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  • Poth frustrated with performance

    Team Great Britain junior skier Robert Poth was left frustrated with his performance in in the boys’ slalom at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Austria and Lichtenstein. The 16-year-old from Potters Bar skied well in the slalom first run

  • Relentless Barnet batter Millhillians

    Barnet Elizabethans crushed Old Millhillians 52-0 in the Hertfordshire-Middlesex League 1 on Saturday. Centre Matt Nicholas’ individual effort opening the scoring followed almost immediately by captain Peter Moulton for try number two. Glyn

  • Five-year-old Frankie wants to 'flush cancer down the toilet'

    A five-year-old boy is determined to "flush cancer down the toilet" so he can grow up to be like his hero – Spider-Man. Frankie Clements, of Corfield Close, Barnet, was diagnosed with two tumours near his stomach just one month after starting primary

  • Population increase will put 'huge strain' on housing

    Campaigners claim Barnet is heading towards a housing crisis as it is on the verge of becoming the most populated borough in London. A total of 393,000 people will live in Barnet by the end of the year, overtaking Croydon, which will have 381,000

  • Allen link-up better late than never for MacDonald

    Barnet’s Charlie MacDonald admits he is disappointed he did not get to play for Martin Allen earlier in his career but is thriving after signing for him at the third time of asking. The 33-year-old joined the Bees on a free transfer in the summer

  • Hendon reach first quarter-final in 12 years

    Hendon reached the Isthmian League Cup quarter finals for the first time since 2003 with a 1-0 home win against Hampton & Richmond Borough on Tuesday. The pitch survived a late inspection after the overnight snow and both teams struggled to

  • Firefighters called to toxic chemical alert

    Firefighters were called to a residential street after reports of a potentially hazardous chemical leaking into a drain. Barnet Police, firefighters and the London Ambulance Service were called to Petchworth Road, off Woodhouse Road, Finchley,

  • Hundreds of thousands call for 'homes before profit'

    More than 108,000 people have signed a petition calling for homes to be put before profit on the West Hendon Estate. The petition - which can be found here - has gathered an additional 30,000 signatures since this morning, and focuses on the estate

  • Moss departs for Millwall Lionesses

    London Bees starlet Megan Moss has joined fellow Women's Super League 2 side Millwall Lionesses on a free transfer. Moss, 18, has been on trial with the Lionesses since early January and has impressed Millwall boss Dan Mlinar. The former England

  • Young chefs emerge victorious

    Young chefs from schools across north London were put through their paces to decide the finalists for a cooking competition. The semi-finals for the Rotary Young Chef Competition 2014-2015 took place at Barnet and Southgate College, in High Street

  • Students celebrate school's 60th anniversary with play

      Students will mark six decades of education at their school with a play. Pupils at Whitefield School, in Claremont Road, Barnet, will perform 'Sixty' to mark their school's 60th anniversary. The play tells the story of Betty, a student at

  • Kruis to make first England start against Wales

    Saracens' George Kruis will make his first England start in their Six Nations opener against Wales on Friday, whilst Billy Vunipola also starts. England head coach Stuart Lancaster has picked the pair alongside Richard Wigglesworth and Mako Vunipola

  • 'It would have been easy to leave'

    Hendon manager Gary McCann says it would have been easy to walk away from the club but admits there is a real affinity with the Greens after celebrating ten years at the helm. The former goalkeeper passed the ten-year milestone on Monday, having

  • Chief Rabbi receives freedom of the borough

    The Chief Rabbi said he was “moved” to receive the freedom of the London borough of Barnet. A ceremony was held last night at Middlesex University’s Rickett Quadrangle in The Burroughs, Hendon to bestow the honour upon Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

  • Barnet set to become London's most populated borough

    More than 390,000 people will live in Barnet by the end of the year, according to latest figures. This means Barnet will become London’s most populated borough, with 393,000 people, an increase of 33 per cent from 1939, when the borough had 296,000