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Police call for witnesses after pedestrian dies in road collision
WITNESSES asked to come forward following a fatality after a pedestrian was hit by a lorry in Mill Hill at the weekend. Police were called to the A1 southbound between Stirling Corner and Apex Corner at around 12.15pm on Sunday February 27
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Council plans to reach agreement over care homes battle next month
BARNET council are still negotiating a £10million claim put against it by a care provider after carrying out improvements to homes in the borough. At last night’s cabinet resources committee council officers said they aim to come to an agreement
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Olympic boxing hopeful to face crown court over drug charges
A BRITISH amateur boxing champion and leading Olympic hopeful will face a crown court trial after being accused of dealing cannabis. Super-heavyweight Anthony Joshua, 21, is tipped as one of the country’s brightest young fighters, was allegedly caught
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Unbeaten middleweight champ Darren Barker joins Matchroom Sport
Barnet boxer Darren Barker is aiming to fight for the World Middleweight title in 2011 after signing a promotional deal with Matchroom Sport. The unbeaten 28 year-old had a frustrating year in 2010, with injury forcing him to pull out of defending
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Wingate & Finchley to stage community day
Wingate & Finchley FC will be holding a Club Community day for their match against Cheshunt FC on Saturday April 9. The “Renault Enfield Community Day”, originally scheduled last year before falling foul of the unseasonably bad weather, will offer a
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Stalker in court again over restraining order breach
A CONVICTED stalker who Googled his victim’s name 40,000 times is facing another charge of breaching a restraining order just hours after a similar case against him was dropped. Ex-Sky Sports News producer Elliot Fogel, 31, was jailed for four-months
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Councillors agree to proposals for Jewish free school
PROPOSALS to turn a Mill Hill garden centre into a new Jewish free school were approved by Barnet Council last night. Founders of the Etz Chaim school are one step closer to taking over Wyevale Garden Centre in Daws Lane after the cabinet resources
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Hendon U18s shocked in League Cup
Hendon crashed out of the Cheshunt Youth League Cup, losing 5–1 to a Whitewebbs team, like Hendon, looking to complete a League and Cup double. This was a hugely disappointing performance by Hendon, one which had joint manager Jason Fevrier seething
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Young Mansell proves as fast as father Nigel
Finchley Racing Team opened the 2011 cycle racing season on Saturday, with their three-race promotion at the West London Hillingdon circuit. Despite the squally weather, over 100 riders participated in races for beginners, 2nd category and veteran
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BARNET: Bees have best defender in the league - Fairclough
Barnet boss Paul Fairclough reckons the on-form Joe Devera is the best defender in the league. Speaking after Devera's man-of-the-match performance in Saturday's crucial 4-2 win over Lincoln City, Fairclough said: "If there is a better defender in this
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Police apeal to catch mugger who injured victim
POLICE say it is “imperative” they catch a violent mugger who broke a woman’s hip and shoulder in a bag snatch in North Finchley. The victim, a 60-year-old woman, was walking along Granville Road at about 6.40pm on Monday, February 14, when the man crossed
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BARNET: Bees sign Crystal Palace defender
Barnet have signed Crystal Palace left-back Matty Parsons on loan. The 19-year-old will stay at Underhill for a month. It follows hot on the heels of the recapture of Mark Byrne, who has returned to the club on loan from Notts Forest
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BARNET: Notts Forest midfielder returns to Underhill
Midfielder Mark Byrne has returned to Barnet on loan until the end of the season. Byrne started the campaign at Underhill, but had his loan cut short through injury. He returned to parent club Notts Forest for treatment. But Byrne is fit again and
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Saracens to submit planning application tomorrow
SARACENS’ plans to regenerate an athletics stadium in Mill Hill will be formally submitted to Barnet Council tomorrow. The Premiership rugby club want to invest £10m to turn the Barnet Copthall Stadium in Mill Hill into a 10,000 capacity home ground
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New hotel planned for shopping centre
A BUDGET hotel chain plans to build a new two-storey building on top of the Broadwalk Shopping Centre. Travelodge has applied for planning permission in partnership with the owners of the centre to build a 119-room hotel around and on top of
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Chess Players return
There will be a treat for jazz fans when The Chess Players return to the Mill Hill stage. The group, which features an array of jazz talent, will perform the music of Horace Silver and Wayne Shorter, and others. Adrian Paton, from Big Chief fame will
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Connections
Murray Schisgal’s poignant Georgia Avenue comes to the New End theatre next week. In the course of his marriage breakdown, Marty returns to the Jewish Brooklyn of his youth. In the apartment where he was born, he encounters current tenant Joseph whose
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Artistic monks
Brothers of the Brush is Radlett Art Society’s next lecture. Sian Walters will examine the double lives of artist monks in 15th Century Florence – men who lived an austere and cloistered experience and yet rose to become some of the most respected and
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Bullying explored
Cloud Busting, Helen Blakeman’s play based on the children’s novel by Malorie Blackman, is the latest production by Hertswood students. It tells the story of a school bully who befriends his own victim, and faces a series of judgement calls as to his
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Star-studded cast
Described as ‘a show for women, about women, that men absolutely must see, if they dare’, The Naked Truth tells the story of five very different women who struggle to conquer pole dancing for a charity event to raise awareness and money for breast cancer
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Traders call for 'life-saving' changes to busy pedestrian crossing
TRADERS are calling for “life-saving” changes to be made to a busy zebra crossing in Hendon. For years the crossing in Church Road has been dubbed a death trap for pedestrians and now people working nearby want Barnet Council to make it safer
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Times Series backs cash-strapped historic community building
THE Times Series has launched a campaign to back a historic community building which could close as early as next month due to lack of funding. Avenue House in East End Road, Finchley, faces a black hole after losing £35,200 in its annual income
