Holocaust survivors have paid tribute to a teenager from Austria who spent the year on a volunteer programme “to keep the memory of the war alive”. Ben Preclik has been helping out at the London Jewish Cultural Centre, in North End Road, Golders
A woman who recently turned 100 claims she is “not bored yet”. Doris Smith, nicknamed ‘The Queen’ by family and friends, celebrated her birthday on Sunday with cream tea and champagne at The Grove Hotel in Watford. Mrs Smith, who lives in Harrows
Something fishy is going on at a university as artistic students create an exhibition about the mysteries of the sea. Drawn Chorus, a group of illustration graduates at Middlesex University, in The Burroughs, Hendon, will put on a nautically-themed
Heartbroken students have started a petition to rename their school in memory of their headteacher. The “one in a million” Kevin McKellar, who worked at Hendon School, in Golders Rise, died over the bank holiday weekend. The Times Series has
The family of the first British ebola patient has praised the treatment he is receiving at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead. William Pooley, 29, is being treated for ebola at the hospital in Pond Street, Hampstead. His family has said that
A man is recovering in hospital after being hit by a van. The man, in his 60s, was hit in Hendon Way, near the junction with Queens Road around 10.30am on Friday. He was taken to a central London hospital where he is recovering from his injuries
A course that aims to get women into work will start next month. Barnet & Southgate College will begin its free 'women’s return to work' course on Tuesday, September 16. It will run on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9.30am to 2.30pm at
Troubled families will be forced toaccept help in a programme to help save taxpayers' money. Barnet Borough Council has already worked with central government on the pilot of the Troubled Families Programme, and will start delivering it from
A vegetarian food festival expects to attract 1500 visitors while raising money for charity. The ‘Flavours of the World’ festival will take place at the Sadhu Vaswani Centre, Cricklewood Lane, on Sunday, September 7. It is hosted by the SVC
Children whose brothers and sisters receive help from a hospice were treated to an activity weekend to help them make new friends. Construction firm Skanska Balfour Beatty donated £3,100 to the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice, in Victor Way, Barnet
