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Council Tax Support is the council’s discount scheme that helps people on low-incomes pay their Council Tax. Barnet Council is considering moving to a new, simplified scheme for working age claimants and would like to hear all residents’ views. Pension age claimants will be unaffected by the changes to the scheme. Between 2019 and 2024, the council faces a budget gap of £69 million. This means the council will need to change the way it operates to enable it deliver within its means.

The council is reminding residents to keep warm and well during colder temperatures. Gritting the roads: Our fleet of 10 gritters were out gritting roads yesterday evening and through the early hours of the morning.

The brightly coloured mural, which now adorns the platform of Cricklewood Station, pays tribute to pioneering aviator Amy Johnson who lived in Cricklewood and set a series of daring long-distance flying records during the 1930s. The artwork, on what was once a whitewashed wall, has been created by internationally renowned street artist Lakwena Maciver using Amy Johnson’s nickname from the time – ‘Queen of the Skies’. The project is part of a London-wide trail to mark the centenary of women’s suffrage.

Approximately 60 residents were safely evacuated from their homes following the fire in the early hours of Wednesday, 7 November. No one was injured during the fire. Residents from one of the two blocks affected by the fire were allowed to return to their homes on the same day. Residents who live in the other block were unable to return to their properties.  The cause of the fire is still being investigated and will be confirmed by the London Fire Brigade.

In response to this, Barnet Council sought legal advice about whether it could enforce a covenant to prevent this development taking place.Barnet Council has been informed that it would not be able to enforce the covenant in place at the Victoria Lodge. Ranjit Bhose QC confirmed that Barnet Council would not be able to enforce the covenant referred to a in conveyance, related to the Lodge, dated 9 August 1898.

Visit engage.barnet.gov.uk to fill in questionnaires and leave a comment about the plans at any point between now and Monday 4 February. If you would prefer a hard copy of the survey in the post, please email Joshua.Henry@Barnet.gov.uk or call 020 8359 7043.

The count for the European Parliamentary Election took place today. Full results for London Results for Barnet (PDF) The voter turnout figure for Barnet was 42.5%

Middlesex University will once again be celebrating British Science Week with a range of interactive activities focusing on science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

The speakers for the event will be a representative from the High Commission of the Republic of Rwanda, marking the 25th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, and Professor Tim Blackman from Middlesex University. The Holocaust memorial theme for 2019 is ‘Torn from home’. The memorial service will be held at the Rickett Quadrangle, Middlesex University, in The Burroughs, Hendon, and will begin at 1pm, though attendees are asked to arrive and be seated by 12.45pm.

We’re proud in Barnet to offer support across several different organisations. There’s the Barnet Wellbeing Hub in the Meritage Centre, Church End, Hendon, London, NW4 4JT, where you can access a range of free services, including talking therapies. You refer yourself or ask a GP, social worker or healthcare professional to refer you. You can reach them on 03333 449088 or info@barnetwellbeing.org.uk or find out more at: http://www.barnetwellbeing.org.uk