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  • Hendon return to winning ways against Saracens Amateurs

    Hendon returned to winning ways with a 22-18 win at Saracens Amateurs in the Herts-Middlesex League Two on Saturday. Jamie Connolly opened the scoring for Hendon after six minutes when he picked up from a ruck to cross. The lead was short lived

  • Allen: I'd be mad to sign anyone in January

    Martin Allen believes he would be crazy to make any new signings in January even though Barnet have made money available. The Bees has placed Iffy Allen, Jamal Lowe and George Sykes on the transfer list whilst Adam Mekki is also free to leave the

  • McCann laments Hendon decision making in VCD draw

    Hendon manager Gary McCann lamented his side’s decision making after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to second-bottom VCD Athletic on Saturday. The Greens came from behind to draw with the Vickers, missing the opportunity to extend their lead

  • VIDEO: Teacher creates Band Aid-style Christmas video

    A music teacher hopes to raise thousands of pounds with a Band Aid-style Christmas video. Rosa Ullman, 28, a piano teacher from Finchley, recorded her pupils singing Santa Claus is Coming to Town and hopes to raise £10,000 for the charity Save

  • Johnston: I feel like I belong here

    Barnet golfer Andrew Johnston says he feels he belongs among the elite on the European Tour after finishing third at his first event since returning to the Tour. The North Middlesex member finished nine shots behind winner Branden Grace and two

  • Children fill Christmas stockings for hospice

    Little elves stuffed stockings with toys, sweets and gifts as part of a children’s hospice’s campaign. Pupils from Manor Lodge School, in Shenley, gave nearly 200 stockings filled with Christmas presents to Noah’s Ark Hospice, based in Victors

  • Council left in deadlock over depot plans

    Plans to relocate a waste and vehicle depot left councillors in a deadlock. Proposals to move Barnet Borough Council's site from Bittacy Hill in Mill Hill were eventually forced through on the Mayor of Barnet Hugh Rayner’s casting vote, after Brunswick

  • VIDEO: 'No incentives to stop traffic pollution'

    A man furious about the sheer volume of London-bound traffic each day is calling on the Government to create a “release valve” to help ease pollution. Traffic passing through Temple Fortune during the morning and evening rush hours creates bumper-to-bumper

  • Site for new free school revealed

    A new primary free school has announced where it plans to open next September. The Bellevue Place Education Trust hopes to secure a site for Watling Park School in Pavilion Way, Burnt Oak. The land is currently owned by Barnet Borough Council

  • Santa Claus meets children in Edgware

    Santa Claus took a break from his hectic Christmas schedule to tell children how he really gets round the world in just one night. Father Christmas and his elves took a trip to The Broadwalk, in Station Road, Edgware, to answer questions about 

  • VIDEO: Campaigners stage protest dressed as Father Christmas

    Campaigners dressed as Father Christmas gathered to protest about cuts and outsourcing. The protest took place outside Hendon Town Hall last night, before the final full council meeting of the year. The crowd waved placards, which read "January

  • Labour withdraws from 'discredited' standards regime

    Barnet Council's Labour group has withdrawn from a “flawed and discredited” standards regime after losing a vote on political balance. Councillor Alison Moore, leader of the Labour group, put forward an amendment at a full council meeting last

  • Lorry hits tree

    A tree fell blocking a road after it was hit by a lorry. Police officers were called to the scene at The Ridgeway, in Mill Hill, near to the junction of Milespit Hill, at 9.16am this morning. The lorry driver is not believed to be injured.

  • Author visits college

    An award-winning novelist visited a college. Bali Rai visited Barnet and Southgate College yesterday, to see how The Reading Agency’s Six Book Challenge has supported students. Mr Rai, whose latest novel Web of Darkness is nominated for the

  • Allen: Concord defeat a reminder of gap between men and boys

    Barnet head coach Martin Allen says Barnet’s 6-2 FA Trophy defeat against Concord Rangers highlighted the gap between youth and men’s football and underlined the work required to bridge it. The Bees boss named a young side for Tuesday night’s first

  • Barnet Council leader a 'Poundland Margaret Thatcher'

    The leader of Barnet Borough Council was described as a “Poundland Margaret Thatcher” by Liberal Democrat councillor Jack Cohen at the last full council meeting of the year. Protesters dressed as Father Christmas had gathered to watch councillors