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Oxford Street Traffic Free: Footfall Up 16% in Week One
Footfall rose 16% and spending 28% in Oxford Street's first traffic-free week, City Hall says. Buses ran well, TfL says, including the four from Barnet.
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Court
Golders Green Shop Fined Over 17,740 Illegal Cigarettes
Mama Food Store and its director must pay almost £9,500 after Barnet Trading Standards seized 887 packets of illegal cigarettes, some from a safe cut open.
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 Trees Near Barnet: 8 Places to Buy One, or Rent It for December
We checked 8 places selling real Christmas trees near Barnet, from the Finchley pitch to rent-a-tree firms, for 2026 prices and dates. Updated November 2026.
Golders Green
Kosher Kingdom Golders Green Hours: 7am, Late Wed and Thu
Kosher Kingdom is open at 217-219 Golders Green Road, 7am to 10pm Sun-Tue and to midnight Wed-Thu. This week's Shabbat hours and loyalty card details.
Council
Barnet Declares a Gambling Harms Emergency: What Changes
Full Council carried the gambling harms emergency on 20 October with 30 votes in favour. What it commits Barnet to, and the slots hearings on 3 November.
Licensing
Golders Green and Edgware Slots Licences Go to Hearing
Merkur Slots on Finchley Road and Palace Amusements on Edgware's Station Road face Barnet licensing hearings on 3 November after Public Health objected.
Food & Drink
Cafes in Barnet: 10 Worth Finding, From Fortis Green to the Heath
We checked 10 Barnet cafes, from Campbell & Syme in East Finchley to Oak Hill Park Café, for opening hours and hygiene ratings. Updated October 2026.
Food & Drink
Brunch in Barnet: 8 Spots Worth Getting Up For, From Turkish Eggs to Babka
8 Barnet brunch spots, from Cup of Joy in East Finchley to Huddle Caffe in High Barnet, with menu prices, opening hours and booking rules. Checked October 2026.
Golders Green
Golders Green Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Golders Green weather today: overcast, 8°C by day and 3°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 12 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Food & Drink
Best Restaurants in Barnet: 12 Places Worth Crossing the Borough For
We checked 12 Barnet restaurants, from Odos in High Barnet to Izgara in Edgware, for prices, opening hours and hygiene ratings. Updated October 2026.
Planning
Golders Green Slots Centre Refused 7-0, Against Officers
Barnet councillors refused the Merkur Slots gaming centre at 867 Finchley Road 7 votes to 0, overturning officers' advice. The 130-room Hotel Unique scheme was approved.
Planning
Golders Green Hotel Unique: 130-Room Plan Approved 8-0
Barnet's Planning Committee approved a 114-room new hotel behind the Refectory pub on Finchley Road, plus 16 rooms in the existing building, by 8 votes to 0 on 14 October.
Planning
Golders Green Slots Plan: 30 Objections, Then Refused 7-0
Merkur Slots wanted a 7am to midnight gaming centre at 867 Finchley Road. Officers backed it despite 30 objections; councillors refused it 7 votes to 0 on 14 October.
Schools
Garden Suburb schools to merge into one primary in January
Garden Suburb Junior closes on 31 December and reopens with the infant school as Garden Suburb Primary on 1 January, with 60 places a year group instead of 90.
Business
Swimming Nature in Administration: Sister Firms Trade On
Administrators took charge of Swimming Nature UK on 19 August and its Finchley Road office has gone. Two sister companies at that address stay active.