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Barnet restaurant handed new food hygiene rating
Harmony Coffee House & Soft Play in Colney Hatch Lane has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Concern over cancer risk for London firefighters
New research from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) suggests exposure to cancer-causing contaminants in buildings has raised health risks
Hundreds of households cease fostering in London
270 fostering households across London deregistered in the year to March, compared to 300 the previous year reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Less than half of disabled people in Barnet in employment
47% of the 38,802 working-age disabled people in Barnet were in employment in the year to March reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Three tonnes of tobacco worth over £3m seized in police raids in north London
Barnet Trading Standards officers have seized more than £3m of illegal tobacco, vapes and cigarettes in raids in north London.
Car club company quitting London is ‘huge blow’
Fears the move by Zipcar will worsen congestion as more people are forced to buy their own vehicle
Top Labour councillors reject opposition calls to apologise and resign over care ‘failures’
Extraordinary meeting takes place after TV documentary uncovered deaths of three young care leavers from Barnet
London Ambulance Service issues flu warning after busiest-ever November
Last weekend the service dealt with a volume of calls more reminiscent of New Year's Eve
Four in five buses in London on time
79% of non-frequent local buses in London were on time in the year to March reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
Greens highlight “profound crisis” in social care ahead of extraordinary council meeting
Tonight's meeting was called in response to the deaths of three young people who had been in Barnet Council's care reports David Floyd
City Hall report claims reforms could cut cost of new transport projects by half
Budget committee recommends planning and financing reforms and a clear timeline for future projects to help drive down costs
Not enough being done to reduce road casualties in London, mayor warned
Sadiq Khan has pledged to eliminate all deaths and serious casualties by 2041 but last year's number was 3,707
New tourism tax powers welcomed by Khan
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in last week's budget that metro mayors would be able to charge visitors for overnight stays in a move long demanded by the London mayor
Khan vows to protect free school meals funding despite £19m budget hole
The scheme for primary school pupils in London is set to cost City Hall £151m next year
Road closures: one for Barnet drivers over the next fortnight
One delay on the M1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Fewer lone asylum-seeking children being cared for in Barnet
There were 44 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under the care of Barnet Council as of March 31, compared to 61 a year earlier reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
Drug offences up by more than a third in London
The Met Police logged 50,279 drug offences in the year to June reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Zinkin welcomes development pause as questions raised about council partnership process
A controversial East Finchley housing scheme may not now go ahead reports David Floyd
Equal pay row erupts at Barnet Council
Two trade unions are taking legal action against the local authority amid claims of pay disparities between male-dominated roles and jobs mostly staffed by women
Councillors “deeply disappointed” after Mill Hill Broadway step free access confusion
Network Rail has now confirmed that funding is not yet in place for work to provide step free access at the station reports David Floyd