There is a debate in Barnet as to who may be positive role models. Larry Achike, who came 7th in the Olympic Triple jump wades into the argument and from what I can see he's a pretty good role model. What makes a sportsman a good role model?
Rowdy travellers caused a week of disruption to residents when they pitched up next to their homes. The convoy of about ten caravans, trailers and vans arrived on Hadley Green last Wednesday evening, and prompted at least 25 calls of complaint
Barnet centre-backs Ismail Yakubu and Joe Devera are both fit to face Lincoln City tomorrow. The duo missed Tuesday's JP Trophy defeat at Dagenham. It is a big boost for the Bees, who have conceded 20 goals in their six matches to date
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The Barnet FC programme for the sell-out pre-season game against Arsenal announced that the PR consultant to the board was Dennis SLIGNY. I guess that's better than the payment I received from a long forgotten Sunday newspaper being addressed
A television divorce lawyer from Barnet, arrested on suspicion of perverting the cause of justice, will not face charges. Vanessa Lloyd Platt was arrested last month over claims she falsely accused her ex-husband of trying to poison her.
A man caught with a gun in Edgware was spared jail yesterday. Ryan Johnson, 21, was handed a 50-week suspended prison term and ordered to do 200 hours community service at Harrow Crown Court, after he was arrested with a pistol. He was
I started antenatal classes this week. In six weeks (five now) I am going to learn how to be a good mother and how to bring my child into the world. In another ten hours of classes I am going to master labour, feeding, the first few days of motherhood
Lincoln City vs BARNET. Coca-Cola League Two. Sincil Bank. Saturday, 3pm. ANALYSIS. The Red Imps have, like Barnet, had a torrid start to the campaign. However, Peter Jackson’s troops did gain their first
Hendon make their first trip to Canvey Island for five years on Saturday. Canvey Island won promotion to the Conference Premier Division in 2004 as Ryman League champions, but resigned from the league after two seasons, and financial considerations forced
Pete Millson got his big break in photography just a year after getting his first camera at 21, photographing new bands for the NME music magazine. He just attributes it to a slow news day at the office. "I've never had any formal training in photography
Wingate & Finchley 4 Northampton Spencer 0 . . . After what turned out to be a classic cup-tie in Northampton the previous Saturday, Wingate and Finchley hosted Northampton Spencer of the United Counties Premier League in an eagerly anticipated
Barnet will test out the latest fad in political theory, in a bid to improve the environment following a £100,000 grant. The Government funding will be used to explore ways to help residents drop less litter, recycle more and reduce their carbon
A Barnet Olympian has defended Team GB after the London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden branded Britain’s Olympic medal winners as “tainted with blood” last week. Brian Coleman, who is also a Barnet councillor, used a newspaper column to
As the urgency of recycling waste hits home, more and more people have begun to sift out plastic bottles, paper, cans and even shoes and batteries from their rubbish. The need to recycle these products to end our reliance on landfill has been drummed
Barnet fencer James Davis underlined his London 2012 credentials by cruising to gold at the UK School Games. The 17-year-old was the red-hot favourite going into the boys’ foil event, and was determined to prove a point after finishing a disappointing
Shaftesbury Barnet’s Tom Peacock threw a lifetime best 43.74m in the discus at the UK Schools Games in Bath. Peacock, 15, who attends East Barnet School, increased his previous best throw by two metres, though he still finished just outside the medals
