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Get the jab: What are YOU waiting for?

Barnet Council has launched a new campaign today (16 June) urging all young people who are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine so that we can all get back to the things that we enjoy doing.

Last updated: 16 June, 2021

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Barnet Council joins forces with 150 litter picking groups to keep the borough clean

Barnet Council has launched its ‘Pick it, bag it, bin it, Barnet’ anti-littering campaign with more than 150 volunteer litter-picking groups already recruited to head out to make the borough’s parks and open spaces tidy, family-friendly places.

Last updated: 28 May, 2021

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56th Mayor of Barnet sworn into office

Councillor Alison Cornelius has become the 56th Mayor of Barnet after being officially sworn in during the Annual Council Meeting held on 25 May.

Last updated: 26 May, 2021

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Changes agreed to help kickstart local improvement projects

Local committees have been given greater powers on how to spend up to £1.2million of infrastructure funding each year on kickstarting improvement projects in their area.

Last updated: 25 May, 2021

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Town Centre Windows Competition

Barnet Council is launching a Town Centre Windows Competition. Give your window a makeover and enter a competition with a chance to win up to £3,000.

Last updated: 21 May, 2021

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Dementia Action Week (17-23 May)

Age UK Barnet is challenging over 55s in Barnet to try something new in Dementia Action Week (17-23 May 2021)

Last updated: 17 May, 2021

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Update from the council leader following antisemitic language being shouted from a car in north London yesterday

Barnet Council Leader, Councillor Dan Thomas, said: “I welcome the swift police response and the arrests made last night in connection with antisemitic abuse being shouted from a car in north London.

Last updated: 17 May, 2021