Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has nominated Home-Start Barnet, a local charity which helps struggling families, as the next charity partner for Sainsbury's in Barnet

Each year Sainsbury’s asks its customers to select a local charity for each of its branches to partner. Throughout the year that store will then undertake various fundraising schemes to raise money and awareness for the charity.

Ms Villiers said: "Home-Start Barnet does great work in my constituency and throughout... (continued)

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Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, was welcomed to local Indian restaurant, ZaynZah in Colney Hatch Lane, on Friday after nominating them for the prestigious Tiffin Cup competition, which celebrates South Asian cuisine.

The competition, which is run by MPs, is in its 8th year, and aims to find the best South Asian restaurant in the country in a bid to raise money for charity. Since being nominated, ZaynZah have now got through to the regional finals. If they are successful in that... (continued)

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Following representations made on behalf of their constituents, Barnet MPs, Theresa Villiers and Mike Freer, met Greg Clark MP, Treasury Minister, to discuss concerns around the banking crisis in Cyprus and the impact it is having on UK citizens who bank with Laiki's branches in the UK.

Enfield MPs, Nick de Bois and David Burrows, were also present along with Peter Droussiotis, Michael Ellinas, Andreas Papaevripides and Bambos Charalambous from the National Federation of Cypriots. A key focus of the meeting was to discuss the problems experienced by businesses which have loans or overdrafts with Laiki. The... (continued)

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The following article by Theresa Villiers MP will be published in the Barnet local media this week:

The Sunday Times survey recently listed High Barnet as the 4th best place for families to live in Britain. With over 200 parks and open spaces the balance between urban and rural was a contributing factor, although it was our schools which really got their attention. Ofsted rated our schools as the second best in the country.

Barnet Council has pledged to invest £65 million in providing additional school places and expanding the best schools. Last week, confirmations of primary school places were sent out and this year’s figures show that 80% received their first preference while 92% got into one of their top 3 choices. According... (continued)

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