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  • Call for clamping to be made illegal

    As private clamping companies continue to charge drivers hundreds of pounds in on-the-spot fines, drivers are calling for something to be done to stop them. Rebecca Lowe reports. In recent weeks Barnet drivers have reported falling foul of "extortionate

  • Have your say - Who should play at Grimsby?

    Barnet manager Paul Fairclough will have to make at least one change at Grimsby tomorrow night. With Rob Beckwith ruled out, Lee Harrison is set to start in goal. However, the Bees have scored in just two of their last eight games. Perhaps it is time

  • Harrison to start at Grimsby

    Barnet goalkeeper Rob Beckwith is almost certainly out of tomorrow night's League Two clash at Grimsby Town. Beckwith, who limped off in the first half at Notts County on Saturday, will be replaced by Lee Harrison. Meanwhile, there also doubts over

  • Sport in brief

    RUGBY: Finchley remain on course for the London Division Four North West title after a 21-0 triumph over Hemel Hempstead on Saturday. They are now three points clear at the top with just two games to go. That means one more win will be enough to lift

  • Greens rue missed chances

    Hendon 0 AFC Wimbledon 2 . . . Ryman League Premier Division . . . Hendon slipped to just their second home league defeat of the season at a windy Claremont Road on Saturday afternoon. In an entertaining game, played out in front of a crowd of 1,005

  • More birds breeding in the Welsh Harp

    Rare ducks have been found breeding in the Welsh Harp nature reserve, with the number and range of wildlife increasing on the site over the last two decades. This month a study completed by Natural England, a Government conservation organisation, found

  • Controversial CPZ to be condemned by residents

    Disgruntled residents opposed to the planned parking restrictions in Burnt Oak are being urged to descend on Hendon Town Hall tonight. The proposed controlled parking zone (CPZ) across the ward has already met with fierce opposition, and the matter is

  • Blues trip up on poor Tilbury pitch

    Tilbury 2 Wingate & Finchley 1 . . . Ryman League Division One North . . . After a fantastic win at Arlesey Town on Tuesday night, Wingate & Finchley followed this up by falling at the home of strugglers Tilbury, hindered by a horrible pitch fit for

  • Ryman League Division One North round-up

    Edgware Town saw their promotion hopes take a blow with a 2-0 defeat at Brentwood Town on Saturday. The Wares slip to seventh in the table, but remain firmly in the play-off hunt. Edgware host Great Wakering Rovers this Saturday. Wingate & Finchley

  • Barnet athletes' Valencia disappointment

    Shaftesbury Barnet 800m star Marilyn Okoro was unable to explain her shock early exit at the World Indoor Championships on Friday. The 23-year-old flew to Valencia with realistic dreams of clinching a first individual global medal in the 800m, but instead

  • Notts C 0 Barnet 0 - The Monday report

    Barnet manager Paul Fairclough said he would have taken a point before the start of this game. Win your home games and draw your away ones - that has always been the secret to success, according to most managers. However, this season has been a topsy-turvey

  • Barnet boogie

    More than 1,200 children from schools across Barnet took to the stage last week in an annual celebration of dance. The week-long event at artsdepot, in Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley, saw children as young as five perform a variety of dance styles

  • Finchley couple found guilty of UK's largest ever music fraud

    A Finchley couple were found guilty on Friday of a multi-million pound scam to defraud the music industry. The case is believed to be the largest of its kind in the UK. Naveed Shaikh, 38, and his wife Farhat Nissa, 35, of Amberden Avenue, were convicted

  • Help needed for talking newspaper

    A talking newspaper is calling for volunteers to help provide the service for Barnet's blind and visually impaired. The Borough of Barnet Talking Newspaper (BBTN) last year celebrated 30 years of sending weekly audio-recorded newspapers to those who

  • Severe weather hampers commuters

    Parts of London are being battered by gale force winds and driving rain causing hazardous conditions for thousands of commuters. Severe weather warnings are in place across areas of the south of England, and many mainline routes into the capital have