Archive for January, 2010

Greens back 20 mph limit for Church Lane — and other streets

Greens in East Finchley are urging the introduction of a 20 mph speed limit on East Finchley’s Church Lane and all other residential or shopping streets in Barnet borough. Barnet Council has fobbed off a call by East Finchley Village Residents Association for a 20 mph limit on Church Lane by saying some people will [...]

Your Green candidates for East Finchley

The Green Party has selected Noel Lynch, Andrew Newby and Steve Norman as its candidates for East Finchley ward in the Barnet Council elections to take place in May. East Finchley is Barnet Green Party’s top target ward and Noel, Andrew and Steve are aiming to win. Please vote for them! Noel Lynch – long-time East [...]

Greens want 603 Bus to go via Royal Free

Greens in East Finchley have made a fresh proposal after Transport for London rejected a petition signed by more than 400 people for a new bus route from North Finchley via East Finchley to the Royal Free Hospital. The Green Party, which raised the petition, is challenging TfL’s claim that a new route to the [...]

Greens tell Boris: ‘don’t raise bus fares’

The Green Party’s Darren Johnson will be aiming to freeze bus fares when he seeks to amend Mayor Boris Johnson’s draft budget. The £75m that the Mayor is raising from the 12 percent bus fare increase would instead be raised mostly from motorists, with the reinstatement of the £25 emissions charge on gas guzzlers and [...]