Labour’s Woke Green Obsession Rejected Again: Barnet Residents Demand Real Priorities Over Eco Gimmicks Wednesday, 25 February, 2026 In yet another stinging rebuke to Labour’s virtue signalling agenda, the Barnet Council budget consultation for 2026/27 shows residents overwhelmingly rejecting “supporting residents to reduce their carbon footprint” as a priority, ranking it near the very bottom when forced to choose what matters most with limited resources. The latest chart from the council’s own General Budget Consultation... Local News
Ark Academy Update 23rd August 2017 Following the announcement by the Ark Academy Trust (Ark) of the scaling down of their plans for a new school at the Barnet Football Club ground in Underhill... Local News
Fire safety must be top priority at Desmond House in East Barnet 21st August 2017 Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has sought assurances from the Metropolitan Housing Association regarding fire safety at Desmond House in Cat Hill in... Local News
Defeat for ‘dog kennel’ flats proposal in Whetstone 16th August 2017 Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has welcomed victory in the campaign against plans for tiny ‘micro-flats’ in Barnet House in Whetstone. She has... Local News
Step forward on Crossrail 2 25th July 2017 A week after signing a letter calling for additional backing for Crossrail 2, local MP Theresa Villiers has welcomed the news that Transport Secretary Chris... Local News
Save Barnet Police Station! 25th July 2017 News has broken that High Barnet police station faces the axe from London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan. The station was earmarked for closure once before but it... Local News
Villiers welcomes increase in school funding 19th July 2017 Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has welcomed the Government’s announcement of an extra £1.3bn spending for schools, and pledged to continue to... Local News
Villiers celebrates East Barnet festival in the sunshine 6th July 2017 Theresa Villiers MP joined big crowds in the sunshine at the 23rd annual East Barnet festival in Oak Hill Park this weekend. Local News
First victory in battle to stop tower blocks at NLBP 27th June 2017 Thursday 22nd June marked a key victory in the long fight to stop multi-storey tower blocks and over a thousand flats being built at the North London Business... Local News
Villiers seeks assurances over Barnet high-rise blocks 23rd June 2017 In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Theresa Villiers MP called for an immediate review to establish whether any of the problems that contributed to the... Local News
Black History Month 2020 1st October 2020 Celebrating the impact of black people on global culture and society. National News
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak on the Winter Economy Plan 24th September 2020 The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak has today launched his Winter Economy Plan, our economic response to the Coronavirus pandemic for the coming winter... National News
Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in full 23rd September 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s Statement as delivered on new measures to tackle the Coronavirus, delivered on 22 September 2020. National News
Here’s the Government’s new measures to tackle coronavirus 23rd September 2020 We are introducing new restrictions in England, to suppress the disease, and minimise damage to lives and livelihoods. National News
"Out of touch": 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their Conference 23rd September 2020 Read about the top 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their 2020 Conference. National News
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News