The popular visitor attraction is owned by the Canal and River Trust (CRT), which works with the two local authorities and the Environment Agency to manage and maintain respective areas. In February, the levels of the Welsh Harp were lowered by the Canals & Rivers Trust to complete routine maintenance, which revealed large quantities of litter within the reservoir.

Read the Barnet Plan: www.barnet.gov.uk/the-barnet-plan

The Plan sets out four ways it will improve life in Barnet, ensuring the borough is clean, safe and well-run; it is family friendly; residents can enjoy a healthy environment; and investment in sustainable development of new homes and infrastructure, and the creation of more local jobs.   

Barnet Council joined other London local authorities in the tribute, choosing the colour orange for its symbolic association with the UN’s campaign Unite to End Violence Against Women.

A Notice of Vacancy for East Barnet Ward has today been published following the resignation of Cllr Jo Cooper.

An East Barnet by-election to elect a new councillor will be held on Thursday 6 May 2021.

The Brazilian COVID-19 variant appears to be similar to the current dominant UK variant in terms of transmissibility and risk of severe illness. Research is being done into how well this variant responds to vaccines. There is currently no evidence that existing COVID-19 vaccines will not work against it.

The school holidays are a time for children and young people to relax and have fun and we believe that every family across Barnet deserves a healthy and fulfilling holiday.

We’re teamed up with Young Barnet Foundation to bring you Barnet’s Active, Creative and Engaging holidays (BACE), recently named by Barnet’s young people and highlights exactly what our holiday programme is all about!

Your child/teen will have access to:

Chartered status – awarded by the Local Government Association – demonstrates the value placed on Councillors carrying out their important roles. It recognises Barnet’s clear commitment to strategically developing and supporting them, building their skills and knowledge through learning and development.

A Shared Lives Carer shares their home and family life with an adult who needs support to live everyday life - giving a helping hand to someone getting dressed, getting to doctors’ appointments, making friends, cooking together or even voting for their favourite singers on TV! People visiting or moving in with Shared Lives Carers may have been in foster care, have learning or physical disabilities, may be an older person with a frailty or dementia, or have mental ill health.

The council’s Gigabit Broadband programme will see Barnet Council working with a number of internet service providers to deliver faster services to as many homes as possible before the end of 2021. Commitment has now been secured for the 14,000 council-owned homes in Barnet to be connected to gigabit broadband networks by 2023.