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  • Skipping the rules

    Heaps of rubbish spilled onto the streets after dedicated Passover skips were misused by some residents. Refuse collectors struggled to keep up with demand as more than 150 tons of waste were piled into 17 skips across the borough between April 16 and

  • The modern slave trade

    I was interested to read your report Prostitution ring busted' (Times Series, April 24), having recently read Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves', by Kevin Bales. The story you published appears to reflect some of the scenarios described by

  • Find your nearest polling station for the May 1 elections

    To search for your polling station by postcode, click here. BARNET Underhill Jnr School, Mays Lane, Barnet Hadley Memorial Hall, 29 Hadley Highstone, Barnet St Mark's Church Hall, Potters Road, New Barnet Arkley Men's Club, Barnet Road,

  • Tributes flow for ‘true giant of British jazz’

    Veteran jazz musician, radio host and Barnet resident Humphrey Lyttelton died on Friday, aged 86. Rebecca Lowe looks back at the life of a man who captivated the nation with his warmth, wit and wonderful jazz refrains It was once said an ancestor of

  • Drugs and gun seized in Grahame Park

    Cocaine, cannabis, heroin and a handgun were seized by police last week during a raid in Grahame Park. Around 30 officers entered two properties on the estate on April 16 after executing warrants obtained under the Misuse of Drugs Act. The dawn raids