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Premier Inn owner includes Barnet locations in expansion plans
Whitbread hopes to offer 2,200 new rooms at hotels in 17 locations across outer London
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Khan vows to ‘turn the tide’ on rough sleeping
The number of people forced to sleep on the streets in London has risen to 13,231, a 63% increase from when the mayor took office in 2016
GLA awards contract for slavery memorial
Bristol-based firm Pangolin Editions will produce the seven-metre tall artwork created by artist Khaleb Brooks reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter with additional reporting by Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter
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London can’t hit housing target without Bakerloo Line extension and new West London train line
Deputy mayor says the capital needs new infrastructure in order to hit housing targets report Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
Outdated incinerator to stay in use ‘past design life’
The replacement for the 1970s incinerator in Edmonton is behind schedule reports Sebastian Mann, Local Democracy Reporter
Five weekends of rail disruption planned across January and February
Although not all stations will be closed for the entire period, there will be significant disruption and rail replacement buses will be in operation
Police investigating after teenager reported missing in North Finchley
The 17-year-old boy was reported missing from a location in Alexandra Grove on Wednesday evening reports Luc Gauci Green
Reform UK announce London mayoral candidate for 2028
Laila Cunningham is currently a councillor in Westminster and will make tackling crime her priority if elected to run City Hall
Food hygiene ratings handed to four Barnet establishments
Four Barnet outlets have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Increase in births at Royal Free London
There was a 4% increase in births at the main hospital trust covered Barnet reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
Road closures: four for Barnet drivers over the next fortnight
Four delays on the M1 and A1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Rise of hygiene poverty in London a ‘scandal’, says charity boss
New figures show nearly one-in-five children in the capital are struggling with basic hygiene essentials
More than 10,000 ultra low emission vehicles registered in Barnet
13,956 ULEVs were registered in Barnet at the end of June reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Dozens of flu patients in the Royal Free London over Christmas week
37 flu patients were being treated each day in the week to 28th December by the main hospital trust covering Barnet reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Barnet restaurant handed new food hygiene rating
Bella in Burnt Oak has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Former councillor pleads guilty to sex offences
Liron Velleman, who quit the council in April last year, has admitted sending naked pictures of himself to a 13-year-old girl
‘Shortage’ of tradespeople hindering London’s housebuilding goals
New survey lays bare the difficulty Londoners and developers face in finding skilled workers for key tasks
Khan’s £25k-worth of freebies help mayor ‘bang the drum’ for London
The mayor defended the number of gifts he received last year including Wimbledon, FA Cup and Barack Obama tickets
Ex-leader slams former party as he departs council
Reform UK's Dan Thomas branded the Conservatives "a dishonest, clapped-out party" after they criticised his move to Wales reports David Floyd
Rise in hospital admissions for stress and anxiety in NHS area covering Barnet
34,945 hospital admissions resulted in a diagnosis of anxiety in the NHS North Central London area in 2023-24 reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter