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Enfield Art Circle's annual exhibition is under way - this year it's moved online.
Petition: End child food poverty

A petition to the government started by Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford has so far gathered more than 250,000 signatures
The Great Big Greenspace Survey

Biodiversity is declining globally but one option for helping to reverse this issue is to improve natural spaces in cities for wildlife. This research project is exploring ways in which people perceive nature-based solutions to urban planning problems so that we can better enhance cities for people and nature.
Building a picture of Enfield in poems

The Enfield Poets are inviting people to send them poems about Enfield, past and present, to help create an interactive poetry map of the borough.
Enrol now for Writing Room courses starting in November

Enrol on one of Collage Writing Room's online writing workshops this Autumn and join our supportive writing community: Poetry; Life Writing & Memoir; Prioritise Your Writing; Novella Fever; Explore Creative Writing. Courses are for six weeks starting in November via ZOOM and cost £125.
Community First councillors on why they left the Labour Party

The latest webinar published in the GlobalNet21 YouTube channel is an interview with Councillors Dinah Barry (Winchmore Hill) and Derek Levy (Southgate), two of four councillors who have this year left the Labour Party because they disapprove of the way the Labour Party Group in Enfield is being run.
Clean Air Day 2020: The indoor/outdoor continuum

A short film for Clean Air Day.
Developers proposing 26-storey tower at the heart of a redeveloped Enfield Town shopping centre

The architectural practice EPR is consulting on its initial proposals for Palace Square, a shopping and residential development that would replace the existing Palace Gardens and Palace Exchange shopping centres. At its heart would be a 26-storey tower. Consultation runs until 30th October and there will be online events on 15th and 26th October.
Road signs go walkies

Civic-minded PG citizens were out in the rain on Tuesday afternoon replacing more than 30 wayward signs for a one-way system which had somehow detached themselves from their supporting frames and gathered together in huddles on the pavement in Lightcliffe Road and near the end of Park Avenue.
Dugdale changes: A better (and cheaper) alternative?

In March, despite protests, Enfield's cabinet agreed to go ahead with a plan to set up a centralised children and families hub on the first and second floors, despite, it seems, not having identified a suitable new home for the borough's well regarded archives and local history library. Ever since local the Enfield Society and other civic sector organisations have been seeking in vain to enter into satisfactory dialogue with the council about this. They have now published an alternative plan which, they say, would not only allow the museum and archives to remain at the Dugdale, along with conference facilities and rooms for hire by community organisations, but would actually save more money than the council's proposal.

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Estate agents benefits ban ‘discrimination’
Data shows Enfield borough estate agents to be among most discriminatory in London, reports Jessie Mathewson, Local Democracy Reporter, and James Cracknell Enfield estate agents are among the worst in London for discriminating against tenants on benefits, new analysis has revealed. The BBC Shared Data Unit found that 94% of properties advertised for rent in […]
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Emma Jenkins wants to help mentor students hit by the A-Level results fiasco This summer we watched as students got their exam results back amid the chaos and confusion of algorithmic-determined grades. As an Enfield resident and teacher who has worked with GCSE and A-Level students, I was heartbroken to see their hard work go […]
Enfield Town redevelopment includes 26-storey tower
Deutsche Bank reveals high-rise plans for Enfield Town Conservation Area, reports James Cracknell A 26-storey tower block is being proposed for the centre of Enfield Town as part of a redevelopment of Palace Gardens shopping centre. The ‘Palace Square‘ scheme, revealed this week, would include a new “boutique” cinema, gym, redesigned shopping mall, restaurants, and […]
Thrill of the Enfield Chase
Stephen Haywood from Thames21 introduces Enfield Chase Restoration Project, which aims to plant 100,000 trees in the borough Enfield residents will soon be gifted with a new woodland to explore and enjoy. For generations to come, we will once again be able to see parts of Enfield Chase as the forested land it once was, […]
Charity walkers raise thousands
Alison Moore from North London Hospice thanks all those who took part in the charity’s annual fundraising walk Our big annual fundraiser, Big Fun Walk, was cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic – but 900 people refused to be beaten and still raised more than £50,000 to support patient care at North London Hospice. Hospice […]
Fresh doubts raised over Meridian Water
Report by James Cracknell and Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter Another major row has blown up over Enfield Council’s flagship redevelopment project, Meridian Water, after a detailed report claimed “very few local residents” will be able to afford a home there. The report is highly critical of the council’s plans to build 10,000 homes across […]
Councillor loses appeal over bullying breach
Former deputy leader fails to overturn code of conduct ruling, reports Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter, and James Cracknell A councillor at the centre of bullying allegations has had his appeal quashed by Enfield Council’s conduct committee. The committee upheld an earlier ruling by the council monitoring officer that Daniel Anderson bullied officials and breached […]
Remembering The Two Brewers bombing, 80 years on
Ponders End pub was destroyed and 20 people killed when it took a direct hit during the Second World War, recalls Mary Smith On the night of Monday 30th September 1940, the German Luftwaffe were flying over the Lea Valley, probably looking to target the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock. Instead, several high […]

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Do you remember Colin Fisher?
We recently had an email from Bente Dalsbaek who is trying to trace members of her family from when they...
Temptation
We recently had an email from Bente Dalsbaek who is trying to trace members of her family from when they...
Improbably famous in Palmers Green #5: Jack Hargreaves
Its Sunday lunchtime. Probably in winter. From the kitchen, smells of roasting meat and potatoes, bubbling gravy, the windows steaming...
Intimate demolition plans: Just a minute says Nicholas Parsons
Nicholas Parsons and Steven Berkoff are among the latest stars who have trod the Intimate’s boards and are now calling...
‘Intimate’ destruction?
There may soon be one fewer historic building in Palmers Green following news this week of plans to demolish the...
Guest post: Palmers Green’s Cormac O’Duffy: the music of reconciliation
A memory of a talented Palmers Green family by journalist Frances Sealey. Visiting Dresden in the last week was quite...

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Peter Kenway: Covid protection policy must embrace a widening group of vulnerable Londoners

Research for a report exploring which groups of people and places in London were most vulnerable to Covid-19 began in...
Donald Morrison: We must ‘think, think, think’ before we ‘build, build, build’

This week, business leaders will gather for the London Infrastructure Summit, a virtual meeting to explore how we recast our...
Broaden classification of Londoners at risk from Covid impacts as recession looms, says report

Londoners living in overcrowded homes, working in high Covid-risk employment sectors or struggling to meet housing costs should be added...
Andy Haldane on how Covid is re-shaping the ‘levelling up’ challenge

Centre for Cities has produced much valuable analysis of the UK’s geographical inequalities, not least how best to measure and...
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods: Watch the On London and London Society debate

Although polling evidence suggests that Londoners on the whole are in favour of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, some of the 160...
Polling exclusive: Most Londoners blame Covid or government for TfL financial woes, back LTNs and are satisfied with Sadiq Khan

More than twice as many Londoners hold either Covid-19 or the government mostly to blame for Transport for London’s financial...
Vic Keegan’s Lost London 165: Nicholas Barbon and the brick-throwing lawyers of Red Lion Square

Holborn’s Red Lion Square – one of London’s oldest – harbours more celebrities in its history than most. They include...
‘Well run businesses are going down’ – London restaurants and bars fear new Covid rules will push more over the edge

London hospitality operators have been steeling themselves for the introduction of the government’s Tier 2 Covid regulations from midnight tonight....

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Former City Hall aide Neale Coleman joins Govt’s National Infrastructure Commission
Neale Coleman has been appointed to the body which advises ministers on the UK’s major infrastructure needs.
City Hall unveils new heavy vehicle scrappage scheme
The new scrappage scheme follows an earlier scheme which saw 5,000 polluting vans taken off the roads.
TfL gets planning permission to build 460 new homes in Southall
The scheme will see 460 new 1, 2, and 3 bedroom properties built on land next to Southall station.
Mayor commissions research into future of central London’s economy
City Hall says the viability of the capital’s commercial and cultural centres is under "immediate threat".
Last year saw largest ever number of City Hall backed affordable homes get underway
The Assembly’s latest annual Affordable Housing Monitor shows 17,256 affordable starts got underway in 2019/20.
Crossrail costs rise again as bosses announce yet another delayed opening date
Crossrail bosses say the troubled rail link is unlikely to open before 2022 and will need a further bailout of...
TfL launches new mobile travel app to help Londoners get back to work safely
TfL Go app is available initially for iPhones with an Android version promised “by autumn”.
Mayor urges government to extend furlough scheme for creative & hospitality sectors
The Mayor’s call comes as new HMRC figures confirm that the number of employees requiring government assistance is increasing.
Siobhan Benita quits race for City Hall
Benita says the need to delay the election due to the Coronavirus pandemic means she is unable to continue.
AMs criticise Mayor’s no-show at meeting on London’s economy
Mayor Sadiq Khan has been criticised for failing to attend a London Assembly meeting on London’s economic recovery.