Sunday is a big day. Sunday is the Watling Festival at Montrose Park, Burnt Oak. If you've got nothing to do come along. There will be live music, a donkey derby, a five a side football contest for kids (aged 7-9). There's a dog show and a monster
Anyone looking for a taste of countryside living in London can visit the Hampstead Garden Suburb Horticultural Society's flower show this weekend. The firmly established event boasts home-made teas, bulbs for sale, and a number of different classes
Controversial plans to axe A&E and maternity services at a hospital serving the borough have been rubber stamped by the Government. The Independent Review Panel (IRP), an expert on NHS change, has advised the Government to back the plan
Two classic films about the Blitz, starring Michael Caine and Kevin Moore, will be shown at this year's Battle of Britain weekend. Ajay Srivastava, press officer for the Museum says: "We're celebrating the Royal Air Force pilots who defended Britain
Mill Hill hockey club begins the 2008/9 season with a new ground, a new kit and in a new division following a hard-fought promotion. The men's first team will now face the likes of Milton Keynes, Slough and Rover Oxford in the top tier of the
Winless Barnet have not had much luck this season, and keeper Ran Kadoch can no longer turn to one of his lucky charms. The new signing’s lucky number is five, but, with that particular squad number already taken, the Israeli opted to wear
It never rains but it pours. You have to feel for luckless Barnet at the moment. It is now six matches in all competitions — and six defeats. But, to add to manager Paul Fairclough’s woes, he cannot even call upon his new faces to help lift the gloom
A hard-hitting short film on the impact of knife crime premiered in Hendon on Sunday. The 15-minute drama RIP: Revenge Is Pointless was directed by Finchley film-maker Paul Gweks and features first-time actors from the borough. Almost
Many valuable lessons were learnt as Barnet Elizabethans started the new campaign with a friendly at Tabard on Saturday. Though the game ended in a 59-12 defeat, coach Laurence Smith would have discovered much about some of his new players. The match
Mill Hill Village FC are holding trials to bolster their sides for the new season. The club run four teams and can cater for all standards of players. For details, call Chris on 07753 410558. * East Barnet Old Grammarians are looking for new players
Masked robbers who stole more than £750,000 worth of jewellery from two shops in Brent Cross shopping centre have been jailed for a total of more than 37 years. High-class jewellers Pravin and Fraser Hart were each raided in 2007 and a stash
Health chiefs are urging schoolgirls to take up a vaccination against a sexually transmitted disease that causes cancer. All girls aged 12 and 13 will be offered free vaccinations against the human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes 99 per
Investigators have been examining the scene of a huge fire that destroyed a kosher food warehouse in Golders Green last Thursday. Firefighters rescued a 24-year-old woman from the blaze, who was taken by ambulance to Hampstead’s Royal Free
Nominations to find the borough’s sporting heroes close next week. The celebrating sports awards have been organised by Barnet Council to find the people who help provide sporting opportunities in the area. The 15 categories include
A group of Mill Hill traders have promised to fight “ridiculous” regulations cracking down on street trading. The rules, agreed by Barnet Council in Feb-ruary, require anybody wishing to put street stalls or furniture on pavements to apply for a licence
