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‘Tesco would kill shopping as we know it’
A proposed Tesco store in Burnt Oak would spell the death knell for what remains of its traditional shopping area', the area's MP has warned. The supermarket giant wants to build a large store on the site of Watling Market, behind Burnt Oak Tube station
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‘She should still be alive today’
Neglect contributed to the death of a Mill Hill woman at Barnet Hospital, a coroner has ruled. Claire Packer, of Bray Road, was 49 when she died on July 31, 2005, after contracting the superbug Clostridium difficile while in hospital recovering from
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Bees end season on cup high
"There is still plenty to play for." Barnet manager Paul Fairclough may be looking towards next season - he was talent spotting yesterday - but he still wants to finish the current campaign on a high. He said: "I'm pleased with the way the players are
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Season draws to a close
Ryman League Division One North round-up Potters Bar Town earned a 2-2 draw at home to Waltham Abbey on Saturday. In a typical end-of-season, mid-table game the Scholars took the lead just before half-time with a good strike from Daniel Talbot. Poor
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And now you’re gonna believe us, the Wares are going up
Let the celebrations begin. Edgware Town saw off Chalfont St Peter 2-1 at the White Lion on Tuesday night to lift the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division title with two games to spare. Top scorer Richard Morton converted a first-minute penalty after
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Greens should be staying up
Hendon 1 Staines Town 1 Ryman League Premier Division Hendon picked up their second point in three days at Claremont Road on Monday to edge even closer to safety. Though not mathematically safe, it would need an amazing run of results for Gary McCann's
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Sport in brief
RUGBY: Barnet Elizabethans saw off Grasshoppers 38-15 in London Division Four North West to put them in good mood for Sunday's Hertfordshire Trophy final. The Byng Road outfit turned around a half-time deficit to win their final league match of the season
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Police impersonator tastes life as a prisoner
A Barnet man was jailed for two-and-a-half years on Friday after admitting impersonating a police officer. David Darby, 36, of Lucan Road, had his black Range Rover fitted with blue flashing lights in the front grill. In the early hours of June 8 last
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‘Hopelessly drunk’ passenger is jailed after flight terror
A Mill Hill man who was so hopelessly drunk' on a flight that he tried to open an emergency door has been jailed for four months. Stephen Parker, 43, of Rushden Gardens, drank three bottles of wine, six or seven bottles of beer and four measures of Bacardi
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Radio makes waves with top accolade
Hospital Radio Barnet has been commended in the National Hospital Radio Awards after being shortlisted for a 15-minute interview with members of the Red Arrows. Presenter Garry Lakin, 52, received a certificate of commendation in the special event' category
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Objectors ‘won’t pay costs’
The Lands Tribunal is set to throw out Barnet Council's application to recoup the legal costs of a hearing into the planned redevelopment of Hen-don FC, according to objectors to the project. Last month, we reported that objectors could have been ordered
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A taste of Italy for competition
A dancer from Woodside Park is hoping a public vote will help her reach the final of Miss England in June. Caterina Spano, 22, of Chiddingfold, has reached the final 20 in the fourth heat of this year's Miss Photographic, which is the equivalent of the
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School run down: Habits are changing as fewer pupils go by car
The number of children being driven to school has fallen in the past year - and it is set to decrease further over the next two years. Barnet Council announced the nine per cent decrease in school traffic on Tuesday. Council and school initiatives encouraging
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Fears over late boozing
Fears have been expressed over a snooker club's application for a licence to serve alcohol and provide entertainment into the early hours of the morning. The owners of Tally Ho Snooker Club, in Lambert Way, are applying for a licence which would allow
