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Barnet Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Janet Djomba as its new Director of Public Health. A public health professional with over 15 years of experience, Dr Djomba joined the council in 2019. She became Deputy Director of Public Health in Autumn 2022 and has been the acting Director of Public Health since the departure of her predecessor in December last year.

Barnet Council is to recycle illegal vapes with an estimated worth of more than £35,000 that have been seized from stores across the borough. Trading standards officers will send more than 3,500 of the products for recycling because they have more nicotine-containing e-liquid than is legally permitted, making them potentially harmful – particularly to young people.

Creative and cultural activities will be piloted at two Barnet libraries to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of residents who are lonely, socially isolated or living with dementia. Barnet Council has been awarded £29,910 by Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants to help deliver the activities at Colindale and Chipping Barnet libraries.

General Election 2024 results  The count for the Parliamentary constituencies of Chipping Barnet, Finchley & Golders Green and Hendon in the 2024 General Election took place at the RAF Museum, Colindale, on Thursday 4 July and the following results have been declared:   Dan Tomlinson of the Labour Party has been elected as the Member of Parliament for the Chipping Barnet constituency.  Sarah Sackman of the Labour Party has been elected as the Member of Parliament for the Finchley & Golders Green constituency. 

A former fish and chip shop owner has pleaded guilty to nine counts of fraud after falsely obtaining Covid business grants worth more than £19,000 during the pandemic. Huseyin Bozkina, of Blanchard Grove, Enfield, made eight applications to Barnet Council for the grants, which were intended to help struggling businesses stay open.

The election process has got underway in traditional fashion in Barnet as the Mayor received the official writs from the Lord Chancellor. With the country set to go to the polls on 4 July to choose their Members of Parliament, the receipt of the writs is a key part of the General Election timetable. The official documents are issued after the dissolution of Parliament to each constituency calling for an election to take place.

The Leader of Barnet Council has announced changes to Cabinet portfolios to place greater emphasis on reducing poverty and boosting the local economy. Revisions to the responsibilities held by the team of top decision-makers were confirmed during a meeting of the Annual Council on Tuesday (21 May).

A free online service has been launched by Barnet Council to make the planning process simpler for residents looking to make changes to their homes. The new tool, Find Out If You Need Planning Permission, makes it quicker and easier to check when and how to apply for permission for building works such as home extensions.

Barnet Council launched a new campaign aimed at helping residents eat more healthily on a budget, with a bean-based cooking demonstration hosted by Allotmentz restaurant with NLCC (North London Community Consortium) in Friern Barnet on Sunday 5 May. Over 50 residents attended the event where Allotmentz chef, Anita Watson, and her team prepared and served up three different recipes while chatting to attendees about healthy eating and affordable meals.

Barnet Council has announced the appointment of Russell Curtis as chair of the borough’s first-ever Quality Review Panel. The Quality Review Panel will test the fundamental design principles of planning proposals, playing a major role in the council’s commitment to exemplary, high-quality developments.