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Barnet school earns ‘Green Flag’ for environmental commitment

15 July, 2026

Linda Appiah-Spick on Queen Elizabeth's School's prestigious award

A group of young people and adults in a garden holding a green flag

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Bees held in friendly

15 July, 2026

A goal area with a stand behind it at The Hive, home of Barnet FC

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Listings: Come From Away

15 July, 2026

Actors in a rehearsal setting - two standing and one sitting on a chair

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Murder investigation launched after man dies following East Finchley assault

14 July, 2026

A lamp with 'Metropolitan Police' in white set in blue glass, outside a red brick police station building

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Barnet Council leader backs crackdown on groups linked to Iran

14 July, 2026

Hendon Town Hall and (inset) Barry Rawlings

Car parts in a workshop

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13 July, 2026

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ALT: A mechanic installs brake pads on a car's brake rotor.

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29 June, 2026

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Deputy mayor for environment Mete Coban speaking at the 'Right to Grow' event (credit Tanya Vora)

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City Hall urged to give Londoners the ‘right to grow’

14 July, 2026

A bus in Enfield

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Antisocial behaviour blamed for declining bus usage in London

13 July, 2026

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Met Police to create Golders Green hub in response to antisemitic attacks

13 July, 2026

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Will Arnie be back to save Great North Leisure Park?

12 July, 2026

Burnt Oak Station

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Work to begin on step free access at Burnt Oak Station

12 July, 2026

Sadiq Khan (credit GLA)

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Mayor failed to hit reduced affordable housing target, new report reveals

10 July, 2026

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A man sitting at a table

Police continuing to seek man following North Finchley murder

3 July, 2026

A large open air car park next to a cinema and bowling alley

Hollywood Bowl backs campaign to save Great North Leisure Park

8 July, 2026

Councillors Charli Thompson (top left), Ross Houston (top right) and Shimron Ryde(bottom right)

Councillors united in condemnation of City Hall’s decision to overrule key council planning decisions

9 July, 2026

A colourful selection of baby toys on the floor

Parents left scrambling after sudden closure of New Southgate nursery followed by Ofsted registration suspension

17 June, 2026

Silk House redevelopment (credit HTA Design)

Major Colindale redevelopment gets go-ahead from councillors after knife-edge vote

25 June, 2026

A bowling alley next to a car park

City Hall planning controversy to be raised at council meeting

6 July, 2026

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Promotional poster for Peter Rabbit at Oak Hill Park on August 2nd

Community News • Events

Listings: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny

13 July, 2026

Ros Staines on the latest production of a Beatrix Potter favourite at Oak Hill Park

Dr Jonathan Bourne of University College London address the London Assembly

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Londoners pushed to ‘outskirts’ of city by ultra wealthy, housing expert tells assembly

10 July, 2026

Luxury homes in central London are often left empty by foreign investors

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“People living with dementia deserve better”: charity calls for fast-track hospital care

10 July, 2026

Minister criticises London councils over evictions prompted by house purchases

9 July, 2026

The London Assembly meeting on 2nd July (credit GLA)

London Assembly backs extra protections for bus drivers amid warning over ‘unbearable’ conditions

9 July, 2026

Barnet Council's Colindale office

Woman appears in court after ‘imitation firearm’ allegedly discharged during attack on council office

8 July, 2026

Barnet Council's head office and (inset) Danny Rich

Senior Labour councillor warns of ‘great danger’ of illegal vapes as council ramps up enforcement

8 July, 2026

A man in a suit talking to a group of schoolchildren

Barnet schools part of free breakfast club expansion

7 July, 2026

Jewish ambulance charity attacked this year set to be given ‘freedom of Barnet’ honour

7 July, 2026

Buildings at Clitterhouse Farm in Hendon

Film festival at Clitterhouse Farm to celebrate ‘our stories, our power’

6 July, 2026

Ciara and Kleya (credit Royal Free Charity)

Friends both treated for childhood cancer at Barnet Hospital raising money for NHS charity

6 July, 2026

Some housing in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Learn from Croydon debacle in new London Plan to solve housing crisis, City Hall told

5 July, 2026

Politicians sitting around a table having a discussion

London Assembly backs bus driver bill of rights

5 July, 2026

Flyer for Mill Hill film training

Dreamcatcher Film Camp at Mill Hill School

4 July, 2026

Features

An old image of a young woman

Features

One hundred years young

28 June, 2026

Ava Doherty talks to a Finchley resident about a lifetime of change

A man in a suit leaning on a banister in a college

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Something for everyone

28 June, 2026

David Floyd talks to Barnet and Southgate College CEO Neil Coker

The backs of the heads of two people looking at a field

Features

Celebrating the artist who made Hampstead home

23 June, 2026

Estelle Lovatt on marking Constable’s 250th birthday

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The entrance to Hendon Town Hall

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Taking action on community safety

27 June, 2026

Cllr Sara Conway on what Barnet Council is doing to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour

Hendon Town Hall with (inset left) council leader Barry Rawlings and (inset right) opposition group leader Peter Zinkin

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A better Barnet through effective scrutiny

23 June, 2026

Cllr Peter Zinkin on the opposition's role in Barnet Council's new governance set-up

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Barnet employment charity celebrates neurodivergent tech trainees

4 July, 2026

A row of women in long clothes sitting on a bench being addressed by a man

Community News • Events

The Lost Girls of Highgate Cemetery

27 June, 2026

Community News • Events

Woman who waited ten years for a muscular dystrophy diagnosis hosts community fundraiser in Barnet

17 June, 2026

Promotional poster for Grow Farm open day

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GROW Open Day 2026

10 June, 2026

A staged sword fight in the foreground with other actors looking on in the background

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Boudica

30 May, 2026

Images of two women, on the left, woman with a flute, on the right, a woman with a harp.

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High Barnet Chamber Music Festival enters sixth year

25 May, 2026

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HGS Art – 2026 Art Fair

22 May, 2026

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Open call for artsdepot’s artist residency programme

22 May, 2026

Events

An entrance board for a nature reserve

Events

Listings: Music on Monken Hadley Common

The final concert in the Music by Jack's Lake summer series takes place on...

A summer seen in the Swiss mountains

Events • Features

Celebrating diversity in Barnet

John Truong from Meridian Wellbeing on conversations and community

Promotional poster for Refugee week event at Phoenix Cinema

Events

Unless Water is Safer than the Land

A fundraising event for Refugee Week at Phoenix Cinema

A man and a woman on stage wearing hats

Events • Features

In at the deep end

Kurt Barling goes to the theatre and ends up on stage

The entrance to Colindale Library in London Borough of Barnet

Community News • Events

Half term events in libraries

Catherine Lusted on upcoming events for children at the borough's libraries

Events • Features

“On the catwalk, everyone is equal”: Barnet homeless day shelter puts on a fashion show

The Homeless Action Barnet day centre is hosting a one-of-a-kind fashion show...

Interviews

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Bringing people together in tough times

31 May, 2026

Amid a shocking rise in antisemitism, David Floyd visits Jewish community centre JW3 and talks to chief executive Raymond Simonson

Hendon Town Hall with (inset left) council leader Barry Rawlings and (inset right) opposition group leader Peter Zinkin

Interviews • News

Antisemitic attacks provide backdrop to election

31 May, 2026

David Floyd talks to Barnet Conservative leader Peter Zinkin about how race hate affected this month's vote

People gathering around tables at the Barnet Council count, with a plane in the background

Interviews • News

Tense count leaves uncertain results

David Floyd talked to Barnet's political leaders as a dramatic night in Hendon...

Sarah Hoyle, Liberal Democrat candidate for Finchley and Golders Green

Interviews

Lib Dems are ‘a sensible vote’

David Floyd talks to Childs Hill candidate Sarah Hoyle

Barnet Council's first Reform UK councillor Mark Shooter, pictured with assembly member Alex Wilson

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Reform targets potholes and parking

David Floyd talks to Reform UK's Barnet chair Mark Shooter