“My heartfelt sympathies go to all those who are affected by the sad loss of Pope Francis. His passing is all the more poignant at this special time of year for members of the Catholic faith.

Barnet Council’s ‘Art in Barnet’, aims to shine a spotlight on and celebrate the borough’s most diverse artists, venues, and events, and to inspire people to showcase their creative talents.

Launching on the 7 April 2025 Art in Barnet will exhibit the borough’s cultural landscape, spanning theatre, film, music, parks and leisure, history and heritage, through to its public art trails.

Eighteen months into the borough’s ‘Clear, Hold, Build’ initiative to tackle organised crime and anti-social behaviour on Grahame Park Estate, Deputy Mayor of London for Crime and Police, Kaya Comer-Schwartz, has visited Grahame Park in Colindale to see the impressive progress that has been made.

Barnet Council’s Cabinet (5 February) approved a £16.9 million investment for 2025/26, as part of the £97 million package announced in 2024 for improving the boroughs roads and pavements over the next few years.

This year’s investment of £16.9 million includes:

Barnet Council, in partnership with environmental charity Earthwatch Europe and local tech firm Pure Data Centres, yesterday (March 26) brought together hundreds of volunteers to plant 1,800 trees, creating three new ‘Tiny Forests’ in Mutton Brook, East Finchley.