The Resilient Schools Programme funded by Barnet Public Health is proud to showcase a Youth Realities and Pink Productions film ‘Generation Verified’. From identity to pressure for perfection, popularity, and the desire for likes, this is a short film explores young people’s experiences of the online world and how they cope with the unique generational challenges that they face.

London’s Deputy Mayor Sophie Linden visited Barnet Council’s offices for an update on the council’s pioneering pilot scheme to tackle domestic abuse in the borough, along with its partners at the neighbouring councils of Brent and Enfield.

Called the ‘Culturally Integrated Family Approach’ (CIFA), the wide-reaching scheme provides tailored services that recognise differences in cultures and ethnicities to improve the support available to those experiencing domestic abuse.

Barnet Council yesterday (31 May) launched a bold new strategy to enable children and young people to influence decisions in the council. The participation strategy, called My Say Matters, was unveiled by young people at a special event at Hendon Town Hall.

Fifteen new homes for affordable rent have been completed at Coppetts Road in Friern Barnet. The nine maisonettes and six houses will provide much-needed homes for families in Barnet and will contribute to Barnet Council's commitment to deliver 1,000 new council homes by 2026.

Barnet Council has launched its Step In campaign to encourage residents, especially men, to take part in free, half-hour online bystander training sessions delivered by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust. The training offers practical tips on how to safely intervene when witnessing harassment and help make public spaces safer for women and girls.

Barnet Council is reintroducing weekly food waste collections from 30 March 2026, as part of the Council’s commitment to introducing the service in support of a new national law that will make household food waste collection mandatory by next April. 

Following the disqualification of Joshua Conway, a by-election will be held on Thursday 30 October for one councillor in the Hendon ward. Polling stations in Hendon will be open from 7am-10pm. 

Cllr Joshua Conway was disqualified because of a change of status in his employment. By law, a person is disqualified from being a member of a local authority if they are employed in a school that is maintained by the local authority. 

The Leader of Barnet Council, Cllr Barry Rawlings, has issued a statement denouncing the recent spate of antisemitic attacks in the borough. He said:

 “The horrendous antisemitic attacks on our synagogues and a school disgust us. We all stand united in our condemnation of such appalling acts. The perpetrator must be speedily brought to justice.