Barnet Council has been given a grant of more than £300,000 from the government to tackle the housing crisis and prevent homelessness and rough sleeping in the borough.

The cash will help relieve pressure on the authority’s budget as it faces a perfect storm of lower revenue, higher costs and rising demand for services like temporary accommodation.

Faster and more reliable broadband is being installed throughout Barnet that will make the borough’s network among the speediest of any in Europe.

Around 8,000 households managed by Barnet Council’s social housing provider Barnet Homes will be included in the installation, which will also cover many other households in the borough.

The roll-out is part of Openreach’s £15billion commercial investment in upgrading the UK’s telecommunications network.

Barnet Council is inviting residents to host a street party to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

VE Day commemorates the end of World War II in Europe on 8 May 1945, and celebrations will be taking place across the country from 8 to 11 May 2025.

A local businessman from Hendon has been ordered to pay £25,835, after pleading guilty to operating a used car yard, which was dubbed ‘unlawful’ and a ‘nuisance’ by residents. 

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Barnet Council’s Cabinet approved plans (3 March) to introduce a food waste collection service to all households across the borough by the end of March 2026.

The service is already being offered to schools and businesses in Barnet.

Barnet Council’s Damage to Highways scheme has saved the council over £1million since its launch in 2020, allowing the council to recoup the cost of repairing damage to pavements caused by building works.

Originally launched as a pilot scheme in four wards back in September 2020, the Damage to Highways scheme was expanded to cover the entire borough in July 2023.