The annual Barnet Civic Awards ceremony, held at Hendon Town Hall last night (29 April), honoured individuals and organisations that make a significant impact through their voluntary work.

This year, awards were given in three categories: ‘Barnet Lifetime Achievement Civic Award’; ‘Barnet Award for Outstanding Service to the Community’ and ‘Barnet Young Citizen of the Year’.

“My heartfelt sympathies go to all those who are affected by the sad loss of Pope Francis. His passing is all the more poignant at this special time of year for members of the Catholic faith.

Barnet Council’s ‘Art in Barnet’, aims to shine a spotlight on and celebrate the borough’s most diverse artists, venues, and events, and to inspire people to showcase their creative talents.

Launching on the 7 April 2025 Art in Barnet will exhibit the borough’s cultural landscape, spanning theatre, film, music, parks and leisure, history and heritage, through to its public art trails.

Eighteen months into the borough’s ‘Clear, Hold, Build’ initiative to tackle organised crime and anti-social behaviour on Grahame Park Estate, Deputy Mayor of London for Crime and Police, Kaya Comer-Schwartz, has visited Grahame Park in Colindale to see the impressive progress that has been made.

Barnet Council’s Cabinet (5 February) approved a £16.9 million investment for 2025/26, as part of the £97 million package announced in 2024 for improving the boroughs roads and pavements over the next few years.

This year’s investment of £16.9 million includes: