A silver lining from the continuing debacle over the stalled future development of The Spires shopping centre is that the previously abandoned Chipping Close car park has belatedly been re-opened to motorists.

A car theft summit -- bringing together police, councillors and community leaders -- is being proposed by the new Chipping Barnet MP Dan Tomlinson to tackle the repeated theft of vehicles from local roads.

Any prospect of Barnet Football Club returning to Underhill and building a new stadium was well and truly dashed at a question time session held by senior members of Barnet Council.

A programme of summer concerts beside Jack's Lake at Monken Hadley Common concludes on Sunday 4 August with a performance that includes romantic music from around the world.

A fresh attempt is being made to find the precise site of the 1471 Battle of Barnet -- a location that continues to prove elusive despite extensive previous searches and years of study by historians and archaeologists.

Chipping Barnet's long serving Conservative MP Theresa Villiers lost her seat to Labour candidate Dan Tomlinson in a general election that resulted in a landslide victory for Sir Keir Starmer and the Conservatives' worst ever defeat.

  1. Chipping Barnet's new Labour MP follows in the steps of a Labour politician who was a post-war health pioneer
  2. Theresa Villiers: former Conservative cabinet minister proud of her record as respected constituency MP for Chipping Barnet
  3. High Barnet's iconic landmark buildings get an imaginative makeover at London Festival of Architecture workshop
  4. "Why are we waiting" was the cry at Barnet Vale Festival as residents demanded action on derelict pavilion
  5. New Barnet's innovative green space now features a well-being garden and a wildflower meadow
  6. Praise for audience response and support for High Barnet's annual festival of classical music concerts
  7. Smiles for group photo but some hard-hitting exchanges between candidates at Chipping Barnet general election hustings
  8. Six-month ban on selling off Tudor Hall now in place to give local historians time to raise community bid
  9. A chance to question general election candidates for Chipping Barnet constituency at hustings event
  10. Wartime Dig for Victory campaign to be remembered at 85th anniversary of High Barnet's Byng Road allotments
  11. Concert of war-time favourites and lighting of beacon at Monken Hadley commemorate D-Day anniversary
  12. Plans to save High Barnet's Tudor Hall for public use gather pace with further moves to put sale on hold
  13. Bus lanes in High Barnet and Whetstone to speed passenger journey times -- but "would cause traffic congestion"
  14. Strong fight back to stop closure of Prince of Wales -- the one and only public house in East Barnet village
  15. British Empire Medal for High Barnet campaigner assisting patients and families with cancer care awareness
  16. East Barnet looks like losing The Prince of Wales public house -- a landmark in the village for 148 years
  17. Busy year ahead enhancing biodiversity at High Barnet's wild life haven popular with visiting school children
  18. New Arkley parish priest hopes her experience as a performer and broadcaster will help spur strong community response
  19. "Come on You Bricks" will be a regular chant at Brickfield Lane, Arkley, as Hadley FC fights to avoid relegation
  20. Victory for residents who opposed planning application for pitches for caravans in Green Belt land in Mays Lane
  21. TfL's ULEZ cameras around High Barnet being vandalised again as enforcement stepped up around side roads
  22. All change again in Barnet High Street: new coffee shop opens but another bank branch to close
  23. Christmas carol service by choir and orchestra of Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School a festive season highlight
  24. Trustees still waiting to hear if plans to restore dilapidated pavilion in Tudor Park to get Barnet Council go ahead
  25. Installation of an illuminated Narnia display and a wall-hanging Christmas tree delight High Barnet publican
  26. Shoppers and traders praise High Barnet's popular road sweeper as he says farewell to his dustcart and brushes
  27. Uncertainty about future of The Spires prompting residents' campaign to get Barnet Council to save shopping centre
  28. Surprise sale of High Barnet's celebrated former schoolhouse raises doubts about its future use for community events
  29. Nightmare on Salisbury Road -- a five day road closure extends to five weeks disrupting traffic across High Barnet
  30. Barnet Fair -- the noisiest and naughtiest in Victorian London -- brought back to life in newly written drama
  31. Exciting line-up and high hopes for Barnet's annual Christmas Fayre despite confusion over parking charges
  32. Success of dance classes for High Barnet seniors is inspiration for North London dance festival

News Archive 2011