 16 to 64-year olds in Barnet were economically inactive in 2023, up from 24% in 2022

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Councillors approve 26-storey student tower scheme in Brent Cross

The Stapes Corner Retail Park scheme will provide 844 student rooms

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Police appeal to find Barnet man missing since early October

Met officers are concerned for the welfare of Brendan Gallagher from New Barnet

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Affordable housing target out of reach without more government help, Khan admits

City Hall is only 9% of the way towards hitting the lower end of its already-reduced affordable homes target

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City Hall to consider tourist tax on London hotels

Many major European cities impose a levy on hotel guests and Manchester and Liverpool have also recently introduced a type of tourist tax in recent years