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In recent weeks scarcely a day has gone by without new and very disturbing information about the crisis in the National Health Service. Ever longer waiting times in A&E departments, postponement of non-emergency operations, skilled surgeons having to waste their precious time waiting for beds to become available, hospital doctors buckling under stress, and so on - it seems that the tremendous.......
This energetic little robot will soon be seen round and about Palmers Green, a symbol of kids unplugged from their parents and free to play out.
"Unplugged in N13" will be the logo helping children identify Safe Points where they will be able to obtain a free Unplugged in N13 badge, speak to a responsible adult if needed, and occasionally pick up a healthy snack.
Unplugged and Safe Points are among the first ideas that have emerged from meetings between Catherine Nicholson of London Play and.......
Extra weekday evening and weekend GP appointments
If you are registered with a GP practice in Enfield, (or resident in Enfield but have yet to register with an Enfield GP practice), you can now benefit from an appointment with a GP, or other healthcare professional, on weekday evenings, weekends and bank holidays at our new primary care access hub.
Urgent and routine appointments, either same day or pre-bookable, are available from 6.30pm to 8pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 8pm weekends and.......
Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group will be consulting the public about proposals to introduce stricter criteria when deciding whether or not to refer patients for certain types of surgical procedures. There will be an online consultation and three public meetings throughout March. For details see the "Consultation Arrangements" box at the end of this article.
The consultation relates to the "Adherence to Evidence Based Medicine Programme". Put simply, this means looking at.......
Palmers Green and Southgate are blessed with the presence of one of London's best Blues clubs. Every Friday night St Monica's social club on Cannon Hill is transformed into "St Harmonica's" and plays host to some great musicians, some local, others from further afield, who play for free - the only money they take home is what goes into the collecting hat.
Entry to the club is also free - you just need to pay a membership fee of a mere £2.50 a year. And prices at the bar are as cheap.......
As reported earlier, Enfield Council will resume work on creating Quieter Neighbourhoods with the next few weeks. Although the residents-led workshop approach will now not be used and the Council will be coming up with proposals and seeking feedback, this still leaves room for residents to float their own ideas before the Council sets out theirs.
One resident of Old Park Road has done just that, and has produced some concept visualisations designed to spark up discussions with.......
According to a report on the Guardian website, the Litte Waitrose shop in Palmers Green is among six stores that Waitrose will be closing later this year.
The report further states that the company "hopes" to replace the Palmers Green store with a new store in Winchmore Hill - presumably a reference to the former Green Dragon pub, which is currently being extensively rebuilt, leaving litte more than the facade of the local landmark.
Photo credits: By Philafrenzy via Wikimedia Commons".......
Now that construction of cycle lanes is finally under way, Enfield Council will shortly be making announcements about the other important aspect of its Cycle Enfield/Mini Holland project - measures to set up a network of Quieter Neighbourhoods throughout the borough.
Two of the planned Quieter Neighbourhoods in Palmers Green. Click on the map to enlargeWork on developing Quieter Neighbourhoods - involving measures to reduce the amount of traffic in residential side streets, and in.......
Help us to raise funds and awareness of Samaritans in the local community through a variety of events and activities.
Shaftesbury Hall aka the Tin TabernacleBowes Park is on the verge of having an amazing new community space, as we are at the final stage of a Big Lottery grant application to redevelop Shaftesbury Hall on Herbert Road, London, N11.
If successful, the £500,000 grant will enable the complete redevelopment of Shaftesbury Hall – known locally as the ‘Tin.......
The second Southgate Civic Week will be from 10th to 18th June 2017. Southgate District Civic Trust are extending an invitation to local groups to add their own events to the week's activities