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Injured Bees fan is finally heading home
A fanatical Barnet fan critically injured when he was hit by a train is expected to return home this week - two months after he was given a one in a million' chance of survival. Gareth Needham, 24, known to fellow Bees' fans as Donny Gaz' because he
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Fundraising fears
Fundraisers at the North London Hospice fear for its future after a survey revealed that most residents were unaware of its dependency on donations. The questionnaire, sent to 1,000 residents by the hospice in Woodside Avenue, North Finchley, revealed
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Shop to close for last time
A Friern Barnet upholstery shop, run by the same family for three generations, is closing after more than 70 years in business. Bennett's Upholstery, in Friern Barnet Road, is closing its doors for the final time having carried out furniture repairs
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‘Gambling addict’ solicitor struck off
An Edgware solicitor who was jailed after blowing more than £160,000 of clients' money during a 17-month gambling spree has been banned from the legal profession. Grahame Bloom, 50, of Broadfields Avenue, Edgware, frittered away £162,973 of clients'
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Alcohol-free zone to blitz bad behaviour
An alcohol-free zone monitored by CCTV cameras is to be set up across Potters Bar in an attempt to cut down on the amount of antisocial behaviour in the town centre. The zone would cover almost the entire town, stretching as far north as Billy Cows
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Accidents and injuries
Firefighters had to free a 16-year-old girl after her leg became lodged in railings in Barnet on Thursday, at 11am. The girl was sledging down a small hill near Barnet Hill Junior School, in Hammond Close, when she tried to stop herself by placing her
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Slowed down, snowed in
Headteachers have defended their decision to close for two days last week after heavy snow fell on Thursday. All but six of Barnet's 118 nursery, primary, secondary and special schools were closed on Thursday after snow fell in the morning. Most reopened
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Two hurt in racist attack
A Jewish Frenchman was racially assaulted with a baseball bat, wooden sticks and a rock on Tuesday, as he left a Golders Green restaurant with his brother. The man, who was in the country visiting his brother, a UK resident, were leaving a restaurant
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Handgun game ends in police caution
Three teenagers have been arrested after one of them stepped out in front of a car and pointed a gun at the driver in the early hours of Sunday. The driver was heading east along the A41 by the junction with Broadfields Avenue when the incident happened
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The China syndrome
Official statistics show there are more Chinese people living in Barnet than anywhere else in the country. Ahead of Chinese New Year on Sunday, PETER STEBBINGS finds out why the borough is rapidly becoming a new 'China town' Chinese nationals (including
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Blues face promotion crunch match
High-flying Wingate & Finchley have the Ryman League Division One North play-offs in their sights after back-to-back wins. The Blues saw off AFC Sudbury 2-1 in Suffolk on Saturday and then beat Enfield FC 2-0 at the Abrahams Stadium on Tuesday night.
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Wares are el-eight-ed
Royston Town 4 Edgware Town 8 Spartan South Midlands Premier Division Champions-elect Edgware went goal crazy in Hertfordshire on Tuesday night, with Ben Cain and Richard Morton both hitting hat-tricks. The table-topping Wares went 14 points clear
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Heavyweight hopeful predicts first-round win
Finchley boxer Derek Chisora makes his professional debut on Saturday night, embarking on what he believes will be a glittering career that will culminate in him becoming heavyweight champion of the world. He will certainly be in good company at Wembley
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Punishing schedule
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs... yours is the three points and a chance of making the play-offs. Manager Paul Fairclough might consider pinning a copy of Rudyard Kipling's famous poem - with a few relevant alterations
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Man arrested 17 years after murder
Detectives investigating the murder of a Friern Barnet woman found dead in her car 17 years ago have arrested a man in connection with her death. Patricia Parsons, of Firs Avenue, was found slumped in the driver's seat of her white VW Cabriolet near
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Breast screenings still suspended
Women across north London are still unable to arrange routine breast screening appointments as health bosses continue the suspension of the service. The North London Breast Screening Service (NLBSS) wrote to patients just before Christmas explaining
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Duo admit helping to run brothels
Two members of an eastern European vice gang face jail after admitting helping to run three brothels in Barnet. Joseph Mallia, 35, of Bury Street, Edmonton, and Tatiana Micurova, 33, of Salisbury Road, Luton, are thought to have made thousands of pounds
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Teenage gang members deny murdering man
Two teenage gang members killed a man in East Finchley when he tried to stop them bullying a friend, a court heard this week. The 19-year-olds, Aaron Gordon and Lamont Emesibe, members of a street gang called K9, are accused of murdering 38-year-old
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'Bomb plot home videos'
Footage of beheadings, the July 7 London bombings and 9/11 terrorist attacks found in the New Southgate home of one of the six men accused of planning a suicide attack in London was shown to a jury this week. The court heard the 'home movies' containing
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Barnet's most dangerous roads revealed
The junction of Henlys Corner is the most dangerous stretch of road in Barnet, according to figures obtained by this newspaper. Road safety in the borough has come to the fore following three deaths in the space of 12 days this year - including one
