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  • Judge needs more time to determine fate of Cat Hill site

    Squatters fighting to save a university from being turned into flats say their lives “hang in the balance” after a judge told them he needed more time to decide the fate of the site. Campaigners who have moved into the former Cat Hill campus, on

  • Parent centre gets cash boost

    A centre that helps and supports lone patents across the borough has been given a cash boost. Barnet Lone Parent Centre has been given a grant of £21,326 form the HeathHope CIC, with money from raised through The Health Lottery. The money will

  • Mayor of London Boris Johnson to stand as MP

    Boris Johnson will stand as an MP for the Conservative Party in the next general election while continuing his role as the Mayor of London. Speaking at an event where he gave a speech on EU policy, he admitted he could “no longer endlessly dodge

  • Don’t tax people out of owning their own home, warns haart

    Estate agency haart in Borehamwood warned today that a stamp duty “crunch” is coming nearer and it could cost the buyer of a typical home at least £5,000 extra on top of all the other costs of moving. At the current rate of house price growth (

  • Conference preview: middle of the pack

    The second part of the Times Series’ 2014/15 Conference preview looks at those sides whose seasons could feasibly go either way. After relegation and the very real threat of going out of existence again, Aldershot Town head into a new season with

  • Children left covered in chocolate at workshop

    Children were left covered in chocolate during a mouth-watering workshop as part of a summer activity programme. The London Jewish Cultural Centre, in Golders Green, held the ‘bonanza chocolate factory’ event under the guidance of master confectioner

  • Fraudsters could have cost council £11.9m

    Barnet Borough Council says it has prevented housing fraud worth £11.9million in the past year. Figures show the authority’s corporate anti-fraud team discovered millions of pounds of fraudulent activity relating to tenancies and the Government's