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Bonfire night events and fire chief's fireworks warning
Details of local events appear at the bottom of this story. THIS weekend, thousands of families in the Watford area will enjoy gazing up at colourful fireworks displays and lighting sparklers but officers at Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue are urging people
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'I'm closing the gap on Edwards'
Champion triple jumper Larry Achike tells TOM SPENDER about the pressure of being the heir apparent to the great Jonathan Edwards and made some outspoken comments about Barnet Football Club. One man not agonising over Barnet Football Club's uncertain
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Finchley pair go through
Finchley ABC's Joe Smyth and Bobby Gladman progressed in the NABC Championships with wins at Chatham on Saturday. Reigning National Schools' champion Smyth stopped Ryan McDonald (Bushey), in the second round and Gladman outscored R Smith, from Norfolk
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Growing concern for man's safety
CONCERN is growing for the safety of a critically ill man who discharged himself from Watford General Hospital on Sunday. Hertfordshire Police have revealed Mr Momodou Lamin Jobarteh, 21, suffering from Tuberculosis and could die without the necessary
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James in to inspire recovery
Finchley 31 OMT 18 London League Division Three North-West Ahead in the first minute with a try from Charlie Curtis, Finchley trailed 18-5 at half-time against OMT on Saturday. But a strong second half performance earned them a 31-18 victory. Following
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Moulton turns on the style
Barnet SEs 27 West London 5 London League Three (North-West) Half-back pairing Nick Tucker and Richard Perkins produced sparkling performances while an outstanding effort from man of the match Peter Moulton inspired a comfortable win for Barnet Saracens
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Heavyweight Harrison wants to do a Beckham and silence critics
At the launch of his new book, Audley Harrison spoke to Times Sport's own heavyweight KEVIN BURCHALL about dealing with criticism and his master plan to win the world title A bonecrushing right hand to the ribs after 264 seconds of his third professional
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Malicious false alarms up by 13 per
The number of deliberate false fire alarms in Hertfordshire in 2000 increased by 13 per cent a new report has revealed. Fire services nationwide attended almost one million call-outs with the total number of false alarms falling by eight per cent from
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Keep pets safe on bonfire night
The RSPCA is calling on Barnet residents to safeguard their pets during the forthcoming Guy Fawkes celebrations. The charity annually deals with hundreds of fireworks-related emergency calls involving acts of cruelty, terrified pets and accidents on or
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'I'm closing the gap on Edwards'
Champion triple jumper Larry Achike tells TOM SPENDER about the pressure of being the heir apparent to the great Jonathan Edwards and made some outspoken comments about Barnet Football Club. One man not agonising over Barnet Football Club's uncertain
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Not an imposition
Patricia Ann Wilson shows a lack of understanding in her letter to the Times Group (Would God mind a believer driving to synagogue?', October 25). The proposers of the eruv do not insist on imposing their beliefs on non-believers. The proposed eruv would
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Give us our A&E
Hendon MP Andrew Dismore wrote to me to explain that the reason he stopped campaigning for an A&E at Edgware (and he did so as soon as elected in 1997) was that he had to accept 'expert' medical advice that it was now impossible to have an A&E
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Put stadium in your back yard
I was interested to read a letter from a resident in Sherrards Way, who lives well away from the activity on match days (Plans look great', October 25). We're all for making him even happier. Maybe this 'modern building to which Barnet could be proud
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Get out of bed
Not for the first time the early morning swimmers were shut out from the Furzefield Centre in Potters Bar last Sunday morning. With a stated opening time of 7am the usuals were outside and it was soon obvious the 'early' shift were enjoying an extra lie-in
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That's my job
I am grateful to Dennis Signy for his congratulations on being so 'quick out of the political traps' over the issue of Barnet FC's Underhill plans (Stay out of it', Times Letters, October 24). I was, however, somewhat surprised by the degree of his concern
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Block the lorries
Barnet High Street is threatened by an increase in heavy goods vehicles. Barnet Friends of the Earth's first concern is the increase in vehicle pollution that will affect shoppers. Current council monitoring in the High Street demonstrates the air quality
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Roadworks symptomatic of North Finchley decline
In response to your article about attempts to take North Finchley upmarket suffering a setback with the green light for a new hostel (Hostel scheme is given go-ahead', October 25). Does anyone agree with me that North Finchley is a mess? It was such a
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On the run from Taliban
He fought the Soviets alongside Osama Bin Laden and was running Afghanistan before the Taliban took control. Now living in the borough, former acting Afghani prime minister Ahmadshah Ahmadzai speaks exclusively to LEIGH COLLINS over lunch Looking around
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VK aim for fourth title
VK Barnet's men, unbeaten in the Herts Volleyball League for three years, got off to a bright start in their bid for a fourth successive title with a 3-0 win over Enfield. The scores were 25-23, 25-17 and 25-20. VK take on Phoenix in two weeks' time,
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Girls fly the flag
Shaftesbury Barnet trio Chloe Wilkinson, Emma Hunt and Victoria Webster upheld the club's great middle-distance tradition by winning the U17 race in the AAA Road Relay Championships at Sutton Coldfield on Sunday. After Chloe was second in the first of
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Service very uncivil
Civil Service 39 Mill Hill 6 Herts/Middlesex One Civil Service showed why they are top of the table with an impressive display, but Mill Hill will need to improve if they are to survive at this level. Civil Service ran in six tries, and Paul Dacey kicked
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Fire chief's fireworks warning
Details of local events appear at the bottom of this story. THIS weekend, thousands of families in the Watford area will enjoy gazing up at colourful fireworks displays and lighting sparklers but officers at Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue are urging people
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'I'm closing the gap on Edwards'
Champion triple jumper Larry Achike tells TOM SPENDER about the pressure of being the heir apparent to the great Jonathan Edwards and made some outspoken comments about Barnet Football Club. One man not agonising over Barnet Football Club's uncertain
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Tenancy succession rules under attack
A campaign is being launched by a Labour councillor to end discrimination against unmarried and same sex partners living in Barnet Council homes. The present rules say if a tenant dies only the bereaved husband or wife can stay in the family home. Gay
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Steve's emotions to run high at New York marathon
A Potters Bar author is donning running shoes to take part in an emotional New York marathon to raise money for charity. Novelist Steve Emecz, 30, of Clive Close, hopes to raise £2,000 for Leonard Cheshire, a national charity which provides disabled people
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Footpath makeover
Walkers and horseriders can once again enjoy a previously waterlogged Arkley footpath that has just been resurfaced by Barnet and Hertfordshire Councils. Arkley Lane, which runs between Barnet Lane and Saffron Green, received a gritty surfacing in early
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Housing equality demand
A campaign is being launched by a Labour councillor to end discrimination against unmarried and same sex partners living in Barnet Council homes. The present rules state that if a tenant dies only the bereaved husband or wife can stay in the family home
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Humps are lethal
Since the calming measures (speed bumps) were installed in Camlet Way, Hadley Wood, earlier this year, there have been two fatalities. One wonders what the purpose of these bumps is and how many fatalities have been in that stretch of road for the years
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No consideration
With reference to an almost invisible item regarding nursery care which was printed as part of a News Extra item on page 18 of the Barnet & Potters Bar Times, October 18, my wife and I wish to protest most strongly. The report states that the car
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Education plan
Through the auspices of the Torah Movement Network of Great Britain a programme for adults and children called Darkei Teshuvah has been launched for parents or children to learn Jewish education from scratch or increase their knowledge. For more information
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New shelter's no use
There is a bus stop for the 113 and 186 going from Apex Corner towards Edgware, situated by the parade of shops at Scout Way. When it rains, passing cars throw cascades of water towards the bus shelter. The old shelter had protection on all four sides
