Labour’s 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
Conservatives announce 50 million more GP appointments 9th November 2019 50 million more GP surgery appointments will be created every year under the Conservatives, reducing waiting times and giving more quality care. National News
Boris begins the General Election outside 10 Downing Street 6th November 2019 Read Boris’s full Downing Street speech as he begins the General Election. National News
Boris launches campaign pledging to unleash Britain's potential 6th November 2019 Boris Johnson set out his pitch for the country. Get Brexit done. Focus on our priorities. Unleash Britain’s potential. National News
We’re ready for a General Election 31st October 2019 We’re holding a general election on 12 December – so we can elect a new Parliament, get Brexit done and let the country move on. National News
A new deal: getting Brexit done and taking back control 17th October 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated a new deal – this is a real Brexit deal which ensures that we take back control. This new deal ensures that we take... National News
See where we're hiring police officers in your area 9th October 2019 The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to... National News
