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Becoming a parent is never easy, and being a young parent can be especially hard. You could be working, or have gone back to school or college, or you could be a full-time parent. You may be living at home with your parents, planning to set up home with your partner or coping on your own.

Residents' advice There's no law stopping you from clearing snow and ice on the public footways outside your home or from public spaces. It's unlikely you'll be sued or held legally responsible for any injuries on the path if you have cleared it carefully and not made the conditions worse. Remember, people walking on snow and ice have responsibility to be careful themselves.

Growth and regeneration work in Barnet has already delivered thousands of new homes and a wide range of community facilities. Below are some of the key milestones for the Delivering for Barnet programme. Click on the links to find out more.

The road running through Hendon Central, roughly in line with the Watford Way, was called Butchers Lane. Where St John's School now stands was Paddock Farm and further up, near the top of Station Road, was Burroughs Farm. The Handmaids of Christ established the Convent of St Joseph in Burroughs House in 1882. They had a school by 1900, now St Joseph's Primary School. Butchers Lane became Queens Road after Queen Victoria's jubilee (1887).

Self-service opening allows eligible library card holders to use our libraries during unstaffed opening hours.  You can: borrow, return and renew items using the self-service kiosks use a computer photocopy and print pick-up your Select and Collect requests

You can apply and register for services by using the links below.

There was a Roman settlement in Hendon, and the Edgware Road originally formed part of the Roman road later called Watling Street. Hendon is a Saxon name meaning high hill (c1005). The manor is in the Domesday Book and included Mill Hill.

Immunisation is the most effective method of preventing certain diseases to protect and maintain the health of the local population. Barnet public health team is working closely with Public Health England, NHS England and other key partners to increase immunisation rates across the borough