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If you thought that the ceremony of the Palmers Scream in 2015 had finally taken away all the spookiness from Broomfield Park after dark... think again!

A planning application shows how Network Rail plan to make Palmers Green station step-free. Work is due to be completed in 2024.

Friends of Grovelands Park are raising money for improvements to the park by auctioning a painting by a local artist.

This month's edition of Safer Neighbourhoods News for Winchmore Hill ward is now available.

Enfield Over 50s Forum is inviting both members and non-members to a meeting on 31st October when the head of stakeholder engagement at the council-owned firm Energetik will be defending her employer's project to build a district heating network against criticism from a number of angles.

Two recent public meetings have raised the profile of complaints about car 'meets', 'boy racers' and speeding on the A10 and elsewhere. They have already led to some action being taken, but do the police and council have the resources and powers (and determination) required to resolve this longstanding issue?

Anja moved to PG from Brighton three months ago. She took up running and was hoping to join a local running club - but couldn't find one, so she's started her own club!

Journeys and Places are offering FREE half term holiday cycle skills sessions for various age groups this October half term.

Enfield Council is seeking input from residents and businesses to help develop its Serious Violence Duty Strategy for the period 2024-25.

Karl Brown, chair of the Palmers Green ward panel, reports on discussions at its most recent meeting on 12th September.

Do you need help with something on the computer? Or does someone you know? Well, that help is at hand. Palmers Green Library now has a new Computer Buddy, who's available to help between 2pm and 4pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

The council's Journey's & Places team are inviting people to join walkabouts of Chase Side in Southgate on Saturday 7th October, with a view to exploring ways of improving the public realm. A recent presentation to the borough's Environment Forum provides insights into the council's thinking about this and other plans to improvements to Southgate town centre.