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Resident fined more than £50,000 for illegal extensions

A Magistrate has found a Barnet resident guilty of breaching three separate planning enforcement notices.

Barnet Council celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

The Burnt Oak Opportunity Support Team (BOOST) and the National Careers Service will be promoting work and apprenticeship options at Brent Cross Shopping Centre this Friday.

Tenancy fraudster jailed

A local authority housing officer who illegally sublet the council property she had never lived in, has been jailed following an investigation by Barnet Council’s anti-fraud team.

Update on Children’s Services Improvement

Helping looked after children follow their dreams

Barnet has become the first local authority in London to launch its own charity to help looked after children fulfil their dreams and aspirations.

Zero tolerance to FGM

Barnet Council is today (6 February) supporting this year’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Views sought on early help services

The council is seeking residents’ views to help shape early help services in the borough.

More Foster Carers needed in Barnet

Barnet Council is asking residents if they have More to Give as it continues trying to increase the number of foster carers in the borough.

Work begins on Barnet’s new leisure centres

The ground has officially been broken and work is underway on two new leisure centres in Barnet following a ground-breaking ceremony at Barnet Copthall yesterday.

Children’s Services Review

The Children’s Commissioner for Barnet Council, Frankie Sulke, has completed her three-month review of Children’s Services.