Barnet Council is the only Council in London that is not taking part in a campaign by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to combat vehicle engine idling. Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore asked the Mayor what he was doing to work with councils to tackle the problem, which contributes to toxic air quality and […]
Read moreStark new figures shown nearly half of all children in some parts of Barnet live in poverty, according to a new study by the End Child Poverty Campaign. Overall, 35% of children in Barnet live in poverty, once housing costs are taken into account. However, some part of the borough have significantly higher levels, such as Colindale, at 50%, Golders […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore and Labour Councillors in Finchley and Golders Green have responded to a Transport for London (TfL) consultation to object to the scrapping of the 611 school bus, from Stonebridge Park to Bishop Douglass School in East Finchley. They welcomed the move to extend the 112 bus from Brent Cross to […]
Read moreYou can read the The Mayor’s analysis on a public health approach to serious youth violence here: Mayor’s Serious Youth Violence evidence
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has urged residents to back a crowdfunding bid to transform an empty field in Barnet into a thriving working farm to teach children and the local community about food, nutrition and the environment. GROW is a life skills education programme that exposes children to nature, teaches them about nutrition and […]
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