Barnet Labour Fails Local Families by Rejecting Motion to Protect Independent Faith Schools Wednesday, 29 January, 2025 Barnet Conservatives have condemned Barnet Labour for voting against a motion to protect the borough’s independent faith schools from the damaging effects of Labour’s tax on private education. The motion, proposed by Cllr David Longstaff at the Council meeting on 28 January 2025, called for urgent action to support these vital community institutions but was shamefully rejected by Labour... Local News
Barnet Conservatives challenge fake news 4th May 2017 Barnet Liberal Democrats have been accused of putting children’s education at risk with ‘fake news’ about libraries. Local News
Work begins on fibre broadband upgrade for High Barnet and Underhill 9th February 2017 The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers, Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet, has welcomed the news that work is scheduled to begin next week on Virgin Media’s Project... Local News
Residents, MPs and councillors commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 31st January 2017 Residents across Barnet, MPs and councillors came together this Sunday to pay their respects to victims of the Holocaust at Barnet's annual Holocaust Memorial... Local News
Barnet dementia charity visits Number 10 25th January 2017 Dementia Club UK, a Barnet charity supported by Theresa Villiers MP, has enjoyed a one-off visit to Number 10 Downing Street. Members of the club were shown... Local News
Tributes paid to former Councillor Daniel Hope 16th January 2017 Chipping Barnet Conservatives are very sorry to pass on the news of the death of local journalist and former Conservative councillor Daniel Hope, following a... Local News
Villiers takes on security role 14th December 2016 Chipping Barnet MP Theresa Villiers has taken on new responsibilities in relation to security, joining the cross-party, cross-Parliamentary team that... Local News
'Dementia Champion' Cllr Lisa Rutter wins at 2016 Local Government Achievement Awards 4th November 2016 Lisa Rutter, Conservative councillor for Brunswick Park ward, this week was named ‘Local Trust Community Collaborator’ 2016, an award given for ‘community... Local News
Lightning strikes in Barnet: 40,000 premises to get ultrafast broadband boost from Virgin Media 20th July 2016 Theresa Villiers, MP for Barnet has welcomed further progress in her campaign to improve broadband speeds in Barnet. Virgin Media are today announcing that by... Local News
'David Cameron: a great reforming Prime Minister' 12th July 2016 As David Cameron chairs his last cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Theresa Villiers pays tribute to his work as Prime Minister below: "Attending David Cameron's last... Opinions
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