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  • Sign up to charity challenge and Get Britain Bouncing

    Organisers of a bouncy fundraiser that will raise cash and awareness for a Cyctic Fibrosis charity are looking for people to sign up before it gets underway next month. Get Britain Bouncing is looking for clubs, schools, businesses and individuals

  • Community centre will rise from the ashes

    The Somali community centre gutted by fire in the early hours of yesterday morning will rise from the ashes, Barnet Council has vowed. The leader of Barnet Borough Council, Councillor Richard Cornelius has said the council had “no alternative"

  • Nielsen takes Wingate helm while Norman returns to Blues

    Wingate & Finchley have announced club veteran Daniel Nielsen will take up the role of first-team head coach following Gary Meakin’s departure last week. Nielsen, who has made over 430 appearances for the Blues, will be assisted in his role

  • Marsor enjoys hands-on role at Apex Festival

    Motorsport student Nima Marsor got his hands well and truly dirty at the race meet at the Apex Festival at Lydden Hill, Kent. The 24-year-old, who lives in Mill Hill, studies motorsport at the College of North West London and was part of a team

  • Barnet to host Player of the Year awards at The Hive

    Barnet will host the club’s Player of the Year awards at The Hive on Wednesday June 26. The event will be run in partnership with the Barnet FC Community Trust and tickets are priced at £29 per person. The Bees first team will be in attendance

  • Finchley ease to six-wicket victory

    Finchley eased to a six-wicket win against Teddington in Middlesex League Division One on Saturday. After winning the toss and electing to bowl, Finchley dismissed their opponents for 136. Frahan Butt ended with three for 52, while Michael

  • Saracens draw Toulouse in Heineken Cup

    Saracens have been drawn with four times chammpions Toulouse in the pool stages of the Heineken Cup, along with Irish side Connacht and Italy's Zebre. Toulouse, who finished third in the Top 14 last season and lost to Toulon in the play-off semi-finals

  • First step on career ladder for 15 new apprentices

    Fifteen young people from Barnet have made their first steps up the career ladder after being chosen as apprentices. The apprentices, aged between 16 and 24, were selected to work for The Barnet Group, which includes Barnet Homes and Your Choice

  • Farrell must use aggression to hunt beneath the surface

    Saltwater crocodiles have a stronger bite than any other animal in the world. Harder than a lion, a hippopotamus or a great white shark, crocs slam their jaws shut with 16,460 newtons of unimaginable force. For context, humans might exert five

  • Bar advance into second round of Herts County Cup

    Potters Bar advanced to the second round of the Herts County Cup on Sunday after a 118-run victory against Hoddesdon. Bar were inserted after losing the toss but went on to make a commanding total of 269 for nine. Jomel Warrican top scored

  • Volunteers wanted for Healthwatch Barnet

    A new organisation that provides a voice for the most vulnerable in Barnet is recruiting volunteers. Healthwatch Barnet, which was launched last month to ensure the views and experiences of people who use health and social care services are heard

  • Arts and crafts for the whole family

    As the weekend approaches and it comes time to arrange a family outing, many parents are hoping for something to come up that will take full advantage of the weather, occupy the children with a variety of activities, and perhaps even instill an appreciation

  • Departing Holmes will always be grateful to Barnet

    Ricky Holmes will not be a Barnet player next season but says he will always be grateful to the Bees for giving him the chance to prove himself in the Football League. The 25-year-old joined Barnet three years ago from non-league Chelmsford City