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2008: A Munkitty Tunkitty Year!
Hello again, my human friends. That FOOL Jonty is out at the moment so I'm able to waffle on about "Big Brother 9" again on this machine. MA HA HA! Last year the contestants were, in the words of Phil (one of the "BB" Big Cheeses), "nicey nicey". Well
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Serious accident closes M1
A section of the M1 was closed after a serious accident. The motorway was closed between junction four, in Edgware, and junction 2, Fiveways Corner, southbound. It has been partially reopened and only one lane is open northbound. A witness in a two-hour
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Have your say: Who should Paul Fairclough sign?
Barnet manager Paul Fairclough has his eye on two Championship strikers. With Giuliano Grazioli and Anthony Thomas departing, there is room for another hitman to compete with Cliff Akurang and Adam Birchall, last season's top scorer. Who do you think
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A new kind of learning difficulty
Funding changes by successive governments have left adult education in the doldrums. At one institute in East Finchley, it is society's most vulnerable members who have felt the crunch, reports Tomasz Johnson In 2005 the Government changed the way
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Special offer on Barnet season tickets coming to an end
Barnet fans planning to buy a season ticket have just a few days to take advantage of reduced rates. The club's special offer, which gives adults the chance to watch every League Two game at Underhill for £8.50 a match, comes to an end on June 13. There
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Golden age and beyond
Percy Reboul and John Heathfield revisit previous leaders of the borough and find what they achieved Seventy-five years ago, Finchley changed from being an urban district council into a borough council. It was a much celebrated event because the
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Fab five included in European Cup squad
Shaftesbury Barnet athletes will be competing for the Norwich Union GB & NI team at this month's SPAR European Cup in Annecy, France. The squad was announced today, with Emma Ania, Tasha Danvers, Noni Mordi, Lee McConnell and Marilyn Okoro all included
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McMillan triumphs at Kingston Classic
Finchley Racing's John McMillan stole the limelight at the weekend, when he recorded a fine win for the club. Riding near Guildford in the Kingston Classic over 52 miles, McMillan was present in every breakaway attempt in a lively race with over 40
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Struggling Barnet schools told to improve or risk closure
Two Barnet schools have been warned by the Government to improve their exam results or face closure. The Ravenscroft School, in Barnet Lane, and Whitefield School, in Claremont Road, are among 638 schools across England targeted in a new Government
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Religious communities celebrate civic life
Dignitaries from across Barnet joined the congregation at Edgware District Reform Synagogue (EDRS) on Saturday for its annual civic ceremony. Martin Russell, Her Majesty's Representative and Deputy Lieutenant for Barnet along with the Mayor of Barnet
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Portraits highlight dangers of landmines
The tragic consequences of landmines is being depicted in an exhibition at a Friern Barnet School next week. A display of 16 life-sized portraits, which features Cambodian children who have survived devastating landmine accidents, will be on show at
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Life at the bottom of the food chain
It's not nice being an amoeba. Unfortunately, in the journalistic food chain, that's just what trainee reporters on local newspapers are. That fact was drummed into me on Friday when I went to meet Boris Johnson at the Hendon police training college.
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McConnell leads Harriers to second place
Lee McConnell led Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers to second place at the first UK Women's League meeting in Birmingham. The Scot gained two League record-equalling victories with 51.7sec at 400m and 23.1sec at 200m in what was a great day for the club.
