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Blundering council officers accidentally approved plans to build a block of flats before neighbours had the chance to voice their dismay. Barnet Borough Council admitted it made an error in rubber stamping proposals to add a basement flat to a

Barnet winger Keanu Marsh-Brown is training with Peterborough United, but a loan move has not been discussed according to Posh boss Darren Ferguson. The 22-year-old, whose last Bees appearance came as a substitute against Kidderminster Harriers

Options to reduce funding for bus services will be put out to the public in a second consultation following a council meeting this morning. Hertfordshire County Council currently subsidises 101 services, or around one quarter of the bus networks

A total of 28 jobs could be cut from Barnet Borough Council’s children and families service as part of a drive to save £2.3million in staff costs. Changes will be brought in to management across the service, although there are no plans for reductions

Saracens have signed from Northampton Saints and Bath hooker Brett Sharman on a short-term contract until the end of the season. The 27-year-old South African left Northampton in August 2012 when his contract was terminated following a lengthy

  A food drive organised by a synagogue and a mosque is a “prime example” of how Mitzvah Day can build bridges, according to its organisers. For this year’s day of good deeds, supported by the Times & Independent Series, Edgware District and

Fire eaters and a fashion show were on display as an estate celebrated Black History Month. The Grahame Park Estate, in Colindale, held the celebration last Thursday, with football workshops and line dancing also on offer to keep people entertained

A mother said a ball in memory of her seven-year-old son who died of a rare brain tumour was “everything he would have dreamed of”. Karen Carter-Bates and Dean Bates, of Warrens Shaw Lane, Edgware, raised £10,000 at a black tie event to raise money

Two men have been charged with the murder of a 22-year-old man on a university campus. Noor Hassan Barre, from north London, died after he was stabbed in the chest at Middlesex University, in Greyhound Hill, Hendon, at 1.09am last Friday. Police

Gary Waddock – who won the Conference in 2008 with Aldershot – has agreed a month-to-month contract as a coach with Barnet. The 52-year-old, who was manager of Oxford United last season, has been helping head coach Martin Allen with the coaching

Teenagers used their own experiences to try to tackle homelessness by producing a film about the issue. Barnet Homes commissioned youth charity Exposure to produce the documentary to show how they can help young people avoid becoming homeless.

The family of a student who died in Germany has welcomed a new inquest into his death. Dates for the inquest into the death of 22-year-old Jeremiah Duggan, from Golders Green, has been set for March 17, 18 and 19 next year. Jeremiah, a 22-year-old

Engineers spent a day dismantling a huge crane at a new housing development in Colindale - as captured in this time-lapse video. Fairview New Homes installed cameras at its Pulse development, in Colindale Lane, to film the crane being taken down

People came together to raise thousands of pounds for veterans at a winter fair. Former BBC war correspondent and Independent MP Martin Bell opened the fair at the Free Church Hall, in Northway, Hampstead Garden Suburb, on Saturday. More than

People are urged to check whether they are eligible for a free flu jab as the winter nights draw in and the cold weather takes its toll. GPs in Barnet are offering the vaccine to people aged over 65, pregnant women, two to four-year-olds, people

A 22-year-old man who died after being stabbed in the chest on a university campus has been named. Noor Hassan Barre, from north London, died after the incident at Middlesex University, in Greyhound Hill, Hendon, at 1.09am on Friday, October 31

Snapshots of Barnet’s history stretching back to the 1800s have been made available to view online. More than 500 images including a picture of Irish labourers laying the tram track from Archway to High Barnet in the 1900s are included in a selection