This month we have a bumper issue of Enfield Dispatch. Editor James Cracknell explains:
"You may notice that this edition is 20 pages, rather than our usual 16. Well, we're hoping 20 becomes our 'new normal' since our advertising revenue has completed a remarkable recovery since the start of the pandemic - and even surpassed the level we had back in February. Put simply, more advertising means we can afford to print more pages! We hope this trend continues and we'd like to thank all the local businesses and organisations that are supporting their local community newspaper."
You can pick up the October issue from distribution points around the borough or download a PDF version. If you become a member, paying a small monthly amount, you can have it delivered.
What's in this month's Dispatch?
Top story is the latest furore over Meridian Water following a detailed and highly critical report being published.
On Page 2 leaseholders in Edmonton are left in limbo after their tower block's fire risk assessment.
On Page 5 find out how Thames21 and Enfield Council plan to plant 100,000 trees in the borough.
On Page 6 the privatised Covid-19 test regime is branded “shambolic” by Enfield Southgate MP.
On Page 8 the co-founder of a local climate group questions the council's carbon reduction strategy.
On Page 12 an Enfield band release an EP after overcoming the difficulties of recording during the pandemic.
And on Page 14 take a look back on the Second World War bomb which devastated a Ponders End pub.
