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Keeping safe, warm and well over winter
Barnet Council and its Public Health partners are calling on residents to help make sure elderly and vulnerable Barnet neighbours stay safe, warm and well this winter.
Last updated: 30 December, 2016
Public health
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Eighth successful housing prosecution welcomed
Two companies and a company director who illegally rented out his property without having the correct licence in place have been fined more than £6,000 in the courts.
Last updated: 7 December, 2016
Housing and Community
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Barnet gets tough on flytipping over winter
Barnet Council is toughening its stance on litter louts by imposing £400 fines for anyone caught flytipping.
Last updated: 28 November, 2016
Rubbish, waste and recycling
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Council's Elimination of Violence Day
Barnet Council, working with local service providers and the community, will commemorate this Friday’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with a free community event open to all.
Last updated: 23 November, 2016
Housing and Community
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Sustainability and Transformation Plan
The NHS in the north central London area – which represents Camden, Haringey, Islington, Barnet and Enfield – has submitted a draft Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) to NHS England.
Last updated: 26 October, 2016
Public health
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Council joins forces against hate crime
Barnet Council and the police joined forces with Barnet Mencap and local voluntary and community organisations this week to improve access to justice for victims of hate crime.
Last updated: 13 October, 2016
Housing and Community
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Council's successful World Mental Health Day
Approximately 60 Barnet residents took part in World Mental Health Day (WMHD) at a community-led event on Monday 10 October to raise awareness of “Mental Health First Aid for All”.
Last updated: 11 October, 2016
Public health
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Leader welcomes record sentence for investigation
A landlord guilty of breaching a planning enforcement notice has been ordered to pay a record fine and costs to Barnet Council, after a lengthy and complex investigation led by the council’s planning and Corporate Anti-Fraud Teams (CAFT).
Last updated: 30 September, 2016
Housing and Community
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Council urges rental property owners to get licenced before deadline
Barnet Council is urging landlords and agents to get their applications in before 4 October 2016 for their houses in multiple occupation (HMO) - to avoid higher fees or enforcement action and ensure all tenants have a safe home.
Last updated: 26 September, 2016
Housing and Community
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Community centre creates new Hope
Over 300 guests attended the official opening of the new family-friendly Hope Corner Community Centre last weekend, as part of Barnet’s regeneration of the Dollis Valley Estate.
Last updated: 22 September, 2016
Housing and Community