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  • Celebs help raise £3million for Barnet based charity

    Celebs helped raise £3million at an annual dinner in aid of a Barnet based children’s charity. Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, singer Myleene Klass and the Right Honourable Ed Miliband were among guests at Norwood charity's star-studded event on Monday

  • Newcomers claim first win of the season

    BPC Newcomers secured their first victory of the Barnet Pool League Premier Division campaign following a 7-6 win against Tudor 19th Hole. The side currently sit second from bottom in the table, with BPC Nomads propping up the table after they were

  • Man cut from car after three-vehicle crash

    Firefighters cut a man from his car after a three-vehicle crash on Great North Way in Hendon this afternoon. All lanes have re-opened following the accident on the southbound carriageway of the A1, at the junction with Finchley Lane, but traffic

  • Nurse performance 'big plus' for Bees

    Joint Barnet head coach Mark Robson believes Jon Nurse’s performance in the 4-1 loss against Morecambe was a “big plus”. The 31-year-old was introduced at the break in place of Anthony Edgar and impressed on the right side of an attacking front three

  • Firefighters trying to free woman from overturned car

    Firefighters are working to free a woman from an overturned car in Hendon. Emergency services were called to Finchley Lane, at the junction with Great North Way, shortly before 2.30pm, where a black Nissan Micra had rolled onto its side. Eye-witnesses

  • Drug addict jailed for school charity box thefts

    A drug addict who stole charity boxes from a Jewish school to feed his habit has been jailed for nine months. Schneur Simmons worked as a security guard at the Torah Vodaas Primary School, in Dunstan Road, Golders Green, before he began regularly

  • Police seize military style sub-machine gun in Brent Cross

    A military-style submachine gun was recovered from an address in Brent Cross yesterday. Trident Gang Crime Command and specialist firearms officers also seized a handgun and more than 300 rounds of ammunition. A 28-year-old man was arrested

  • Charity shop appeals for donations and volunteers

    A charity shop is urgently appealing for donations and volunteers to lend a helping hand. North London Hospice is encouraging people to bring their unwanted items to its store in Brent Street, Hendon. Items can include anything from books and

  • Future 'looking bright' for Remembrance Day parade

    Organisers of a Remembrance Day parade in Edgware say its future is looking bright following the “best turn out in years” on Sunday. Hundreds of people lined the streets to watch dozens of ex-servicemen, a marching pipe band and members of the

  • Synagogue given green light to construct eruv in Barnet

    A synagogue has been granted planning permission to construct an eruv, which will help make life easier for Orthodox Jews on the Sabbath. Barnet Synagogue, in Eversleigh Road, will erect 12 poles connected by wire to form the eruv, after getting

  • Rugby club chooses hospice as charity of the year

    Players and staff at Finchley Rugby Club have chosen the North London Hospice as their charity of the year. Fundraising has already started, with a number of coaches growing moustaches for Movember - proceeds will be split between Cancer Research

  • Christmas Fayre this weekend

    A Christmas Fayre will be held at a garden centre in Potters Bar this weekend. Potters Bar Garden Centre in Dancers Hill Road will host the free festive event on Saturday, November 17 and Sunday, November 18. As well as musical performances