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Developer pulls out of tube station housing schemes

Plans would have seen hundreds of homes built at Finchley Central and High Barnet stations

By Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter

Waste firm pleads with council to avoid eviction

Council cites health and safety concerns as it moves to evict family-run firm from New Southgate depot

By Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter

Barnet Food Hub

Tackling food inequality and waste

Friern Barnet GCSE student gains entry to Oxford to study PPE two years early

Spotlight on young achievers

A fruitful way to tackle waste

Community harvesters are picking surplus fruit from garden trees

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Developer pulls out of tube station housing schemes

Plans would have seen hundreds of homes built at Finchley Central and High Barnet stations

By Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter

Waste firm pleads with council to avoid eviction

Council cites health and safety concerns as it moves to evict family-run firm from New Southgate depot

By Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter

GPs face calls to resume more face-to-face appointments

Healthwatch champion survey finds 40% of people have turned to A&E or 111 when they couldn’t get a face-to-face GP appointment

Colindale estate redevelopment approved by councillors

Redevelopment of Douglas Bader Park Estate had previously been backed by residents in ballot

High-rise Cricklewood plan gets go-ahead despite local anger

18-storey tower set to be built on site of B&Q store in town centre

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Barnet Food Hub

Tackling food inequality and waste

By Luke Keohane

Friern Barnet GCSE student gains entry to Oxford to study PPE two years early

Spotlight on young achievers

Saving the planet one refill at a time

Book a mobile zero waste shop for your street

Residents have their say on remote GP appointments

Barnet residents are frustrated that GPs are continuing to work remotely when other services have opened up.

Growing food over winter

What to sow now for year-round fresh food

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The treatment of the Markaz is one of the greatest stains on the reputation of Barnet

If the Markaz choose to walk away because of the cost of the delays and their appalling treatment by the Council, no one could blame them.

We must put a stop to modern slavery in Barnet and across the world

Ishaan Shah calls on Barnet Council to address the root causes of modern slavery

Barnet Early Years Alliance continues to fight for its survival

Barnet’s Maintained Nursery Schools (MNS) continue to thrive and be pioneering in their approach in spite of ongoing challenges.

The vulnerable have scant legal protection

Caroline Walton's 92-year-old mother is facing eviction from the residential care home she has lived in for the last six years

Taking notice and connecting

In this month's Barnet wellbeing column Rory Cooper says life in lockdown can feel like Groundhog Day.

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You, me, the world and Barnet

Storytelling theatre group collects the voices of residents in an innovative podcast project

Local copywriter produces children's books used in Barnet nurseries

By Michelle Eshkeri

High Barnet chamber music festival awarded Arts Council grant

A new chamber music festival has been launched in High Barnet to celebrate the start of summer and the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions.

Review: North London Story Festival

The North London Story Festival focused on transformations in literature

Nature can heal the mind

Thierry Giunta's personal essay and photos explore the healing power of nature.

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Colindale’s ‘Ghost’ Aircraft Factory

Just over one hundred years ago Colindale was home to the World’s largest aircraft factory complex

Will Edgware’s grade two listed Railway Hotel ever come back to life?

Finding health and happiness in local history

How much do you know about the history of where you live?

550th anniversary of the Battle of Barnet

Barnet Museum is marking the anniversary of the Battle of Barnet by hanging replica heraldic banners on the lampposts of Barnet High Street.

The History of Barnet Museum

Survived a Nazi bomb, survived council cuts and now surviving the pandemic?

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Saracens roundup

Oli Shapely reports on Saracens making an impact on and off the pitch during the 2020/21 season

Hive buzzing to help vaccine effort

The Hive Foundation is ‘happy to be able to play a small part in the national effort’ to combat Covid-19.

By Bella Saltiel