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Serial burglar jailed after leaving trail of DNA evidence
A BURGLAR who left blood at the scenes of three different business burglaries in the space of one night has been jailed for two years. Andrew Drinkeld, of Pound Lane, Willesden, caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to the stores and cafes
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Missing dogs found by police
THREE Jack Russell dogs stolen from a home in Welwyn on Monday have been found safe in Totteridge. Poppy, Moses and Tea Bar were found in Dollis Valley Drive at 10pm last night, Wednesday. Two men, wearing dark clothing, were spotted removing
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Saracens chief says stadium opposition 'completely different' to old plans
THE Saracens chief executive says opposition to his club's plans to regenerate Barnet Copthall stadium is “completely different” from opposition of the Barnet FC plans a decade ago. On Wednesday dozens of people living near the ground in Mill
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Courts catch up with money launderers
MONEY launderers who took part in a £10 million tax scam have been ordered to do community service. Tammy Ann Fernie, 37, and Gerald Dunphy, 31, were found guilty at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday February 14, of laundering the cash they made
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BARNET: Bees have to find shooting boots
Barnet boss Paul Fairclough has called on the club's strikers to find their shooting boots sharpish, or other players will be brought in to find the goals needed to blast the Bees out of trouble, writes Ross Davies. Stand-in manager Fairclough saw his
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Opposition leader highlights 'failure' in council investments
HERTSMERE'S Labour leader called the council’s attempts to generate income on investments as a “disgusting record of failure” as the budget was passed at a full council meeting last night. In a recorded vote, only two of the 30 councillors
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Ursell returns from Cyprus
Midfielder Rob Ursell has re-signed for Wingate & Finchley after returning to England from Cyprus. Ursell signed from Northwood in October 2009 and left in January to start a professional fustal career. The classy midfielder will add another option
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More mischief
Enjoy some mischief this half term at artsdepot. Presented by Theatre Rites and Arthur Pita, Mischief is an award-winning show that mixes dance, visual art, puppetry, live music and playful clowning. Thursday, February 24 to Saturday, February 26, 3pm
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Step in time
If you love to dance, head to the Broadwalk Centre in Edgware next week and take part in a free event. It takes place on Tuesday, February 22, and will offer children the chance to watch, participate in, and enjoy different styles of dance.
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Roll up! Roll up!
Zippos Circus is coming to Brent Cross for half term, with a new show with plenty of horsepower. You can watch as powerful motorbikes take on the nerve-tingling and death-defying Globe of Death – three riders sealed inside a steel-mesh ball as they hurtle
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Flying machines
Royal Air Force Museum in Colindale will be holding a week of activities dedicated to its helicopter collection. Visitors can have a rare peek inside the Whirlwind and The Royal Wessex, and children can even make their own paper helicopters. The museum
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Animal antics
ELMER the elephant has to overcome obstacles in Blunderbus Theatre Company’s new adaptation of David McKee’s story, for ages four to seven. Elmer is unusual – instead of plain grey skin he has rainbow-coloured patches and he’s fed up with being different
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Be crafty
Kidzworx half term activity club is suitable for children aged five years and above. The arts and crafts activities club will run from Monday, February 21 to Friday, February 25, from 10am-1pm, and features a varied programme. Kidzworx’s aim is to provide
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Good moaning
A stage version of popular sitcom ‘Allo ’Allo comes to the Wyllyotts Theatre next week, from the same amateur dramatics group that produced last year’s hit show – The Full Monty. The French Resistance farce follows café owner Rene and his wife Edith
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Funny woman
Describing herself as “the sort of person who feels they could commit mass insect homicide in a butterfly house”, Zoe Lyons is both neurotic and hilarious. The comedienne’s second nationwide tour, Clownbusting is chock-full of brutal put-downs and indignation
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Top cop pledges to keep safer neighbourhood teams
THE top policeman in Barnet says he is “committed” to keeping safer neighbourhood teams for every ward in the borough. Yesterday the Times Series revealed Mayor of London Boris Johnson has pledged to keep the local teams staffed by two PCs
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Barnet Copthall swimmers dominate
Barnet Copthall Swimming Club hosted its annual Winter Sprints meet and demonstrated its local dominance in the process. The club’s swimmers aged between nine and 14 years won in excess of 150 medals with 55 of them gold. There were strong performances
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Fencer has sights set on Junior World Championships
A Barnet fencer will represent his country in two major competitions. James Brosnan will compete at the Cadet Europeans in Austria on March 1 and then at the Cadet and Junior World Championships to be held in Jordan in April. Brosnan, a student at Finchley
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Take two women and two countries
International Women’s Day is celebrated by a British-Israeli collaborative piece of theatre, writes Nick Elvin International Women’s Day is on March 8, and as a fore-runner to the event, two theatres from two countries have joined forces for
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Following in the footsteps of Shackleton
Mountaineer Stephen Venables will this week recount his adventures on the remote island of South Georgia, writes Nick Elvin One of the great tales of 20th Century exploration is that of Ernest Shackleton’s failed Antarctic voyage. In
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Blues supporters walk from Finchley to Waltham Abbey
The weather was kind to the 12 intrepid Wingate & Finchley fans who completed the 13-mile walk from the Abrahams Stadium to Waltham Abbey’s Capershotts ground on Saturday. The walk was part of Wingate & Finchley FC’s fund-raising work for Jewish Blind
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Union calls off planned Sunday strike
A PLANNED 24-hour walkout by Northern Line Tube drivers has been called off for further talks with London Underground. The RMT union had called the strike on the Northern and Bakerloo lines in protest at the sacking of two workers, which it
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Hendon U18s win by a tennis score
Hendon U18s have, for a few weeks, been promising to give a team a severe beating and, on Sunday, they delivered in style. Enfield Community were the unfortunate team on the wrong end of a 15–0 drubbing in the Cheshunt Youth League as a magnificent
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Hendon U21s on top form
Hendon U21s produced an excellent performance against one of the form teams in Cherry Red Books Middlesex County League Division One Central & East. Against a team which had knocked off the league leaders a week earlier, Hendon looked composed and in
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Daggers sign Hendon player
Hendon's Jon-Jo Bates has signed an 18 month contract with League One side Dagenham & Redbridge. Bates has been on a dual registration with Bedfont Town this season, where he has been playing regularly. Bates has made just competitive appearance for
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Prize winning author speaks to school children
A PRIZE-WINNING author spoke to youngsters in Edgware about his book describing life in Zimbabwe under the regime of Robert Mugabe. Jason Wallace talked to children at Canons High School, in Shaldon Road, on Tuesday afternoon about his experiences
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Hendon 1 Sutton United 0
Hendon beat league leaders Sutton United 1-0 at Vale Farm last night. It was a superb performance from the hosts. Belal Aite-Ouakrim set up Aaron Morgan for the only goal of the game just before half-time. The three points move the Greens up to 13th
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Historic community building faces closure next month
A HISTORIC community building could close as early as next month due to lack of funding. Avenue House in East End Road, Finchley, is facing a black hole after losing £35,200 in its annual funding. The extent of its plight became clear
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Residents create snapshot of life in Finchley and Friern Barnet
RESIDENTS have taken photographs to create a snapshot of life in Friern Barnet to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Finchley Society. More than 150 pictures were taken on Friday, February 11, to mark the occasion with a record of the area
