A VULNERABLE 14-year-old was abducted and raped in a Golders Green Park at the weekend. Police were called at about 11.20am on Sunday by the victim who said she had been snatched, assaulted and then raped by two men. The teenager, who
A BURGLAR who sent abusive messages to witnesses while on the run from police has been jailed. Hayden Noel, of Welbeck Road, Barnet, was wanted by detectives after stealing electronic items and jewellery, as well as two shotguns from a Barnet
A CHILDS Hill councillor will call for a ban on street drinking in the borough tonight. Liberal Democrat councillor Monroe Palmer has tabled a motion in tonight's Barnet Council meeting drawing attention to a rise in street drinkers in Golders
TWO men pleaded guilty to manslaughter and breaching health and safety laws after a 15-year-old labourer was crushed to death by a wall in Hadley Wood. Builder Colin Holtom, 64, of Latchingdon, Essex, who traded as Maldon Groundworks, and contractor
CRIME and safety will top the agenda at a community meeting tomorrow. The first meeting of the Barnet’s Community Safety Engagement Group (BCSEG) will be held at North London Business Park (NLBP) in Oakleigh Road South. Hosted by the
BESTSELLING author Iain Banks has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Middlesex University. Mr Banks, author of 12 novels, received the doctorate at the university's School of Arts and Education at a ceremony on Friday evening. Born
CHILDREN starting school in some areas of the borough this year will be taught in temporary pre-fabricated buildings, due to the excessive demand for places. Applications for schools in Finchley, Edgware and Colindale so greatly outweigh the number
A FRAUDSTER who conned an elderly widow out of her life savings has been jailed. Orhan Usal, 38, befriended the pensioner who lives in North Finchley soon after her husband died in 2002. Police said the schemer would often compliment
TRAFFIC came to a standstill in Hendon this morning after a tree fell across the North Circular Road. The A406 was closed westbound for about four hours due to a fallen ash tree between Henleys Corner and Brent Street. Emergency services
A VETERAN volunteer who has dedicated more than 30 years to helping others will receive a special award this week. Great-grandmother Amy Jones, 99, will be given a certificate in recognition of her selfless work, at a ceremony organised by
A FINCHLEY woman was "outraged" at being forced to pay £600 to Barnet Council for an alleged unpaid parking fine - or risk having her car crushed. Journalist Louisa Barnett, 27, handed the money to the bailiffs on July 1 after she discovered
