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Police appeal for help identifying man after robbery
POLICE are appealing for help in identifying a man after a robbery in East Finchley. The robbery involved violent threats before the theft of a phone and I-pod at around 4.30pm on Sunday January 30 in High Road. Anyone who knows the
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Residents concerned about proposal for Jewish free school in Mill Hill
RESIDENTS have expressed concerns about proposals to turn a Mill Hill garden centre into a new Jewish free school. At Tuesday’s Hendon Residents Forum a call was made for a “proper consultation” regarding founders of Etz Chaim school wanting
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Concerns over pedestrians’ safety after council cover lights at crossing
WHETSTONE Society is concerned about pedestrians’ safety after Barnet Council covered lights at crossings in the area. The council decided to carry out a trial starting on March 1 to physically bag over pedestrian green man crossings in Totteridge
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Bar owners vow to appeal licence revocation
THE owners of a bar stripped of its alcohol licence after complaints from neighbours about noise have vowed to appeal the decision. On Tuesday Barnet Council’s licensing committee took the permit away from the Fudu Lounge in North Finchley after police
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Community gets active to help save historic building from closure
STUDENTS and residents are throwing their support behind a historic community building in Finchley which faces closure due to lack of funding. Pupils at Wren Academy in North Finchley, Madeline Lewis and Gabriella Sgambati have produced and
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Modern Millie
ELODS (the Enfield Light Operatic and Dramatic Society) presents the rip-roaring comedy musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, next week at the Wyllyotts. Set in 1920s New York, it tells the story of Millie, who has the single ambition of marrying a rich
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Israeli music
Hungarian-born Israeli composer Andre Hajdu will perform in Finchley next week. Part classical, part pop and jazz and always spiritual, his programme Kulmus Hanefesh (The Quill of the Soul) will see him perform with a group of young musicians, mostly
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Bear adventure
Michael Rosen’s award-winning book We’re Going On A Bear Hunt will be brought vividly and noisily to the stage at The Radlett Centre next week. Join the intrepid adventurers on their quest to find a bear, as they wade through the gigantic swishy swashy
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Madcap orchestra
Dubbed the “world’s first classical music hooligan“, you’d do well to expect the unexpected from Rainer Hersch and his Classic Comedy Orchestra. Whether you are a professor of music or couldn’t tell a string quartet from a string vest, Hersch
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Bible in paperback
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible – the most widely read translation of the bible ever made. East Finchley-based Professor Bob Owens of the Open University’s English Department, was invited by
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Young director
After 13 tranquil years, Jim and Marsha’s marriage is on the wane. But their routine is shattered when Jim’s old flame Wanda comes to visit, causing chaos at every opportunity. As the couples’ lives are overturned – can their relationship survive? Wanda
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Blue Suede Shoes is given another meaning
Using a simple word game as their starting point, a collective of illustrators called Gumbo have created a surreal series of drawings that are now on display at the Apthorp Gallery, North Finchley. “One person used a well-known phrase of three
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Musical soiree launches annual Proms’ season
A MUSICAL soiree was held in Hampstead Garden Suburb to launch the 19th annual Proms at St Jude’s. Around 150 guests at Henrietta Barnett School were given a taste of what to expect at this year’s music festival which will take place in the
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BARNET: Ladies looking forward to big Nottingham Forest clash
It is a massive week for the men and ladies of Barnet FC. While the lads have a crunch League Two relegation clash with Morecambe at Underhill this Saturday, the lasses have a cup final to look forward to next Thursday (March 24). Barnet Ladies will
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Blues in big semi-final clash
Wingate & Finchley will be looking to reach their second cup final of the season this evening. The Blues, who are already in the final of the Ryman League Cup, host Tooting & Mitcham for a place in the final of the London Senior Cup. Kick-off at the
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School staff to take part in sponsored cycle dressed as red noses
STAFF at a school in Barnet will take part in a sponsored cycle dressed as red noses to raise money for Comic Relief. Nina Bain and Susan Turek are part of Whitefield School’s administration team and will cycle around 130km on gym cycles tomorrow
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Shock defeat for Hendon U18s
Hendon U18s suffered a second upset defeat in three matches as they slipped to a 1–0 Cheshunt Youth League defeat at the hands of Apoel. Hendon started slowly and were made to pay after 15 minutes when their hosts scored what proved to be the only goal
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Hendon U21s see off FC Team
Hendon U21s produced an excellent performance to overcome FC Team at John Lyons School in the Cherry Red Books Middlesex County League Division One Central & East. They got off to a great start, scoring in the fifth minute when a free-kick by
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Beatboxer Beardyman is serious about not being taken seriously
In what was probably the best tagline for any BBC News guest in all time, when Beardyman was welcomed onto the Breakfast couch last month, underneath his moniker read the words: "King of Sound and Ruler of Beats". It's typical of the 28-
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Hadley Wood student's marathon effort
Bethany Carter won the Barnet mini-marathon trials at Copthall. The St Martha's Senior School, Hadley Wood, pupil will now compete for the borough in the London Mini-Marathon on Sunday, April 17. At Copthall, Bethany saw off about 40
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Teenager killed in head-on car crash
A TEENAGER was killed in a head-on car crash in Colindale yesterday afternoon. The 18-year-old man was a passenger in a Volkswagen Golf which hit a Renault Megan in Colindeep Lane at around 2.40pm on Wednesday. Police believe the Golf hit a
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Pupils launch 100 rockets as part of science experiment
PUPILS from a school in Hendon launched 100 rockets to mark their participation in International Science Week. Years five and six at The Hyde School sent their handmade rockets soaring from West Hendon Playing Fields on Friday March 11.
