Council launches new measures to cut flood risks in response to climate emergency
Barnet Council is introducing new measures to reduce the risk of flooding in Barnet.
By-election for Finchley Church End Ward, Thursday 6 March 2025 - Statement of Persons Nominated
Barnet School Charter for Sustainability
Problems with streetlighting affecting roads and pavements
We are currently experiencing problems with the streetlights in various locations across the borough.
It is affecting specific areas but there are also some individual streetlights that are not operating as they should.
Council officers have identified a variety of issues from lights not working at night, switching on later than they should and being on in the day, and 24/7.
Barnet School Strategy for Sustainability
By-election to be held in Finchley Church End - Thursday 6 March 2025
Following the passing of former Mayor of Barnet and Councillor for 35 years, Eva Greenspan, a by-election will be held for one councillor in the Finchley Church End ward on Thursday 6 March 2025. Polling stations in Finchley Church End will be open from 7am - 10pm.
Barnet’s multifaith communities come together to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
Barnet Council held its annual Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) commemoration yesterday (Sunday 26 January) with a service at Middlesex University, bringing together the borough’s multifaith community to remember the Jewish victims of the Holocaust and genocides throughout the world.
Gas supply outage affecting homes in N10
Over 3,000 homes in the N10 postcode area are without gas following water from a burst main entering the gas supply network on Sunday (12 January). The postcode straddles the Barnet and Haringey border but most of the affected properties are within the borough of Barnet. Cadent, the gas supplier, has warned it will take at least a week for gas to be restored.
Tributes paid to former Mayor of Barnet and Councillor for 35 years, Eva Greenspan
Cllr Tony Vourou, The Worshipful the Mayor of Barnet, has led tributes to Cllr Eva Greenspan, councillor for the Finchley Church End ward who passed away at the weekend (Saturday 11 January).
First elected in 1990, Cllr Greenspan gave nearly four decades of public service, including serving as Mayor in 2006-7 during which time she raised £250,000 for Barnet charities. In July 2024, Cllr Greenspan was recognised with a long service award.