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Mother faces charges of child neglect in Portugal
12:35pm Thursday 28th August 2008
A woman faces prosecution after her eight-year-old daughter was taken into care in Portugal.
Comments (0)Credit crunched: 40 per cent more will seek debt advice
2:59pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
THE number of people seeking financial help from debt specialists is set to rise by over 40 per cent in just two years.
OAP hits the tracks for 26th charity race
8:20am Wednesday 27th August 2008
When most people enter their 80th year they are looking forward to rest, relaxation and a hot cup of cocoa before bedtime.
Mouth cancer skydive raises £1,000
8:46am Tuesday 26th August 2008
Four staff members at a Mill Hill dental practice have jumped out of a plane to raise awareness of mouth cancer.
Residents asked to take part in development consultation
8:40am Sunday 24th August 2008
Decisions on the future of regeneration work throughout the borough will be made using the results of an on going consultation with residents.
Number plates stolen from Potters Bar
8:20am Sunday 24th August 2008
The number plates of two cars were stolen in Potters Bar on two separate nights last week.
‘Fundamental rethink’ of council prompts fears
9:00am Sunday 17th August 2008
Services run by Barnet Council are undergoing a “fundamental rethink”, leading some critics to warn they could be privatised.
Dog bites disabled man as owner flees
8:30am Saturday 16th August 2008
A disabled man was attacked by a dog in his wheelchair last week, prompting a police hunt for the owner who walked away without helping him.
‘Heartless’ health chiefs hold back blindness drug
8:40am Friday 15th August 2008
Barnet patients suffering from a degenerative eye disease are being forced either to pay for treatment or go blind, claims the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB).
Laptop bill of £1.4million for Barnet Council
8:30am Friday 15th August 2008
Almost £1.4 million has been spent on laptops for Barnet Council workers, prompting strong criticism from opposition parties.
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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.
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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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