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School back on track despite lower grant

Barnet Council has this week rescued plans for the construction of the new East Barnet School. The estimated cost of the project is around £33 million, which it had previously been agreed would be met by Government grants, but only £28.4m will now be

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Does Mayor Ken really care about us?

With regard to the comments made by a spokesman for Ken Livingstone about the Henleys Corner footbridge, there seems to be some contradiction. When it came to the tidal flow in the Blackwall Tunnel to ease traffic during rush hour, the tunnel was deemed

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Jobcentre staff do not deserve pay rise

I was mildly amused to discover that there were staff in my local Jobcentre taking industrial action in an attempt to get a bigger pay rise. I am regularly on the receiving end of very poor service from these people and I have written to my MP several

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See big picture of what a success Bothy could be

It is with growing concern and dismay that we view the worsening situation regarding the Bothy. Our school, the Hampstead School of Art, has been in negotiations with Finchley Arts Centre Trust (FACT) since December 2005 and we have shared the dream

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Start on bridges

Barnet Council is awarding the £8 million contract to remodel two bridges over Aerodrome Road, Hendon, to leading civil engineering firm Norwest Holst. The Watford-based company has a turnover of £100 million and employs more than 300 people. The company

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Up and up and up — bus lane fines reach £1.3m

Drivers were fined a total of £1.3 million for driving in the borough's buses-only lanes in the past year, according to Barnet Council this week. Between April 2006 and March 2007, £1,303,350 of fixed penalty notices were issued. It is the third year

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Family face jail for fraud

A mother and her son, a police community support officer (PCSO), face jail this month after admitting a £32,000 housing scam. Taslima Mahmud, 48, managed to secure a council flat four years ago after claiming marriage breakdown had left her and her two

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Cash stolen in bag snatch

A 79-year-old woman had her purse taken from her handbag outside Sainsbury's in High Road, North Finchley, between 1.15pm and 1.30pm on Friday. The woman was not injured. Witnesses can contact Det Sgt Mick Gornall at Colindale police station on 020 8200

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Rehab staff fury as computer fault docks pay

Elderly and vulnerable patients are losing out on care because a computer fault is preventing health workers from doing their jobs properly. Staff in Barnet Primary Care Trust's (PCT) rehabilitation scheme told of the problems this week. They use their

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‘We shall miss woman of passion and principle’

The funeral has taken place of former Barnet councillor Anne Jarvis, who died following a short battle with cancer last month. Mrs Jarvis, who was 77, was elected to serve as Labour councillor for East Barnet in 1994, and went on to chair the education

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Life as an MP is positive and varied

On May 1, 1997, I was first elected as Hendon's Labour MP. Looking back, the first thing to strike me was the scale of the job. Having been in local government for 15 years, I thought I had a reasonable idea of what was involved. Nothing, though, prepared

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Car tips for fire crews

Nine members of North Finchley Fire Station visited a car showroom this week to brush up their knowledge of cars. They visited Hummingbird to study key safety features on Mitsubishi and Kia models, and identify useful cut-off and isolation points which

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Gun death: new charge

A fifth man has been charged in connection with the death of a Cricklewoodfather-of-three. Robert Lettin died after being shot in the chest with his own air rifle during a robbery at his home in Lichfield Road on January 24. Idris Hadra, 28, of no fixed

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Antisocial trouble fear at park which has lost its keeper

Axing the full-time park keeper from Cherry Tree Wood in East Finchley could lead to the park being taken over by yobs at night, claim campaigners. The Friends of Cherry Tree Wood say that trouble was being invited because there was no one to lock the

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OAPs battle on over car parking

Residents living near a tube station say they feel they are banging their heads against a brick wall' in their requests for a controlled parking zone (CPZ). People in warden-controlled flats in Westbury Avenue, Woodside Park, say motorists use up all