Three state school pupils from Barnet have landed places on a course for aspiring journalists. Lilyana Drumchiyska, 18, from Bishop Douglass School, in Hamilton Road, East Finchey, Sophie Etem, 17, from Woodhouse College, in Woodhouse Road
A community fun day in High Barnet put smiles on the faces of children and adults as the Olympics came to a close on Sunday. Some 200 people turned out for the Community Games event, organised by a number of local charities and organisations, on
The manager of a sports club which has been awarded a £50,000 grant for refurbishment is “over the moon”. Janet Shefras, manager of the Temple Fortune Club, in Bridge Lane, was given a Biffa Award by the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts to carry
Vital gas works will close off one end of Potters Bar High Street for two weeks from tomorrow. National Grid engineers will begin replacing ageing metallic gas pipes in The Causeway with new plastic alternatives on Thursday. The work means
One lane of the M25 near Potters Bar is blocked following a crash. Three cars have been involved in a collision on the M25 clockwise between junction 24 and junction 25. There is heavy traffic in the area
Budding footballers from Edgware recently took part in a football skills festival attended by former England captain Ray Wilkins. The event was part of the FA Tesco Skills Programme which hopes to get 4.7 million children across the UK involved in
It is not often a manager watches his side lose 5-1 and can take more positives than negatives from the match. But Barnet head coach Mark Robson remained upbeat despite the Bees exiting the Capital One Cup at Championship outfit Birmingham City.
A pair of homeless Romanian immigrants caught breaking into two Golders Green shops on Monday have been jailed for burglary offences. Mircea Balan, 37, and Iona Gheti, 28, were arrested at 2am when CCTV operators saw them in Golders Green Road
A cafe owner from North Finchley has written to the leader of Barnet Council to express her views on a recent interview he gave to the Times Series. Helen Michael, who owns Cafe Buzz in the High Road, believes that some of the comments made by
An 80-year-old fraud victim has spoken out to warn people about a new scam operating in Barnet. The victim, who asked not to be named, was at his Mill Hill home at 10pm last Saturday when he received a phone call. A lady, who called herself
Anthony Joshua’s trainer has spoken of his pride at being involved in helping the boxer win an Olympic gold medal. John Oliver, who has worked at Finchley Amateur Boxing Club for 48 years, said: “I am over the moon, what can I say? “It’s taken
A career criminal from North Finchley who was caught driving a stolen car full of burgled valuables has been jailed for almost five years. Greg Disbrey, of Burnbrae Close, was wearing an electronic tag when police caught him on March 6 driving
Pharmacy owners in Burnt Oak Broadway have expressed their concerns at proposals for a 100 hour pharmacy in the area. The owners of three independent pharmacies in the street have spoken out against the plans which they believe could result in
