General News

Friday, 23 February 2018 18:00

Council election candidates go head to head

Robin Bishop, chair of Barnet Society, opens the election hustings.
A deep, sometimes noisy divide opened up at the Barnet Society’s election hustings over a wide range of contentious local issues including the need for affordable housing, concern over an increasing number of empty homes, the outsourcing of services to Capita and the demand for free town centre parking.
Monday, 19 February 2018 15:30

Plea to restore drinking fountain

Peter Wanders is leading a campaign to get water reconnected to the historic Hadley Green drinking fountain.
A campaign has been launched to restore to full use Hadley Green’s historic water fountain, an ornate structure built of pink marble, and once resplendent with a set of brass drinking cups.
Thursday, 15 February 2018 11:14

Physic Well to be restored

Mike Jordan (centre) chair of Barnet Museum’s trustees, was on hand with volunteers Dennis Bird (left) and Bob Langley to answer visitors’ questions
Years of uncertainty about the ownership of Barnet Museum and the future of Barnet’s historic physic well have both been successfully resolved after sustained efforts by volunteers and well-wishers.
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