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Are you 16 or 17 years old and homeless or at risk of becoming homeless? What to do if you need help: Call the Barnet Homes Housing Options Team on 020 8610 3539 or Barnet MASH (Children's services) on 020 8359 4066 between the hours of 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Out of hours Call the Family services Emergency Duty Team on 020 8359 2000 (after 5pm, weekends and Bank holidays)

What is now Princess Park Manor was until 1993 a hospital for people with mental disabilities called Friern Hospital. When it was built the hospital was known as The Middlesex County Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch. It was not the first such hospital in Middlesex, in 1831 an asylum for the care of 'pauper patients' with mental disabilities opened at Hanwell in western Middlesex.

During autumn and winter, we have additional resources to support the clearance of fallen leaves from roads and pavements. Leaves are cleared through manual and mechanical sweeping. This will focus initially on high footfall locations and transport hubs with the clearance of residential roads taking place after the bulk of the leaves have fallen.

The 3000 plus public litter bins in Barnet are emptied on a regular basis. Litter bins in busier areas are emptied more often. We want to make sure litter bins are available for use and to avoid instances of littering on our streets or around the litter bins. Dog waste can also be disposed of in regular litter bins if a dog bin is not available.

Report drug-related litter on public land Drug-related litter includes needles, syringes, or other drug associated equipment. Please do not attempt to touch or remove any drug-related litter by yourself, report it to us instead.

Louise Hare is a London-based author with an M

Chipping Barnet Library is now closed for refurbishment. The library will reopen on Monday 30 October 2023.