‘Road safety’ Archive

Barnet Greens earn 20,000 votes but still denied seats

Barnet Green Party would like to thank everyone in the borough who voted Green in the national and local elections last week and we would particularly like to thank the dozens of people who helped out, some of whom contacted us out of the blue. The number of Green votes in the Barnet borough elections [...]

Greens say: “Max 20 – that’s plenty”

Barnet Greens are calling for a 20 mph default speed limit on residential and shopping streets across the borough, using as a “case study” the problems in East Finchley’s Church Lane. As well as cutting the number of accidents, a 20 mph limit would be “good for children, cyclists and the planet,” said Andrew Newby, [...]

Don’t miss BXC deadline, warn Greens

Barnet Green Party is urging local people to write in the next seven days to Communities Secretary John Denham to demand a public inquiry into the the 4.5 billion pounds Brent Cross Cricklewood redevelopment. Objectors have only until March 12th to make their views known to Denham, who will then decide whether to over-rule Barnet [...]

Green Party welcomes new bus route in Colindale

A new bus route serving part of Barnet borough has been announced, to the pleasure of local Green Party members. Route 324 will link Brent Cross Tesco to Stanmore via Hendon, Colindale and Kingsbury every 20 minutes during the day time. The new service will use a stop within the Tesco grounds, providing new links [...]

Meet your Greens – at East Finchley on Saturday

Barnet Green Party has selected East Finchley as its target ward for the borough council elections on May 6th and will officially launch its campaign in the ward this coming Saturday, February 13th. The launch will take place outside Budgen’s supermarket on the High Road. We invite all local people to come along at about [...]

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 [...]