Barnet Post

6 days ago | barnetpost.co.uk | David Floyd

4,801 cases of tuberculosis were logged in London between 2021 and 2023 reports Clara Margotin, Data ReporterThousands of cases of tuberculosis were recorded in London over the past three years, figures show. The UK Health Security Agency has launched a call to help create England’s next tuberculosis national action plan, after a surge in cases across the country.

6 days ago | barnetpost.co.uk | David Floyd

There were 245 exclusions in London in the spring term of 2023-24, a decrease on the 259 a year earlier reports Adam Care, Data ReporterThere were hundreds of permanent exclusions from London schools last year, as new figures show the numbers rose across England. A teachers’ union warned the rate of suspensions and exclusions was “still worryingly high” and risks damaging young people’s future prospects.

1 week ago | barnetpost.co.uk | David Floyd

36,800 families in Barnet were receiving child benefit payments as of the end of August, a decrease of roughly 165 families on the year before reports Adam Care, Data ReporterThe number of families who received child benefit in Barnet fell last year, bucking the national trend, new figures show. Across the UK, the number who received payments has remained steady after years of decline.

1 week ago | barnetpost.co.uk | David Floyd

A man began receiving PCNs when a similar car with the same number plate was caught committing parking offences, reports Grace Howarth, Local Democracy ReporterA driver was mistakenly fined by two North London councils – following a case of apparent ‘car cloning’. Philip Mathew, who lives in Essex, received two penalty charge notices (PCNs) when a car similar to his with the same number plate was spotted twice by Barnet Council violating parking restrictions.

1 week ago | barnetpost.co.uk | David Floyd

63.9% met the 150 minutes-a-week target in the year to November 2024, down from 71% the year before reports Sonja Tutty, Data ReporterFewer adults in Barnet met the recommended amount of exercise last year, new figures show – despite a record number of adults across England exercising regularly.