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New mayor Cllr Morris: 'It is a wonderful opportunity'
Councillor Paul Morris has been elected as Hertsmere’s new mayor. The Bushey representative was unanimously elected at a council meeting at the civic offices tonight. Hertsmere’s new deputy mayor Bushey Councillor Carey Keates was also elected
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New figures show council approaches to social housing crisis
New figures have been released showing the differing approaches of London councils in tackling the capital’s growing social housing problem. Research carried out by the Bureau of Investigative Journalists shows local authorities’ total spend on
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Barker’s ‘time to shine’ after landing world shot
Darren Barker says he is one fight away from realising his dream after it was announced the Barnet-born boxer will take on Australian IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale in August., writes Dev Trehan. The 31-year-old stopped Italian Simone Rotolo
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Meeting to discuss future of NHS
More than a hundred people packed a North Finchley community hall last night to hear a heated debate on the future of the NHS in Barnet and across the country. At the Greek Cypriot Centre in Britannia Road, members of the National Health Action
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Video: Abrahams strike on goal of the season shortlist
Barnet youth-team midfielder Tanasheh Abrahams is one of nine players on the shortlist for the League Football Education’s 2012-13 Goal of the Season competition. Abrahams’ strike against Brighton & Hove Albion won the February goal of the
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Devastated Fraser to miss start of next season
Saracens flanker Will Fraser admits he is devastated not to be going on tour with England after learning he will miss the start of next season with a rare shoulder injury which could rule the 23-year-old out until November. With the main focus
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Grandfather hits out at 'string of failures' at Barnet Hospital
A grandfather who is one of many waiting more than a year for an urgent operation has hit out at health chiefs for what he calls a “string of failures”. Despite doctors assuring Raymond Hague, of Stratfield Road, Borehamwood, there was an 18-week
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Two arrested over mass brawl that left five injured
Two men have been arrested in connection with a mass brawl in Finchley Central this morning that left five people in hospital. Between ten and 15 men were involved in the altercation outside La Gogu bar, at the corner of Nether Street and Ballards
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Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group hosts public meeting
People in Barnet are being invited to meet the GPs in charge of providing NHS services in Barnet. During the public meeting, which will take place next Thursday at St. Paul’s Centre in Long Lane at 11.00am, GPs on Barnet’s Clinical Commissioning
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Bees announce full retained list
Following the announcement that Edgar Davids will stay with Barnet, the Bees have confirmed the players that will remain at the club next season and those who would be leaving this summer. Barnet will be retaining top scorer Jake Hyde, midfielders
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Healthwatch Barnet launched
A new organisation created to help Barnet residents get the best from their health and social care services was launched yesterday. Healthwatch Barnet is an independent organisation set up to represent the interests of patients at Barnet Borough
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Teenagers spend day in life of prisoner
Teenagers got a taste of life behind bars as part of a hard-hitting project to deter young people from crime. Around 60 pupils from Yavneh College and Hertswood Academy, both in Borehamwood, and Mount Grace Academy, in Potters Bar, took part in
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Ten month wait for hip operation 'intolerable'
A great-grandfather has described NHS red tape as “crazy” after he was told he could wait almost a year for a hip replacement at Barnet General Hospital. David Turner, of Arundel Drive, Borehamwood, was dismayed to hear the waiting time for the
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Mass brawl leaves five injured
A mass brawl in Finchley Central earlier this morning left five men injured – three of them critically. Between ten and 15 men are believed to have been involved in the altercation outside La Gogu bar, on the corner of Nether Street and Ballards
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Pair deny harrassment charges in synagogue sex abuse probe
Two men arrested as part of an investigation into sex abuse allegations at an orthodox Jewish synagogue have denied charges of harassment. Shlomo Feldman and Samuel Erlanger were both detained by police probing allegations of sex abuse at the Divrei
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Mill Hill girl cuts lovely locks for charity
A girl from Mill Hill has shorn her lovely locks to raise money for children who have lost their hair. Beatrice Leviton, nine, cut off ten inches of hair at Kink Hair Salon in Daws Lane on Friday to raise money for the Little Princess Trust, a