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Catalyst arbitration was 'best value for money' says councillor
THE councillor in charge of adult social services in Barnet has defended the £10m cost of an arbitration case with a care provider. Barnet Council is expected to pay more than £8m to Catalyst for improvement works and new care homes they built under
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Barnet had most pothole compensation claims in London
COMPENSATION claims for damage caused by potholes in Barnet’s roads quintupled last year after the extreme weather, it has been revealed. Motorists made 609 claims in 2009/10 for damage compared to 117 in 2008/9 and 112 in 2007/08, the most of any in
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Edgware the scene for major production
JEWISH life is the subject of a new play set in Edgware opening at the National Theatre. The Holy Rosenbergs, written by Mill Hill playwright Ryan Craig, opens next week in London's South Bank, and is set in the area where the writer grew up
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Catwalk competition final for aspiring model
A MODEL is celebrating after making it through to a national final despite only just starting her career. Victoria Ogbodo, from Kingsway in North Finchley, will be taking to the catwalk next month in the final of Top Model UK, which aims to
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Greens set for Kingstonian trip
Hendon return to action this evening, weather permitting. The Greens make the trip to Kingstonian for another Ryman League Premier Division clash. Hendon's home game against Tonbridge Angels on Saturday was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Kick-off
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BARNET: Devera best in League Two - Fairclough
Barnet boss Paul Fairclough was full of praise for defender Joe Devera after Saturday's win over Lincoln. Though the Bees scored four on Saturday, with great performances from the attackers, it was centre-back Devera who really caught the eye. He has
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BARNET: Bees see off Lincoln - but Fairclough apologises
Confidence can be a funny thing. Winning 3-0 at the break, Barnet were flying against Lincoln City at Underhill on Saturday and looked like a side gunning for promotion rather than battling to avoid the drop. But that confidence started to ebb away
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Nun hoping to help people in street tour
A PIONEERING missionary, who has visited almost every country in the world, is spreading her message in north London for the next few weeks. Sister Ruth Augustus, 70, says she has visited 269 countries across the globe during her time as a
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Plans to turn off traffic lights 'dangerous'
FEARS for the safety of pedestrians trying to cross at a busy roundabout in Mill Hill have been voiced as traffic lights are set to be switched off. Transport for London (TFL) is conducting a three-month trial in Stirling Corner, to see whether
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Full cost of Catalyst arbitration tops £10m
BARNET Council has to find more than £10million to cover a claim against it by the care firm Catalyst after it carried out improvements to homes in the borough. An arbitrator has ruled the council should pay out £8.67m to the firm, including
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Four of top-20 streets in Barnet
FOUR of the UK’s most expensive streets are in Barnet, a new survey revealed. All of the 20 streets with the most costly homes in the country are in London, with Ingram Avenue, in Golders Green, retaining the second spot for the third year
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Shrinks in as Blues chase success
Psychologists have been drafted in to aid youngsters at non-league Wingate & Finchley. The promotion-chasing Ryman One side is desperate for extra cutting edge in its U18s side. First team action is not far off for the best players in
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Heybridge Swifts 2 Potters Bar Town 0
Potters Bar Town went down 2-0 at fellow play-off contenders Heybridge Swifts on Saturday. It was one of only a few Ryman League matches to beat the weather.
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Blues see Thamesmead clash hit by weather
Wingate & Finchley's match at Thamesmead was postponed on Saturday. The Blues will be hoping to return to action this Tuesday, when they travel to Romford.
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Gaddafi house taken off the market
THE mansion belonging to the Gaddafi family in Hampstead Garden Suburb has been taken off the market. On Friday the Times Series revealed the neo-Georgian eight-bed home in Winnington Close had been put up for sale as the future of Colonel
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No action for Hendon
The fixtures are piling up for Hendon after another Ryman League Premier Division clash fell victim to the weather on Saturday. The Vale Farm pitch was waterlogged. Hendon are due at Kingstonian tonight, weather permitting.
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Leader rules out public filming of meeting
PEOPLE trying to film Tuesday’s Barnet Council meeting will be asked to stop, despite recent advice from a Government minister. Anti-cuts activist Vicky Morris had called for members of the public to film the meeting, at which councillors will
