By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey
School attendance in Barnet was above the national average following the Covid lockdown (Image: Pixabay) Councillors have welcomed high attendance rates at schools in Barnet following the disruption caused by the coronavirus lockdown. Overall school attendance in the borough was 94.6 per cent after pupils returned to classrooms in March – above the national average of 90 per cent. Most children were unable to attend schools from January 5 as part of a national lockdown designed to stop the spread of Covid-19. Face-to-face lessons for all pupils finally resumed on March 8. The Department for Education figures, which were for March 25, were presented in a report to the children, education and safeguarding committee on Wednesday.
Simon Allin, LDRS
Published:
1:42 PM March 16, 2021
Updated:
6:11 PM March 16, 2021
Fears were raised over the A1000 cycle lanes increasing congestion and pollution - Credit: Google
- Credit: Barnet Council
A cycle lane that cost more than half a million pounds to install has been criticised by Barnet councillors for causing “huge tailbacks”.
Tory councillors asked for a cost breakdown of the A1000 cycle lane, which runs from East Finchley to North Finchley, and said the scheme did not seem to be popular with residents.
The cycle lane was introduced by Barnet Council last year using emergency funding provided by the government to support social distancing.
By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey
The cycle lane on the A1000 was criticised by councillors (Image: Google Maps) A cycle lane that cost more than half a million pounds to install has been criticised by councillors for causing “huge tailbacks”. Tory councillors asked for a cost breakdown of the A1000 cycle lane in Finchley and said the scheme did not seem to be popular with residents. The cycle lane was introduced by Barnet Council last year using emergency funding provided by the Government to support social distancing. But at a meeting of the environment committee on Thursday, the councillors claimed it was causing traffic congestion and pollution – and warned some aspects of the design could pose a risk to cyclists.