Concern about possible harm to great crested newts and bats is on the agenda at a public inquiry which is hearing an attempt to overturn the refusal to grant planning permission for two travellers' caravans in a field off Mays Lane, Barnet.

After months of uncertainty a deal has finally been agreed: High Barnet's historic Tudor Hall in the middle of the Barnet College campus has been saved for community use.

Barnet Council is to take on the task of helping to promote and support arts and cultural events across the borough -- a role previously performed by a network of volunteers.

Answering questions from Barnet Friends of the Earth was a chance for the Chipping Barnet MP Dan Tomlinson to say more about his plans to encourage initiatives such as helping to finance the installation of solar panels on community buildings.

Daily life in High Barnet well over a century ago has been re-imagined for a new play which looks back even further in time to the years when the Victorian explorer Dr David Livingstone and his wife Mary lived on Hadley Green.

A plan to introduce bus lanes along both sides of the busiest section of Barnet High Street -- between the Wood Street junction at the Barnet parish church and Meadway -- has been approved by Barnet Council and Transport for London.

  1. Trust established by tv stars Sarah Parish and James Murray to fund drama therapy sessions at Noah's Ark Children's Hospice
  2. McMullen brewery says two Barnet pub closures are only a "temporary measure" and that the premises should re-open by the spring
  3. Likely demolition of industrial and repair workshops has prompted a lookback to days when laundry was all hand washed
  4. Barnet Council under pressure to do more to support low-income families by following the lead set by Chipping Barnet Foodbank
  5. Barnet Council planning £22 million in cuts and another significant hike in council tax to tackle spending crisis
  6. Primary and junior schools in Barnet are a welcome home for surplus, reconditioned computer laptops and chrome books
  7. Revised plan by Barnet FC proposes a 7,000-seat stadium well away from school playing field of Ark Pioneer Academy
  8. Longest-ever commission for mural artist wins prize for festive display in High Barnet's Christmas window competition
  9. Third generation of cafe proprietors celebrate 70th birthday of Dory's -- a High Barnet town centre institution
  10. Increases in Barnet Council parking charges, parking permits and visitor parking vouchers come into effect in New Year
  11. Barnet Medieval Festival is relocating to farmland off Galley Lane with more space for Wars of the Roses re-enactments and camp sites
  12. Wide range of events entertained visitors at annual Barnet Christmas fayre despite a drizzly Sunday
  13. Exhibition celebrating 50th anniversary of High Barnet nature reserve and environment centre opens at The Spires shopping centre
  14. Plans to develop site of workshops on A1000 between High Barnet and Whetstone with new facility for self storage
  15. Four blocks of flats and 300 homes for High Barnet tube station, but all 160 car park spaces would be lost
  16. Saving High Barnet's much-loved Tudor Hall for community use now a step nearer after "generous offer" of potential funding
  17. Local growth must be underpinned by co-ordinated transport planning
  18. The Spires developers must up their design game – and drop their building heights