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Civil service new walkout
Civil service workers in Finchley and Edgware joined a second national strike on Tuesday over pay, job cuts and privatisation. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) said the 24-hour walkout was due to affect up to 200 government departments
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Ken accuses over cycle spending
London Mayor Ken Living-stone has attacked the borough of Barnet for failing to promote cycling despite huge investments in the rest of the capital. The number of cyclists in London has soared by 83 per cent since 2000, the mayor announced on Tuesday
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Borough plan for Hindu faith school ‘is UK first’
An independent charity has applied to Harrow Council for planning permission to build the UK's first Hindu faith-based voluntary aided school in Edgware. The I-Foundation, which aims to establish sustainable projects that further the advancement of Vedic
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Inquest opened into boy crushed by wall
An inquest has been opened into the death of a 16-year-old boy who was killed when a wall collapsed on him in the garden of a house in Hadley Wood. Adam Gosling, of Latchingdon, Essex, died when the wall fell on to him at the house, in Broadgates Avenue
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Cases of superbug are still on the rise
Cases of the superbug Clostridium difficile increased by four per cent at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust in 2006, it emerged this week. The bug, which develops in the intestines, can cause potentially life-threatening bowel problems and is
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Families’ anger at care home closure
Families of patients at a residential care centre have voiced their anger at the decision to shut down the home. Baytree Care Centre, in Reservoir Road, Southgate, is facing closure under legislation introduced last year. It is currently the largest
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What do over 55s think of services?
A scheme promoting services for the over 55s is taking place at Barnet Multicultural Community Centre, in Algernon Road, West Hendon, on Tuesday, May 8, between 10am and 1pm. Living Longer, Living Better, has been organised by Barnet Council and Barnet
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Martin Chivers to lead charity team
Tottenham Hotspur and England legend Martin Chivers will be leading a celebrity team in a fundraising football match in aid of an Edgware-based charity this month. The likes of ex-White Hart Lane stars Steve Sedgley and Tony Galvin will be taking part
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Bothy trustees quit: Councillors walk out over arts centre dispute
Two Barnet councillors walked out of a board meeting at historic Avenue House in Finchley on Monday evening and resigned as trustees the next day. Councillors Jeremy Davies, Liberal Democrat, and Anne Hutton, Labour, resigned from the board of the Avenue
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Resolve route woe
Transport for London's (TfL) refusal to re-route the 384 bus away from narrow streets in Barnet will disappoint residents who have campaigned for change. The route is also an important transport link for others, who would not want to see the service
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Let sense prevail
It is unfortunate that the dispute over the Bothy has reached the point of resignations and recriminations before an objective summary could be brought to light. While a great deal of documentation is now emerging, the facts and chronology will take
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Parking charges hail the end of civilised shopping
Living on the eastern fringe of Barnet, we often venture into Enfield's Cockfosters outpost and its welcome variety of small independent shops. With our hilly avenue getting steeper, we sometimes use the car, absorbing the introduction of parking meters
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Traffic calming protects lives: please bring it back
The people of Lawrence Street might consider the results of changes in Victoria Road, New Barnet, which is naturally slower, being shorter and built up, before they opt not to have their speed bumps replaced. Lawrence Street's bumps were effective. Drivers
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Police are doing a great job with growing problem
It really saddened me to read your article about complaints against the police rising, (April 26). Only recently I, my husband, and a group of dog walking friends had extremely good reasons for raising our serious concerns regarding the antisocial behaviour
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Trio of big issues in school run
Your recent editorial aimed at the problem of the school run was well timed. Three of the most important issues facing us are combined in this growing phenomenon; emissions, congestion and childhood obesity. All need to be urgently addressed. The question
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Whitefield pupils do not deserve to be branded with a bad name
While I wish to thank you for your coverage of our extremely successful and timely production on gun/knife crime, I also would like to show my dismay at the wording used in the article. You refer to a street battle which took place in December 2006 between
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More silver-Ware for Town
Edgware Town are on course for the treble. The runaway champions of the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division completed the double on Tuesday night, Stuart Blackburne scoring the only goal in the 1-0 Premier Division Cup final win over Oxhey Jets.
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Streets paved with gold
Pavements in three town centres will benefit from £750,000 spending in the next few months. Strengthened paving will be used in Brent Street, Hendon; Watling Avenue and Burnt Oak Broadway, Burnt Oak; and Ballards Lane, Finchley.
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Record for the Wares
Champions Edgware Town concluded their Spartan League campaign with a convincing 4-0 win at Langford on Saturday. And the three points were enough to take them over the 100-mark for the season. In fact, the 102 the Wares gained over their 40 matches
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Missed chances sum up frustrating season
Football is all about winning, right? Wrong. On Saturday, for once at least, it was all about the performance. Barnet manager Paul Fairclough did not seem too concerned about the result. He said: "It was all about restoring some pride and dignity,
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In the wee small hours, streets echo with sound of — walkers
Walkers the streets at night is something most women would never normally do. But that's exactly why the North London Hospice is inviting them to do it. The Midnight Walk will see women marching 12 miles around north London in a bid to raise £3,000 for
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‘Waste’ blood saves lives
It may be the last thing on a woman's mind when giving birth, but a mother who donates blood from her umbilical cord could be giving life to another child, as well as her own. Leanne Starrs donated her cord blood after giving birth to three children
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Familiar finale for Greens
Hendon rounded off their season with a fine 1-0 victory over Margate at Claremont Road on Saturday and, in doing so, created a little bit of club history. In the 67th minute, veteran striker Bontcho Guentchev, who came on as a substitute for World Footballer
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Fair to middling as clubs close out season
Potters Bar concluded their league campaign with a home defeat, but can be satisfied with a comfortable mid-table berth. Manager Andy Leese said: "We are down to the bare bones, but the players who came in did well. There was not much in it - we did
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Mum and daughter ‘face neighbours hate campaign’
A mother and daughter forced to move house after receiving death threats and excrement through their door, say they are the victims of more harassment in their new home. Pam Morris, 55, and Tammy, 33, suffered a torrent of abuse from neighbours at their
