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At a ceremony last week, Barnet’s Community Safety leadership team together with Councillor Sara Conway (Cabinet Member for Community Safety) were recognised with a formal Assistant Commissioner’s commendation for their work as part of a police partnership to tackle organised crime and anti-social behaviour on the Grahame Park Estate.

Hasmonean Primary School in Hendon welcomed the Minister for School Standards, Catherine McKinnell, for a special visit to showcase the school’s pioneering work in early years education through the Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) pathfinder programme.

The ELSEC initiative, launched as part of a national effort to close the language development gap in early childhood, has seen remarkable success at Hasmonean.

Barnet Council is estimated to have saved more than £2.2 million in temporary accommodation costs by cracking down on social housing fraud, a new report reveals.

It shows that 34 properties were recovered for those in need during the 2024-2025 financial year after being used illegally. This helped the council save £2.2million in temporary accommodation costs that it would otherwise have spent to house residents facing homelessness.

Following Barnet Council’s Annual Council meeting last night (20 May), it was confirmed that Cllr Paul Edwards, who will be retiring as a councillor at the next local elections, has made the decision to stand down as Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care this year.

Councillor Danny Rich has become the 61st Mayor of Barnet, after being officially sworn in during the Annual Council Meeting held on Tuesday 20 May at Hendon Town Hall.

Councillor Danny Rich takes over from the borough’s previous Mayor, Councillor Tony Vourou. The Mayoress will be his wife, Ms Laura Lassman. Councillor Rich has selected Unitas Youth Zone and the Jewish Deaf Association as his chosen charities for his Mayoral term.

Barnet Council has marked the mid-point of delivering 'Our Plan for Barnet’ with a review of how the corporate plan is enhancing the quality of life for all residents.

This mid-point review of Our Plan for Barnet: 2023-26 reflects on our journey so far and sets clear objectives for 2025-26.

Barnet Council has launched a new Community Energy Fund to support innovative, locally led projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions as part of the council’s commitment to transform Barnet into a Net Zero borough by 2042.

The £50,000 fund will help Barnet-based organisations develop and run schemes to promote use of renewable energies, lower energy usage and cut domestic fuel bills.

Community conscious groups are receiving nearly £30,000 to reduce waste in Barnet Council’s drive to become net zero as a council by 2030 and as a borough by 2042.

The funding is being distributed by the North London Waste Authority. In Barnet, the grants are being split between £5,000 for Friern Barnet Community Library, £7,200 for Living Way Ministries, and £15,000 for Edible London.