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Behind closed doors and 'under the radar': The spread of 24-hour gambling establishments
23 Jul 2024 In 2021 a campaign to prevent a 24-hour gambling establishment opening in Palmers Green was unsuccessful. Reports in the Observer newspaper uncover the severe social and personal problems that can be caused by seemingly harmless slot machines hidden behind the[…] Read more...
Strutting the Square!
23 Jul 2024 Five gorgeous models, all from the local community, strutted their stuff last weekend on a catwalk set up in Palmers Green's new space, Devonshire Square. Read more...
Council recruiting community engagement officer to help 'unlock Broomfield Park for the community'
19 Jul 2024 Enfield Council is recruiting an officer whose role will be to engage with the public during the development phase of a project to 'memorialise' Broomfield House and 'conserve and enhance' Broomfield Park. Read more...
Return of a much missed Bowes Park venue
17 Jul 2024 The announcement of two events scheduled for 23rd and 24th July at 101 Myddleton Road signals the reopening of a popular local cafe/bar after it was purchased by the community. The former Step, now rechristened Hillbilly Social at 101, will[…] Read more...
Not the Livestock Festival...
17 Jul 2024 The organisers of the big annual music event at Forty Hall Farm had to cancel this year or risk its entire future, but instead they're putting on an alternative that is Not the Livestock Festival. It's restricted to 500 attendees[…] Read more...
Another PG pub lost?
15 Jul 2024 A post on Facebook has stated that the Woodman on Bourne Hill has closed, reportedly after having been sold by Marstons to a different pub operator. Read more...
'A touching, sometimes heartbreaking evening in the theatre, with some surprisingly funny moments...'
14 Jul 2024 Rabbit Hole, a Pulitzer Prize winning drama by David Lindsay Abaire, charts a couple's bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day. All this week[…] Read more...
If 14-year-old Divine were in No 10...
10 Jul 2024 A powerful message for the new occupier of No 10 Downing Street from a 14-year-old resident of Ponders End. Read more...
A voracious knitter expands his skills and makes new friends
10 Jul 2024 Sri Lanka-born Jana tells the story of how the women of the Stitch! community helped him fulfil his dream of learning to crochet. Read more...
Free creative workshops for people identifying as disabled
10 Jul 2024 Local people who identify as disabled are invited to enrol in workshops being held this month at Arbeit Studios ahead of an art exhibition to be held at Arbeit in August. Read more...
Volunteering opportunities galore!
10 Jul 2024 The latest issue of the guide to volunteering opportunities in the borough and further afield has been published and can be downloaded from the Enfield Voluntary Action (EVA) website. Read more...
Striking teachers at local fee-paying school say 'let's talk' about plan to impose pension changes
9 Jul 2024 Teachers at Palmers Green High School staged a strike on Monday and Tuesday this week in protest at plans to change their pension scheme and the refusal of the school's board of governers to meet unions to discuss the proposals. Read more...