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  • Poll: Where will Barnet finish this season?

    With the League Two season kicking off tomorrow, the Times Series is asking Barnet fans – where will the Bees finish this season? With the club escaping relegation from the Football League on the final day of the past three league campaigns, it

  • Couple's hell over £21k wheelie bin dispute

    An Edgware couple went through “a year of hell” when a neighbourly dispute over the placement of a wheelie bin ended up in court with a £21,000 legal bill. Liaquat and Liphe Ali have been tormented since the civil action was started by their neighbour

  • Cockfosters begin league campaign with draw

    Cockfosters drew 0-0 with newly promoted Southall in their opening fixture of the Spartan League season. Cockfosters were looking to build on their season opening FA Cup win against Sporting Bengal United, whilst Southall had previously recorded a

  • Stanmore inflict heavy defeat upon Harpenden

    Stanmore were victorious as they defeated Harpenden Seconds by 280 runs in the Chess Valley Sunday League Division Six. In an impressive batting display, Gonga (90 runs) and Cullen (81 runs not out) top scored on the way to the team posting a total

  • Wind orchestra holds free workshop

    A community wind orchestra is celebrating its move from Whetstone to High Barnet with a free workshop. Da Capo Concert Band is moving from All Saints School, Whetstone, where it has been since 1997, to St John the Baptist Church in High Street,

  • Open day at new hospital

    The newly built, state-of-the-art, Finchley Memorial Hospital is to be showcased on August 23. Work on the community hospital in Granville Road is coming to an end so the hospital has organised an open day to give people the chance to tour the

  • Copthall School enjoys 98 per cent pass rate

    Students at Copthall School in Mill Hill are celebrating an A-Level pass rate of 98 per cent. The Pursley Road school had 96 A-Level candidates this year and 36 per cent of the grades they achieved were A* to B. Headteacher Jane Beaumont said

  • Are you jazz mad?

    Fresh from Ronnie Scott’s, the Shane Allessio Quartet are coming to the Mill Hill Jazz Club. Shane is an improvising bassist, composer, arranger, bandleader and educator. Originating from the US, his performances have taken him on many international

  • Jewish identity up for discussion

    After World War Two, the influx of European immigrants into the UK made London one of the most multicultural cities in the world – but is it ‘working’? In a world of political correctness, the introduction of identity politics has become central

  • Queen Elizabeth's School celebrates outstanding results

    Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet, has just announced its best A-Level results ever. The all-boys school saw the proportion of A* to B grades achieved by students rise above 98 per cent for the first time. In 2011 97.7 per cent of grades were

  • Avi snaps a winning photograph of The Phoenix

    It’s been a great year for London, with events, pageantry and national pride forcing many of us to look at the city with new eyes. With the theme of the Olympic Games being all about the next generation, it’s only fitting that we should find out

  • On the ball with Final Whistle

    With all the buzz of the Olympic Games still ringing in everybody’s ears, a whole generation of would-be athletes is geared up for anything sports related – so the start of the new football season this weekend can’t come quickly enough (even though

  • Student overcomes eating disorder to achieve top marks

    An A-level student from High Barnet overcame a debilitating eating disorder to achieve some of the top marks in her year and a place at Cambridge University. Matilda Devall nearly died when at 13 years old she became severely unwell following a

  • Potters Bar exit Herts County Cup

    Potters Bar lost to Sawbridgeworth at the semi-final stage of the Herts County Cup despite opening batsmen James Kettleborough scoring a century. Chasing down 260 runs in 50 overs, Potters Bar were always going to find it tough but they got off to

  • Relief for students on A-level results day

    Students at East Barnet School ended weeks of sleepless nights when they picked up their A-level results this morning. The sixth form centre was bustling with excited students waiting to see if they made it in to their university of choice.

  • Student's await A-level results

    Barnet students are among thousands across the country awaiting their A-level results this morning. Many sixth form students from throughout the borough will be learning whether they have achieved the required grades to take up their university