Cockfosters to Carshalton via Palmers Green: The North to South London walking trail launches next month
On Saturday 4th May a group of walkers will pass through Broomfield Park, inaugurating the first leg of a new North to South London Walking Trail that stretches from Cockfosters to Carshalton Beeches.
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Making space for teen girls in Broomfield Park
The Make Space for Girls workshops in Broomfield Park got off to a good start on Wednesday, but it was apparent that 4pm is too early to give all participants a chance to get there. As of next Wednesday they will start at 5pm.
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Drug dealer arrests show why you should always report crime
In his role as CAPE chair, Karl Brown has been hammering home the importance of reporting crime, even if the chances of this leading anywhere seem slim. But, he points out this week, the recent arrest of drug dealers from Southgate demonstrates how seemingly unimportant details can put the police on the right trail...
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Bowes Primary school street to come into force at end of April
As of Monday 29th April a school street will be in operation during school arrival and departure times in the section of Highworth Road adjacent to Bowes Primary School. School streets are designed to improve the safety of children and parents when arriving and leaving school by banning cars from a zone near the school during these times.
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Survey: Your thoughts on single-use plastics and switching to reusable alternatives
Enfield Council and the North London Waste Authority are conducting a survey to find out what residents think about single-use plastics and switching to reusable alternatives.
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Increased cycle storage charge points the way to how Enfield Council could solve its financial problems - Forum post
Karl Brown notes that the cost of using council-supplied kerbside storage for a bicycle is being increased by 600%. Using some straightforward maths and taking into account the difference in size between cars stored on the kerbside, he suggests a way out of Enfield's current financial crisis.
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Jewish community hustings 2024: London does democracy
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Sarah Fairbairn reviews an ‘inspiring’ memoir about the Black migrant experience in 1960s London
This vast new commuter-style map features all of London’s most epic walking and cycling routes
The housing crisis is inescapable
Living Streets: 20 tips to help you fit 20 minutes of walking into your day
Why has the ‘15-minute city’ taken off in Paris but become a controversial idea in the UK?
How the national living wage helps the UK’s poorest households: new research
Met Police using data to arrest men who attack women and girls
London's temporary accommodation crisis – the latest data
Let’s make like the French and get bigger cars to pay more
Latest from Enfield Dispatch
Driver flees after smashing ‘stolen’ car into Enfield block of flats
Community groups invited to apply for slice of £120k Lee Valley Regional Park funding
Police officer seriously injured after being stabbed in Enfield Lock
Edmonton man who ‘brutally’ stabbed partner in the street jailed for 26 years
Edmonton man jailed for 28 years after shooting man over £3.50 drugs debt
Khan pledges to bring in free legal advice service for sex assault victims
Labour urge prosecutors to probe Hall’s ‘pay per mile’ election claim
Questions raised after site sold by council for under £900k now valued at £11m
Bid to stall progress on latest low traffic schemes in Enfield rejected
Khan pledges to create a City Hall-owned housing developer
Lib Dems launch City Hall election manifesto
Khan pledges to ‘eliminate’ rough sleeping in London by 2030
New mural ‘reflects Edmonton’s past, present, and future’
Charity walk for Chickenshed aims to raise £40,000
Two Southgate drug dealers among four jailed after international operation foiled by cops
Miliband labels Hall ‘flat earther’ but Tory’s team says Labour using ‘Trump tactics’
Bambos Charalambous readmitted to Labour as complaint not upheld
Demand for Send services in Enfield ‘highest in London’
Local MP helps reopen refurbished post office in Oakwood
Edmonton cemetery told to halt all new burials
Enfield sprinter making comeback for Team GB after doping ban
Wild swimming facility being ‘explored’ by Enfield Council
Khan warns of ‘crossroads on climate change’ as he promotes London action plan
Single mum with four kids paid £6,000 compensation after they spent nine months living in hotel
New poll gives Khan ‘commanding’ 13-point lead in mayoral race
City Hall-owned housing developer proposed by Lib Dem mayoral candidate
Hall pledges to recruit 1,500 new police officers
Merger of North London hospital trusts will ‘reduce waiting times’
Former Lib Dem mayoral candidate gives backing to Sadiq Khan
Consultations and surveys
Enfield Transport Strategy and Place Shaping Framework (Enfield Council 20/5/2024)
Talkies Community Cinema
Saturday 20 April
Waterhouse Hall
Thursday 2 May
Dugdale Arts Centre
Saturday 11 May
Waterhouse Hall
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