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Following the resignation of Liron Velleman, a by-election will be held for one councillor in the Whetstone ward on Thursday 15th May 2025. Polling stations in Whetstone will be open from 7am - 10pm. Voters on the electoral register in the Whetstone ward can vote (except British citizens living overseas).

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.

“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.

The annual Barnet Civic Awards ceremony, held at Hendon Town Hall last night (29 April), honoured individuals and organisations that make a significant impact through their voluntary work. This year, awards were given in three categories: ‘Barnet Lifetime Achievement Civic Award’; ‘Barnet Award for Outstanding Service to the Community’ and ‘Barnet Young Citizen of the Year’.

We’d like to know what you think of our plans to improve housing standards, reduce homelessness, and create more homes across the borough over the next five years. Please tell us what you think of our draft Housing Strategy.

As part of the public consultation, Barnet Council is seeking residents’ views on:

This year’s theme was ”Exchanging Viewpoints”. It consists of taking digital photographs with a focus on “remarkable buildings, property of both public and private owners of our cities”. We had to judge all the entries except from Barnet and there were over 150 pictures to judge. We had to choose the top 10 from each town. The other twin towns judged Barnet’s 13 entries. The top three of each town will receive monetary prizes from the town of Le Raincy of 75 Euros for third place, 100 Euros for second place and 150 Euros for first place.

Inspectors came to the council in late November to conduct their fifth monitoring visit since the council’s Children’s Services were judged to be inadequate in July of last year. The visit focussed on the progress made in help and protection services, including the effectiveness of the council’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) in responding to concerns about children. Inspectors also looked at the quality of case recording, as well as management oversight and supervision.

All it takes is a short visit to barnet.gov.uk/civic-awards where you put them forward for a Civic Award. You can also nominate someone by emailing mayor@barnet.gov.uk or phoning the Mayor’s Office on 020 8359 2179. The only rule is that nominees must live or work in the Barnet borough. This year we are accepting nominations in the following categories:

The competition, which coincided with 70 years of the Finchley Youth Centre in East Finchley, was organised by the council’s Early Help 0-19 Service, and gave Barnet’s young residents the opportunity to enter the borough’s first poetry, photography and art competition for young people. In total, it attracted more than 30 submissions across three age categories - 7-11 years, 12-15 years and 16–18 years (Up to 25 with additional needs). Each artist also provided a written description outlining what inspired them to create their imaginative pieces of work.