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  • Opposition profile: Southport

    After losing just five times in the final three months of last season, Southport would have been looking to kick on under John Coleman this season. However, the former Accrington Stanley and Rochdale boss opted to leave the Sandgrounders just five

  • Volunteers needed to help spruce up charity's new home

    A charity is “relieved” after moving into its new home – just weeks after it was handed an eviction notice. ADDIS, which supports people with attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), were given six weeks to up and leave their office in Premier

  • 'Black hole' of funding for school places

    A council was left having to plug a ‘black hole’ of funding for school places. Barnet Borough Council had to add £70.87 million to its government funding for school places, according to research by the Local Government Association (LGA). Totteridge

  • Southport v Barnet preview

    Barnet have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their trip to Southport on Saturday, with Iffy Allen continuing to work his way back to fitness following a fractured fibula. The young forward has taken some part in first-team training in the last

  • New panel to tackle crime and hold police to account

    Plans to tackle crime and hold the police to account will be discussed at the first meeting of a new Safer Neighbourhood Board. The panel, made up of 15 people from Barnet, will meet next month to address crime issues in the borough after it was

  • Just the Ticket: August 29, 2014

    Here's your guide to some of the best things to do in the week ahead:   Film Posters Exhibition Dark City Gallery will be exhibiting a selection of their stunning, striking film posters, inspired by the pieces of art created to

  • Cinderella to sell tickets for charity ball

    Cinderella will be the special guest at a charity event in memory of an eight-year-old boy who died of a brain tumour. Charlie Carter-Bates, of Warrens Shawe Lane, Edgware, passed away in 2010 – and his grieving parents, Karen Carter and Dean Bates

  • Open day at police station

    People will be able to get free advice on crime prevention and safety tomorrow. Barnet Police station will hold an open day in High Street, High Barnet. It will be open from 12pm to 4pm. A band will play throughout the afternoon. There

  • Grant to help spruce up former 'wasteland'

    A campaign group determined to spruce up a neglected piece of land have been given a grant to help their cause. The Long Lane Pasture Trust is transforming the two-acre site in Finchley into a haven for the community to enjoy. Now run entirely

  • Live in borough for five years to receive help with housing

    People will have to live in Barnet for at least five years before they qualify for help with housing, under new proposals. Barnet Borough Council is looking at proposals to change the way it allocates council and housing association homes.

  • Disabled people can enter powerlifting contest

    Disabled people who want to take up sports can enter to become the next powerlifting champion. People from Barnet aged 14 and over who have a disability such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy or polio are encouraged to try out for the next

  • Hearing checks in Brent Cross today

    People are invited to get a free hearing check.  Volunteers from Action on Hearing Loss will be at the Boots in Brent Cross to offer information and advice. It comes as part of The Great Big Hearing Check campaign, which was launched last week