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Armed Robbery in High Road Police Are Appealing up the High Road and Made and Inquiries Were for Witnesses to an to the Rear of Chapel Continuing Local News is our Aim THE CAR SERVICE Professional Sales & Lettings AT COMPETITIVE RATES 020 8883 5000 020 8444 5222 [email protected] June 2006 No. 156 20p ARCHER ISSN 1361-3952 where฀sold A community newspaper for East Finchley run entirely by volunteers. Armed robbery in High Road Police are appealing up the High Road and made and inquiries were for witnesses to an to the rear of Chapel continuing. armed robbery in the Court. He is described Investigating Oficer High Road on Sunday as a black man, about 6ft Barry Walker said: “This 14 May. tall, aged in his late teens was a frightening experi- At approximately to early 20s, wearing a ence for the victim and we 7.30pm, a man entered white and tan hooded need to catch the person the Spar convenience top, black trousers and responsible. I would urge store and approached the a yellow scarf. anyone who has any cashier who was behind An ambulance crew information, however the counter. He pointed treated the victim, an small, to contact us.” a silver hand gun at the Asian man in his 20s, at Anyone who saw cashier and demanded the scene for shock. He something suspicious money from the till, sustained no injuries in the area at the time, before going around the during the robbery. or has any information counter, opening the till The investigation regarding the robbery is and taking the money into the robbery is being asked to call the Flying himself. conducted by the Flying Squad on 020 8358 1751 The suspect then left Squad based at Finchley. or call Crimestoppers the store, heading north At the time of going to anonymously on 0800 press, no arrests had been 555 111. Targeted: the Spar shop in the High Road. Photo by John Dearing Arson attack Library downgrades outside tube ฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀ as Institute upgrades station By Daphne Chamberlain The fruit and greengrocery The Principal of Hampstead Garden Suburb Institute stall on the forecourt of East has told Barnet Council that she is “dismayed and Finchley Underground disappointed” by the downgrading of East Finchley Station was destroyed by Library. ire last month in an arson Fay Naylor, Principal and as possible. Students on other attack. Chief Executive of the Institute, courses, some of whom have The stall has been a wel- said it was ironic that the down- been based at Park House oppo- come sight for commuters on grading should be implemented site the tube station for the past their way home, for some years just when the expanded Insti- 18 months, are already regular now. Sadly, in the early hours tute is bringing many potential library users. PRICKETT 36 High Road Despite all this, the library East Finchley N2 9PJ of 5 May, it was set alight and library users into N2. & ELLIS completely burnt out. Its English Centre for has lost 25% of its staff, and is Terry, the stallholder, was International Students has now closing for lunch, making TOMKINS unable to trade for some days now moved into 11 High Road, itself unavailable to many stu- 020 8883 0033 afterwards, to the disappoint- and it was expected that these dents on morning courses who Properties urgently required - now is the time to sell! ment of his many regular students would make extensive don’t want to hang around customers. use of the library. In fact, the until it re-opens at 2pm. With Estate Agents and Valuers - Established 1767 It is believed that a skip out- English Centre had already the library now opening late on side the nearby building site was started discussing with senior only one evening, afternoon also set alight, and a mechanical library staff how the two students and staff could also ��������฀�����฀�฀��� digger vandalised. The British organisations could best work be deterred. Transport Police were called to together. Ms Naylor reported a warm ������฀������ the scene at around 4am. In addition, Fay Naylor welcome to the Institute from At the time of going to press, pointed out that the Institute East Finchley residents, who Our success rate in N2 is very high indeed, police were unable to conirm offered one of the widest ranges generally saw it as an improve- obviously in Hampstead Garden Suburb whether anybody had been of foreign language tuition in ment to the area, and she hoped that the Council decision would but also in East Finchley. arrested in connection with London, with students encour- the attack. aged to read and study as widely be overturned. 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Community Police Officer: v Careers advice, Green Man, Com- PC Paul Carter (Golders Green) CHAIR London Transport 020 7222 1234 Health Info Service 0800 665544 munity Centre 020 8883 4916 National Express 08705 808080 MIND 020 8343 5700 Tel: 020 8733 5562, e-mail: v Toy library, Muswell Hill 020 Kevin Finn Heathrow Airport 0870 000 0123 National Blood Ctr. 0845 7 711 7711 [email protected] 8444 0244/ 8489 8774 COPY฀EDITOR John Lawrence Amnesty Cars at risk in Planning EDITORIAL฀TEAM Applications David Hobbs on knives Daphne Chamberlain narrow roads 1-5 Lincoln Parade and 118 High A nationwide knives Road, N2 Diana Cormack amnesty is running until Cars parked in roads close to the centre of East Finchley are increasingly at risk of being damaged by passing Demolition of existing commer- SUB฀EDITORS 30 June, backed up by a cial units, and creation of four tough police enforcement lorries and vans being driven carelessly. two-storey terraced houses, with Ann Bronkhorst campaign to drive home A number of readers have and address anymore. Whoever integral garages and rooms in Wendy Devine the message that carrying contacted THE ARCHER to report did it must have known.” roofspace. Remodelling of existing Pam Kent damage to cars, ranging from Sonia Singham witnessed a café, including single-storey side knives is not acceptable. broken wing mirrors to paint lorry pass her house in Leslie extension. Finchley & Golders Green 111 High Road, N2 PRODUCTION฀EDITOR scrapes and full-scale body Road and collide with three MP Rudi Vis endorsed the damage. parked cars in a row. She said: Change of use of ground loor shop drive to tackle knife crime and Alison Roberts Most at risk seem to be cars “The lorry was travelling at from Class A1 (shop) to Class A3 violence in Barnet and the UK. (restaurant and café). Retention of PICTURE฀EDITOR He said: “This knife amnesty parked in the crowded county some speed and it made contact roads and in narrow roads such with three cars as it passed. It use of basement as Class A3. Erini Rodis is about creating safer streets 1A Bedford Road, N2 throughout the borough.
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