21st January 2016 No Comments

Allotments: learning from experience

Let’s be honest, having an allotment (or in our case, a share of one) is …

14th January 2016 2 Comments

Bring me sunshine: Ile de Ré and Charentes by train

Now that the winter weather has properly set in, in true January style, our thoughts …

5th January 2016 No Comments

On a dismal Saturday evening, instead of going to Pizza Express on Hadley Green we …

24th December 2015 No Comments

Feeling demob happy, earlier in the week my daughter and I spent a few hours …

18th December 2015 No Comments

Opening just in time for the Barnet Christmas Fayre Ozzi’s Burrito Shack is a distinctively …

16th December 2015 4 Comments

When approaching Christmas shopping we often automatically go online or head to the West End, …

10th December 2015 No Comments

As a late convert to skiing, I’ve recently discovered an amazing local facility, The Snow …

1st December 2015 No Comments

Over the past few years Prosecco has become a byword for great value sparkling wine. …

27th November 2015 No Comments

In this regular feature we meet local songwriter Andrew Evans who lives in New Barnet. …

26th November 2015 No Comments

The aim of this website is to be positive and upbeat about what the area …