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We want your views on the design of the new Brent Cross West Station
Last updated: 18 April, 2019
The new Brent Cross West Thameslink station will be central to the Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration programme and will provide capacity for up to 8 trains per hour reaching Kings Cross St Pancras in just 12 minutes.
We want your views on the new play facilities in Victoria Park, Finchley
Last updated: 18 April, 2019
The council sold The Lodge in Victoria Park in 2015 and it is a requirement that any funds raised from the sale will only be spent on Victoria Park. The council, along with Groundwork London, developed a Master Plan for the park, which was agreed and adopted by the council as Trustee of Victoria Park Trust in early 2019.
Have your say on the updated design of the Copthall Sports Hub Masterplan
Last updated: 18 April, 2019
Following consultation on the initial draft, which broadly demonstrated support for the proposals (for both Copthall and Mill Hill Open Spaces), key responses affecting the design specifically in relation to the Copthall Sports Hub section of the masterplan were received.
New Bevan Community Church: ACV disposal
Last updated: 18 April, 2019
As a listed ACV, this now triggers the start of a six-week period where the owner cannot sell the property and eligible community groups are invited to provide an Expression of Interest in being treated as a potential bidder. The council is therefore now inviting any eligible community interest group to express an interest in being treated as a potential bidder by no later than 5pm on Friday 17 May 2019. Find out more about the Community Right to Bid.
Library service goes from strength to strength
Last updated: 8 May, 2019
The service, which includes keeping all 14 libraries open, offers longer library opening hours, and a number of improvements to the range of digital services available such as e-books, audio books and use of the Pressreader app which gives library card holders free online access to thousands of newspapers and magazines.Construction of a third new library building is well underway and will open its doors, alongside the brand new leisure centre in New Barnet, later this year.
Landlord ordered to repay more than £220,000 in ill-gotten gains
Last updated: 3 May, 2019
Mehdi Amrollahi, 58, of Hendon Way, Childs Hill, who is thought to have left the country, was ordered in his absence to pay £223,751.31 under Proceeds of Crime Act legislation after a hearing at Harrow Crown Court. Investigators from the council’s Corporate Anti-Fraud Team (CAFT), working with Planning Enforcement officers, were able to use the Proceeds of Crime Act to bring confiscation proceedings based on the significant income generated from renting out the flats for almost six years, flats which never had the necessary planning permission.
Step-free access for Mill Hill Broadway
Last updated: 8 May, 2019
The DfT’s Access for All programme – originally launched in 2006 – will fund improvements at 73 railway stations nationwide after an additional £300million was set aside for the project. Mill Hill Broadway caters for 2.7million train passengers per year – with eight trains per hour stopping at the station during normal daytime service. New gates will be installed as a part of the project to help cope with the number of peak-hour passengers and expected growth in the future.
Mayor of Barnet opens flagship scheme in Mill Hill
Last updated: 9 May, 2019
It is the first of three extra care developments to be built by the council to help residents of the borough live happily and stay independent for longer. Stag House in Burnt Oak will provide 50 new homes and Cheshir House in Hendon will provide 75 new homes. These, too, will be tailored specifically for the elderly, people suffering from dementia and those with extra care and support needs.
Statement from the Leader of the Council, Cllr Richard Cornelius
Last updated: 9 May, 2019
I have lived in Barnet all my life, and I am extremely proud of all that has been achieved in the last eight years. I have enjoyed the challenge of making the money go further. This has not always been easy and we have had to make some difficult decisions, but the borough is now in a better place. We kept general Council Tax frozen for 9 years until 2019, while resident satisfaction with the council has remained high.
Council marks Mental Health Awareness Week
Last updated: 29 October, 2020
There will be two mental health awareness talks as part of the Barnet Libraries Service’s Health and Wellbeing Month – the May theme of its wider Year of Learning. The first – by Jayne Abbott from the council’s Public Health team – will be at Chipping Barnet Library from 3-4pm on Friday (17 May). The second will be at Colindale Library from 3-4pm on Wednesday 22 May.