An application to build 13 blocks of flats on the former gas works site in New Barnet has ended in another embarrassing defeat.
After another setback developers advised to work with New Barnet residents rather than against them
Author: Nick Jones
Chipping Barnet MP condemns top-down pressure for “so many” blocks of flats in her constituency
Theresa Villiers blames government house building targets for putting pressure on local councils to accept “entirely inappropriate” high-rise developments in suburban neighbourhoods like Barnet.
Empty Barnet High Street restaurant — plus squatters — is on the market for possible residential development
Squatters who have taken over a former restaurant in Barnet High Street might soon be having to contend with a new owner of the property. The three-storey building is in the process of being sold with a guide price of £875,000.
High Court to rule on latest twist in long running saga over New Barnet’s troubled gas works site
A fourteen-year dispute about redeveloping the former gas works site in New Barnet is about to kick off again in the High Court when housebuilders Citystyle Fairview will try to overturn the decision of a planning inspector.
Further expansion planned as new film and television studios at Borehamwood due to open in New Year
There has been widespread support from within the film and television industry for a planning application to almost double the size of the Sky Studios Elstree complex which is currently nearing completion at Borehamwood.
Licence agreed for Barnet High Street gaming machines, but objectors say all is still to play for
A bingo premises licence has been approved for a former bank building in Barnet — but the key decision has yet to be taken on whether Barnet Council will give planning permission for an adult gaming centre in the High Street.
Abandoned Green Belt fields in Mays Lane being prepared for arrival of therapy horses
Clearing years of accumulated rubbish and litter from derelict farmland off Mays Lane, Barnet, is another step towards establishing a new equine therapy centre for troubled youngsters.
New operator of The Spires car park says its “state-of-the-art” pay machines are user friendly
Britannia Parking has taken over from NCP as the operator of the multi-storey car park at The Spires shopping centre in High Barnet.
Police reassurance after action to deal with two “frightening” incidents in Barnet town centre
After violent incidents on two successive Saturday afternoons — an imitation firearm was brandished in the High Street and a stabbing in the nearby recreation ground — there could hardly have been a more opportune moment for some reassuring words from High Barnet’s Safer Neighbourhood Team.
Appeal launched to restore Hadley Green’s historic water fountain by the spring of next year
A crowdfunding campaign has been started to help meet extra expenditure involved in plans to restore Hadley Green’s pink marble drinking fountain which has been out of order for the last 50 years.
Images of Chipping Barnet’s historic town centre feature in newspaper reports and television news bulletins
Barnet’s former town hall, which is now the North London Coroner’s Court, has been a backdrop for television news reports and press photographs that have gone round the world.
Retirement of popular trader and imminent loss of Barnet High Street’s very own Aladdin’s cave
Julian Stewart, the longest serving independent trader in Barnet High Street, is about to retire after 43 years in business.
All weather paths will make it easier to tour Barnet Environment Centre’s green oasis off Byng Road
Barnet Environment Centre is celebrating the official opening of its newly installed fully accessible paths around the perimeter of its seven-and-a-half-acre nature reserve off Byng Road.
Abandoned car park purchased by investment company which owns The Spires shopping centre
After lying empty and unused for the last four years, the former site of Barnet Market has been purchased by BYM Capital, the property investment company which owns The Spires, the adjoining shopping centre.
Barnet’s bees praised for producing wide range of flavours and colours in local honey
Honey bees in the Barnet locality are among the many beneficiaries of the numerous parks, open spaces and the fields and woods in the Green Belt land that encircles much of the town.
Apple tree pruning in Sebright Road produces bumper crop for Barnet food banks
Volunteers picking fruit for foodbanks were delighted on a return visit to the gardens of three houses in Sebright Road, Barnet, to find an extra fine crop of apples — all thanks to the way the trees had been pruned earlier in the year.
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An invitation to remember and celebrate the life of Queen Elizabeth II
A book of condolence for the death of Queen Elizabeth II has been opened at Barnet Parish Church and will be available for signing until the state funeral on Monday 19 September.
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Taking a bath together is still only option for Barnet rugby players until new clubhouse is built
Having a wash down after a rugby match in Barnet can be quite a spectacle to behold. Mud-splattered players are still having to jump into one of two huge communal baths inside their dilapidated clubhouse at the Byng Road playing fields.
Former pupils’ fond memories of curtseying to the “young Queen Elizabeth” on her 1957 visit to QE Girls, Barnet
There could hardly have been a more poignant moment at Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School, Barnet. Within less than half an hour of the official announcement of the Queen’s death, headteacher Violet Walker had to preside at the annual prize giving at a school which had an especially close association with her reign.
Unexpected horse fair on Hadley Green highlights issues about use of much-loved open space
Ponies and traps with their owners and admirers assembled on Hadley Green in an attempt to maintain the spirit of the historic Barnet Horse Fair which by tradition is held early in September but which is without a regular site.
Thanksgiving service marks departure of assistant organist after his epic stint at Barnet Parish Church
Alan Parish, assistant organist at St John the Baptist Church, Barnet, for over half a century, was at the console as an accompanist for a valedictory choral evensong to celebrate what was described as his remarkable contribution and exemplary dedication.
Birthday celebrations add a little royal sparkle to shopping at Barnet Market
Flags, bunting and even a “royal” visit were the order of the day at Barnet Market to help celebrate the 823rd birthday of its royal charter and the first anniversary of its new-found trading freedom.
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Another chance to challenge plans which residents fear might harm vulnerable adults at risk from gambling
Public consultation over an application for an adult gaming centre in Barnet High Street has been re-opened.
Unwanted apples and pears from trees across Barnet are being harvested for needy families
Food banks across the London Borough of Barnet are being supplied with surplus apples and pears which are being picked by the volunteer group Barnet Community Harvesters.
Rugby club opens consultation on plans to upgrade clubhouse and pitches at Byng Road playing fields
A new two-storey clubhouse and an improved layout of four rugby pitches will transform Byng Road playing fields if planning approval is obtained by Barnet Elizabethans Rugby Football Club.
A fresh twist to an evening out in Barnet High Street as new venues welcome customers
Two new hospitality ventures are hoping to boost evening trade in Barnet High Street – a cafe bar with a special line in cocktails and a pop-up bar offering locally brewed craft beers and real ale.
Millie the Waitrose cat – this time in bronze – will soon be checking out customers once again at The Spires
After months of negotiation and trial and error a site has finally been agreed for a small bronze statue commemorating High Barnet’s feline celebrity, Millie the Waitrose cat.
Is a new operator being lined up to take over the car park at the Spires Shopping Centre?
National Car Parks has refused to comment on speculation that its contract to operate the NCP car park at The Spires Shopping Centre in High Barnet is about to be relinquished or even terminated.
MP joins residents’ protest to support last-minute bid to halt demolition of New Barnet landmark
Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has stepped in to support residents in a renewed attempt to stop the demolition of 33 Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet, a locally-listed Victorian villa which the Barnet Society and other heritage groups have been campaigning to save since 2017.
Award winning Barnet pub’s former customers included film stars Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor
The Lord Nelson, tucked away off Wood Street, High Barnet, is the 2022 Runner Up Pub of the Year in the annual contest organised by the Enfield and Barnet Campaign for Real Ale.
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