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Inquest opens into death of pedestrian
AN inquest has opened into the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a lorry in Mill Hill. Police had been called to the A1 southbound between Stirling Corner and Apex Corner at around 12.15pm on Sunday February 27 where the 37-year-old was pronounced
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Police looking for owners of pawned bracelet
POLICE are trying to find the owner of a bracelet they believe was stolen and then pawned at an Edgware store. The bracelet aroused suspicions of the manager of the Cash Converters store in Station Road as it has a unique inscription on it
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Squatters move into Gaddafi house
SQUATTERS have taken over the £11m mansion owned by the family of Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi in Hampstead Garden Suburb. A group calling themselves “Topple the Tyrants” has unfurled a banner on the roof of the Winnington Close home after
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War veteran targeted for displaying Union Jack flies flag with pride
A WAR veteran who was targeted by vandals for displaying a Union Jack outside his home in East Barnet is once again displaying his flag with pride. Fred Penning of Crescent Rise had human excrement smeared across his front door and walls in
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Man arrested over alleged stolen ticket scam
A MAN from Edgware is among five people arrested by police yesterday morning in a series of raids to disrupt illegal ticket sales. The 57-year-old was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods and fraud by members of Operation Podium,
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Sponsor a room at historic community building and help save it from closure
RESIDENTS and businesses in the borough are invited to sponsor rooms at a historic community building in Finchley to help save it from closure. Avenue House in East End Road faces a black hole after losing £35,200 in its annual income but its
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Wingate & Finchley boss hails cup victory
Triumphant Wingate & Finchley boss Dave Norman was delighted by last night's win over Maldon & Tiptree. It booked the Blues a place in the final of the Ryman League Cup later this month. He said: "I'm pleased for the players, the supporters and the
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Wingate into cup final
WINGATE & Finchley produced a superb fightback to overturn a second-half deficit and reach the League Cup Final with a 2-1 victory over Maldon & Tiptree, writes Paul Lerman. With four red cards in the recent league meeting between the sides
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Hundreds attend history day at church
A PARISH church in Finchley held a history day as part of an ongoing appeal to raise thousands of pounds to restore its 133-year-old organ. More than 300 people attended the event at St Mary-at-Finchley in Hendon Lane which received in excess
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Hearing impaired mother says she canot use new phone parking
A WOMAN with a hearing impairment says she fears being fined while parking in Barnet because she cannot use the new pay-by-phone payment system. Mother-of-four Danielle Amdur, says so far she has been “lucky” to escape a ticket after putting
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Cup disappointment for Greens
by Steve Rogers... Hendon's hopes of reaching the Middlesex Senior Cup final were dashed on Tuesday night when they were beaten 4-1 at Staines Town, who play in the Blue Bet Square South. There were changes to the starting line-up with Dave Diedhiou
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Councillor's father killed on pedestrian crossing
THE father of a Barnet councillor has died after being hit by a car on a pedestrian crossing in Temple Fortune. Donald Salinger, 95, passed away three weeks after being hit by a car on a crossing in Finchley Road on February 6. He was
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Youngsters with life threatening illnesses meet X Factor stars
YOUNGSTERS with life threatening illnesses met X Factor stars backstage at their live tour at the weekend. The Hendon based charity Camp Simcha organised the trip to the 2011 X Factor tour in Wembley for the young people and their siblings,
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Wingate & Finchley 2 Maldon & Tiptree 1
Wingate & Finchley saw off Maldon & Tiptree to reach the final of the Ryman League Cup last night. They will now play Dulwich Hamlet. Report to follow.
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Staines Town 4 Hendon 1
Middlesex Senior Cup holders Hendon went out at the semi-final stage last night. Staines proved too strong for the Greens, who are going through a poor spell of late. Howard Newton, Scott Taylor and Roscoe Dsane put the hosts 3-0 up at the break.
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Previously struggling school gets outstanding Ofsted rating
PUPILS at Friern Barnet School are celebrating after it was judged to be “outstanding” at a recent Ofsted report. The specialist performing arts school was inspected in February, with inspectors noting a leap in GCSE performance since 2006,
