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Snapshot of London life

Focused: Kilburn Festival, by Cristiana Setaro, was winner of the competition's open category

4:22pm Tuesday 26th August 2008

For the 23rd year, arts and education centre Lauderdale House has put together a varied spectrum of approaches to photography.

North Finchley singer-songwriter Jake Morley has recently got into the habit of tapping his acoustic guitar on his lap as if playing the guitar, piano and drums combined. MIRIAM CRAIG finds out more about his unusual technique and burgeoning career.

Art with attitude

11:09am Tuesday 12th August 2008

MIRIAM CRAIG talks to Philip Diggle, an artist who gained notoriety through his involvement with the punk movement and by painting live on stage at music gigs

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Burglar Bill breaks into theatre

8:32am Monday 11th August 2008

Janet and Allan Ahlberg worked together for 20 years writing and illustrating books such as the Happy Families series, The Jolly Postman and Funny Bones.

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Time to mind your own business

8:34am Monday 11th August 2008

Anyone curious to find out more about the world of business might do well to see who’s about at this mini trade show.

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Deeper meaning of life through a lens

8:31am Monday 11th August 2008

Cuban-French author Anaïs Nin once said: “We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are.”

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Songs for a summer evening

1:53pm Wednesday 6th August 2008

Tenor Tony Yates and soprano Magda Kozyra are both soloists who perform regularly in concerts and operas.

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Circus show keeps it in the family

1:14pm Wednesday 6th August 2008

Becoming a circus performer was considered an unusual choice for Russ Randelle.

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Director's double bill

11:33am Wednesday 6th August 2008

Nicolas Roeg worked for many years as a cinematographer before making the move into movie directing.

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Competition to find playwrights

3:28pm Tuesday 5th August 2008

Budding playwrights are being invited to show off their skills by entering a new play writing competition run by North Finchley-based arts charity, Community Focus (CF).

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Goalkeeper jailed for blackmail

Updated 3:13pm Friday 5th September 2008

A goalkeeper who blackmailed a top Premier League footballer over a sex video has been jailed for 20 months.

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I understand that Asda are redeveloping a brown field site - a very positive move, but what are we getting in its place? Lots of flats that will be difficult to let, more food shopping which we don't need and horrendous traffic. − Mr Reasonable, New Barnet

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If you set yourself targets and don't meet them you have failed - end of story. If you make your own targets too hard then not only are you a failure but you are a stupid failure. − Rog T, Mill Hill

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The scraps heap challenge

Tackling food waste has become the latest battleground in the war against landfill and carbon emissions. TOMASZ JOHNSON asks whether the fight is being won in Barnet

Achike hits back at Coleman ‘tainted with blood’ remark

A Barnet Olympian has defended Team GB after the London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden branded Britain’s Olympic medal winners as “tainted with blood” last week. Brian Coleman, who is also a Barnet councillor, used a newspaper column to criticise Britain’s athletes for taking part in the Beijing Olympics while the Chinese government stands accused of human rights abuses.