April 03, 2020
Barnet Hospital staff get rousing round of applause
in General News
Barnet householders and families were out in force to join the second nationwide Thursday evening clap for carers in support of NHS workers treating patients during the coronavirus pandemic. The turnout was especially strong in the streets around Barnet…
April 01, 2020
Advice wanted on widening the Bull Theatre's repertoire
in Events
There could hardly be a more opportune moment for a determined push to host new productions and attractions at the Bull Theatre in the hope they might appeal to audiences in High Barnet and widen public support. In view of the nationwide theatre shutdown…
April 01, 2020 1
Reduced height for New Barnet tower blocks
in Planning
After feedback from a public exhibition in January, the Victoria Quarter housing development on the former gas works site in New Barnet has been scaled back slightly by lowering the height of the proposed blocks of flats and by making a small reduction in the…
Mar 31, 2020
More tree planting on Barnet Hill
Planting trees on Barnet Hill has been one of the great achievements of the Barnet Society -- and it is still work in progress with a row of Hawthorn being the…
Mar 31, 2020
Battle of Barnet: beaten by coronavirus
Barnet's highly successful medieval festival, due to have been staged during the last weekend in May, is just one of the many local events that are having to…
Mar 31, 2020
Shutters down and closed shop doors in Barnet High Street
Only around 20 shops and retail outlets are still open for business along the entire length of Barnet High Street during the second week of the tightening…
Dec 27, 2019
Wood Street’s eyesore is no more
A massive pile of rubble, beams and planks was all that was left of Barnet’s blot of the landscape – the derelict nurses’ home for the former Victoria…
Dec 23, 2019
Top-of-the-table fixture for Hadley Football Club
Hadley Football Club, which is aiming to become a regular home attraction for many more Barnet football fans, faces two critical New Year fixtures in its bid…
Dec 23, 2019
Portrait of Tracey Emin on show
A triptych featuring Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst – which was on display at the Barnet Guild of Artists’ annual exhibition – has pride of place in the entrance…
