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  • Beekeepers toast the end of summer with 100th honey show

    Beekeepers toasted the end of the summer season by holding a honey show to raise money for their club. The Barnet and District Beekeepers Society marked its 100th honey show with an event at Hadley Wood Memorial Hall in High Barnet on Saturday.

  • John is one of Akinde

    It is now four goals in his last three games for Bees striker John Akinde after his header in the 1-1 draw with Braintree Town on Tuesday night – it is little wonder the striker is described as a defender’s nightmare. The powerful 25-year-old joined

  • Two crashes happen at same time and place

    Two car crashes happened at the same time and place this morning. Both took place at Apex Corner, in Mill Hill, shortly after 9.10am. One crash was between a car and a lorry, in which the female driver of the car was taken to a north west London

  • Veterinary student had 'no intention of harming himself'

    A veterinary student who was struck by a train after a drunken night out with friends had “no intention of harming himself”, an inquest heard. Benjamin Ingledew, a fourth year student at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) was hit by a train half

  • Barnet Council fraud investigations aired on television

    Investigations carried out by Barnet Borough Council’s anti-fraud team have been aired on national television. Barnet Borough Council’s anti-fraud team featured in three episodes of BBC1’s new series, Saints and Scroungers. In the first of

  • Film about living with special needs wins award

     A film about life at Jewish special needs schools has picked up an award. Vanilla Films, based in Ballards Lane, Finchley, produced the 12-minute documentary, which was commissioned by special needs charity, Kisharon. Managing directors Debra

  • Three men to stand trial following fight

    Three men are due to stand trial following a fight in Edgware. Marius Galan, 21, of Stag Lane, Edgware, Radu Boingeanu, 21, of Brockleyside, Stanmore and Sebastian Stefan, 23, of Brockleyside, Stanmore were all charged earlier this week with grievous

  • Young music scholars named by mayor

      Two children have been given music scholarships by the Mayor of London because of their talent. Trumpeter Theo Mamakhan, nine, who attends Moss Hall Junior School, in West Finchley, and ten-year-old clarinetist Patrick Cuiirea, of Edgware Junior

  • Zumba class raises money for charity

    A Zumba class was held to raise money for charity. The session, which took place at The Compton School, in Summers Lane, North Finchley last Saturday, raised more than £200 for Mencap, a charity that works with people with learning disabilities

  • Woman celebrates 105th birthday

    A party was held to celebrate a woman’s 105th birthday. Mrs Phyllis Stein, who lives in Sunridge Court in Golders Green, celebrated her birthday at a party attended by the Mayor of Barnet Cllr Hugh Rayner last Saturday. Held in Sunridge Court

  • Stack admits Bees aren't defending crosses well enough

    Barnet player-coach Graham Stack says the Bees are not currently defending crosses into their box well enough but believes the 1-1 draw with Braintree Town was a good result. Conference leaders Barnet took the lead against the Iron through John