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  • Third man jailed for defrauding elderly people

    A third member of the same family has been jailed for defrauding elderly people. Jesse Webb, 19, of Virginia Water, Surrey, was sentenced to 12 months in prison at St Albans Crown Court today for a series of cons across the home counties. Webb

  • Frustration over cracked pavements on Edgware street

      A man is “frustrated” about cracked paving slabs outside his home that he says have not been fixed for more than a year. When Naresh Kaushik, of Fairfield Crescent, Edgware, noticed paving stones outside his home were broken, he alerted Barnet

  • Police relaunch appeal into murder

      Detectives investigating a suspected murder are appealing again for information about a van seen in the area around the time of the victim’s death. Milton Papadopoulos was found dead at his home in Parkfield View, Potters Bar, on October 22,

  • McCann: Title challenge will end if we're beaten by Maidstone

    Hendon manager Gary McCann believes the Greens’ Ryman Premier title challenge will end on Saturday if they are beaten by league leaders Maidstone United. McCann’s side are currently second in the table and sit eight points behind United. However

  • Library campaigners take to the streets to protest over cuts

    Campaigners marched through Barnet calling for the libraries to be saved. The Save Barnet Libraries group organised the march from Edgware to Mill Hill, via Burnt Oak, on Saturday to highlight their opposition to Barnet Borough Council’s planned

  • Heritage group calls for road to be listed

    One of north London’s most visited but least appreciated landmarks could benefit from the same degree of protection as Alexandra Palace or Tottenham’s clock tower. The North London branch of the Asphalt Appreciation Society is calling for the A406

  • Bus route to be extended

    A bus route is to be extended to a new housing estate. Transport for London will extend route 382, which runs between Southgate and Mill Hill East, to Millbrook Park from Saturday. The service will continue to run every 15 minutes during the