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  • Achike tops the podium

    Larry Achike stole the show for Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers by climbing to the top of the podium at the Aviva London 2012 Olympic Trials at the weekend. Achike produced a fine distance of 16.19m to take first place in the triple jump at the

  • "Angry" man petitioning for pavement improvements

    A 61-year-old from Colindale is waging war on “dangerous” pavements after tripping and injuring himself. Robert Gould, from Goldsmith Avenue, Colindale, is gathering signatures for a petition to persuade Brent Council to repair the pavements

  • Saracens to move to Copthall by February 2013

    Saracens rugby club plans to relocate to Mill Hill at the end of the 2012/13 season as development work begins at Barnet Copthall Stadium. The club hopes to play their last five matches at their new stadium which should be fully renovated by

  • House prices rise two per cent in Barnet

    House prices in Barnet have risen by two per cent in the last month. The borough’s average asking price for June is £567,185, an increase of £11,273 over the previous month, according to property website, Rightmove. Barnet remains high

  • Children jump with joy as 'Olympic' torch begins its journey

    Schoolchildren cheered and jumped with joy as they welcomed Barnet’s very own Olympic torch into the borough today. Children carried the torch, which has been made by Middlesex University students, from The Compton School in Finchley to Queenswell

  • Students help musician get feedback from fans

    Design students from Middlesex University have collaborated with award winning musician Imogen Heap on an exciting musical project. Heap's latest project involves an egg-shaped interactive Listening Chair, which is being used to gather opinions

  • Schoolchildren hold torch relay

    Children at a Potters Bar school held their own Olympic torch relay this morning. Pupils at Northaw Church of England Primary School, in Vineyards Road, attended an Olympic themed assembly at the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury. They

  • Methodist church celebrates 75th anniversary

    The Hendon Methodist Church will be celebrating its 75th anniversary next weekend. The Church, located in The Burroughs, opened in 1937, and will be holding its celebrations on Sunday, July 8. The theme of this year's celebrations will be The

  • Juice bar campaign nears £2,000 mark

    The Times Series campaign to save a Barnet Mencap juice bar has now raised nearly £2,000. The Give Us Some Juice campaign has raised £1,876 to date which is 37 per cent of the target. The Times Series is running the campaign to help Barnet Mencap’

  • Mayor visits children's centre garden party

    The Mayor and Mayoress of Barnet will visit Hendon next week, for the Bell Lane Children's Centre's Annual Garden Party. The Garden Party on Friday, July 6, marks the fourth anniversary of the under 5s Children's Centre, which was set up by Bell Lane

  • Schoolchildren in Olympic style opening ceremony

    A Hendon primary school is marking the start of its mini Olympics with an opening ceremony this morning. St Mary’s and St John’s Primary School in Prothero Gardens is holding a month of sporting events starting next week. Today the children

  • Charity shop reopens after facelift

    A Hendon charity shop is to reopen on Friday following a facelift. Save The Children in Vivien Avenue will open again at 12pm having been closed for a week. It will be reopened by Clare Mulley who wrote a book on Eglantyne Jebb, the founder of Save

  • Barnet's 'Olympic' torch begins its journey today

    Barnet’s very own Olympic torch will begin its journey across the borough today. The torch, which has been made by Middlesex University students, will be carried to eleven schools. The relay will begin at The Compton School in Finchley