Shopping centre needs to step up
I was shocked to read Brent Cross shopping centre does not pay its cleaners the Living Wage.
View ArticleReduce unfair taxes
Both main parties seem to want to tax us into oblivion. Where are people going to find the extra tax to pay for huge increases in public spending that will inevitably take place under both...
View ArticleI challenge my opponents to attend hustings
What is happening to democracy in Chipping Barnet? It is a centuries-old British tradition that parliamentary candidates of rival paries appear together on public platforms for hustings, enabling the...
View ArticleCrime statistics coverage is insightful
Your newspaper is to be congratulated for finding out the facts about crime in Barnet. Your coverage reveals that Barnet has the highest number of unsolved burglaries across London. So much for the...
View ArticleWhy I am voting for Labour candidate
I was the Green Party General Election candidate for Finchley and Golders Green in 2010. At this election I am supporting Labour’s candidate Sarah Sackman to be our next MP and I would like to explain...
View ArticleSign petition to save children’s farm
Many people will be unaware that for many years there has been a very successful children’s farm in the Ridgeway, Mill Hill, which is open daily to the public. However, not for much longer if Barnet...
View ArticleThis country needs a fairer voting system
The Times Series feature on the local constituencies for the General Election (‘Candidates hoping to win your vote’, April 9) is a perfect illustration of how very many personal voting decisions have...
View ArticleOnly fit person to serve Hendon
With the General Election imminent, I find myself torn between deciding whether to vote for the party best placed to serve this country or the candidate most likely to do their utmost for – and...
View ArticleEight questions to ask all election candidates
Before finally deciding for whom to vote, readers should ask all of the candidates the following questions?
View ArticleThanks to those who voted for me
I wish to thank the 20,604 electors in Hendon who voted for me at the General Election last week. I am sorry we were not able to deliver the result they wanted.
View ArticleVoters increased support for Greens
Well done to the thousands of brave people who voted Green in Barnet. You were all pressured very hard not to do so. You were subject to accusations that voting Green was in effect wanting some other...
View ArticleNothing to lose but good health
I am sick of hearing in the media, such negative emphasis on our doctors surgery. I’ve been a patient in Southgate Surgery for ten years and as of late, I feel I'm part of the furniture with quite a...
View ArticleYou are not a lone voice Sharon
Sharon Whilst totally supporting many of the points that Sharon Racklyeft raised in last week’s Times Series (‘Suicide is not taken seriously enough’, May 7), I was surprised that she feels very much...
View ArticleOne cat went to vote
My cat Julie was ‘feline’ that our constituency Hendon was critical as Matthew Offord only won by a whisker at the 2010 election.
View ArticleWe don’t need another mega mall
I am extremely concerned about the residents on the Whitefields Estate, which is across the North Circular from Brent Cross Shopping Centre.
View ArticleKeep control before it’s too late
I recently received a telephone call from ‘Catherine’, calling on behalf of Barnet Borough Council, asking for residents’ opinions in respect of services offered by Barnet.
View ArticleFigures, fairness and libraries
Congratulations to Barnet’s Conservative MPs, now re-elected with 50.9 per cent (Freer), 49 per cent (Offord) and 48.6 per cent (Villiers) of votes in their constituencies.
View ArticleExtremely grateful
Last week, I was taking a small package by bicycle to the post office. Unfortunately, the parcel, which contained a watch that I was sending to Seiko, dropped off the back of my bicycle. I retraced my...
View ArticleCut councillors to two per ward
Okay, so we are facing cuts. Some are needed, let’s be fair. But the way in which they are being done isn’t fair at all.
View ArticleService is lacking
Every time I visit the post office in Barnet, on whatever day of the week, there are only ever three out of eight cashiers working. How come?
View ArticleAbuse of power by emergency vehicles
I have an office and run a business in Station Road, New Barnet, which is a long, wide, straight, and often empty road.
View ArticleShow compassion and consideration
My name is Juliet and I am writing on behalf of myself and my four children. I am a mother, employee, student and an ex-resident of Sweets Way.
View ArticleElectoral system found wanting again
The 2015 parliamentary and district elections in Hertsmere were reported under the headline ‘Tories triumph’ (Borehamwood & Elstree Times, May 15). While it is true that the Tory party won the...
View ArticleDriving all their customers away
I remembered at the last minute it was my niece’s birthday the next day, so I thought I would catch the last post, but to my dismay I missed it. The postbox said there was a 4pm pick-up at Brent...
View ArticleManagement failings at council
Just thought I would share with you my frustrations with being a jobseeker and looking for work. A couple of months back, I applied to Barnet council for various positions within the parks street...
View ArticleStatement was not a true reflection
It was a mistake to believe Barnet council’s statement about the events outside town hall (‘Campaigners barred from council chamber’, Times Series, May 21). The demonstration by Sweets Way supporters...
View ArticleResidents kept out of public meeting
So the new mayor hopes to inspire people to get involved in community matters Really? What a shame all those Barnet residents who were doing just that – getting involved in community matters – were...
View ArticleMindset of a bad loser in all walks of life
Mr John Cartledge objects to the term ‘first past the post’ but is happy to use ex-post facto arguments to prove that the Conservatives’ election win in Hertsmere (and by implication nationally) was...
View ArticleMayor will do nothing to help residents
On BBC Radio London on October 28, 2010, the Conservative Mayor of London Boris Johnson (pictured) said: “What we will not see, we will not accept, any kind of Kosovo-style social cleansing of London…...
View ArticleBus changes
Following two public consultations, county councillors have agreed to reduce the amount of money the county council provides to commercial bus operators to fund some services in Hertfordshire.
View ArticleWe stand shoulder to shoulder
Barnet Women’s Interfaith Network (WIN) was appalled to learn that the neo-Nazi group New Dawn are planning to hold a demonstration against what they see as Jewish privilege in Golders Green on July 4...
View ArticlePrimary school opening blocked
It has always been my understanding that councillors of whatever party should act for the benefit of their residents. I know that during elections we become partisan but at other times it is the...
View ArticlePure stubbornness
I would like to thank the Times Series for covering the story about Labour’s delaying of a new primary school in Burnt Oak (‘Free school plan blocked’, Times Series, June 5). No doubt there is a limit...
View ArticleSirens are necessary
I wish to take issue with your correspondent who complained about the amount of ambulances driving along Station Road in New Barnet with their “sirens blaring regardless of the volume of traffic”...
View ArticleLabour owes us an explanation
I was rubbing my eyes in disbelief as I watched Labour councillors block the construction of a new state school in the heart of Burnt Oak.
View ArticleValid reasons
Cllr Hugh Rayner takes Cllr Nagus Narenthira to task for asking that the report on plans for a primary school in Burnt Oak be referred to full council (‘Primary school opening blocked’, Your Views,...
View ArticleNo one listened to the residents
In May, Barnet council planning committee met to decide the first reserved matters (detailed) application for the Brent Cross Cricklewood ‘Regeneration’ Scheme. What was the opening gambit of Barnet...
View ArticleMore haste and less speed
Last Thursday, I was travelling east in Station Road and having just passed the fire station, we were joined by an ambulance which suddenly turned on flashing lights and siren.
View ArticleDo you recognise my Aunt Eph?
I was wondering if your readers may be able to help me. I am trying to trace our family history.
View ArticleJoin 10K run to help MS sufferers
We’re looking for enthusiastic and energetic people to join the MS Trust’s team in the British 10K London Run on July 12.
View ArticleWrong place for a primary school?
Letters in the local press criticise Labour councillors for referring the application by Bellevue Place to acquire the land at Pavilion Way for a primary school to full council.
View ArticleSchool will not be built in time
The Conservatives are being disingenuous over Pavilion Way.
View ArticleReal fear should be an unfair vote
Listening to the developments in the EU debate, there appears to be a real prospect of the EU itself and big business influencing the vote in their favour.
View ArticlePlease sign our pledge to help the world’s poorest
As Theresa Villiers takes her seat in parliament as the re-elected MP for Chipping Barnet, she has an important opportunity to help people beyond our borders, as well as those at home.
View ArticleProvide suitable accommodation
At the Royal Courts of Justice on June 22, Annington Homes were granted a possession order against a disabled man, for eviction from his home on Sweets Way, Whetstone. The judge granted a six-week...
View ArticleRightly concerned
I heartily applaud the principle behind Diane Sheard’s plea for ensuring that most UK aid goes to the world’s poorest countries (‘Please sign our pledge to help the world’s poorest’, Your Views, June...
View ArticleWho do you want as mayor?
The Labour Party is now electing a new leader and candidate for the next Mayor of London.
View ArticleHypocrisy of the highest order
On Saturday, June 13, residents took the opportunity to peacefully protest outside Osidge Library (pictured). People had gathered at the location to voice their concerns to Councillor Lisa Rutter –...
View ArticleNo surprise
The chancellor’s recent budget came as no surprise to those members of the public sceptical about Mr Osborne’s talk of ‘savings’ during the General Election.
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