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New town centre plan welcomed by campaigners
THE hopes of two supermarket giants planning to build anew stores in the centre of New Barnet have been dashed after the council signed off a new framework. Both Tesco and Asda had put forward proposals to redevelop sites in the middle of the
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Young dancers put best feet forward at awards ceremony
YOUNG dancers from Finchley put their best feet forward and showed off their talents at an arts showcase in London. The talented teens from artsdepot, in Nether Street, joined forces with Winchmore School, in Enfield and north London arts organisation
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Award-winning teen promises "bigger and better" film competition entry
A CREATIVE teenage who won a London-wide film competition last year is back in the director's chair once more, promising his next creation will be "bigger and better". Elishama Udorok, 17, was named as the winner in Barnet and the overall winner
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BARNET: Players hit the gym on FA Cup weekend
BARNET did not enjoy a weekend off as the FA Cup took over the football calendar, as boss Mark Stimson sent the players for an intensive gym session in Romford. “I don't think the squad enjoy these sessions frankly,” said Stimson. “But they are designed
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Romantic proposal is top of the class
RESTAURANTS and beaches were too cliché for one romantic man, who decided instead to pop the question and propose to his girlfriend at their former Hendon college. Last Friday, family, friends and school staff at Brampton College in Lodge Road
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Resident challenges councillors over figure mix-up
A RESIDENT has challenged councillors to back up their claims of £100m worth of savings from the One Barnet programme after finding £11m of mistakes in their latest published accounts. Last night Barnet Council's decision making arm the cabinet
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Tributes paid to those killed in Kings Cross Tube blast
TRIBUTES were paid yesterday to the five Barnet residents killed in the blast on July 7, 2005, in a Piccadilly Line train between Kings Cross and Russell Square. The bomb, carried by Jermaine Lindsay, detonated on the first carriage of a “packed
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Gritting crews out in force ahead of more snow
GRITTING crews were out in action last night to make sure the borough’s main routes and transport hubs remained open regardless of snowy conditions. With road temperatures expected to reach minus seven Celsius by the end of the week, gritting crews
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New school to get state funding
A NEW Jewish primary last night got the nod to join Barnet's stable of state-funded schools. Edgware Jewish Primary School, which is currently being rebuilt after a multi-million pound fundraising effort by the community, will be state funded
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Detective commended for murder investigation work
THE detective who led a murder investigation admitted it was the most difficult case he has fought after receiving a commendation. Detective Inspector Martin Ludlow and his team hunted down the man who killed West Hendon resident Hassan Kul
