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Actress Linda Bellingham tees up with charity golfers
Golfers welcomed actress Linda Bellingham to their annual charity tournament to raise money for a dementia day care centre in Hendon yesterday. The original OXO mum and Loose Women star was the special guest at the Alzheimer's Disease Golf Society
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Barnet friends tough it out for gruelling charity challenge
A group of friends from Barnet dragged themselves through the mud for one of the UK’s toughest charity challenges. Nine men and women joined hundreds of daring participants to take on the Tough Mudder in Kettering, Northamptonshire. The group
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Football club handed £2,000 council grant
A football club has been given £2,000 of public money for professional coaches to train its youth players. Potters Bar Town was handed the cash by Hertsmere Council to pay for coaching for the under-14s, under-16s and under-18s sections. The
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Family step into 1960s as their home is used for new Inspector Morse series
A family took a step back in time when their house was redecorated in a 1960s fashion for the filming of the new inspector Morse series, Endeavour. Mamta Hardy of Courthouse Road, Finchley, was approached by a location manager for the new ITV series
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Playing at home will be a 'massive advantage' for Sarries
Playing at Allianz Park will give Saracens a "massive advantage" against Northampton Saints in the Premiership play-off semi-final this Sunday, says Sarries coach Alex Sanderson. Sarries have played six matches at their new home in Barnet this
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Burnt Oak shops raided by immigration officers
Three Burnt Oak shops were raided by police and immigration officers this afternoon. Three shops in Watling Avenue: makeup and accessorises shop Afro Cosmetics, barbers Isabel’s and pizza take away Bambinos were targeted by Home Office Immigration
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Elizabethans to receive Better Facilities Grants from RFU
Rugby Union in Barnet has received a major boost after Barnet Elizabethans RFC were chosen by the RFU to receive a Better Facilities Grants for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Elizabethans have been selected for a Lead Up and Legacy Goalpost Safety Award
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Barnet music service receives Arts Council funding
A new music service in Barnet has been awarded £150,000 by the Arts Council. The money awarded to music service, Barnet Education Arts Trust, will be used to improve access to music tuition for all children in Barnet schools regardless of their
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All work and no play for school PTA
A school looking to raise £26,000 to pay for new play equipment is proving you must work hard if you want to play hard. Danegrove Primary School, in Windsor Drive, East Barnet, has already purchased the new climbing frames but the Parent Teachers
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Reunion for former pupils of Downer Grammar
Former pupils at an Edgware school are invited to get together and remember the good old days. People who attended Downer Grammar School between 1950 and 1975 are invited to attend a reunion next Saturday. The event will run from 2pm until
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Plans for new Metropolitan Police training centre submitted
The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime has submitted its plans to build a new Metropolitan Police training centre in Colindale. MOPAC will replace the existing Peel Centre in Aerodrome Road if the planning application is given the go-ahead by
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There's no love lost between us, admits Sarries coach
Saracens forwards coach Alex Sanderson insists there will be no love lost between the Men in Black and Northampton Saints in the Premiership semi-final, revealing Saints players think Sarries are fed off “silver spoons”. Saracens go into the match
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Writers' club holds second annual literary festival
An amateur writers' club is holding its second annual literary festival later this month, with organisers hoping to build on the success of last year's debut. The Greenacre Writers' Festival includes children's writing workshops, an open mic night
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Hospice encourages cyclists to pedal for cash
Families are being encouraged to strap on their helmets and get pedalling to raise money for a hospice. Bike riders can sign up to North London Hospice’s annual cycle ride around the Hertfordshire countryside, which will take place on Sunday June
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Avanti House's move to temporary site 'lacks common sense'
A school governor at a Mill Hill primary school has condemned plans by a Hindu free school to move to a temporary site next door to it as "lacking in common sense.” Harrow-based Avanti House announced plans in March to move its secondary school