Barnet Council has unveiled a new mural titled ‘Stop and Smell the Flowers’ in Edgware, as part of an engaging Cultural Programme aimed at revitalising Station Road and the surrounding area.

Barnet Council is to receive £200,000 in funding to launch a new festival in the borough thanks to winning a Mayor of London Cultural Impact Award.

Barnet’s first cycleway is now open and runs between Burnt Oak and Colindale, linking the two neighbourhoods with a shared pedestrian and cycle path.

Designed to encourage cycling, walking, and running, cycleways are high-quality cycle routes that link communities, businesses and destinations across London and form part of Transport for London's cycleway scheme.

Barnet Council has announced plans to replace cladding on nearly 600 low-rise houses in its borough, in a multi-million-pound scheme that it believes will be the first of its kind in the country.

Safety issues with the cladding on over 580 terraced homes came to the attention of Barnet Council following a serious house fire in one of the properties in the summer of 2023.

If you are an owner of a home affected by fire safety work required to timber-framed homes, we will have contacted you by letter to tell you what you need to do.

If you are a resident or owner of a home affected by the fire safety work required to timber-framed homes, we will have contacted you by letter to tell you what you need to do.

June 2025 update: the Council hosted a dedicated meeting for freeholders living in timber-framed homes in Burnt Oak.

Barnet Council has launched Safe Havens as part of its work to combat Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). This pioneering programme aims to provide practical support and refuge to individuals, particularly women and girls, who may feel intimidated, threatened, harassed, or unwell while out and about in the evening.

Our journey to becoming one of London’s most sustainable boroughs has been a remarkable feat for all involved. Only 18 months ago we were ranked 0 in the Climate Emergency UK’s Scorecard, and now we are among the country’s top 18% of local authorities for our progress towards becoming a net zero council by 2030 and borough by 2042. With a score of 46%, Barnet outperformed 114 other councils in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Families from across Barnet have enjoyed an afternoon of song, dance and other traditional festivities to mark the beginning of Lunar New Year.

Communities came together to bid farewell to the Year of the Rabbit and welcome the Year of the Dragon during a special celebration event held at Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre on Thursday (15 February).

The Mayor of Barnet opened a new inclusive and accessible playground yesterday (13 Feb) at Victoria Recreation Ground in East Barnet enabling people of all ages and abilities to play together.