Tenants say they are being “driven to distraction” by mice overrunning their home. Caroline Payne, who lives in Cooms Walk, Burnt Oak, says the problem has been going on for four months and that despite laying down poison and traps, nothing seems
Conor Clifford's Barnet future took another twist today after Southend United boss Phil Brown confirmed Martin Allen had not rung him about the midfielder. Clifford's loan stay ends after Saturday's home game with Forest Green Rovers and when asked
I would like to tell everyone about how brilliantly I have been looked after by the NHS and Barnet Borough Council after breaking my hip during a fall. The ambulance crew came quickly and dealt gently and efficiently in taking me to hospital.
Open letter to the Conservative administration on Barnet Borough Council Barnet libraries offer a vital resource to all residents — namely the the possibility of self-improvement. They meet many needs: the desire of the uneducated to educate
Following on from your article concerning parking in Tempest Avenue, Potters Bar (‘We can’t go on like this’, Barnet and Potters Bar Times, February 26). Parking problems in and around the area (Coopers Lane and the Causeway in particular) are
Councillor Gabriel Rozenberg trumpets how wonderful it is that Barnet is to have 20,000 more homes over the next two decades (‘Housing crisis claim is nonsense’, Your Views, February 26). What he doesn’t say is that a mere 42 of these will be council
The irony of Councillor Gabriel Rozenberg talking about diversity and tolerance in one breath and then praising Barnet Borough Council’s housing policy in the next is breathtaking (‘Housing crisis claim is nonsense’, Your Views, February 26). This
I read the comments about parking from Conservative Councillor Dean Cohen, chairman of Barnet Borough Council’s environment committee (Times Series, February 19) with total incredulity. It is a long time since I have read so much claptrap. He really
I am writing in response to a story published on February 5 (‘Growing population’, Times Series). With the shortage of affordable homes why do they do builds for overseas markets and buy-to-let investors? These properties should be made affordable
A social care service for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs has been rated as inadequate. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) told Barnet Supported Living Services that it must make improvements or face further enforcement
1. The Comedy Club Elstree For its first show of 2015, the comedy club has lined up three professional comedians for a night of entertainment. Enjoy comedy from screenwriter Bob Mills, magician Mandy Muden, and Edinburgh Fringe Festival stand-up
Finchley dance and accappella group Infinitones will join more than 400 young people to celebrate a mammoth investment in London and Essex’s young people. The St Michaels Catholic Grammar School students are set to perform as part of Ignite: A
Hendon features prominently in a new, hard-hitting novel tackling the issues of drugs in sport and the rapid spread of steroid abuse for image-enhancing bodybuilding. Over the Line is by Hendon author Steve Howell, who grew up in the area and attended
Many adults would embrace the chance to return to their teenage years and enjoy the freedom of youth again. But for sufferers of amnesia, it is a terrifying reality. Whetstone author Ellie Daines tackles the deeply disturbing consequences of an
Lady Macbeth is among the most powerful, resolute and ruthlessly ambitious female characters ever written. Her role in urging her husband Macbeth to murder King Duncan and seize the throne is bloody and scheming. And the chance to depict her complex
Detectives are investigating possible links between a burglary and a suspicious death. An appeal has been launched after a burglary last Saturday at the former home of Milton Papadopoulos in Parkfield View, Potters Bar. Mr Papadopoulos's
Barnet Elizabethans bounced back from defeat at Cheshunt to beat London Welsh Amateurs 8-7 in Herts-Middlesex League One on Saturday. Harry Eade kicked Elizabethans into a 3-0 lead but Cheshunt hit back with a converted try on half time. However
Burnt Oak has been awarded nearly £270,000 to revitalise its high streets. Mayor of London Boris Johnson pledged £269,048 from the High Street Fund to help businesses and shape future development in the area. Proposals include revealing heritage
Opticians are encouraging people to get involved with raising money for Comic Relief. Staff at Specsavers in High Road, North Finchley, have raised more than £200 by dressing up as superheroes for the charity, and are encouraging people to take
Barnet head coach Martin Allen has refused to confirm or deny whether he would like to extend midfielder Conor Clifford’s loan when it expires on Saturday. The former Chelsea midfielder joined the Bees on loan from League Two side Southend United
People are being asked for their views on the way Barnet Borough Council consults on planning matters. The authority is revising its statement of community involvement, which sets out how planning decisions are made and how the community is involved
