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A revised in-house service and shared service with the NHS are two options being considered for delivering adult social care in Barnet in the future.

The Worshipful the Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Mark Shooter, will speak briefly before the beacon is set alight at 7.30pm outside the bell tower of St Mary the Virgin Church, on Hadley Common. Everyone is invited to take part in the celebrations, which will include bell ringing from 6.50pm, followed by the singing of the national anthem and a round of cheers.

As part of the challenge which runs until 17 September, children aged 4 to 11 are encouraged to read six books during the summer holidays. The summer reading challenge is running in Barnet libraries with an impressive programme of nearly 50 free or low cost events for babies, children and young people, and more than 2000 children in Barnet have registered to take part in the challenge. Councillor Reuben Thompstone, Chairman of the Children, Education, Libraries and Safeguarding Committee, said:

The Re contract delivers a wide range of services including highways, planning, regeneration, environmental health, trading standards and the Hendon Cemetery and Crematorium. Residents can provide feedback on their experiences of any of these services or on any other aspect of the operation of the contract by submitting their views via engage.barnet.gov.uk.

The work of officers from Barnet Council’s Corporate Anti-Fraud Team (CAFT) saw 30 drivers found to be illegally using blue badges to park, brought before magistrates and prosecuted. All received fines, were ordered to pay council costs and now have a criminal record.

The report will go to committee for consideration on Thursday 19 July. If the committee approves the recommendation the council will undertake the review with a view to bringing a final report to committee in the autumn. 

Margarita Sofianova, 55, pleaded guilty to the three offences and was ordered to pay £55,113.09 in fines, costs and victim surcharges. The notices demanded that illegally built single and two-storey extensions to her house be demolished and that the garden be lowered to its previous height to protect trees and the privacy of her neighbours. The extensions were described by a government planning inspector as having a “harmful effect on the character and appearance of the host dwelling, neighbouring properties and the Hampstead Garden Suburb Conservation Area”.

Held at Allianz Park, Mill Hill, on 21st September from 11am to 3pm, the annual event currently in its eight year is a health information day for adults with learning disabilities, with a wide range of activities lined up for the day. Activities on the day include: •             Relaxation •             Travel skills •             Balance and falls prevention

The £4.5 billion development of Brent Cross, which includes the proposed plans to transform Brent Cross Shopping Centre, will see an additional Thameslink station built, connecting the area to King’s Cross St Pancras in less than 15 minutes.   Alongside Brent Cross London - the re-invented shopping centre north of the North Circular - the development to the south also includes 6,700 new homes, a new town centre providing local shops and restaurants, and 3.4 million square feet of offices,  as well as new and improved green spaces, all delivered by a joint

We would like to remind people that the A502 Golders Green Road between the A406 and Highfield Gardens will remain closed until the London Fire Brigade have carried out its investigation. This is likely to start tomorrow.    This is inevitably causing severe traffic congestion in the local area, which will last overnight and into tomorrow morning.    We would advise people to listen to London radio traffic reports for updates on the situation.