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Top headteacher stands by Moore
Embattled Alison Moore this week won support from one of the borough's most influential headteachers. Alan Davison spoke out after Tories called for Ms Moore's head over the report into St John's C of E School in Crescent Road, Friern Barnet. Dr Davison
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Times Remembered: Wartime didn't dull spirits...or appetites
Times Group history experts PERCY REBOUL and JOHN HEATHFIELD look back to the Forties It is tempting to suggest that our modern Christmases, with their expensive over-indulgence and blatant commercialism, seem to be no more joyful than in wartime with
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Shopping blitz keeps tills ringing
SHOP tills are doing overtime in Waltham Forest as the Christmas shopping frenzy gathers pace. Sales of toys, turkeys, crackers and wrapping are booming as residents rush to complete their shopping. Harry Potter mania is continuing to grip toy shops,
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Mr Santa, if you could....
Santa Claus in Walthamstow is being rushed off his sleigh, stocking up with Christmas present wishes from excited children all over the borough. Top toy requests this year made to Selborne Walk shopping centre's jolly red-faced wonder include Barbie dolls
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Fighting to save the Hawkey Hall
CONSERVATIVE and Lib Dem councillors have pledged their commitment to keeping the Sir James Hawkey Hall open. Councillors on the area two committee vowed last Tuesday to unite in a bid to stop the venue in Broomhill Road, Woodford Green from being a casualty
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Helping the homeless
REDBRIDGE Night Shelter opened its doors to the homeless on Monday. There are 18 vacancies every night from 7.30pm. Two are for women and 16 are for men, but this is flexible. The shelter which works in partnership with Redbridge Council will be open
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Libraries opening
LIBRARIES in Redbridge will close at 5pm on Monday, December 31. Ilford Central Library will reopen on Wednesday, January 2, and branch libraries will reopen on Thursday, January 3.
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New Year arts-fest
Residents are in for a treat thanks to an unusual festival to celebrate the new year which starts four days before this one finishes! Europe's only First Night festival returns to south east London from December 28 to 31 with a community celebration of
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Pitch farce
Barnet Football Club's sloping pitch advantage for home games has been transferred to the political campaign. Mr Alan Williams, Labour leader of Barnet Council, has repeatedly been seen openly supporting proposals for the new stadium. We have a situation
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Let's clear up the facts about Tally Ho
Now that New Labour MP Tessa Jowell has given her blind approval to the Lab/Lib Tower project at Tally Ho, can we clear up some facts? (Showtime at arts centre', Times Group, December 13). It will stand 18 storeys high; 14 floors of 'luxury' flats in
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It's a wonderful life
A film full of the festive feel-good factor just right to raise the spirits at this time of year is being screened at the David Lean Cinema, Croydon Clocktower. The classic It's a Wonderful Life will be shown until Sunday, December 23. This is the ultimate
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High hopes for Hollie
A talented young singer has got her sights set high but she would welcome the assistance of local songwriters. Hollie Clarke, aged 13, from Bromley, performs regularly at So Pink, a weekly live music club for musicians performing original material. Steve
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Gymnasts take national title
Gymnasts from the Hendon Youth Sports Centre produced some outstanding performances in the National Development Plan Finals at Lilleshall. Ivan Pastore confirmed that he is an outstanding young talent in the U13 age group by finishing runner-up out of
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Jemma comes out fighting for bronze
Jemma Mitcham from the Hendon Youth Sports Centre has confirmed that she is one of Britain's most exciting karate stars with excellent performances in the world and european championships. Only 18, Jemma faced opponents at least three years older in both
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Times Remembered: Wartime didn't dull spirits...or appetites
Times Group history experts PERCY REBOUL and JOHN HEATHFIELD look back to the Forties It is tempting to suggest that our modern Christmases, with their expensive over-indulgence and blatant commercialism, seem to be no more joyful than in wartime with
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Your church services guide
If you want to give your Christmas a spiritual dimension, here is what's happening at a church near you: BARNET High Barnet Baptist Church, 197 High Street. (020 8449 7891) Christmas Eve: Midnight Mass, 11.30pm Christmas Day: Morning Service, 10.30am
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Scrooge on cartoon? Bah, humbug!
A high-powered cast and impressive credentials can' t lift this dull and disappointing spin on Dickens' tale of the festive season, Christmas Carol: The Movie. The producer, Iain Harvey, and director, Jimmy Murakami, both played a big part in bringing
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Panto time is here
IT'S that time of year again oh yes it is! Theatres across the boroughs have been transformed into pantolands with a whole host of traditional pantomimes to get you in the festive spirit. We publish details of several of the many Christmas pantos taking
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Times Remembered: Wartime didn't dull spirits...or appetites
Times Group history experts PERCY REBOUL and JOHN HEATHFIELD look back to the Forties It is tempting to suggest that our modern Christmases, with their expensive over-indulgence and blatant commercialism, seem to be no more joyful than in wartime with
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Teenager's death sparks call for increasd safety on trams
A TEENAGER who fell off the back of a tram would have died within seconds, it was heard at a Croydon inquest. Christopher Tidbury, 16, from Mitcham, was holding onto the windscreen but slipped when the tram started braking to stop at the Beckenham Road
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Comedy
BANANA CABARET: Dan Atopolski, Otiz Cannelloni, Paul B Edwards and Sean Pye appear at Banana Cabaret, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, on December 14 and December 15. Doors open 7.30pm. 020 8673 8904 for further information. JOHN MOLONEY'S TIME OF THE MONTH:
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Sport
TAI CHI AND CHI KUNG CLASSES: For health, rejuvenation and relaxation at Earlsfield Library, Magdalen Road. Thursday 8.30pm to 9.45pm, 6.50. Friday 9.30am to 11am, 5. Diana Wackerbarth on 020 8870 1850. KODOKAN AIKIDO CLUB: Meets Tuesdays at Wandle Recreation
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Children
MRS WORTHINGTON'S WORKSHOPS: Acting, dancing and singing and other stage classes for seven to 16-year-olds. Patrons include actor David Jason and Gerry Cottle. 020 8767 6944. BALLET CLASSES: Flagmount School of Ballet, Wilditch Community Centre, 48 Culvert
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Music
SOUTH LONDON CONCERT BAND: Rehearsals for woodwind, brass and percussion players at St Paul's Church in Furzedown on Tuesday evenings. 020 8769 6760. COURT SESSIONS AUTUMN PROGRAMME: Christmas party with the Bluegrass Experience. December 14. St Boniface
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Miscellaneous
DANCE CLASSES: Sunnyhill Primary School, Sunnyhill Road. Hip hop, street dance and ragga. Saturdays. SUTTON CAMERA CLUB: Weekly meetings, Thursday evenings 8pm, The Thomas Wall Centre, Benhill Avenue, Sutton, Room 3. 020 8715 3794. SURREY WINE AND FOOD
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Theatre
DORKING HALLS: Reigate Road, Dorking. 01306 881717. ADRIAN MANN THEATRE: NESCOT, Reigate Road, Ewell. 01372 812 972. NEW VICTORIA THEATRE: The Ambassadors Peacocks Centre, Woking. 01483 761144. CHURCHILL THEATRE: Bromley. 020 8460 6677. OVAL HOUSE THEATRE
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Gymnasts take national title
Gymnasts from the Hendon Youth Sports Centre produced some outstanding performances in the National Development Plan Finals at Lilleshall. Ivan Pastore confirmed that he is an outstanding young talent in the U13 age group by finishing runner-up out of
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Miscellaneous
SINGERS NEEDED: Surrey Harmony Women's Barbershop Chorus need new singers. Every Wednesday 7.45-10.30pm. Coulsdon Methodist Church Hall. 8688 4494. SUPER TEA DANCES: United Reformed Church Hall, Sanderstead Hill. Every Thursday, 2-4pm. 2.50 incl. Tea
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Activities
OLD PORTLIANS CYCLING CLUB: Weekend cycle rides. Meet at bottom of Corkscrew Hill, West Wickham. Start 10am Saturday and 9am Sunday. 8362 7629. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Jemma comes out fighting for bronze
Jemma Mitcham from the Hendon Youth Sports Centre has confirmed that she is one of Britain's most exciting karate stars with excellent performances in the world and european championships. Only 18, Jemma faced opponents at least three years older in both
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Music
FAIRFIELD HALLS CONCERT HALL: BBC Concert Orchestra, December 13. Philharmonia Chorus, December 14. Croydon Philharmonic Choir, December 15. STOMP! December, 18-23. 8688 9291. CROYDON FOLKSONG CLUB: Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon. The Poozies,
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Reflecting Light
Presented by Jeanette Perry; Watford Museum, Lower High Street, Watford; runs until Saturday, January 5; admission free. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Christmas Craft Exhibition
Showcasing the work of local craftspeople; Watford Museum, Lower High Street, Watford; runs until Saturday, January 5; admission free. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Mum and Dad Argument 2
Presented by Abbi Torrance; The Bull Gallery, High Street, Barnet; runs until Sunday, January 13. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Paintings by John Phillips
Local scenes of the Rickmansworth area; foyer of Three Rivers District Council Offices, Northway, Rickmansworth; runs until end of December. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Ballroom and Latin American Dance
New members welcome; The Orbital Community Centre, Haines Way, Watford; Tuesday, December 18, 2pm to 4pm. Tel: Alison 01923 681054 for further details. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Christmas services
If you would like your Christmas to have a spiritual dimension, here is what's happening at a Church near you. Edgware St Alphage Church, Montrose Avenue. (020 8952 4611) Christmas Eve: Crib Service, 5pm, Lessons and Carols, 11.30pm, Midnight Mass, midnight
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Latin Dance Classes
Moonglow Dance Studios, 38a Estcourt Road, Watford; Tuesday, December 18, 5.30pm to 7pm. Tel: 01923 225195 for further details. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Argentine Tango
School of Dancing, 14 Nascot Road, Watford; Thursday, December 20, 8pm, followed by practice session; no partner required, complete beginners welcome. Tel. 01923 210016 for further details. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp
Dacorum Pavilion, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead; Wednesday, December 21, to Sunday, January 6; tickets 9.50/12.50 adults, 6.50/9.50 children. Tel: box office 01442 228700 for times. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Stuff The Turkey It's Christmas!
Presented by Blag Theatre Company; The Pump House, Local Board Road, Lower High Street, Watford; runs to Sunday, December 23, 7.30pm; tickets 7. Tel: box office 01923 772320. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Moving the borders
Barnet hasn't always been in Barnet, bits of it have been in Hertfordshire or Middlesex. Chipping Barnet MP, SIR SYDNEY CHAPMAN, tackles the thorny subject of constituency boundaries. Parliamentary constituencies not only change their political allegiances
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Train bosses hit with fines
Train operators serving passengers in Barnet were hit with hefty fines last week, for failing to run trains on time in the last year. WAGN, serving Potters Bar, Hadley Wood, New Barnet, Oakleigh Park and New Southgate, was landed with a £12,800,000 bill
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Influential headteacher
Embattled Alison Moore won support this week from one of the borough's most respected and influential headteachers. Alan Davison spoke out after Tories called for Ms Moore's head over the report into St John's C of E School in Crescent Road, Friern Barnet
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£70,000 splashed out to avoid course leaks
Hendon Golf Club is making major improvements to ensure that everything is shipshape for its centenary in 2003. The clubhouse is being refurbished and a £70,000 scheme to improve the irrigation system on the course is under way. David Cooper, retiring
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Eruv wire
Mr Levy as usual is missing the point ('Eruv confusion', Times Letters, December 6). It was the wire that was struck by lightening, the wire that makes up a very component part of the eruv and wire gets easily damaged. Furthermore his notion that the
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Quick work
Our police come in for their fair share of criticism, and I plead guilty to contributing myself from time to time. On the other hand: my car was stolen between 3pm and 4pm on Sunday afternoon, which I duly reported. The police were concerned and helpful
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Goodbye Bill
Well, old habits die hard, so tis said, still I turn the pages of the Edgware and Mill Hill Times each week, thinking I will see Bill Montgomery's Notebook. But alas, it is no longer there. Without doubt, his page had a real punch, and I consider him
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Bishop's expenses revealed
The Bishop of Edmonton's expenses including more than £3,000 spent entertaining were revealed this week for the first time. Figures released by the Church of England show the Rt Rev Peter Wheatley, 53, spent nearly £40,000 last year, about average among
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Cinema manager in script thriller
A duty manager at East Finchley's Phoenix cinema has won the prestigious Oscar Moore Scriptwriting Award. Marcus Lloyd was presented with the £10,000 prize by Emma Thompson at a fundraising event for the Oscar Moore Foundation. A panel of well-respected
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Pitch farce
Barnet Football Club's sloping pitch advantage for home games has been transferred to the political campaign. Mr Alan Williams, Labour leader of Barnet Council, has repeatedly been seen openly supporting proposals for the new stadium. We have a situation
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Junior football shorts
Sutton Schools' U11s stayed top of the Surrey League with a 6-1 win over Kingston on Saturday. Ryan Ford (two), Lee Davison, Jonathan Humphreys and Mitchell DeDomenico scored for Sutton, who also benefited from an own goal. Kingston missed a penalty,
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Hockey - Surbiton end Reading run
Surbiton beat league leaders Reading 1-0 on Sunday to stay third in the men's National League Premier Division and end the Berkshire side's 24-game unbeaten run, write Sean Cotter and Jo Halpin. The only goal of the match was scored by Jimmy Wallis from
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Albion let it slip
Sutton Comet-sponsored side Brighton Road Albion blew a three-goal lead against Division Nine leaders Beddington Eagles in a dramatic 4-4 clash. Two goals from Andy Cook and one from Ashley Pate put Albion ahead, but Beddington quickly pulled two goals
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Gannett help the homeless
A Barnet homeless charity will be making a New Year's resolution to get more homeless people off the streets after a grant from the Hendon Times Group. Homeless Action in Barnet in Woodhouse Road, North Finchley, will receive £5,000 from the Gannett Foundation
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Staff shortages hit postal service
Sutton: Sutton's postal service is suffering from such a dire recruitment crisis it will hardly be affected by the 30,000 proposed job losses over the next 18 months. The borough sees the fifth highest turnover of the Royal Mail delivery service but struggles
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Captain's Fogg
Acclaimed director Phil Willmott has adapted a Jules Verne's classic tale into a family musical entitled Around The World In 80 Days, with original songs for Battersea Arts Centre's Christmas show, writes Yvonne Gordon. It appealed to him because he was
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Council employee to stand trial on bribe charges
A Wandsworth Council employee will stand trial at the Old Bailey on January 28 accused of taking bribes from a plumbing firm. Stanley Bush, 47, of Epsom, pleaded not guilty to a charge of corruption at the Old Bailey last Wednesday. It is alleged he was
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Moving the borders
Barnet hasn't always been in Barnet, bits of it have been in Hertfordshire or Middlesex. Chipping Barnet MP, SIR SYDNEY CHAPMAN, tackles the thorny subject of constituency boundaries. Parliamentary constituencies not only change their political allegiances
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Teenager's death sparks call for increased safety on trams
Mitcham: A teenager who fell off the back of a tram would have died within seconds, it was heard at a Croydon inquest. Christopher Tidbury, 16, from Mitcham, was holding onto the windscreen but slipped when the tram started braking to stop at the Beckenham
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Train bosses hit with fines
Train operators serving passengers in Barnet were hit with hefty fines last week, for failing to run trains on time in the last year. WAGN, serving Potters Bar, Hadley Wood, New Barnet, Oakleigh Park and New Southgate, was landed with a £12,800,000 bill
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Young carers appeal raises £12,000
Our appeal to help the young carers of Sutton is now four months old and around £12,000 to the good. That is cash that will provide a number of young people, all with responsibilities well beyond their years, with the chance to enjoy the things their
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Musical treat
Elderly patients at Queen Mary's Hospital were entertained by youngsters from the Heathmere Primary School Choir. The 40-strong choir from the Roehampton school sang Christmas carols to patients of Lancaster Ward. They were invited back for the third
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Goodbye Bill
Well, old habits die hard, so tis said, still I turn the pages of the Edgware and Mill Hill Times each week, thinking I will see Bill Montgomery's Notebook. But alas, it is no longer there. Without doubt, his page had a real punch, and I consider him
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Pitch farce
Barnet Football Club's sloping pitch advantage for home games has been transferred to the political campaign. Mr Alan Williams, Labour leader of Barnet Council, has repeatedly been seen openly supporting proposals for the new stadium. We have a situation
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The new slick Barton
Curses! The fun ended too soon writes Christine van Emst. Dick Barton The Tango of Terror is the must-see' production running, or should that be galloping, at The Warehouse Theatre, Croydon, until February 3. Writer Phil Wilmot has done it again chaps
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Let's clear up the facts about Tally Ho
Now that New Labour MP Tessa Jowell has given her blind approval to the Lab/Lib Tower project at Tally Ho, can we clear up some facts? (Showtime at arts centre', Times Group, December 13). It will stand 18 storeys high; 14 floors of 'luxury' flats in
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Man is slashed across the face
Police are appealing for witnesses following a stabbing outside a West Croydon pub in which a man's face was left severely scarred. Croydon police believe there were several witnesses to the attack, many of whom know the man they say slashed a 45 year
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Projections to get the message over
Giant-sized images will be appearing on the sides of some of Croydon's landmark buildings this winter as an additional feature of the colourful Skyline illuminations. Powerful projectors are being used to display seasonal art and community messages in
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Refugee officer jailed for sex assault
An asylum seeker housing officer, in charge of checking claimants' stories in Croydon, has been jailed for two years for indecently assaulting one of his clients. Israel Nwagagbo was found guilty of indecently assaulting the 40-year-old women on November
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Train bosses hit with fines
Train operators serving passengers in Barnet were hit with hefty fines last week, for failing to run trains on time in the last year. WAGN, serving Potters Bar, Hadley Wood, New Barnet, Oakleigh Park and New Southgate, was landed with a £12,800,000 bill
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Bishop's expenses revealed
The Bishop of Edmonton's expenses including more than £3,000 spent entertaining were revealed this week for the first time. Figures released by the Church of England show the Rt Rev Peter Wheatley, 53, spent nearly £40,000 last year, about average among
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The case of the disappearing yellow line
A Finchley man who received a parking ticket in Ballards Lane last January had it rescinded eleven months later by Barnet Council after successfully arguing there was no yellow line. Adam Fineberg, of Gordon Road, was incensed to find he had received
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Students take to the stage
Showtime: the cream of young talent strutted its stuff at Barnet College last week. More than 400 people turned up to see the talent show, held at Wood Street, Barnet. Organised by 19-year-old Jennifer Shaw, it featured the likes of R'n'B singer Ashleigh
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School row erupts at stormy meeting
The temperature in the debating chamber went up several notches as education looked like becoming the main battleground for next May's local authority elections. Tories and Labour councillors clashed over school policy during one of the most bad-tempered
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Times Remembered: Wartime didn't dull spirits...or appetites
Times Group history experts PERCY REBOUL and JOHN HEATHFIELD look back to the Forties It is tempting to suggest that our modern Christmases, with their expensive over-indulgence and blatant commercialism, seem to be no more joyful than in wartime with
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Hat-trick changed my life'
"Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over..." We all know what happened next. KEVIN BURCHALL caught up with 1966 World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst to talk about heroes past and present They say that everyone remembers where they were when Kennedy
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Times Remembered: Wartime didn't dull spirits...or appetites
Times Group history experts PERCY REBOUL and JOHN HEATHFIELD look back to the Forties It is tempting to suggest that our modern Christmases, with their expensive over-indulgence and blatant commercialism, seem to be no more joyful than in wartime with
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Newly-weds robbed on their big day
A CHINGFORD couple whose hotel room was raided on their wedding night have been told by the management that burglary "is a way of modern life". Scott and Fleur Freeland were holding their reception at the Roebuck Hotel Buckhurst Hill when someone used
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Times Remembered: Wartime didn't dull spirits...or appetites
Times Group history experts PERCY REBOUL and JOHN HEATHFIELD look back to the Forties It is tempting to suggest that our modern Christmases, with their expensive over-indulgence and blatant commercialism, seem to be no more joyful than in wartime with
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A panto history
THE story of St George and the Dragon is the father of our present-day pantomimes, and yet today, it is seldom seen. The tale was known by every man, woman and child in Britain in Medieval times, when it was already well-worn. It told the story of the
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Head to head with Brooking
MP Linda Perham had a head to head with former England and West Ham football star Trevor Brooking. The Ilford North MP met up with football star as part of Somerfield's pledge to raise £1m over the next year for the Meningitis Trust. Linda and Trevor
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Eruv wire
Mr Levy as usual is missing the point ('Eruv confusion', Times Letters, December 6). It was the wire that was struck by lightening, the wire that makes up a very component part of the eruv and wire gets easily damaged. Furthermore his notion that the
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Get out that lip gloss!
It's Christmas party time at Blackheath Halls this weekend with another 70s night featuring the fabulous ABBA Like, who will perform their live set of ABBA hits. Abba Like's live show has been delighting audiences the length and breadth of the country
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Quick work
Our police come in for their fair share of criticism, and I plead guilty to contributing myself from time to time. On the other hand: my car was stolen between 3pm and 4pm on Sunday afternoon, which I duly reported. The police were concerned and helpful
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Goodbye Bill
Well, old habits die hard, so tis said, still I turn the pages of the Edgware and Mill Hill Times each week, thinking I will see Bill Montgomery's Notebook. But alas, it is no longer there. Without doubt, his page had a real punch, and I consider him
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Stadium plans
It is clear from the coverage in the Barnet and Potters Bar Times this week (December 13), that local residents are totally opposed to the Barnet FC planning application that includes the building of the additional 10,000-seater football stadium. Barnet
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Concert for kids
After the unprecedented success of the London Mozart Players' New Year's Day concert at the Fairfield Halls last year, the orchestra will return on January 1 with Alasdair Malloy's specially-devised extravaganza, It's About Time. Malloy is well-known
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Earnest activity
The Importance of Being Earnest 4/5 THE current adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest provides just the right ingredients for audiences to leave with a warm, festive glow. Moving the play to the 1930s demonstrates how timeless the
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£70,000 splashed out to avoid course leaks
Hendon Golf Club is making major improvements to ensure that everything is shipshape for its centenary in 2003. The clubhouse is being refurbished and a £70,000 scheme to improve the irrigation system on the course is under way. David Cooper, retiring
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Hat-trick changed my life'
"Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over..." We all know what happened next. KEVIN BURCHALL caught up with 1966 World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst to talk about heroes past and present They say that everyone remembers where they were when Kennedy
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Bromley digs deep this Christmas
BIG-HEARTED shoppers were rewarded with a visit from Father Christmas, after buying more than 600 gifts for underprivileged children in the borough. The Gifts from the Heart appeal allows shoppers to select the name and age of a child and buy them a gift
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Hat-trick changed my life'
"Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over..." We all know what happened next. KEVIN BURCHALL caught up with 1966 World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst to talk about heroes past and present They say that everyone remembers where they were when Kennedy
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General
BATTERSEA BIBLE STUDY: At Battersea Collectables, 495 Battersea Park Road, every Thursday 8pm to 9pm. Friendly class looking at what the bible means in the world around us. Refreshments provided. 020 7228 8820. QUALIFIED HYNOTHERAPIST: Holds classes teaching
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Exhibitions
BLACKLIGHT ART EXHIBITION AT WANDSWORTH MUSEUM: By the South London Arts Collective at Wandsworth Museum Community Gallery, until January 6. Entry is free. For more information 020 8871 7074. GALLERY OF MODERN ART CHRISTMAS SHOW: Featuring work by well
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Theatre
MEAT AND TWO VEG AT THE BAC: Surreal comedy based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. December 11 to 22 and January 2 to 6. 8.30pm, tickets 8.75. the box office on 020 7223 2223. THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS: Putney Theatre Company and Group Sixty Four Youth Theatre
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Exhibitions
KINGSMEAD GALLERY: Church Road, Great Bookham. 01372 458481. CLAPHAM ART GALLERY: 61 Venn Street, Clapham Common. 020 7720 0955. DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY: Gallery Road, SE21. The Golden Age of Watercolours: The Hickman Bacon Collection. Until January 6.020
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Panto
HARLEQUIN THEATRE: Redhill. Peter Pan starring Michael Melia (Eddie Royle in EastEnders) as Captain Hook and Lewis Rae (The Bill) as Peter Pan. Until January 6. 01737 765547. CHARLES CRYER THEATRE: 39 High Street, Carshalton, The Night Before Christmas
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Clubs
THE FRIDGE BAR: 1 Townhall Parade, Brixton. Logic. Saturday, December 1. Pendragon. Saturday, December 15. 020 7326 5100. LOUGHBOROUGH JUNCTION: 242 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton. 020 7738 4000. THE BUG BAR: Under St Matthews Church, Brixton Hill. 020 7738
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Comedy
JONGLEURS: 49 Lavender Gardens, SW11. 020 7564 2500 THE BRIXTON COMEDY CLUB: The Hobgoblin, 95 Effra Road. Marcus Brigstocke, Tom Rhodes, Eddie Brimson, Jamie Matheson. Sunday, December 16. 020 7633 9539. BIG MOUTH COMEDY CLUB: Base Theatre, 59 Bethwin
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Music
CARSHALTON JAZZ CLUB: Charles Cryer Studio Theatre, High Street. % 020 8647 2114. SECOMBE THEATRE JAZZ: Cheam Road, Sutton. % 020 8770 6990. CROYDON AND SUTTON HOME ORGAN CLUB: United Services Club, Carshalton Road, Sutton. Second Monday of every month
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Exhibitions/Talks
SOUTH CROYDON HERITAGE GROUP: Sanderstead United Reformed Church Hall. South of Oxford, December 19. 8651 5707. THE CROYDON SOCIETY: Small Hall, United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove. 8655 3158. CROYDON NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY: United
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Pantomime
ASHCROFT THEATRE: Fairfield Halls, Croydon. Cinderella starring Darren Day as Prince Charming and Stephen Mulhern as Buttons. December 20 - January 20. 020 8688 9291. HARLEQUIN THEATRE: Redhill. Peter Pan starring Michael Melia (Eddie Royle in Eastenders
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Comedy
UP THE CREEK TOO COMEDY CABARET CLUB: 3 Brighton Road, Croydon. Eddie Brimson & Geoff Boys, December 13. Tickets 10. Andrew Maxwell & Geoff Boyz, December 14. Tickets 12. Dominic Frisby & Zeron Gibson MC, December 15. Tickets 14
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£70,000 splashed out to avoid course leaks
Hendon Golf Club is making major improvements to ensure that everything is shipshape for its centenary in 2003. The clubhouse is being refurbished and a £70,000 scheme to improve the irrigation system on the course is under way. David Cooper, retiring
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Clubs
KUDOS: The Colonnades, 619 Purley Way, Croydon. 020 8686 0040. THE BLUE ORCHID: House, Garage, R&B, Hip Hop - DJs Fridays and Saturdays. Park Lane, Croydon. 020 8667 0592. BAR LATINO: Park Road, Croydon. Step into the rhythm of Latin America.
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Theatre
ASHCROFT THEATRE: The Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon. Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band, December 17. 020 8688 9291. WAREHOUSE THEATRE: Dingwall Road, Croydon. Dick Barton Episode III The Tango of Terror, until February 3. 8680 4060. SECOMBE
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Open DJ Night
Funky guest DJs alongside resident DJ Hansi; The Horn, Victoria Street, St Albans; Sunday, December 17; admission free. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Art Exhibition
Fine line drawings of Croxley, Rickmansworth, Bushey and Watford by John Kirkham; Croxley Green Library, Barton Way, Croxley Green; runs until Monday, December 24, 10am. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Toys Galore
An exhibition of toys, games and childhood memorabilia;Bushey Museum and Art Gallery, Rudolph Road, Bushey; runs until Saturday, February 23; open Thursday to Sunday, 11am to 4pm; admission free. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Orbital Dance Club
Ballroom dancing; Orbital Community Centre, Haines Way, Watford; new members welcome; every Tuesday, 2pm to 4pm. Tel: 01923 681054. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Mingles Unattached Over 30's Dance 'n' Rendezvous Club
Remada Jarvis Hotel (A41), Watford Bypass, Watford; no denim, gentlemen shirts and ties required; last entry 10.45pm; every Thursday, 8.45pm. Tel: 020 8393 0914. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Tea Dance
YMCA, Charter Place, Watford; mainly for senior citizens; every Thursday, 2pm to 4pm; admission 1.50. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Belly Dance Classes
A beginners class for ladies; The Oracle, 12 Market Street, Watford; Monday, December 19, 7pm to 8pm and 8.30pm to 9.30pm. Tel: 020 8421 5178. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Dick Whittington
A 24-carat seasonal spectacle; Palace Theatre Watford, Clarendon Road, Watford; runs until Saturday, January 12. Tel: box office 01923 225671 for times and ticket prices. December 17, 2001 21:00
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The Wizard of Oz
Gala Charity Preview Show; Alban Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans; Tuesday, December 18, 7pm; tickets 15; Wednesday, December 19, to Sunday, January 6, tickets 8.50 to 16. Tel: box office 01727 844488. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Schools row erupts
The temperature in the debating chamber went up several notches as education looked like becoming the main battleground for next May's local authority elections. Tories and Labour councillors clashed over schools policy during one of the most bad-tempered
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A history of panto
The story of St George and the Dragon is the father of our present-day pantomimes, and yet today, it is seldom seen. The tale was known by every man, woman and child in Britain in Medieval times, when it was already well-worn. It told the story of the
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Stadium plans
It is clear from the coverage in the Barnet and Potters Bar Times this week (December 13), that local residents are totally opposed to the Barnet FC planning application that includes the building of the additional 10,000-seater football stadium. Barnet
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Let's clear up the facts about Tally Ho
Now that New Labour MP Tessa Jowell has given her blind approval to the Lab/Lib Tower project at Tally Ho, can we clear up some facts? (Showtime at arts centre', Times Group, December 13). It will stand 18 storeys high; 14 floors of 'luxury' flats in
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Wingate & Finchley 0 Epsom 2
Epsom & Ewell moved into seventh place in Ryman League Division Three on Saturday after an impressive away win over Wingate & Finchley. It was only the second home defeat of the season for the north Londoners. Epsom nearly went ahead in
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Epsom and Ewell Youth League - Oakway prove too strong in tight tie
The U11 cup replay between Third Division AFC Ewell and Oakway Sports B from Division Two, was an epic encounter, which Oakway shaded by the odd goal in five after extra time. Oakway took the lead midway through the first half, but Ewell equalised 10
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Barton Rovers 1 Banstead Athletic 0
Banstead Athletic crashed out of their second cup competition in the space of three days on Tuesday night. They lost 1-0 to Barton Rovers in their Ryman League Cup preliminary round replay, having been dispatched from the FA Vase by Dereham Town on Saturday
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Hat-trick changed my life'
"Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over..." We all know what happened next. KEVIN BURCHALL caught up with 1966 World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst to talk about heroes past and present They say that everyone remembers where they were when Kennedy
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Cummings guilty of manslaughter
Karlton Cummings, 21, was found guilty of the manslaughter of his brother Clayton at the Old Bailey last week. Cummings stabbed his 20-year-old brother at his flat in Lavender Hill, Wandsworth, in September 2000. The jury acquitted Cummings of murder
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Charlie's design is Christmas cracker
Tom Brake, the MP for Carshalton and Wallington, has decided whose design will have the honour of gracing the MP's official Christmas card for this year. The accolade went to Charlie Hancock, a year three pupil at Barrow Hedges Primary School. Charlie
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Eruv wire
Mr Levy as usual is missing the point ('Eruv confusion', Times Letters, December 6). It was the wire that was struck by lightening, the wire that makes up a very component part of the eruv and wire gets easily damaged. Furthermore his notion that the
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Quick work
Our police come in for their fair share of criticism, and I plead guilty to contributing myself from time to time. On the other hand: my car was stolen between 3pm and 4pm on Sunday afternoon, which I duly reported. The police were concerned and helpful
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Bill comes to dinner
The tightest of security operations was in force around Alexandra Palace last week as President Bill Clinton swept in for a charity dinner to celebrate the centenary of the Edgware-based Jewish National Fund (JNF). Despite fears he might not attend in
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Moving the borders
Barnet hasn't always been in Barnet, bits of it have been in Hertfordshire or Middlesex. Chipping Barnet MP, SIR SYDNEY CHAPMAN, tackles the thorny subject of constituency boundaries. Parliamentary constituencies not only change their political allegiances
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Stadium plans
It is clear from the coverage in the Barnet and Potters Bar Times this week (December 13), that local residents are totally opposed to the Barnet FC planning application that includes the building of the additional 10,000-seater football stadium. Barnet
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Our heroes
There were tears as Susan Maynard collected a silver salver on behalf of Wayne, the son she lost so tragically in a coach crash last year. During an emotional afternoon at a glittering occasion at 1 Whitehall Place, Westminster, Mrs Maynard paid tribute
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Bill comes to dinner
The tightest of security operations was in force around Alexandra Palace last week as President Bill Clinton swept in for a charity dinner to celebrate the centenary of the Edgware-based Jewish National Fund (JNF). Despite fears he might not attend in
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Children: Dick Whittington
A 24-carat seasonal spectacle; Palace Theatre Watford, Clarendon Road, Watford; Saturday, November 24, to January 12. Tel: box office 01923 225671 for times and ticket prices. December 17, 2001 21:00
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Cinema manager in script thriller
A duty manager at East Finchley's Phoenix cinema has won the prestigious Oscar Moore Scriptwriting Award. Marcus Lloyd was presented with the £10,000 prize by Emma Thompson at a fundraising event for the Oscar Moore Foundation. A panel of well-respected
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Hat-trick changed my life'
"Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over..." We all know what happened next. KEVIN BURCHALL caught up with 1966 World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst to talk about heroes past and present They say that everyone remembers where they were when Kennedy
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Festive concert
THE Friends of St Thomas Church in Old Uxbridge Road, West Hyde, will be holding a Christmas concert on Wednesday, December 19, at 7.30pm. The concert, to raise money for the upkeep of the church, will feature the Walbrook Singers. For tickets and more
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Parking row not what the doctor ordered
A Barnet clinic has raised a 300-strong petition in protest at Queen Elizabeth's School after it claimed the school's open days are preventing its elderly and disabled patients from receiving treatment. Wood Street Clinic says parking restrictions imposed
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Hat-trick changed my life'
"Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over..." We all know what happened next. KEVIN BURCHALL caught up with 1966 World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst to talk about heroes past and present They say that everyone remembers where they were when Kennedy
