Mayoral election: Meet the candidates
The BBC has posted a thread on Twitter/X with information and short videos about all the candidates vying for the post of London mayor.
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Enfield Dispatch's guide to the assembly member candidates
The elections are not just for the mayor, there are also elections to the London Assembly. Enfield Dispatch editor James Cracknell invited all five candidates for the Enfield and Haringey seat to make a pitch for people’s votes and has published them on the paper's website.
James also explains how voting for assembly members works - the system is designed so that the number of AMs per party is roughly proportional to the number of votes cast for that party's candidates.
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Letting the next mayor know how much London Loves Cycling
On Sunday 28th April people young, old and in between will meet up at Silver Street Station for a bike ride exploring Enfield's cycle routes and parks, setting out to have some fun but with a serious message for the next mayor of London.
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Radio 4 asks "Are we failing victims of anti-social behaviour?"
If you've been following Karl Brown's posts about the Palmers Green ward panel (aka CAPE) and the types of crime (eg shoplifting) and anti-social behaviour that are prevalent here, plus the problems encountered not far away with car meets racing along roads or in superstore car parks, then this BBC Radio 4 discussion will be of interest, as it brings together some experienced and thoughtful panelists.
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Want to find out more about artificial intelligence (AI)?
AI is constantly in the news today - but how does it work, what does it do and what will it do in the future? There's a chance to find out more at an open event next month being put on by Palmers Green & Southgate u3a.
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The On London Guide to the elections for Mayor and Assembly 2024
All On London reporting on the 2024 mayoral election
Sadiq Khan manifesto promises ‘fairer London’ with pledges on transport, housing and crime
Susan Hall ‘doesn’t seem to me to be a friend of women’ says fellow female Harrow councillor
Lib Dem Rob Blackie launches London Mayor manifesto
Susan Hall’s former deputy backs Sadiq Khan for London Mayor
London Elections 2024: Sadiq Khan vows to end rough sleeping by 2030
Dave Hill: Free school meals could trump ULEZ for Sadiq Khan
Repowering London: Green energy from the grassroots
London Mayor 2024: Men like Susan, women like Sadiq
Jack Brown: Don’t expect Sadiq Khan to win by miles
Poll Exclusive: Londoners on ULEZ, free school meals, crime, Green Belt and pay-per-mile
Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Our welfare state should prevent problems, not just solve them
The Tottenham High Cross
A&Es still struggling to cope with rising demand
Alarm at growing number of working people in UK ‘struggling to make ends meet’
A parent carer to a severely disabled woman explains just how difficult life can be – and just how little help and support is available
NHS faces biggest actual cut in spending since 1970s – Institute for Fiscal Studies
London’s Living Hours Landscape: Exploring Insecure Work in the Capital
Fact check: NHS waiting lists - what you need to know in 2024
What good is a cancer diagnosis if we don’t treat patients on time?
Some 830,00 renters forced to move over last 12 months
Sky-high waiting times don’t make people trust the NHS any less – why that’s potentially bad news for Rishi Sunak
How England’s scrapped Sure Start centres boosted the health and education of disadvantaged children
Full Fact: Is the Mayor of London planning to introduce pay-per-mile road charging?
Latest from Enfield Dispatch
Khan pledges to install thousands of ‘mould sensors’ in private rental homes
New boss at rail firm running commuter routes through North London
Hall takes campaign to Khan’s childhood home
Mayoral contenders clash during fiery LBC radio debate
Tackling housing fraud in Enfield ‘really important’ for council
Number of families on Enfield Council’s housing waiting list more than doubles in four years
Mental health support group in Ponders End celebrates £91k National Lottery grant
Pedestrian hospitalised after being hit by HGV in Edmonton
Council ‘delighted’ to win government funding for new special needs school in Enfield Town
Hall undecided on whether to retain ‘night czar’ role at City Hall
Khan pledges ‘gangbusters’ crackdown on high street crime
Volunteers help repair primary school’s historic railings
Hall wants to delay London ‘net zero’ plans by 20 years
London Tory MP’s letter suggests Conservatives have ‘given up’ on winning City Hall
Resident paid £3,250 compensation by council over housing failures
New bus lane for Arnos Grove
Turkish play written by former Enfield mayor hits the Millfield Theatre stage
Enfield cyclists slam six-fold price hike for using on-street bike hangers
Superloop expansion proposed – including new route between Barnet, Enfield and Waltham Forest
Enfield has highest proportion of people with learning disabilities in work
Cost of making some Enfield stations fully accessible ‘up to £100m’
Count Binface on protecting the Green Belt, Whitewebbs, and bringing back Ceefax
Man charged over Enfield Lock police officer stabbing
Khan and Hall clash over record low housebuilding in London
Green mayoral candidate calls for more toilets on the tube
Consultations and surveys
Enfield Transport Strategy and Place Shaping Framework (Enfield Council 20/5/2024)
Talkies Community Cinema
Thursday 2 May
Dugdale Arts Centre
Saturday 11 May
Waterhouse Hall
Thursday 6 June
Dugdale Arts Centre
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