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The secret’s out about Christine
Irish-born singer-songwriter Christine Tobin is on the brink of stardom outside jazz circles. MIRIAM CRAIG talks to her ahead of her gig at Lauderdale House. Christine Tobin, 38, has a reputation for making music that is adventurous and offbeat, pushing
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Charity launches new career service
People with learning difficulties who struggle to find work could benefit from a new career service in the borough. The charity Mencap has employed a co-ordinator to work with Barnet Council for a year to find possible vacancies for people who find it
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On the buses
A couple from Finchley will travel the length of Great Britain for free using their pensioners' bus passes to raise money for charity. Michael and Hillary Lewis will journey the 497 miles from Land's End to Dumfries over seven days in August using only
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Have your say: Is £250,000 a fair price for Puncheon?
Barnet winger Jason Puncheon is set to join Plymouth Argyle when the transfer window reopens in July. Is £250,000 a fair price for him? Is he worth more or less? Are you sorry to see him go? Is Plymouth a good move for him? Let us know what you think
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Playing piano is her forte
Concert Series, Edgware and District Reform Synagogue, Stonegrove, Edgware, Sunday, 7.30pm. A new concert series aims to provide a platform for up-and-coming musicians by programming them alongside more established performers. Series organiser
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Students showcase talent
Scene on the Green, Hertswood School Thrift Farm Lane, Borehamwood, Wednesday, July 2, 6.30pm to 10.30pm. Hertswood School has been a designated arts college for three years, and continues to showcase the work of its students in this annual event
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Puncheon set to sign for Plymouth
Barnet winger Jason Puncheon is set to sign for Championship side Plymouth Argyle. He is expected to complete his move to Home Park this week. Puncheon has been linked with a number of clubs throughout his Underhill career, his dazzling performances
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Go with the festival flow
The Water Margins, Tottenham Marshes and the River Lee, Watermead Way, Tottenham, Sunday, 11am to 7pm. A day of picnic and performance awaits as the Lee Valley Festival presents its finale, organised by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. The event
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Parachutes, wax and other stories
Crazy antics are happening all over the show as good people raise cash for good causes. As the clock keeps ticking towards the Race for Life, I'm becoming increasingly aware of life's ordinary people doing extraordinary things to raise money for others
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Barnet Council leader appointed as MP's advisor
The leader of Barnet Council has stepped down from his job as a banker to become an advisor to one of the borough's MPs. Councillor Mike Freer, who represents Finchley Church End, is to become a policy advisor to Conservative MP for Chipping Barnet Theresa
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Ofsted praises Potters Bar school
A Potters Bar school has been held up as a shining example to other schools on how to turn their fortunes around. An Ofsted report published last Friday described Wroxham School, in Wroxhams Gardens, as an "inspiration" for others for its successful
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Boost to job services for people with learning disabilities
People with learning difficulties who struggle to find work could benefit from new career services in the borough. A partnership launched this month will see a co-ordinator employed by the charity Mencap join Barnet Council for a year to identify possible
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Rudi: 'Maybe it's a cheap solution, but it's a solution.'
While almost every MP in the UK was in the House of Commons to vote on one of the most divisive Bills in recent years, last week, Finchley and Golders Green's Rudi Vis was sat in his office. Dr Vis says that despite being completely opposed to the
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Date set for Brighton Carling Cup tie
Barnet's Carling Cup first-round tie at Brighton & Hove Albion has been set for Tuesday, August 12. The match will be played at the Withdean Stadium, the Seagulls' current home. The two sides met in the JP Trophy last season, with the League One outfit
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Ward loses all-Brit clash at Nottingham
Whetstone tennis player James Ward was beaten by fellow Briton Alex Bogdanovic at the Nottingham Open this week. Ward, who shot to fame with his stirring performance against Marat Safin in the Artois Championship at Queen's a week earlier, went down
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Stars of the road
Jack Parslow led Shaftesbury Barnet to victory in the latest Midweek Road Running League meeting at Welwyn. The third race of the series was held over a testing two-lap course. Parslow and Kevin Robertson ran the first lap well out in front, but it
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McConnell out of European Cup
Shaftesbury Barnet runner Lee McConnell has withdrawn from the SPAR European Cup this weekend. McConnell was to run for GB & NI in the 4x400m relay, though clubmate Marilyn Okoro is still expected to take part in the race at Annecy, France. Dave Collins
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Sport in brief
YOUTH FOOTBALL: It has been quite a season for St Vincent's School's football team. They won the Barnet Schools' Football League, as well as picking up the Martin Cup and the Dick Bailey Cup to complete a fantastic treble. The Barnet-based school also
