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Coleman to face party discipline on 'extremely serious' assault
Senior Conservative party officials will be “meeting soon” to decide the fate of disgraced Barnet councillor Brian Coleman. The former mayor, who represents Totteridge ward, pleaded guilty on Friday to assaulting mother-of-two Helen Michael in
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Developer completes shopping centre takeover
A family-owned developer has completed a multi-million pound takeover of The Spires shopping centre in High Barnet. The William Pears Group announced this afternoon that they have finalised a deal, thought to be in the region of £35million, with
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School throws birthday party to celebrate 200 years
Children danced around maypoles and 200 balloons were released into the sky as a Finchley primary school celebrated its 200th anniversary. Politicians and dignitaries from around London visited St Mary’s Church of England Primary School in Dollis
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Council introduces new pay by card machines
New card payment parking machines were introduced last week to give residents easier ways to pay for parking. Barnet Borough Council installed the nine new machines in Edgware, Mill Hill and High Barnet as part of the council's continued parking
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Young man killed by train
A young man who died when he was hit by a train at Potters Bar railway station is not expected to be named until later this week. British Transport Police confirmed the man, believed to be in his 20s and from Potters Bar, was fatally struck at
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Former Bee Inglethorpe tips Barnet to make Football League return
Liverpool Under-21 manager and former Barnet striker Alex Inglethorpe has tipped the Bees to make an instant return to League Two following the club’s relegation from the Football League. The 41-year-old saw his young side play out a 1-1 draw with
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'She was failed by the system'
The brother of a woman with severe mental health issues has expressed his “frustration” at the way his sister has been treated by Barnet’s social services. The 33-year-old, of Edgware, whose sister lived in the town for nearly a year, said he was
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'It’s like winning the lottery' - bone marrow match found for grandmother
A bone marrow match has been found for a critically ill grandmother following a five month campaign by family and friends. Sharon Berger, 61, was diagnosed with leukaemia just before Christmas last year when she was told she would need intensive
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Children on their feet to fight leukaemia
There were cheers and laughter as children at a Mill Hill primary school presented two charities with £14,000 they had raised to combat leukaemia. Pupils at Grimsdell Pre-Preparatory School in Mill Hill raised £14,727 for Great Ormond Street Hospital
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Watch: Coleman physically assaults mother-of-two in busy high street
CCTV footage shows the moment a Barnet councillor and former mayor physically assaulted a mother-of-two in the middle of a packed high street. Totteridge representative Brian Coleman pleaded guilty on Friday to the common assault of café owner
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Jewellery store robbed as owner opens up
A jeweller was left with a cut hand and a member of staff collapsed during a robbery in North Finchley this morning. The owner of Seaton Jeweller’s, in High Road, was opening up with a male member of staff at 9am when it is understood they found
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Sun shines on art society's 73rd show
A long-standing art society’s popular annual show was bathed in sunshine at the bank holiday weekend - and continues to be as it draws to a close today. The Milldon Art Society Exhibition, now in its 73rd year, is the centrepiece in the group’s
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New Burnt Oak youth club
A Burnt Oak youth club that aims to build community relations and give young people skills for the future will be launched this week. The youth club is being set up by Barnet Homes and other Burnt Oak community organisations in the wake of a double
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Fan's view: Reasons to be optimistic despite relegation
It still has not sunk in that we will be playing Blue Square Premier football this season. With Edgar Davids at the helm, and arguably the best Barnet squad in years, there were plenty reasons for optimism if we survived. It was not meant to be