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Lack of scrutiny led to £27.4 million cash freeze in Icelandic banks
MILLIONS-of-pounds of taxpayer's money was frozen in collapsed Icelandic banks because officers at Barnet Council were not properly monitored, an investigation has revealed. A report by accountants Deloitte, published today, reveals that treasury
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Power cut hits 14 postcode areas
LARGE areas of north London have been hit by a power cut this afternoon. Power went down just after 2pm. Postcode areas affected are N15, N22, N21, N13, EN1, EN4, N18, N14, N3, N4, N8, N18, N10 and N11. Surrounding areas have
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Fun in the sun for Barnet Elizabethans
Barnet Elizabethans RFC are used to playing in mud. But it was sand they had to contend with at the weekend. The club travelled to the 2009 Clacton Beach Rugby Festival, where they have been represented for the past five years. Barnet Elizabethans
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Barnet athlete opens Youth Games
Shaftesbury Barnet athlete Tasha Danvers officially opened the London Youth Games at Crystal Palace. She was chosen for the honour because of her triumphs for Britain at the recent Beijing Olympics, where she gained a bronze. She is also a former Games
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Barnet councillors contract swine flu
TWO Barnet councillors are recovering this week after contracting swine flu. Councillor Kate Salinger, who represents Coppetts ward, and councillor Wendy Prentice, who represents High Barnet, have both been treated with either Tamiflu or antibiotics
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Proud soldier competes in Alpine challenge
A SOLDIER from Edgware flew to Bavaria last weekend to compete in the Army's most arduous orienteering endurance challenge. Gunner Christopher Proud, 21, who was brought up in Edgware and attended the London Academy, competed in Exercise Alpine
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Copthall senior swimmers set high standards
Barnet Copthall's masters swimmers (aged between 30 and 66) travelled to Cardiff to compete in the National Senior Age Group Championship and set a high standard for the club's younger counterparts to mirror. They won a total of 31 medals: ten gold,
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High Barnet child star appears in Darwin biopic
A CHILD star from High Barnet will appear in a blockbuster film following the life of Charles Darwin, released in September. Harrison Sansostri, aged seven, of Jarvis Close, will play the role of Lenny Darwin, son of the renowned scientist.
