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Dangerous dogs set loose on trees in East Barnet park
A PACK of vicious dogs are being prepared for fighting by owners who first set them loose on trees in an East Barnet park. Police said the “irresponsible” people are goading their pets into attacking and destroying trunks in Oak Hill Park
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Ten Years Ago
Avenue House and its grounds provided a pleasant backdrop to Monday night’s Finchley and Golders Green Resident’s Forum. Lots of local people had turned up to air their grievances. For once residents outnumbered Councillors. I counted six
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World Cup hero kicks off community coaching programme
AN England football legend visited Finchley last week to promote grassroots sport in the community. Former West Ham striker Sir Geoff Hurst was accompanying the FA Community Shield on a national tour of McDonald’s restaurants, to help spread
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Bees set for Southend visit
Southend United provide the latest opposition at Underhill this evening. They are the second League One side to come to town, Charlton Athletic being the visitors at the weekend, the Bees triumphing 2-0. This is Barnet's final home pre-season friendly
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Injury blow for Bees top scorer
Barnet striker John O'Flynn is struggling to make the start of the season. Fans were horrified to see last season's top scorer on crutches at Underhill on Saturday. And manager Ian Hendon has admitted that the Irishman, who is suffering from a foot
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Minotaur Thai boxers bring home five trophies
Juniors from the Minotaur gym in Burnt Oak competed at a competition in Birmingham. First up was nine-year-old Liam Crisp, but, after sustaining a bad kick to the leg in the third round, he lost on points. Next on was Ryan Watson, 14, who won two fights
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People urged to keep their eyes peeled for stolen glasses
AN optician store in Whetstone was raided on Friday, with about £8,000 worth of designer stock stolen. David Devan, in High Road, was broken into at about 2am by burglars, who smashed through the rear doors. They were then seen by neighbours
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Thanks for your support at East Barnet Festival
On behalf of the Barnet and district branch of Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, can I thank all those people who supported our stall at the East Barnet Festival. We raised a total sum of £417 and the Name the Puppy competition was won by
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Can our MP do something about shop closures?
A lot of Barnet shops are going under the hammer and its very sad for the community. If MP Theresa Villiers reads this letter, could she talk to Barnet Council about keeping the shops open? Jeremy Platter, Newmans Way, Barnet
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Fire badly damages sports pavilion in Mill Hill park
A SPORTS pavilion has been damaged in a blaze at a Mill Hill park. Four fire engines and about 20 firefighters were called to the incident in the single story building in Mill Hill Park, in Wise Lane, at about 4.50am this morning. Crews
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Great week for Mill Hill bowlers
Mill Hill Bowls Club have had a very good week, winning all of their matches against other clubs. Victories came against Lupton BC, Parkside Welwyn BC and Bishopswood BC, while the men had a good win over Stanmore BC and the ladies saw off Culver BC
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Cricket round-up
Finchley saw their Middlesex County League Division One title hopes take a serious blow on Saturday. They really needed to beat runaway leaders and current champions Ealing, but went down by five wickets. Ealing are now 33 points ahead of them, with
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Top parks put on family fun days
PARKS and green spaces across the borough were recognised for their "high quality" and "picturesque" surroundings, last week. The Civic Trust, which awards Green Flags to parks and green spaces across the country, confirmed that seven parks in
