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- September 2016
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Walking into autumn in Barnet
Get your walking shoes on for 3 October - here’s the chance to stride into autumn with the Big Barnet Walk.
Last updated: 30 September, 2016
Parks, sport and leisure
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Leader welcomes record sentence for investigation
A landlord guilty of breaching a planning enforcement notice has been ordered to pay a record fine and costs to Barnet Council, after a lengthy and complex investigation led by the council’s planning and Corporate Anti-Fraud Teams (CAFT).
Last updated: 30 September, 2016
Housing and Community
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Council urges rental property owners to get licenced before deadline
Barnet Council is urging landlords and agents to get their applications in before 4 October 2016 for their houses in multiple occupation (HMO) - to avoid higher fees or enforcement action and ensure all tenants have a safe home.
Last updated: 26 September, 2016
Housing and Community
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Community centre creates new Hope
Over 300 guests attended the official opening of the new family-friendly Hope Corner Community Centre last weekend, as part of Barnet’s regeneration of the Dollis Valley Estate.
Last updated: 22 September, 2016
Housing and Community
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Healthier eating, healthier Barnet
Using less salt, changing the type of oil used when cooking and providing sugar free drinks are just a few of the ways Barnet catering businesses are providing residents with healthier eating options.
Last updated: 15 September, 2016
Public health
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Landlady of unlicensed HMO prosecuted
The landlady of a rented house has been fined more than £6,000 for failing to have a licence or properly manage the property.
Last updated: 5 September, 2016
Housing and Community
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Shocking pictures show why council is taking tough stance to keep Barnet clean
Smashed up pieces of furniture, old mattresses and a broken TV. You wouldn’t stand for this rubbish being dumped in your front garden; yet this is a daily occurrence on the streets of Barnet.
Last updated: 2 September, 2016
Parking, roads and pavements
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Blue badge cheats convicted
Two drivers caught by council counter-fraud officers illegally using disabled parking badges have been fined £800 by magistrates.
Last updated: 2 September, 2016
Parking, roads and pavements
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Young people encouraged to get in SHAPE this Summer
The SHAPE programme delivered by Barnet Council has launched a fun and energising summer programme for the young residents of Barnet to coincide with school holidays, running until Friday 26th August 2016.
Last updated: 2 September, 2016
Parks, sport and leisure
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Copthall swimmers head to Rio
Two of Barnet Copthall swimmers are getting ready to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games which start in Rio this Friday (August 5, 2016.)
Last updated: 2 September, 2016
Parks, sport and leisure