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  • East Barnet Old Grammarians Weekly Report

    It could have been a Valentine’s Day massacre with unavailability, late drop-outs and about 5 or 6 people in the top sides who decided they could only manage a home game. Surely with games finishing at 4.15pm players could get to whatever evening commitment

  • Investigations follow Cricklewood fires

    Vandals looking to make a hot profit set fire to a cash machine last week outside a Cricklewood hairdressers. The robbers tired to break into the machine in Cricklewood Broadway last Thursday by burning the outside casing and trying to cut

  • Trust commended on hygiene

    Barnet Primary Care Trust has been commended for its work in tackling in improving hand hygeine among its staff. Hand hygeine is one of the most important elements of the fight against high-profile superbugs such as Clostridium Difficile and

  • Rugby round-up

    Finchley gave their battle against relegation another massive boost with a 27-8 win at Grasshoppers on Saturday. The Summers Lane side are now out of the bottom two in London Division Three North West. In Division Four, Barnet Elizabethans saw off Old

  • Bees to take on Norwich City

    Barnet travel to Norwich City tonight for a friendly. The Bees will be fielding a side made up of fringe players, those that are in need of getting 90 minutes under their belt. Players such as Nicky Deverdics and Michael Leary will be

  • Finals of Annie auditions Tomorrow, Tomorrow

    Wannabe West End performers have the opportunity to audition for a new stage production at Brent Cross Shopping Centre. Budding actors and actresses have been vying for a part in a remake of Annie, the story of an 11-year-old orphan, during a week of

  • Flower power to British bouquets

    Roses are dead, narcissi are new. That was the message from one Hendon florist, who chose to ditch the traditional Valentine's gift in favour British-grown bouquets. The Flower Workshop, in Bell Lane, declared itself a “Red Rose-Free Zone”

  • Live until the age of 120

    On February 15, Miep Gies will celebrate her 100th birthday. She is the selfless woman who risked her life by hiding Anne Frank and her family from Nazi persecution during the war. The Diary of Anne Frank is now one of the most widely read books

  • Community concern over Mill Hill East development

    Mill Hill community groups say newly unveiled plans for up to 2,400 homes will ruin the area. A consortium of developers and Barnet Council revealed proposals on Friday to build on the disused Inglis Barracks, opposite Mill Hill East Tube station