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Hertford to face Nomads in finals
Hertford Road Club will take on BPC Nomads in the final of the Barnet Pool League Cup after the two sides successfully came through their semi-final matches. Hertford defeated ForeSt Creatures 7-4, while BPC were too strong for Tudor 19th Hole and
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Men jailed after violent assault outside tube station
Three men who violently assaulted and robbed a group of people outside Finchley Central Tube Station have been jailed. Edison Demushi, 22, Abdi Salan Darebiye, 23, and Mukhter Hassan, 26, began following a man and two women walking in Regents Park
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Verdict delayed but One Barnet challenger pledges to appeal if opposed
A judge will not deliver his verdict on the legality of Barnet Council’s radical outsourcing programme until after Easter. But the claimant in the case has already pledged to continue her fight if the judgement does not go her way. Justice
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Oakleigh Park members battle the elements
Oakleigh Park Tennis Club’s members braved wet and cold conditions to compete in the club’s inter tennis finals on Sunday. The men’s doubles was won by Ollie Shirbini and Bert Shelley, who defeated Roger Lane and David Newland 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. In
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McCall hoping to extend lead over Quins at Premiership summit
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall says a win over Harlequins on Sunday would give the Men in Black a "small bit of breathing space" at the top of the Premiership table. McCall's side are currently four points clear of second-placed Quins with
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Schoolchildren make Islamic prayer mats as part of faith day
Schoolchildren have learned to weave prayer mats and visited a mosque as part of an educational faith project. Pupils at Sacred Heart Primary School visited Ayesha Community School in Montagu Road, Hendon, to take part in the Three Faiths Forum
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Lee joins Birmingham City on loan
Barnet midfielder Oliver Lee has joined Birmingham City on loan until the end of the season. The 21-year-old has made 13 appearances for the Bees since joining the club on a free transfer in the summer after being released by West Ham United. Blues
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District quartet get Dons youth deals
Four members of the Barnet Under-12 district side have been signed by League One club MK Dons. Jack Hourican-Harvey, Recoe Martin, Zoriaz Khan and Dion Miftari impressed in a friendly match against the Dons in January and were offered trials with the
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Senda has 'peace of mind' after retirement
When Danny Senda walked out of the Underhill tunnel for a match against Swindon Town 14 months ago the right-back didn’t know it but it was to be his last game as a professional footballer. Shortly before half-time he attempted a tackle. One that he
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'Unprecedented' level of outsourcing in One Barnet will come 'once-in-a-generation'
Barnet Council is engaging in an “unprecedented, once-in-a-generation” level of outsourcing with its One Barnet programme, a court heard today. Justice Nicholas Underhill, overseeing a judicial review into the scheme, said the authority’s plans
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Conwoman targeting elderly people at their homes
Police are hunting a serial fraudster who has conned several elderly people out of their money. The woman in her twenties usually operates in the evenings, knocking on doors claiming to be a neighbour or a nurse. She tells her victims she has
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Plans for new Metropolitan Police training centre unveiled
This is an artist's impression of the proposed new Metropolitan Police training centre in Colindale. The Metropolitan Police Service and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime have revealed the plans for a new building, which will replace the
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As seen on TV
At the beginning of February, members of the North Finchley Rock Chorus gathered outside Spitalfields Market in the East End to perform and record a jingle about the merits of saving in an ISA account for a financial programme for ITV1. As well
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Escaping Austria
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Anschluss, the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in March 1938, the London Jewish Cultural Centre will show the exhibition Double Exposure: Jewish Refugees from Austria in Britain. This exhibition
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Tea with Dame Barbara Cartland inspired a novel
It is always interesting to learn where writers draw the inspiration for their characters and plots from – their own experiences, scraps of conversations overheard, stories on the news, and sometimes from other writers. Friern Barnet author Irene
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Q&A with Sound of the Suburb
Sound of the Suburb are a high-energy bunch of rock veterans from East Finchley and Hampstead Garden Suburb who have just released their self-titled debut album, a mix of rock, psychedelia, folk ballads, easy listening, not-so-easy listening and rockabilly
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Reynolds new British junior record
Javelin thrower Aidan Reynolds has been in impressive form this year and the Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers competitor clinched a new British junior record at the World Indoor Throws Meeting. Under-20 athlete Reynolds, who only joined Harriers last year
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Judas’s tale told in the Easter story
One by one, a string of witnesses is brought in to the police interview room. The inspector grills each one: How did he die? Did he kill himself? And what happened to the money? The man in question is Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus Christ’s 12 Apostles
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Shopping centre joins environmental challenge to reduce landfill
Brent Cross Shopping Centre has pledged to recycle 100 per cent of its waste in an attempt to be more environmentally friendly. None of the centre’s waste will be sent to landfill and any waste that cannot be recycled in the normal way will be
