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Care home extension plans unveiled
Plans to extend and redevelop a Jewish care home in East Finchley have been unveiled today. Care home charity Nightingale Hammerson plans a five-year redevelopment of Hammerson House in The Bishop’s Avenue to increase the capacity of the home by
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Police presence scaled back at traveller site
Police have scaled back their presence at a traveller site after they were called to prevent a mass brawl between two families earlier today. More than 40 officers were called to the site in Barnet Road, which was closed between Dancers Hill Road
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Saracens 'fat lady' to keep quiet against Harlequins
Saracens have confirmed the club's controversial 'fat lady singing' stunt will not appear during this Sunday's clash against Harlequins at Allianz Park. The 'fat lady', a man dressed in drag, sang over the tannoy during matches against Exeter Chiefs
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Students win award for their colourful coffee mugs business
Budding entrepreneurs have won an award for their successful coffee mugs business. North London Collegiate students went head-to-head with 100 students in the Young Enterprise Awards at Brent Cross Shopping Centre on Saturday and Sunday. Teams
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Police step in to prevent mass traveller brawl
Police are working to prevent a mass brawl between rival gangs of travellers that have gathered at a caravan site in Potters Bar. Roads have been closed around the site, in Barnet Road, while up to 40 police officers break up the groups. It
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Minicab driver assaulted and robbed in Edgware
A woman has been arrested in connection with an assault on a minicab driver in the early hours of this morning. The driver was attacked by two men and a woman who stole £200 from his wallet in Blundell Road, Edgware at 3.30am. A woman was arrested
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Johnson would've swapped goal for Bees win
Elliot Johnson admitted he would have traded his first professional goal for a Barnet victory at Accrington Stanley. The 18-year-old left-back, who has been one of the Bees’ most consistent performers since making his debut for the club in November
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Barnet appeal Davids dismissal
Edgar Davids risks missing four games for Barnet after the Bees decided to appeal his red card against Accrington Stanley. The Dutch international was dismissed in the 85th minute of Barnet's 3-2 defeat on Saturday after receiving two yellow cards
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Saracens 'owes local community' for welcoming club to borough
An expanding community outreach programme at Saracens' stadium is helping the club “repay” local people for letting the club build its new home. The Men in Black officially moved in to Allianz Park in February and stadium director Gordon Banks
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MP for Hendon calls for protection of Iranian refugees
Hendon MP Matthew Offord joined campaigners calling for the protection of Iranian refugees on Saturday. The Conservative joined Barnet’s Anglo-Iranians in a rally outside the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, demanding the Government helps people
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Protests supporting judicial review into outsourcing scheme
Campaigners opposing Barnet Council’s outsourcing programme are holding a demonstration tomorrow in support of a judicial review into the scheme. The Barnet Alliance for Public Services (BAPS) supports the legal action by disabled resident Maria
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Fan's view: 'A pitbull on the pitch but a class man off it'
On Saturday, Barnet fans made the long trip to Lancashire for the clash against fellow relegation battlers Accrington Stanley. Everyone on the supporter's coach prior to the game felt both nervous and optimistic. All the optimism we fans had before
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Students plan Victoria Line challenge to beat blood cancer
Law students are limbering up to walk the length of the Victoria Line to raise money for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. Six final year students at Middlesex University in Hendon will walk from Walthamstow Central Underground Station to Brixton
