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Pupils get masterclass to mark 500 days to London Olympics
YOUNGSTERS from two Barnet schools joined a local Olympic hopeful to mark the 500 days to go before the London games, yesterday. Triple jumper Nadia Williams, a member of the Barnet Shaftesbury Harriers athletics club, gave a masterclass to
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MP calls for squatters to leave Gaddafi house
THE MP for Finchley and Golders Green has condemned squatters who have taken over a home owned by the Gaddafi family in Hampstead Garden Suburb. A group calling themselves Topple the Tyrants took over the £11m mansion in Winnington Close, off
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‘Passion for life is my inspiration’
Israeli singer Tally Koren talks to Nick Elvin about the launch of her new album Tally Koren has carried out national service in the Israeli army, enjoyed a career as a model, and even reached the final of her native country’s search for a
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New college campus opened by royalty
THE new £50m Campus at Barnet College was officially opened yesterday by the Duke of Gloucester and a host of local dignitaries. His Royal Highness unveiled a plaque which will be displayed on the Tudor House, which has stood on the site for 500 years
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Charity shop burglar jailed
A SERIAL burglar who stole nearly £400 after breaking into a Barnet cancer charity shop has been jailed for 20 weeks. Terrence Lewis, of Mulberry Close, Barnet, was caught after leaving blood at the scene of the theft at Cherry Lodge Cancer Care in Church
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Eastenders star pledges support for kids' charity on surprise visit
AN EASTENDERS favourite made a group of charity worker’s days with an unannounced visit to their Barnet offices on Monday. Shane Richie, who plays cheeky Queen Vic landlord Alfie Moon in the BBC soap, dropped in to see staff at the Noah’s Ark
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Main work to start on Henlys Corner as part of £8million improvement project
THE £8million carriageway developments to smooth traffic flow at Henlys Corner will begin early next month. Transport for London (TfL) has already started work on footways and grassed areas around the junction in Finchley but the main road
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BARNET: Bees drum up support ahead of crunch Morecambe clash
Barnet are offering special ticket deals in a bid to drum up support for the Bees' big League Two clash this Saturday. Paul Fairclough's side host Morecambe, one of the teams Barnet are hoping to catch in order to secure their League Two survival. So
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Last images of assassinated politician released
THE last images of a Pakistani politician have been released by police six months after he was assassinated on his doorstep in Edgware. Counter-terrorism detectives who are heading up the investigation of the murder of Dr Imran Farooq believe
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Triple joy for Finchley boxers
It has been a fantastic week for Finchley & District ABC. The club gained a hat-trick of London boxing champions and a brace of junior North West Division champions, as well as four other winners at club shows. At the London Championships in Dagenham
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National final for London Academy table tennis players
THE London Academy, Edgware, has won through to the national finals of the U13 boys' table tennis event at the Butterfly National School Team Championships. Four teams from around the country will compete at Hinckley in the final this Saturday (March
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Council worker 'terrified' by One Barnet plans
A WORRIED Barnet Council worker told a public meeting about planned cuts last night she is “terrified” by plans to outsource several key departments. Barnet Alliance for Public Services (BAPS) hosted a meeting where Professor Dexter Whitfield, a leading
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Fudu Lounge stripped of licence
A NORTH Finchley bar which opened less than a year ago has been stripped of its licence after the owners repeatedly failed to heed warnings to cut out noise. New owners took over the venue, formerly known as the Embassy Lounge, last year with
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Hendon 1 Lowestoft Town 1
Hendon picked up a decent point last night, ending a dismal run of defeats. It was also some revenge for the 8-1 thrashing the Suffolk side inflicted on them last month. The Greens took the lead through Belal Aite-Ouakrim, but Lowestoft salvaged a point
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Woman attacked on boyfriend's doorstep
A WOMAN was attacked by two muggers, who may have followed her from work, on her boyfriend’s doorstep in Barnet. The 25-year-old had finished work at a clothes store in Knightsbridge on Friday evening and driven to her boyfriend’s in Mays Lane
