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  • Wingate and Finchley 2 Enfield Town 3

    Enfield Town performed a smash and grab raid to seal their place in the Ryman north one play-off final. Stuart Blackburne netted a first-half brace as Town got all of their goals in an action packed 11 minute spell in the opening period.

  • Accrington Stanley 1 Barnet 0

    Barnet still have work to do to ensure their League Two survival after defeat at Accrington this evening. The Bees needed three points to guarantee safety, but they could not unlock the home defence and conceded a goal 20 minutes from time. It means

  • New licence granted for former trouble-spot nightclub

    A BAR once condemned for being the source of boozed fuelled violence has been granted a new licence by council chiefs. An application was handed to Barnet Council in February for an alcohol licence at the infamous venue in High Road, North

  • Models parade English kilt at prestigious social club

    A UNIQUE fashion show at a prestigious social club signalled the launch of the first ever English kilt last week. In the first show of its kind to be held at The Reform Club, in Pall Mall, models paraded the woven design to a gathered audience

  • Election 2010: Candidate profile Damien Welfare

    AS part of our build-up to the General Election on May 6 the Times Series is featuring a candidate profile for each of the main candidates in the three constituencies in Barnet. Today we focus on Damien Welfare, the Labour Party candidate for the

  • Barnet 'safest' borough in London says commander

    POLICE have admitted last year was a “challenging” one for keeping crime figures down in Barnet. While overall crime fell in the borough by 0.5 per cent rape rose by 164 per cent, although officers claim the number of attacks over the 12 months

  • Arrest after man killed in double decker bus crash

    A MAN was killed when he was hit by a bus less than half a mile from his home in Cricklewood on Sunday. The crash involving a pedestrian and a double decker bus happened in Chichele Road, at the junction with Cricklewood Broadway, at about 7pm. Police

  • Man admits breaching ASBO after fighting policeman

    A MAN who had a fight with a police officer who found him lying drunk in the middle of a Barnet street has admitted assault and breaching his ASBO. Edward Jacey was discovered lying in Barnet High Street at about 11.35pm on Sunday by a police

  • Woman badly bruised and 'humiliated' after giving blood

    A WHETSTONE woman has said she was left feeling ”humiliated” by her treatment after being hurt while donating blood in Southgate. Jade Hiscox was left with severe bruising after, she says, a technician botched her donation at St Andrew's Church

  • Classical festival scheduled for June

    A NEW festival has been established in Mill Hill to celebrate the best of classical music. The Classic Mill Hill Festival has been set up by leading members of the London Pro Arte Choir to bring some of the best performers from the area to

  • Council apologises to girl after Ombudsman ruling

    BARNET Council has apologised to a teenage girl who was expelled from a school and left waiting for a new place for six months. The Local Government Ombudsman has found against the council in the case bought by the girl's mother, named only

  • Accrington Stanley v Barnet

    Barnet will be looking to secure their League Two survival when they travel to Accrington Stanley this evening. The Bees know that a win would be enough. However, anything less would mean that Grimsby Town, who are now just four points behind Barnet

  • New judo club at Carey Hall

    Barnet Judo Club, in partnership with Just Judo, has opened a new judo club in Carey Hall, Claremont Road, NW2. The club will operate every Thursday and run classes for under 11s from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. The class will cost £2 per session and a judo suit

  • Olive wins for Finchley Racing

    It fell to young George Olive to finally end Finchley Racing's win drought. He won the 10-mile scratch race at the first Welwyn Track meeting of the season, with current 10-mile champion Trevor Burke backing him up in third place. Olive timed his

  • Council criticised after girl misses six months of school

    A TEENAGER was left without suitable schooling for six months because of problems caused by Barnet Council, an independent investigation has ruled. They have now been recommended to pay £2,500 in compensation to the 13-year-old's family for the “injustice

  • Canvassing on St George’s Day

    After our first street stall of the day handing out leaflets, we went home and met Claire’s father, Andrew, who had come to help us. Andrew is also involved in politics and is an elected councillor. In the 2007/08 municipal year he was Chairman