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Members wanted for new Eco Team
MEMBERS are being sought for the creation of a new East Barnet community group dedicated to helping people cut down their energy use. Wendy Alcock, 34, Jackson Road, is hoping to set up informal sessions in which residents share ideas on how
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Complaint launched over ex-football club site
CAMPAIGNERS have made an official complaint to an ombudsman about Barnet Council's handling of the Hendon football club site in Cricklewood. The Claremont Road stadium has had planning permission for dozens of new flats to be built on it since
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Teenage girl sexually assaulted in park
A SEXUAL assault in a park in Potters Bar has led police to appeal for information from the public. Two teenage girls were approached from behind by a man in Oakmere Park, in High Street, at 1.15pm on Wednesday. After inappropriately touching one
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New lipreading class for hard of hearing
A LIPREADING class for people who are deaf and hard of hearing has opened in North Finchley. Janet Zysblat takes the classes on Wednesdays from 7pm to 9pm at the Jewish Deaf Association in Woodside Park Road. Students will be taught
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MP has travel expenses claim rejected
THE MP for Finchley and Golders Green has had a claim for travel expenses for one of his staff members turned down, the latest round of Parliamentary expenses released reveals. Mike Freer, who was elected last May, tried to claim the £5.20
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Barnet swimmers start 2011 in style
January proved to be another successful month for Barnet Copthall swimmers. Members of the senior squads travelled to the Welsh National Pool in Swansea to compete in the top-level Swim Wales New Year Dragon gala. The swimmers saw considerable success
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Trampolining joy for fab four
THE boys U19 novice team at St Mary's School, Hendon, were victorious at the Schools Trampolining Championships (southern zone). Daniel Walsh, Joshua Down, James Wilkinson and Bekim Brahaj were all in fine form. Walsh also finished second in the individual
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Six years in charge for Hendon boss
Hendon boss Gary McCann celebrates his sixth anniversary in charge of the team this week, writes David Ballheimer. The former goalkeeper, forced into premature retirement because of injury, took over from Gary Farrell following Hendon’s late-January
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BARNET: Frustrating week for Bees
Barnet remain in the bottom two after a frustrating week. Defeat at home to Southend United on Saturday was followed up by the half-time abandonment at Aldershot Town due to fog on Tuesday night, with the teams level at 1-1. Mark Marshall had given
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Bell thieves jailed
A HEAVY toll will be paid by three people involved in the theft of historic bells from Barnet Museum. At Wood Green Crown Court on Tuesday, Michael Accurso, 34, Friars Avenue, Friern Barnet, and Michael Parker, 47, Mostyn Road, Edgware, were both
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Map shows Barnet has sixth worst crime street in capital
A BRENT Cross street was the sixth worst for crime in the capital, according to a new website showing the locations of every crime committed. Prince Charles Drive had 80 crimes committed near to or in it, according to the £300,000 www.police.uk website
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'Hypocrisy' accusation after MP slams council parking hike
HENDON'S MP has been accused of “hypocrisy” by a Labour councillor after he criticised plans to increase parking charges in the borough. Councillor Kath McGuirk said Tory Matthew Offord was actually the person who started problems in the parking department
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Sent to the Tower
GILBERT & Sullivan’s comic opera The Yeoman of the Guard is the latest offering from Southgate Opera. Set in the Tower of London, the story revolves around the wrongful imprisonment of Colonel Fairfax, strolling players, identity swapping, unrequited
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Movie music
This Saturday, The Sabri Ensemble will perform a new and specially commissioned score to the film Shiraz – music that explores melodic and rhythmic influences from South Asian, Latin American and jazz traditions. Shiraz is part of a trilogy of films
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Waking up in a different world
Barry Peters’ play takes a look at what society might be like in 160 years’ time, writes Nick Elvin What will the world be like in 160 years’ time? What will be considered normal or taboo? Barry Peters’ play, A Rude Awakening takes a fictional look
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Shoppers donate food to homeless
GENEROUS shoppers in Brent Cross donated over one thousand tins of food to homeless people at the weekend. Members of the Rotary Club of Golders Green invited customers at Tesco supermarket in Tilling Road to purchase an extra tin for Homeless
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County councillor donates money to lung condition support group
A COUNTY councillor from Potters Bar has donated £400 to a support group for people with lung conditions. Eddie Roach (Conservative, Potters Bar East) allocated the money from his locality budget to Breath Easy West Herts, part of the British Lung
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Commuters face service cuts as ticket offices close
TICKET office opening hours on Tube services will be slashed from Sunday, with the borough of Barnet being particularly badly hit. All stations will see reduced opening hours, with most stations now only operating a peak time ticket office. Only Hendon
