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Celebrating the people who make Barnet: Filomena Komodromou
Together, we are Barnet will highlight some of our many groups and local projects, as well as individuals, who contribute so much to our community.
Last updated: 22 October, 2019
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Feedback sought on library services
Residents are being invited to give their feedback and views as part of an independent evaluation of library services on offer in the borough.
Last updated: 17 October, 2019
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£300K for mentoring scheme to reduce youth offending
The charity St Christopher’s, working in partnership with Barnet Council, has become one of the first organisations in the country to successfully bid for a grant from the Home Office’s £200million Youth Endowment Fund.
Last updated: 16 October, 2019
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Become a Hate Crime Reporting Champion on Hate Crime Awareness Week
A series of community groups and organisations in Barnet have joined forces to call on volunteers to become Hate Crime Reporting Champions during National Hate Crime Awareness Week.
Last updated: 14 October, 2019
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New streetlights will save energy-efficient council £750,000 per year
Barnet Council will install LED lanterns in all its streetlights as part of an improvements programme that will also save £750,000 per year and improve the borough’s carbon footprint.
Last updated: 7 October, 2019
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Applications have reopened for free litter picking equipment to community groups this autumn
Earlier this year, £67,981 was allocated by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to the service as a ‘one off’ fund to help keep the borough clean.
Last updated: 3 October, 2019
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Council prosecution lands illegal HMO profiteer with enormous fine
A tenant who was illegally subletting a three-storey house in the Brunswick Park area has been ordered to pay nearly £20,000 after a successful Barnet Council prosecution.
Last updated: 2 October, 2019
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Happy birthday to 105-year-old Rebecca Kaufman!
A resident of Barnet Council’s flagship state-of-the-art Extra Care development Ansell Court has celebrated her 105th birthday in the £15million dementia-friendly complex.
Last updated: 1 October, 2019
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Borough remembers first soldier to die in The Great War as new sculpture unveiled
A Tommy sculpture to commemorate the first British soldier to die in the First World War, Private John Henry Parr, has been unveiled.
Last updated: 30 September, 2019
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We are supporting a national campaign to bring empty properties back into use
This year's Empty Homes Week runs from 23-29 September, aiming to raise awareness of long-term empty homes and options available for bringing them back into residential use.
Last updated: 27 September, 2019