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Barnet Press, read aloud
Barnet Press · 51 episodes · Updated daily
A bulletin every morning covering the day before: the main Barnet stories, in the order they matter, in about five minutes. Written to be listened to rather than read, and spoken by a synthetic voice.
Latest episode · Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Wednesday 16 September: Hendon parklet licence renewed despite opposition
2:04 · Read by a synthetic voice
The council approved the renewal of a controversial parklet licence in Hendon despite a petition of over five hundred signatures, while a historic pub in New Barnet was nominated for Asset of Community Value. Elsewhere, heritage restoration, a new cabaret venue, a teenage footballer’s registration dispute, a champion rescued Doberman, and a major police raid marked a busy day for Barnet.
In this episode
- Hendon parklet licence to be renewed despite opposition
- New Barnet pub nominated as Asset of Community Value
- Golders Green church conservation project underway
- Old Dairy pub in Finchley reopens as cabaret and comedy venue
- JJ Gabriel asks Man Utd to cancel registration
- Rescued Doberman Wins Five National Awards in Finchley Show
- Two arrested, £500k seized in Hendon and Borehamwood raids
Earlier episodes
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Tuesday 15 September: Barnet Council to bring IT systems in-house
Daily bulletin · Monday, 14 September 2026
Monday 14 September: Burnt Oak Leisure Centre installs solar panels
Weekly review · Sunday, 13 September 2026
Week to 13 September: infrastructure starts, safety funding and a bright football start
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 12 September 2026
Saturday 12 September: East Finchley accessible homes redevelopment
Daily bulletin · Friday, 11 September 2026
Friday 11 September: Brent Cross flyover renewal starts
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 10 September 2026
Thursday 10 September: Golders Green gets £86m police boost
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Wednesday 9 September: TfL dismisses M25 bus plan
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Tuesday 8 September: new courts at West Hendon Playing Fields
Daily bulletin · Monday, 7 September 2026
Monday 7 September: Finchley teacher convicted of indecent assault
Weekly review · Sunday, 6 September 2026
Week to 6 September: Council faces tough choices amid budget crisis
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 5 September 2026
Saturday 5 September: Burnt Oak flood works begin
Daily bulletin · Friday, 4 September 2026
Friday 4 September: Barnet flats keep pumping sewage
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 3 September 2026
Thursday 3 September: Met Police detective charged with sexual assaults
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Tuesday 1 September: man faces murder charge over Barnet shooting
Daily bulletin · Monday, 31 August 2026
Monday 31 August: council considers 5% tax hike
Weekly review · Sunday, 30 August 2026
Week to 30 August: health pressure, housing fallout and service battles
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 29 August 2026
Saturday 29 August: Alexandra Palace marks 90 years of TV
Daily bulletin · Friday, 28 August 2026
Friday 28 August: four admit destroying Golders Green ambulances
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 27 August 2026
Thursday 27 August: GP surgeries face pressure from new housing
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Wednesday 26 August: Burnt Oak Station car park closed until winter 2027/28
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Tuesday 25 August: Grenfell-linked director appointed at Barnet Group
Daily bulletin · Monday, 24 August 2026
Monday 24 August: bus drivers resume strike
Weekly review · Sunday, 23 August 2026
Week to 23 August: Barnet’s finances under strain and housing pressures
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 22 August 2026
Saturday 22 August: Barnet faces higher housing targets
Daily bulletin · Friday, 21 August 2026
Friday 21 August: Golders Green memorial wall arsonist pleads guilty
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 20 August 2026
Thursday 20 August: Barnet Council faces £113m deficit by 2028
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Wednesday 19 August: Barnet Council’s strategy fails residents, report finds
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Tuesday 18 August: Physic Well defies drought as ponds nearby dry up
Daily bulletin · Monday, 17 August 2026
Monday 17 August: High Barnet air pollution halves since 2013
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 16 August 2026
Sunday 16 August: Brent Cross flyover repairs set for 2026
Weekly review · Sunday, 16 August 2026
Week to 16 August: Barnet’s funding fights and the cost of delay
Daily bulletin · Friday, 14 August 2026
Friday 14 August: Barnet objects to 7,000 Green Belt homes plan
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 13 August 2026
Thursday 13 August: Finchley Memorial Hospital pharmacy to close
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Wednesday 12 August: Barnet’s first state Islamic school approved for 2026
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Tuesday 11 August: Barnet FC star signs long-term deal
Daily bulletin · Monday, 10 August 2026
Monday 10 August: Barnet loses £58m grant after housing call-in delay
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 9 August 2026
Sunday 9 August: London burial crisis looms for Barnet by 2040
Weekly review · Sunday, 9 August 2026
Week to 9 August: Barnet’s housing crisis deepens as heat and water woes bite
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 8 August 2026
Saturday 8 August: Barnet FC coach quits after opening-day loss
Daily bulletin · Friday, 7 August 2026
Friday 7 August: Barnet cuts Mays Lane parking to one hour after trader plea
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 6 August 2026
Thursday 6 August: Met officer delivers Deliveroo after rider arrested in Hampstead
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Wednesday 5 August: TfL starts £10.8m Brent Cross flyover renewal
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Tuesday 4 August: Barnet man admits killing neighbour’s Koi carp in pond row
Daily bulletin · Monday, 3 August 2026
Monday 3 August: 23 hurt in Hendon festival crush
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 2 August 2026
Sunday 2 August: Festival closed early after crush injures 23 in Barnet
Weekly review · Sunday, 2 August 2026
Week to 2 August: Barnet’s highs and lows from parks to protests
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 1 August 2026
Saturday 1 August: Barnet remembers cricket legend Gary Sobers
Daily bulletin · Friday, 31 July 2026
Friday 31 July: Barnet Council split evenly as Green councillor holds balance
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 30 July 2026
Thursday 30 July: trespasser halts Metropolitan line for 90 minutes
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Wednesday 29 July: teacher banned after love message to pupil