Surrounded by his nearest and dearest, a “true legend” celebrated his 100th birthday. Jacob Rolfe marked his landmark birthday with a party at Greenhill Residential Home in Potters Bar on Saturday. Mr Rolfe was brought up in Kent by his father
'Intense' welding won an Edgware man a “best of the best” award from a North West London College. The awards evening at the college’s Willesden campus was the culmination of the college’s industry day in March, which saw students competing in different
Chris Ashton says he’d love to be included in the Lions squad when it is announced tomorrow and admits this summer’s tour to Australia has been playing on his mind all season. The England winger has enjoyed an upturn in form of late after a disappointing
A Barnet synagogue which started life in a converted garage celebrated its 65th anniversary this weekend. Barnet Synagogue in Eversleigh Road celebrated its anniversary with a civic service on Saturday morning attended by the Mayor of Barnet Councillor
Two students who have spent years growing their hair have shaved it all off to help raise money for children in Zambia. In front of a packed school hall in Potters Bar, Mount Grace School pupils Tina Khatri, 15, and Giacomo Sidoli, 16, braved the
You could argue it had been coming for four years. Barnet had pushed their luck time and time again. On Saturday their luck ran out. The Bees were relegated from the Football League.
As traders set up their stalls full of tasty treats at a new food market in Barnet, it was Boris Johnson who proved to be the big cheese – literally. Barnet and Southgate students Charlie Neville, 20, and Alex Samson-Bunce, 18, marked the opening
The International Development Secretary has visited Mill Hill to meet with members of Barnet’s Somali community ahead of a major international conference on Somalia next month. Justine Greening and MP for Hendon Matthew Offord met members of Somali
Barnet Ladies have been announced as members of the FA Women’s Super League second division but the side will be called London Bees Women’s FC. Barnet are one of ten teams to be granted permission to join the second tier of the Women’s Super League
Saracens back-row Kelly Brown believes the team was below the level required against Toulon but insists the Men in Black will bounce back in their hunt for the Premiership title. Sarries' dreams of claiming a league and European Cup double were
A campaigner is determined to continue her battle against Barnet Borough Council’s controversial outsourcing scheme, despite losing "round one" in the high court. Maria Nash, 68, of New Barnet, brought the legal challenge against Barnet Borough
Barnet Borough Council has won a legal challenge to go ahead with its One Barnet outsourcing policy. Former holistic therapist Maria Nash, 68, took the authority to the High Court on the grounds that it failed to properly consult residents on its
The Liberal Democrat candidate for Potters Bar East in this year’s Hertfordshire County Council elections has pledged to represent the town’s industry and sort out its traffic problems. Peter Bonner, 69, who has lived in Potters Bar for 45 years
Saracens hooker John Smit believes the Heineken Cup defeat to Toulon swung on a crucial period in the second half when the Men in Black failed to take advantage of two try-scoring chances and playing with an extra man. Toulon's Danie Rossouw was
Our luck was always going to run out. Four years we have been in this situation. This year we were not celebrating another great escape. On the final day we faced Northampton Town away. We travelled there feeling optimistic about our chances. Before
Six parking enforcement officers have won unfair dismissal claims for being made redundant after their services were sold to a private company. The six workers, who previously worked for Barnet Borough Council, were told they would have to be transferred
Post Office staff will go on strike today as a dispute over shop closures, jobs and pay continues. The East Finchley branch in High Road will be closed from 1pm - the staff's third walk out in just four weeks. The national postal chain wants
