The Barnet Live newsdesk covers Barnet: council and planning decisions, roads and transport, schools, health, policing and what is happening locally. It is edited by Liam Joseph, editor of Barnet Live, part of GOB Media Ltd.
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Latest from the Barnet Live Newsdesk
- Edmonton Incinerator Deal Puts Barnet's Waste Bill at £31m a Year 13 November 2026
- Boxing Day Walks Near Barnet: 10 Commons, Woods and Brooks Open on the 26th 13 November 2026
- Finchley Foodbank Now Helps With Benefits and Energy Bills 13 November 2026
- Edgware Arcade at 226 Station Road Gets Its Gambling Licence 13 November 2026
- Barnet's FA Cup Tie at Plymouth Parkway Is Live on TNT Sports 13 November 2026
- Northern line severe delays continue after Golders Green suspension 12 November 2026
- Barnet CCTV Grows to 60 Moveable Cameras and 950 Feeds 12 November 2026
- Northern line: severe delays after Edgware branch suspension 12 November 2026
- Carol Services in Barnet: Candlelit Carols in East Barnet and Nine Lessons at Hadley 12 November 2026
- Christmas in Barnet 2026: The Fayre, Aladdin at The Bull and Everything Else Worth Knowing 12 November 2026
- A Wood-Fired Sauna With Two Plunge Pools Is Coming to Clitterhouse Playing Fields in Cricklewood 12 November 2026
- Hertsmere's Local Plan Puts 900 Homes and Two Data Centre Sites Just North of Barnet, and Comments Close on 19 November 12 November 2026
- Barnet Moves to Sell Fairway Playground in Mill Hill for the Stoney Wood Quarter Homes 11 November 2026
- Brent South Retail Park Gets a New Sofa Showroom and Stays Open Until at Least 2029 11 November 2026
- West Hendon Playing Fields 3G Pitch Will Not Be Decided Before Summer 2027 11 November 2026
- Heatwaves Cost London £2.5bn This Summer, City Hall Says 11 November 2026
- Up to 20 Social Rent Homes Planned on the Former East Barnet Library Site 10 November 2026
- Hendon Hub Regeneration Is Being Scrapped After Middlesex University Pulled Out 10 November 2026
- Barnet Council Overspent Three Repair Contracts by £932,000 10 November 2026
- Barnet Has Lost 23 Foster Families in Five Years 10 November 2026
- Barnet Bin Strike Ballot Opens 11 November Over Holiday Pay 9 November 2026
- David Lloyd Finchley Asks to Open From 6am Every Day 9 November 2026
- Oxford Street Traffic Free: Footfall Up 16% in Week One 9 November 2026
- Barnet Council still needs £73.3m of emergency borrowing 8 November 2026
- Brent Cross Town shifts to rentals as home sales stall 8 November 2026
- Christmas Day in Barnet: 8 Pubs Pouring Pints and Carving the Turkey 8 November 2026
- Timed bin bag collections planned for seven Barnet town centres 7 November 2026
- Barnet fly-tipping rises 22%, and Cricklewood is worst hit 7 November 2026
- Barnet Groups Can Bid for Waste Grants of Up to £20,000 6 November 2026
- Christmas Trees Near Barnet: 8 Places to Buy One, or Rent It for December 5 November 2026
- Assembly Backs Jewish Londoners 19 to 3 in Eight Motions 5 November 2026
- Only 3.7% of Barnet Residents Live Near a Main Cycle Route 5 November 2026
- Oxford Street Traffic Free: What Changes for Barnet Buses 5 November 2026
- Diwali on the Square 2026 Was Cancelled and Never Rescheduled 5 November 2026
- Christmas Shopping in Barnet: 18 Stops From the Spires to the Frost Fair 5 November 2026
- Barnet Knife Crime Up 22%, the Biggest Rise in London 5 November 2026
- Night Tube Turns 10 With 12 Barnet Stations on the Route 5 November 2026
- Barnet Not Yet in City Hall's £4.7m Family Advice Scheme 4 November 2026
- Barnet Freedom of Borough: Hatzola, CST and Shomrim Honoured 4 November 2026
- Holocaust Rescue Exhibition at Barnet Library to 14 December 4 November 2026
- Barnet Social Care Under CQC Assessment: 138 Complaints 4 November 2026
- La Brioche Hendon Bakery Placed Into Liquidation 4 November 2026
- Barnet Shoplifting Up 15% as Mayor Faces Policing Questions 4 November 2026
- No Vaping Figures for Barnet's Children, City Hall Hears 4 November 2026
- Mayor Gets Final Say on Big Barnet Licensing Cases 3 November 2026
- TfL Fare Dodger Crackdown: 24 Arrests in First Month 3 November 2026
- Ice Rinks Near Barnet: Seven Places to Skate This Winter, From £7.60 3 November 2026
- Met to Cut 1,000 More Posts: Police Federation Quizzed 4 Nov 3 November 2026
- Barnet Road Repairs 2027: £18.8m Plan, £103m Backlog 3 November 2026
- Barnet SEND Budget Heads for £17.2m Overspend This Year 3 November 2026
- West London Orbital Named in Budget as a New Levy Target 2 November 2026
- Thames Bridge Hearing 3 Nov: Two Shut, Three Weight-Limited 2 November 2026
- Christmas Dinner in Barnet 2026: Pubs With Prices 1 November 2026
- Exeter Road No Right Turn: 804 Sign Petition to End Trial 1 November 2026
- Barnet Council at Fault: 19 Months in Unsuitable Housing 1 November 2026
- Barnet Food Hygiene: Three Rated 1, Rugby Club Off Zero 1 November 2026
- Barnet Council Tenants Face New Management Fee of Up to 15% 1 November 2026
- Jewish Community Safety Put to Mayor and Met Chief on 5 Nov 30 October 2026
- Kosher Kingdom Golders Green Hours: 7am, Late Wed and Thu 30 October 2026
- Meeting Santa in Barnet: Hendon's Fair, a Pub Breakfast and the Free Fayre Grotto 29 October 2026