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Gordon Kerr »
Would You Like Another Sweet?
Posted on 11:39pm Sunday 7th February 2010
Barnet lacks a new modern municipal sports centre. Why not invite proposals to regenerate Copthall? But do not copy Waveney District Council. In Lowestoft WDC have taken a Sport England grant and...propose to remove sports facilities (squash courts) and replace them with a creche. Here's how. This is relevant to Barnet dwellers who have to travel to Islington (Sobell)or even Harrow to use a sports centre. Both these local authorities have attempted recently to demolish their sports centres.
Sarah Cosgrove »
Pump up the volume, in more ways than one
Posted on 9:30am Monday 1st February 2010
I SWEAR to God that Janet sounded sweet as anything on the phone, and super-friendly too. So imagine my surprise when five minutes into her Body Pump class at Finchley LA Fitness I was confronted with a yelling, grinning, blonde amazon telling me to "PUSH!"
Dennis Signy »
No wonder Eric Morecambe came South
Posted on 5:20pm Thursday 28th January 2010
My CV records a variety of modest achievements as a newspaper editor, football writer and author and charity worker ... but no mention of the days when I stood accused of a variety of offences ranging from housebreaking to assault.
Jack Cohen »
Rudderless
Posted on 1:30pm Tuesday 26th January 2010
Last night I attended two meetings at the Town Hall. First up was the Policy and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee. I am not sure what this committee does. It meets twice a year.
Sarah Cosgrove »
Swimming - exercise without mirrors
Posted on 8:41pm Monday 25th January 2010
WEEK two proper for Fat Girl Gets Fit and I can report that, yes, I did actually do some exercise at the weekend, in the form of 30 lengths of my local pool – woo hoo!
Gordon Kerr »
The covenants protecting the Clitterhouse Playing Fields should be restored.
Posted on 6:41pm Sunday 24th January 2010
Irrespective of readers' views as to whether housing should or should not be built on public land such as the Clitterhouse Playing Fields, I'm sure you will agree that our own Council should at least follow proper procedures and respect the laws of the land.
Sarah Cosgrove »
'It was like a punishment camp' - with smiles
Posted on 5:17pm Friday 22nd January 2010
GREG Zwirn, LA Fitness' New Barnet deputy manager, came to meet me in a pinstripe suit, without a trainer in sight, something which was strangely reassuring.
Sarah Cosgrove »
Induction - isn't that what they do to heavily pregnant women?
Posted on 12:50pm Tuesday 19th January 2010
AS lunchtime approaches on THE DAY OF THE GYM I am beginning to feel somewhat trepidatious about this evening's induction.
Sarah Cosgrove »
Snow excuses now
Posted on 1:59pm Monday 18th January 2010
SO, the thing about starting a fitness plan is it helps if the country isn't incapacitated by snow soon after.
Dennis Signy »
Nothing new at QPR
Posted on 10:38am Monday 18th January 2010
When I wrote A History of QPR in 1969 the book had the unusual distinction of being three managers out of date when it was published. Quite a blow for a writer who prides himself on being first with the news.
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