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  • £10m tower block revamp given go-ahead

    THREE tower blocks in Childs Hill are set for a multi-million pound revamp set to benefit hundreds of people living there. The exterior of the brown 15-storey blocks in Granville Road will be covered with cream and grey cladding as part of

  • Four charged over gun-related incidents

    FOUR men arrested last week on gun charges are due in court at the end of this week. Dalston residents Castro Paris, 20, Mehmet Tolgay Cagali, 23, and Andrew Aspire, 20, and Ejiro Oluki, of Bounds Green Road Bounds Green, were arrested at the

  • Late strikes see Wingate overcome Harlow

    by Paul Lerman Wingate & Finchley 2 Harlow Town 1 Ryman One North In a fascinating match from start to finish, Wingate & Finchley overturned a one goal deficit to beat Harlow Town, scoring twice in the final five minutes. The manner of the

  • Hendon complete comfortable double

    Hendon completed their first Ryman League Premier Division double of the season when they travelled to the Keith Tuckey Stadium on Saturday and saw off struggling Croydon Athletic 4–1, writes DAVID BALLHEIMER. It was far from a vintage Hendon performance

  • Youngsters create garden on blighted land

    A GROUP of Burnt Oak children spent a lunchtime planting flowers to spruce up an unloved patch of ground outside their school. Youngsters from The Annunciation Infant School in Thirlby Road created a small garden on a piece of land used for

  • Hospital looking for new director

    A LOCAL hospital is looking for a new director to help run it's £500m-a-year operation. The Royal Free Hospital Trust, which runs the Hampstead hospital and clinics in Barnet and Camden, needs a new non-executive director. They will be expected to

  • Greens too strong for Croydon

    Hendon were comfortable 4-1 winners at struggling Croydon Athletic on Saturday. Jonathan Coke opened the scoring, before Dan Moody equalised for the hosts just before half-time. But second-half goals from Casey Maclaren, Jamie Busby (penalty) and Daniel

  • Old Hamptonians 23 Hendon 15

    Due to injuries, unavailabilities and late call-offs Hendon were reduced to a bare skeleton squad. It included six second-team players. In a closely fought game Hendon made the better start with their forwards able to make good inroads

  • Tories accused of trying to avoid consultation on police cuts

    A LABOUR councillor has accused local Tories of being “scared” of issues around cuts to police budgets being aired in public. The attack by Councillor Kath McGuirk comes after councillor and London Assembly member Brian Coleman accused Barnet's

  • Scholars see off Town in local derby

    Potters Bar hit the only goal in this derby clash in Ryman League Division One North. Tom Pett hit the winner for the Scholars. Both sides finished with ten men. Chris Doyle (Potters Bar) and Richard Morton (Enfield Town) received their marching orders

  • Barnet Elizabethans 7 Wasps 7

    There was no killer sting, from either the Bees (Barnet Elizabethans) or Wasps when the two sides met on a waterlogged pitch at Byng Road on Saturday. This was a poor display of rugby although neither team could master the difficult pitch conditions

  • Youngsters looking to turn £5 into fortune

    PUPILS will become entrepreneurs this month as they aim to turn a profit from £5. As part of The Enterprise Project, youngsters from Colindale Primary School, in Poolsford Road, have set up their own businesses and will be competing against