13 May 2026 Enfield RoadWatch, one of the groups campaigning against the Crews Hill & Chase Park new town, has published a step-by-step guide to responding to the government's consultation on its proposals for several new towns in various parts of England. The deadline for responding is 19th May.

10 May 2026 What will the outcome of last week's elections, which leaves the council without a majority party, mean for the borough? What difference will the new Green group make?

10 May 2026 Enfield Voluntary Action has announced that six community groups based in the borough have been awarded funding from Trust for London to run a project aimed at improving the lives of people in temporary accommodation.

29 Apr 2026 As next month's elections to Enfield Council draw nearer, groups opposed to proposals to create a “new town” on a large tract of the borough's Green Belt are calling on voters to write to the prime minister and to bear the new town project in mind at the ballot box. Action for Enfield's Future says that around a thousand people[…]

29 Apr 2026 Edmonton Running Club are back with this year's Couch to 5K course, starting on Saturday 16th May. Grab your place now, before they all go!

23 Apr 2026 Danielle Shap from Hilly Fields and Whitewebbs Community Litter Picking Group is hoping to set up “litter picking hubs” in the borough's four town centres, including Palmers Green.

23 Apr 2026 I was both shocked and saddened to hear of Richard Purver's death. Richard was a kind and gentle man, who I often met by chance in Broomfield Park over coffee and chats about local history. He, and his research, will be missed. His latest article, on the background to the Broomfield Park Coronation Gates reveals much fascinating detail. This can[…]

22 Apr 2026 Volunteer Centre Enfield have published an updated directory of opportunities to volunteer in the borough and elsewhere

21 Apr 2026 Bowes Park Folk Club have published the lineup for Saturday's Food Bank Fundraiser at Bounds Green Bowls Club. All takings will go to support a food bank with clients in Palmers Green that needs more people to start donating if it is to survive past this summer.

20 Apr 2026 A 24-hour coach service from Finsbury Park to Stansted Airport, picking up in Wood Green and Enfield Town, began operation earlier this month.

20 Apr 2026 The charity All People All Places is recruiting two outreach and project workers to join its Edmonton-based team. They will join a project to support women identified as at high risk of harm, exploitation and homelessness.

19 Apr 2026 At last weekend's “day of action” in Crews Hill a letter to the prime minister was signed by more than a thousand visitors to the events organised by groups opposed to construction of a “new town” in the north west of Enfield borough. The campaigners will be back seeking further signatures on Saturday, when Enfield RoadWatch will have a stall[…]

19 Apr 2026 [Original article] Article not displaying properly? Click here Southgate District Civic Voice have reported the unexpected death of Richard Purver and published an obituary of Stanley Rondeau. Richard Purver The April edition of the SDCV newsletter, sent out to members this week, includes a brief item about the death of Richard Purver, a Palmers Green resident who had been a[…]

19 Apr 2026 Southgate District Civic Voice have reported the unexpected death of Richard Purver and published an obituary of Stanley Rondeau.

15 Apr 2026 The April update from Palmers Greeen Safer Neighbourhood Team is now online. It includes information about an operation carried out in conjunction with council officers and parking enforcement officers on 5th March in response to various concerns, including 'inappropriate sexualised behaviours of males outside cafes towards passing females'.

15 Apr 2026 A foodbank with clients in Palmers Green will have to close in June unless more donors come to the rescue. In the meantime, notable local musicians will be playing for free at a one-day folk festival to raise funds and publicise the emergency.

15 Apr 2026 A campaign against ageism has been launched this week by Age UK London, after a survey revealed that a large number of older people feel “devalued, frustrated and even disempowered” because of attitudes towards them.

13 Apr 2026 Try your hand at lawn bowls for free on Sunday 26th April.

10 Apr 2026 The fourth annual Enfield Community Art Exhibition will run from 30th May to 13th June at the Dugdale Arts Centre and Museum of Enfield. On the weekend of 6th and 7th June it will pay a visit to Palmers Green's Devonshire Square. If you're interested in having your work included in the exhibition, the deadline for applying is 28th April.

8 Apr 2026 In an article published on their website this week, Better Homes Enfield write that, unlike other councils that submitted bids to the government for new town projects, Enfield Council has so far refused to publish its submission or provide it to the London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee.

7 Apr 2026 Palmers Green Action Team promise that the first market of 2026 in Devonshire Square - the Spring Awakening - will be a 'vibrant event bringing together an exciting mix of local traders, makers and food vendors – the perfect way to welcome spring and support independent businesses on your doorstep.' It will be first time that the Action Team have[…]

1 Apr 2026 Later this month, local environmental defence groups are joining forces to invite the borough's residents to tour some of the treasured Enfield landscapes that are under threat from proposals for a 'new town' and from Tottenham Hotspur's plan to build a training centre part of a former golf course turned ecological treasure trove.