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Road revamp in Potters Bar
"Essential" resurfacing work began this week on a busy stretch of road in Potters Bar. The improvements to the A111 Southgate Road will affect the section between the A1000 High Street junction to the junction 24 roundabout on the M25. Street lighting
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Wife mourns devoted father and husband
The wife of a man found dead in a Hendon park last month has told of her shock at losing an "amazing" husband. Rhys-Anthony Davies, 39, had been at a quiz at The Greyhound pub, in Church End, on the evening of March 17 before walking home. His body
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Hospital staff abuse under-reported
Staff at Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals are being physically and verbally abused at work with alarming regularity, according to a report released yesterday. One in ten staff working at the hospitals were assaulted by patients or their relatives last
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Boycott threat over Tesco and Asda plans
Shoppers are threatening to boycott two supermarket giants that plan to open stores in New Barnet, saying they will ruin the area. Nearly 300 people packed into St James' Church, in East Barnet Road, last Thursday night following the news both Tesco
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Discovering the issues in North West London
I’ve been out campaigning in your neck of the woods this week... I’ve been to Ealing, Hillingdon, Brent, Barnet and Uxbridge in the course of a few days, and want to thank everyone I met for their fantastic welcome. The subject that came up time and time
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Leach reaches his ton
Defender Marc Leach made his 100th appearance for Hendon on Saturday. Leach joined the club in the autumn of 2005 from Yeading, before leaving for spells at Aylesbury United and Slough Town. He returned in December 2006 and has been one of the first
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Don’t parade for China
Clearly high-flier Nicky Gavron is sweating about getting back into City Hall, and her confidence in cuddly Ken Livingstone, our favourite newt lover, must be at a low-ebb; why else would she be squaring up to political heavy-weight Brian Coleman for
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What does Coleman do?
As the date of the GLA elections - May 1 - rapidly approaches, can I appeal to London Assembly Member Brian Coleman to explain through your newspaper, exactly what he has done for the voters of Barnet and Camden in the eight years he has held the post
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Dhesi's triple gold delight
Totteridge-based disabled badminton player Mevasingh Dhesi has struck gold for the third year running. The 54-year-old has now won the doubles competition at the Four Nations Disabled Badminton Championships three times in three years. At this year's
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Sport in brief
BADMINTON: Hertfordshire reached the semi-finals of the County Team Championships held on its home courts at the Hertfordshire Sports Village in Hatfield. In the opening group matches, they beat Kent 5-1, Cheshire 4-2 and drew 3-3 with Gloucestershire
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Old Elizabethans gear up for new cricket season
Heavy snow over the weekend did not deter a willing group of volunteers from beginning major clubhouse refurbishments at Old Elizabethans CC in Mays Lane, Barnet. The project is based upon the ECB NatWest Cricketforce initiative which encourages clubs
