Local copywriter produces children's books used in Barnet nurseries

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

Funding for community projects agreed

Money raised from redevelopment schemes to be spent on local infrastructure and community projects

Plans to open place of worship at former Golders Green theatre deferred

Barnet Council's decision on future of Hippodrome delayed until November

Barnet Hospital boss issues long Covid warning

Preparations being made for third wave of coronavirus

Barnet lagging behind other boroughs on sustainable transport

Analysis puts Barnet near bottom of London league table

Barnet residents call for action to tackle Uyghur persecution

Barnet residents are calling for further action to tackle the persecution of the Uyghur people - following steps taken earlier this week. 

Prescribing happiness

Social prescribing may be the answer to tackling loneliness in Barnet

Green spaces are a lifeline

Karin Oleinikova of  Heath Hands wants videos from local residents on how they connect to nature.

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.

Local blogger on animal welfare and women's rights

Local blogger is up for Animal Star Award and shares her experiences as UN Women UK Delegate for the Commission on the Status of Women

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.

Students organise the North London Story Festival

Student-led storytelling festival organised by Middlesex University considers transformations in literature and writing

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?

Vicar tells of community's shock at vandalism in Hendon churchyard

Several graves at St Mary’s Church, the oldest parish Church in Hendon and the London Borough of Barnet were vandalised last week.