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‘Barnet awarded Chartered status for Councillor development’

Barnet Council has become one of just three local authorities in London to be awarded Chartered status for its Councillor development programme.

Enhanced testing to be carried out in N10 following detection of a case of the Brazilian variant of COVID-19

Enhanced testing is to be deployed in N10 (Muswell Hill) following the detection of a case of Brazil variant (P1) of the COVID-19 virus in the area, with a link back to recent travel to Brazil. The case was picked up through surge testing and NHS contact tracing teams have undertaken a comprehensive investigation to identify any further contacts.

All Barnet council homes to be connected to highspeed fibre broadband by 2023

Barnet Council has announced today (Monday 15 March) that it will provide highspeed broadband connection to all of Barnet’s council-owned homes by 2023, as part of its regeneration plans to upgrade the aging network currently serving the borough.

We're recruiting: Share your life and get paid!

Do you have a spare room? Do you fancy getting paid to share your home and improve the quality of someone’s life? If the answer is “yes”, then you seriously need to consider applying to become a Shared Lives Carer!

It’s not nice getting dumped! - Barnet Council take action to stop flytipping

Barnet Council has launched a pilot project in Burnt Oak in collaboration with Barnet Homes as part of its work to tackle fly-tipping in the borough.

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Barnet Council freezes costs for 2021-2022 garden waste service

Residents can now sign up and pay for the 2021-22 garden waste bin collection service which starts from early May 2021.

Surge testing to be deployed to control spread of COVID-19 cases with the South African mutation in East Finchley and Hendon

Extensive surveillance of COVID-19 has identified a case of the virus with the South African mutation, in East Finchley, that cannot be traced back to international travel. The person suffering from the condition has now recovered, after a self-isolation period.

Council plans for Hendon Hub’s new library, public spaces, and HE facilities open for public review