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Brent South Retail Park Gets a New Sofa Showroom and Stays Open Until at Least 2029
Brent South Retail Park will now trade until at least 2029. TK Maxx and Sofology have renewed, and Darlings of Chelsea takes an empty unit.
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London Assembly
City Hall Weighs the Cost of Data Centres as Brent Cross Plans One
London has 99 data centres and 26 more planned; Barnet has one, due to close. The Assembly asks Water UK and campaigners about the cost on 12 November.
Brent Cross
Brent Cross Town shifts to rentals as home sales stall
A new business plan for Brent Cross Town leans on rented homes, co-living and a data centre. The partners say they cannot take any returns from the scheme for now.
Transport
Oxford Street Traffic Free: What Changes for Barnet Buses
The 13, 113, 139 and 189 from Barnet now use stops off Oxford Street's closed stretch, and the Northern line still gets you there. Checked November 2026.
Christmas
Christmas Shopping in Barnet: 18 Stops From the Spires to the Frost Fair
We checked 18 Barnet shops, markets and Christmas fairs, from Elements by Nature to the Frost Fair, for addresses and opening hours. Updated November 2026.
Christmas
Ice Rinks Near Barnet: Seven Places to Skate This Winter, From £7.60
Seven ice rinks near Barnet, from Brent Cross On Ice to Somerset House, with 2026 dates, prices and the rules that catch families out. Checked November 2026.
Transport
West London Orbital Named in Budget as a New Levy Target
The Budget names the Hendon-to-Hounslow West London Orbital as a line a new London business rates levy could help pay for. TfL drop-ins: Brent Cross West 3 Nov, Hendon 5 Nov.
Barnet
Meeting Santa in Barnet: Hendon's Fair, a Pub Breakfast and the Free Fayre Grotto
Meet Father Christmas at St Mary's Hendon on 28 November, the Old White Lion on 5 December or the free Fayre grotto on 6 December. Updated November 2026.
Barnet
Barnet Ice Rink: Brent Cross On Ice Open to 3 Jan, £13
Brent Cross On Ice is open to 3 January. Half-term weekdays run 3pm to 8pm only. 45-minute sessions on the hour, £15 adults, £13 children, skates included.
Roads
Brent Cross Flyover: One Lane Each Way for Up to Two Years
The westbound A406 shuts overnight on 12 and 13 November and Hendon Way on 19 and 20 November. Work then pauses for Christmas, with seven more closures in January.
Transport
West London Orbital: Hendon to Hounslow Line Open to Comment
TfL's West London Orbital would run Overground trains from Hendon via Brent Cross West to Hounslow from around 2035. Comments close 18 November; drop-in dates.
Community
Brent Cross Town community fund: £50,000 for Barnet groups
Brent Cross Town's community fund reopened with £50,000 in grants of £3,000 to £10,000 for Barnet projects. Applications close on Monday 26 October.
Housing
Brent Cross Town: 82 Social Rent Homes, Ready From 2029
SNG has exchanged contracts for 82 social rent homes at Brent Cross Town, residents in from 2029. Barnet lets 650 social homes a year; Band 4 waits 34 years.