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Helping people to respect their past

History makers: Maurice Archer, of Barnet African Caribbean Association

8:40am Saturday 11th October 2008

The diverse history of African and Caribbean communities is being celebrated with four weeks of cultural events.

Barnet bus drivers picket over pay

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4:39pm Friday 10th October 2008

More than 100 Metroline bus drivers joined picket lines in Cricklewood and Edgware today as part of a nationwide strike over pay.

Borough ‘obese’ costing millions

8:30am Friday 10th October 2008

Overweight and obese patients are costing Barnet health authorities £85.1 million a year and the bill could rise to £94.4 million within eight years.

Elderly residents are homeless after blaze

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8:30am Friday 10th October 2008

Thirty elderly and infirm residents are homeless after a fire destroyed their sheltered housing in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Community in shock after fatal shooting

Community in shock: police have launched a murder investigation

8:20am Friday 10th October 2008

Neighbours have described hearing shouting and screaming moments before a man was shot dead in a Golders Green flat on Monday.

Barnet faces £30m loss in Icelandic bank collapse

11:30am Thursday 9th October 2008

Nearly £30 million worth of shares could be lost by Barnet Council following the collapse of Icelandic banks.

No wilful misconduct in Underhill sell-off

No misconduct in Underhill sell-off

8:12am Thursday 9th October 2008

After seven years, four inquiries and £1 million, Barnet councillors and officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the controversial sale of Underhill stadium.

Bus drivers due to strike tomorrow

5:32pm Thursday 9th October 2008

Around 6,000 bus drivers are due to strike for 24 hours tomorrow to protest over the difference in pay between London bus companies.

Barnet council rents used to help tenants outside area

12:36pm Thursday 9th October 2008

Almost £10m of the £43m paid in rent by Barnet tenants last year, did not come back to the borough, with the money spent on repairs to estates elsewhere in the UK.

‘Catassic Park’ man could lose his home

Catastrophic: Philip Catt owes £20,230 in legal fees

8:30am Thursday 9th October 2008

Six months after losing his fight to keep two giant cat enclosures in his garden, a Finchley cat breeder risks losing his home.


National News

Husband's grief over floods tragedy

Mark Cullen is pictured with his wife Lorraine

Updated 2:02am Sunday 12th October 2008

A British man has spoken of his grief at the loss of his wife and one of his twin daughters who died after being swept away by floods in Spain.


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