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Residents' association looking to rewrite its constitution

The committee of Fox Lane & District Residents' Association has called an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on 26th January with the aim of agreeing a revised version of the Association's constitution and introducing a new code of conduct for members. The FLDRA AGM will be held on 30th March.
Mayor of Enfield under fire as incinerator opponents prepare to march again

With only four days to go before the contract to build the new Edmonton Incinerator is due to be signed, councillors from the Green Party and Liberal Democrats have criticised the Mayor of Enfield, accusing him of unnecessarily delaying the date of a council meeting to discuss the contract, meaning that it will take place too late to stop contract signature. Meanwhile, the broadbased coalition which unites members of more than 50 campaign groups and opposes the new incinerator is making preparations for what is likely to be the biggest protest yet, a family-friendly march on Sunday afternoon from Edmonton Green to the misleadingly named 'Eco Park' along the North Circular Road.
Safer Neighbourhood News for Winchmore Hill ward - January 2022

This month's edition of Safer Neighbourhoods News for Winchmore Hill ward is now available.
Safer Neighbourhood News for Palmers Green ward - January 2022

This month's edition of Safer Neighbourhoods News for Palmers Green ward is now available.
Are you a woman in Enfield, thinking about starting a business?

Be empowered to start your own business in 2022 with help and support from Enterprise Enfield's Inspiring Women Start Up Programme starting in February.
Council officers warned of severe financial risks if incinerator contract signing goes ahead

A Green Party councillor has written to the council's most senior officers warning that proceeding with the planned signature on 18th January of a contract to build the new Edmonton Incinerator would expose the local authority to severe financial risks. He urges them to take steps to withdraw the London Borough of Enfield's support from the scheduled signing of the contract between the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) and the Spanish contractor Acciona.
Council leader approves making Bowes LTN scheme permanent

Enfield Council leader Nesil Caliskan has approved making the Bowes low-traffic neighbourhood scheme permanent and the decision will come into effect on 12th January, subject to the outcome of a likely 'call-in' by opposition councillors. A neighbouring scheme to be trialled by Haringey Council, possibly as early as this month or next, will expand the scheme down to Bounds Green Road.
Broomfield Park netball and tennis court refurbishment completed

Refurbishment of the netball and tennis courts in Broomfield Park is now complete. The work to upgrade the nine courts was funded by Enfield Council, Sport England and the London Marathon Charitable Trust.
Back next week - cooking lessons for kids

Cooking Champions cooking lessons for kids (8-11 and 12-15) restart next week in Grange Park.
Our local Cooking Champions had a busy 2021!

Cooking Champions have released a video showing all the amazing good work they were doing in 2021. No surprise that Clare Donovan is this month's Enfield Community Hero!

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Current consultations

Ponders End High Street improvements - statutory consultation (Enfield Council 26/1/2022)

London Underground seeks ideas to improve step-free access to tube stations (Transport for London 10/2/2022)

Draft single fertility policy for North Central London boroughs (North Central London CCG 13/2/2022)

Green Lanes & Fore Street Bus Priority Scheme (Enfield Council)

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Attempted murder charge after Enfield Highway stabbing
42-year-old charged in connection with stabbing last week A man has been charged with attempted murder following an investigation into the stabbing of a man in Enfield Highway. Andrew Marangos, 42, of Broadlands Avenue in Enfield, was charged on Saturday, 15th January, with attempted murder and two counts of being in possession of an offensive […]
Boundary charge ruled out by TfL
Charge would have seen drivers pay to enter London, reports Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter The proposed ‘Greater London Boundary Charge’ that would have seen drivers charged £3.50 a day to enter the capital has now been “ruled out”, according to Transport for London (TfL). The controversial plan to charge drivers to drive into London […]
Cockfosters office conversion approved after developer wins appeal
None of the 216 flats will be designated ‘affordable’, reports Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter Enfield Council faces having to pay thousands of pounds in costs after losing a fight to stop a disused office block in Cockfosters being turned into housing. A plan by developer Chase New Homes to redevelop Blackhorse Tower in Cockfosters […]
Tories in Enfield fail to condemn No10 lockdown parties
Local councillors dodge questions over whether prime minister should stand down over scandal, reports James Cracknell Conservative councillors in Enfield have failed to speak out against a series of parties at Downing Street during lockdown. In the wake of revelations that Prime Minister Boris Johnson himself attended a party at a time when Covid-19 lockdown […]
Outrage over PCN for mental health worker
NHS worker was caught driving through low-traffic neighbourhood on way to reach suicidal patient, reports James Cracknell An NHS mental health worker who said they were responding to an emergency with a suicidal patient has had their appeal against a penalty charge notice (PCN) rejected. The driver, an employee of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental […]
Council tax rise on horizon as next budget planned
Cabinet member for finance spells out budget pressures for 2022/23, reports Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter Council tax could rise again in Enfield as the civic centre looks to close a £3.7million budget gap. The local authority is considering a core council tax increase of up to 1.99% in an effort to balance the books […]
Councillors log off as ‘informal’ meeting turns farcical
Environment scrutiny panel one of several January meetings taking place unofficially via MS Teams, reports James Cracknell An informal meeting of Enfield Council’s environment and climate action scrutiny panel descended into farce when a new unofficial chair was elected and three councillors logged off in protest. The panel’s official chair, Labour councillor Mahmut Aksanoglu, began […]
Council U-turn on streaming ‘informal’ meetings
Enfield Council finally issues statement a week after row over cancelled meetings began, reports Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter Enfield Council has announced what appears to be a partial U-turn on its new arrangements for “informal” meetings. A council spokesperson said the authority “will stream any meeting if there is a request to do so”, […]

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Do you remember Colin Fisher?
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Temptation
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A message from Enfield’s past
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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...

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Charles Wright: What will the government do to Transport for London next?

With just 18 days until the latest Transport for London bailout deal expires the pressure and the rhetoric are mounting...
Enfield: Labour councillor sides with defectors over low traffic neighbourhood

Divisions over a controversial low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) scheme in Enfield have deepened, with a long-standing Labour councillor siding with...
Sadiq Khan widens attack on Boris Johnson in latest TfL funding warning

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Alexander Jan: To secure London’s future we need to look abroad

It is more than 30 years since a now little-known local authority body called the London Planning Advisory Committee commissioned...
London public health chief warns against Covid complacency

London’s public health chief Professor Kevin Fenton has warned of the dangers of complacency as Covid infection rates improve, urging...
Jack Brown: Covid London and Zeppelin Nights

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