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Nominate the best in local tradition
2:22pm Monday 18th August 2008
Landlords have been pulling pints in public houses for hundreds of years but nowadays the corner pub is often overlooked. Charlotte Gray looks at some Barnet gems ahead of London’s Love Your Local awards next month.
Comments (0)The future in healing hands
8:00am Thursday 14th August 2008
Alternative therapy often conjures up images of hunched old women and smoking crystal balls. But Kevin Bradford spoke to a psychic who is trying to get the mystical into the mainstream
First aid for violent times
8:00am Wednesday 13th August 2008
As the scourge of violent crime across London leaves more and more young people with severe and fatal injuries, Kevin Bradford finds out about a course designed to provide lifesaving skills
Giving parents a lifeline
3:53pm Tuesday 5th August 2008
Every year thousands of families struggle to cope with the responsibilities of parenthood, fearful of seeking medical or professional help. REBECCA LOWE discovers a charity that offers support without finding fault
Charity shops feel the pinch
9:44am Tuesday 5th August 2008
Last week a charity shop in Hendon was forced to close owing to dwindling trade. Kevin Bradford looks at how the current economic climate is affecting once-bustling bargain-basements
Looking for a challenge?
3:05pm Thursday 31st July 2008
Scaling Africa’s highest mountain is one of many fundraising adventures offered by Whetstone’s Charity Challenge, as the organisation's head of expeditions explains
Tough times at world summit
6:20pm Monday 28th July 2008
Over the last two weeks hundreds of Anglican bishops from across the world gathered at Kent University for the once a decade Lambeth Conference and Whetstone minister Cindy Kent was there
Crunching time for pensioners
6:16pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008
The state pension celebrates its 100th birthday this year, but there is strong evidence to suggest that pensions are failing to keep pace with the cost of living.
World view from the Chickenshed
2:41pm Friday 18th July 2008
The theatre world is not famed for its inclusiveness, but one company has proved an exception. REBECCA LOWE delves into the magical world of Chickenshed, where everyone is treated like a star.
Taking fear-guard action
8:39am Wednesday 9th July 2008
Fear of crime is prompting some residents to hand over large amounts of cash to security firms. TOM JOHNSON reports on the rise of night-time street patrols
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Gaddafi son raps 'greedy' relatives
Updated 8:41am today Friday 29th August 2008
The son of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has accused relatives of the Lockerbie victims of being "very greedy" for seeking compensation.
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Stars in the making: Barnet GCSE pupils do it again
Students across Barnet have hit the GCSE record books again this year, with nearly three-quarters of pupils achieving five or more top grades.
I'm sponsoring the 2012 Olympics
Soon after I got my demob suit in 1948 and slid seamlessly back into my role as a fire engine-chasing young reporter, I was sitting in the Times offices in Church Road wondering where my next scoop was coming from.
The buses are back
Regular readers of this blog will recall how buses became the ideological battleground for Brave New Barnet during the election campaign for the Mayor of London and London Assembly. Proponents of routmasters did battle with those of bendy buses - or pragmatism, as would say - as the fight for City Hall reached fever pitch. It was a striking example of the blandness of the political landscape.
Two people escape house fire
Two people were treated for smoke inhalation after escaping a house blaze in Cricklewood last night.
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