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'Hundreds face eviction' after changes to housing benefit
HUNDREDS of Barnet residents face eviction because of the Government's welfare reforms, according to a leading housing charity. Shelter has launched a petition against the changes, as its research reveals that 530 households in the borough
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Cyprus education minister visits school
THE Cypriot education minister visited a Greek school based in East Barnet at the weekend. Andreas Demetriou was joined by Chipping Barnet MP, Theresa Villiers and around 400 schoolchildren, parents and staff in an assembly at the Hellenic
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We shall all bear financial burden
The plea by Mrs Val Lay to Barnet Council not to close Stonegrove Children’s Centre (‘Sowing seeds for community’ Your Views, February 3), does not include the fact that if this short-sighted action to close the centre takes place, it will increase tomorrow
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‘Why I also left to join UKIP’
Adrian Murray-Leonard is not the only disillusioned former Hendon Conservative (‘The Tories are out of touch’, Times Series, January 20). I too was a member of Hendon Conservatives for many years; was chairman of West Hendon Ward Conservatives; and stood
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Can’t leader control him?
How much longer do Barnet residents have to tolerate the rude and arrogant remarks of Brian Coleman? Comments such as, “We will not entertain this sort of nonsense from hysterical over-the-top residents,” are not acceptable from an elected representative
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Why not look at members’ pay?
How much longer are Barnet taxpayers going to put up with the extraordinary behaviour of our councillors? Democracy and consultation are two words neither councillors nor council officers understand. Meetings are run for the benefit of councillors
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Public left out of the debate
Transport for London is keeping very quiet about its current debate on whether to keep the 383 bus service from Woodside Park station to Barnet Spires running, or whether to scrap the entire service in July 2011. I’ve heard the final decision will be
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Nothing short of stealth tax
Residents are simply outraged by the 150 per cent increase in car parking fees. Let us be clear that the rise is equivalent to an eight per cent hike in council tax for a majority of residents. This is nothing short of a stealth tax.
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Join together for a just society
The rights of the citizens of the borough of Barnet are being eradicated day by day. Barnet Council is trying to take back money from the already over-burdened local taxpayers to compensate for its own incompetence. We who live, work and drive in
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Hobson’s choice for motorists
Barnet appears to have conducted its consultation about increased parking charges on controlled parking zones, by tying notices to lampposts just before Christmas. The notice I read, (too late to respond), told me “free” parking spaces would be converted
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Visitors’ parking will hit classes
As chairman of North London University of the Third Age, I am writing on behalf of our members living in Barnet, to add my voice to the protest against increased parking charges. North London U3A is part of a nationwide self-help educational
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Not guilty plea entered in hit-and-run case
A DRIVER accused of killing a student in a hit-and-run crash in East Barnet last summer has entered a plea of not guilty. Ayeris Angelis, 26, of Tewkesbury Terrace, New Southgate, appeared at Wood Green Crown Court on Thursday over the death
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Union outlines alternative for council budget
UNION bosses have urged Barnet Council to look again at their budget proposals in a bid to protect frontline services before tonight's crucial budget meeting. The cabinet is expected to pass plans to slash £54 million over the next three years
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Persistent burglar jailed after being spotted on CCTV
A PROLIFIC burglar has been jailed for 18 months after being caught on CCTV trying to pick a lock in a home he had broken into. James O'Leary, 22, of Barlow Road, Kilburn, was caught on cameras that were installed in the home in Ridge Hill,
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Tired Greens 'Stoned'
by DAVID BALLHEIMER... Hendon suffered a disappointing Ryman League Premier Division defeat at the hands of Maidstone United at Vale Farm on Saturday afternoon, the victims of a crowded fixture list, a long injury list, a dead, energy-sapping pitch
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BARNET: Ladies see off Portsmouth to reach cup final
Barnet are through to the final of the FA Women's Premier League Cup. The Bees saw off Portsmouth 2-1 in the semi-final at Uxbridge on Sunday. The goals came from Stacey Sowden and Jess Trimnell. The final will be played on Thursday, March 24. A venue
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Youth clubs part of fight to tackle boredom
YOUTH clubs have been opened on two housing estates to help combat boredom. Activities began at a group in the Fosters estate in Hendon on February 1, with a second due to open at the North Road estate, in Burnt Oak, from March 18. The
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Residents call Copthall stadium showdown meeting
RESIDENTS are set for a showdown meeting at Barnet Copthall stadium tomorrow night over Sracens' plans to relocate there. Dozens of people living around the stadium in Mill Hill are expected to attend the two-hour forum aimed at talking through
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Live window display shows shoppers what charity store has to offer
SHOPPERS were treated to an unusual window display as a charity shop showed what it has to offer its customers in North Finchley. Volunteers at Cancer Research in High Road used dressed-up in clothes from the store to dress up in a different
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Wingate seal eighth straight victory
by Paul Lerman Waltham Abbey 2 Wingate & Finchley 4 Ryman Division One North Wingate & Finchley earned their eighth win in a row, with two late goals helping to secure the three points in a tight encounter with Waltham Abbey.
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Hendon crush Old Priorians
by David Gershlick Old Priorians 7,br> Hendon 33 Herts/Middlesex League One Hendon's forwards were outstanding in this re-arranged league encounter from the bad weather pre Christmas. Hendon from the start took control up front and moved the
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Elizabethans power past rivals Finchley
by Peter Yates Barnet Elizabethans 15 Finchley 3 London Three North West The midweek visit of England's lock forward Tom Palmer to his old Byng Road club, where he played in the Mini and Juniors in the 1980s, must have worked some magic on the
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No action for Scholars
Potters Bar Town saw their match at Redbridge postponed on Saturday. The Scholars will hope to return to action this Tuesday, when they host Thamesmead.
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Greens fail to see off Stones
Hendon went down 3-2 at home to Maidstone United on Saturday. Goals from Aaron Morgan and Casey Maclaren were not enough for the Greens. Report to follow.
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Cannabis factory raided
A CANNABIS factory in Brookmans Park, near Potters Bar, was raided by police last week. Acting on information from the public, Hatfield Safer Neighbourhood Team discovered the drugs den in Oaklands Avenue on Wednesday. Plants with an
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Volunteers needed for British Red Cross in the borough
BRITISH Red Cross is inviting residents to form a fundraising group to run events and collections in the borough. The charity runs various community services across London such as first aid training and refugee services. Its trained
