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Residents from one of the two blocks affected by the fire were allowed to return to their homes on the same day. Residents who live in the other block were unable to return to their properties.  Suitable alternative accommodation has been provided to these residents. The cause of the fire is still being investigated and will be confirmed by the London Fire Brigade.

The display in the atrium of the Town Hall offers a fascinating insight into the men who lost their lives in the Great War and the local area’s historical connection to the conflict. One of the exhibits on show highlights the names of 1,500 local servicemen who fell, listing them by the areas and streets of the borough in which they lived. ‘The Men that Marched Away’ is the culmination of three years of research by Local Studies Centre volunteers who pieced together obituaries from the three local newspapers which were in existence at the time.

The borough won praise at the Good Food For London Awards 2018 for its work on sugar reduction, quality of food available for all residents, food security and healthy eating and healthy cooking education in schools. Councillor Caroline Stock, Chairman of Barnet Council’s Health & Wellbeing Board, said: “We are delighted to have earned this recognition for our hard work in the last year.

On Sunday 11 November, the Worshipful the Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Reuben Thompstone, will attend a service of remembrance due to be held at the Hendon War Memorial. Other special commemorations marking the centenary of the Armistice will take place throughout the weekend.

Visit engage.barnet.gov.uk to fill in questionnaires and leave a comment about the plans at any point between now and Monday 4 February. If you would prefer a hard copy of the survey in the post, please email Joshua.Henry@Barnet.gov.uk or call 020 8359 7043.

Council Tax Support is the council’s discount scheme that helps people on low-incomes pay their Council Tax. Barnet Council is considering moving to a new, simplified scheme for working age claimants and would like to hear all residents’ views. Pension age claimants will be unaffected by the changes to the scheme. Between 2019 and 2024, the council faces a budget gap of £69 million. This means the council will need to change the way it operates to enable it deliver within its means.

Residents should have received a leaflet telling them their new collection day, with a six-month collection calendar included. Residents must leave their bin at the boundary of their property by 6am on the day of their collection. If a resident is unsure of when their collection day is, they can check online by visiting: www.barnet.gov.uk/recycling and clicking “Bin collection day”.

Chris Flathers, who has served as Headteacher for the Orion Primary School, Edgware, since 2000, and nearby Goldbeaters Primary School since 2004, received the accolade during a special ceremony televised on BBC2 last Sunday (28 Oct) as part of the Pearson Teaching Awards. The award acknowledged his inspirational work as a headteacher, as well as his support of pupils' families and the wider community through numerous projects, such as the five-week long learning festival ‘GO FEST’, holiday clubs, weekend football and the recently launched ‘BYT’ charity.

Provisional results released by the Department for Education last week, show Barnet was ranked second highest in the country based on Progress 8 scores which gauge the progress made by each student during their time at secondary school. Barnet was behind The Isles of Scilly which had only 14 students sitting exams this year. The average Attainment 8 score, which is a way of measuring pupils across eight qualifications including Maths and English, saw the authority ranked fifth highest nationally. This year also saw students perform extremely well in other exams.

The current rounds are up to 15 years old, so they do not reflect changes in Barnet over recent years. Changing them and making them more efficient means we can plan to collect almost all of our bins during the week, eliminating the need for garden bins to be collected on a Saturday. The recycling and refuse collections will remain weekly and the garden waste collections fortnightly.