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Wanted: Compassionate Neighbours
The North London Hospice is recruiting more "Compassionate Neighbours" to play vital roles by offering their time to people with life-limiting illness who are experiencing loneliness or social isolation. Regular visits, companionship or just a listening ear can really make a difference.
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Videos give advice on supporting a child with challenging behaviour
Enfield Council has produced a series of short videos with advice for parents with a child who has challenging behaviour. The videos are hosted on the Enfield Libraries Facebook page.
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Deadline extended for Inspiring Women Start Up Programme applications
Are you a woman in London thinking about starting a business? Enterprise Enfield have extended the deadline for applying for the next Inspiring Women Start Up Programme. You can apply up to 10am on Tuesday 26th January and the programme begins on 3rd February.
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Filling the space between us with Living Letters
Are you a person of 'mature years' who's missing meeting people - perhaps because you're shielding? Is conversation and human interaction lacking from your life? A new project from Chickenshed could plug the hole in your life and create intergenerational friendships.
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Get a home-delivered mid-eastern menu and help local community food projects
Local community interest company (CIC) Cooking Champions are offering another menu for home delivery or takeaway, and this time the theme is Middle Eastern. All profits go towards funding the various community food projects that Cooking Champions are involved in. Since the pandemic arrived, Cooking Champions have provided thousands of hot meals for people who need them.
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Please support LTNs – they are for everyone’s safety and wellbeing
An article by Better Streets for Enfield presenting data showing that low-traffic neighbourhoods reduce road danger, allow more people to cycle, reduce car ownership, are not socially unjust and do not hinder emergency vehicles.
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Piece by piece...
The next items of street art being created for PG under commission from the Palmers Green Action Team are taking a while... But that's hardly surprising, as they're a set of mosaics which will adorn Palmers Green Station and are being put together one little piece at a time.
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Controlled parking zone consultation: Cedars Rd and part of Highfield Rd, N21
Enfield Council is consulting on the idea of a permit parking scheme (or Controlled Parking Zone) for the Cedars Road area of Winchmore Hill. The consultation is open to people living in Cedars Road and Highfield Road, as well as others who feel they may be impacted by the proposals. The deadline for responding is 22nd January.
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Help fund home starter kits for Enfield's homeless people
Enfield Council has launched a crowdfunding appeal on Spacehive to raise money for home starter kits for homeless people who have been found somewhere to live by the council.
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How the Ruth Winston Centre has kept in touch with its members
The Ruth Winston Centre's familiar building in Green Lanes has been closed to members since March, but RWC continues to provide for its members. Like, it seems, almost all organisations, it has moved online and is using Zoom to run its classes - exercise, arts and crafts, dance, music, games and much more. Below, Centre manager Elizabeth Thoree updates readers on how this Palmers Green institution and its members have been copying with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Next seven days
Wednesday
11.00am - 12.20pm
Online Q&A event about Later Life Planning - information and free services in Enfield
5.30pm - 7.30pm
Training sessions for North London Hospice Compassionate Neighbours scheme
Continues until Thursday 28 January
Thursday
10.00am - 11.00am
Evolving retail environments: From shopping centres to revitalising the high street
11.00am - 12.00pm
Stitch! online knit and natter session
11.00am - 12.30pm
Age UK Enfield: Planning for later life
5.30pm - 7.30pm
Training sessions for North London Hospice Compassionate Neighbours scheme
6.30pm - 7.45pm
Free online event: Climate change: Why should we care?
Exhibitions & Longer Runs
27 November 2020 until 31 January
Chickenshed YouTube Premiere: Crime of the Century
11 January until 31 March
Tales TV: Tales from the Shed
Further ahead: Highlights
Wednesday 3 February and Thursday 4 February
Training sessions for North London Hospice Compassionate Neighbours scheme
Thursday 4 February
Meet a Literary Agent: Talk with Sara Langham of David Higham Associates
Thursday 11 February
People's Question Time online
Tuesday 23 February
Age UK Enfield: Planning for later life
Friday 26 March
Age UK Enfield: Planning for later life
Latest news and comments
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Wanted: Compassionate Neighbours
26 Jan 2021 The North London Hospice is recruiting more "Compassionate Neighbours" to play vital roles by offering their time to people with life-limiting illness who are experiencing loneliness or social isolation. Regular visits, companionship or just a listening ear can really make a difference. Read more...
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Videos give advice on supporting a child with challenging behaviour
20 Jan 2021 Enfield Council has produced a series of short videos with advice for parents with a child who has challenging behaviour. The videos are hosted on the Enfield Libraries Facebook page. Read more...
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Deadline extended for Inspiring Women Start Up Programme applications
19 Jan 2021 Are you a woman in London thinking about starting a business? Enterprise Enfield have extended the deadline for applying for the next Inspiring Women Start Up Programme. You can apply up to 10am on Tuesday 26th January and the programme begins on 3rd February. Read more...
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Filling the space between us with Living Letters
19 Jan 2021 Are you a person of 'mature years' who's missing meeting people - perhaps because you're shielding? Is conversation and human interaction lacking from your life? A new project from Chickenshed could plug the hole in your life and create intergenerational friendships. Read more...
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Get a home-delivered mid-eastern menu and help local community food projects
19 Jan 2021 Local community interest company (CIC) Cooking Champions are offering another menu for home delivery or takeaway, and this time the theme is Middle Eastern. All profits go towards funding the various community food projects that Cooking Champions are involved in. Since the pandemic arrived, Cooking Champions have provided thousands of hot meals for people who need them. Read more...
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Please support LTNs – they are for everyone’s safety and wellbeing
19 Jan 2021 An article by Better Streets for Enfield presenting data showing that low-traffic neighbourhoods reduce road danger, allow more people to cycle, reduce car ownership, are not socially unjust and do not hinder emergency vehicles. Read more...
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Piece by piece...
17 Jan 2021 The next items of street art being created for PG under commission from the Palmers Green Action Team are taking a while... But that's hardly surprising, as they're a set of mosaics which will adorn Palmers Green Station and are being put together one little piece at a time. Read more...
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Controlled parking zone consultation: Cedars Rd and part of Highfield Rd, N21
16 Jan 2021 Enfield Council is consulting on the idea of a permit parking scheme (or Controlled Parking Zone) for the Cedars Road area of Winchmore Hill. The consultation is open to people living in Cedars Road and Highfield Road, as well as others who feel they may be impacted by the proposals. The deadline for responding is 22nd January. Read more...
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Help fund home starter kits for Enfield's homeless people
15 Jan 2021 Enfield Council has launched a crowdfunding appeal on Spacehive to raise money for home starter kits for homeless people who have been found somewhere to live by the council. Read more...
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Safer Neighbourhood News Jan 2021 - Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill wards
14 Jan 2021 This month's edition of Safer Neighbourhoods News for Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill wards is now available. Read more...
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Enfield wins £1.5m for active travel and quieter neighbourhood schemes - Comment by Adrian Day
14 Jan 2021 School Streets and LTNs are good for children! "A school in Enfield which was designated a School Street, and then became part of a wider LTN, saw the proportion of children traveling to school by car reduce by 18 percentage points in a year". Read the latest report static1.squarespace.com/static/5d30896202a18c0001b49180/t/5ff86080e72bb40340c83efa/1610113159846/School+Streets+-+Possible.pdf Read more... -
Year-on-year increase in cycle lanes usage - Comment by Adrian Day
14 Jan 2021 9000 trips is impressive in a month of dark nights and poor weather, and a big increase over previous years. And numbers will increase as more low traffic neighbourhoods roll out - these give safe(r) routes for residents to access C20 and C1 main cycleways. We've already seen more cyclists in the Fox Lane LTN and the Connaught LTN will[…] Read more... -
Year-on-year increase in cycle lanes usage - Comment by Richard Carlowe
14 Jan 2021 So, basically, 6 people per hour in each direction. There is no way that has justified the millions spent and the inconvenience caused, as well as the danger to pedestrians and wheelchair users.The time has come to re-evaluate all cycle lanes. They are just not being used yet so much money is being spent on them. Read more... -
How the Ruth Winston Centre has kept in touch with its members
13 Jan 2021 The Ruth Winston Centre's familiar building in Green Lanes has been closed to members since March, but RWC continues to provide for its members. Like, it seems, almost all organisations, it has moved online and is using Zoom to run its classes - exercise, arts and crafts, dance, music, games and much more. Below, Centre manager Elizabeth Thoree updates readers[…] Read more...
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Year-on-year increase in cycle lanes usage
13 Jan 2021 [Original article]Enfield Council has released the latest figures for the number of bikes passing Palmers Green Triangle in either direction. Compared with December 2019 usage average weekday usage was up by a half and average weekend usage doubled. Read more...
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Year-on-year increase in cycle lanes usage
13 Jan 2021 Enfield Council has released the latest figures for the number of bikes passing Palmers Green Triangle in either direction. Compared with December 2019 usage average weekday usage was up by a half and average weekend usage doubled. Read more...
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Current arrangements at the North Middlesex Hospital
13 Jan 2021 The North MIddlesex Hospital website has a page with information about arrangements during the current stage of the coronavirus emergency. Bullet points below, but visit www.northmid.nhs.uk/coronavirus for details. Read more...
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Collage Writing Room online courses for New Year and Spring
13 Jan 2021 Enrol on one of Collage Writing Room's online writing workshops this February and join our supportive writing community: Explore Creative Writing for the first time; find your inner poet; write your Life and start a Memoir; finish that work-in-progress, or write a short story! Courses are for six weeks starting in February, online via ZOOM. Courses are £125. We help[…] Read more...
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Rapid coronavirus testing now available at Southgate Library
12 Jan 2021 The information about rapid coronavirus testing sites on the council website has been updated to include Southgate Library (as reported above), John Wilkes House in High Street, Ponders End, and Green Towers Community Centre in Plevna Road, Edmonton. Read more... -
Managing the surge in coronavirus cases in north London
11 Jan 2021 The North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are asking local people to help support them by: continuing to observe simple clear public health advice to stay at home; only calling 999 and using A&E for emergencies and life threatening situations only and to contact your GP or NHS111 for urgent care advice; waiting to be contacted by the NHS[…] Read more...
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Making the best use of Enfield's 'blue and green assets'
10 Jan 2021 How do Enfield Council's ideas for protecting and enhancing the borough's 'green and blue assets' measure up against the challenges of providing a healthy and pleasant environment, good jobs and, above all, halting climate change and mitigating its effects? In its consultation response, Enfield Climate Action Forum praises the draft strategy's ambition, its 'laudable goals and intentions' and 'real strengths',[…] Read more...
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Young climate activists quizz Enfield North MP on Edmonton incinerator - Comment by Karl Brown
9 Jan 2021 For incinerator related issues linked to post #5842 plus more, submissions from both Extinction Rebellion and Stop the Edmonton Incinerator, as well as those from all other consultees to the latest stage of the North London Waste Plan, are now available via www.nlwp.net/examination/ .That from the North London Waste Authority certainly stands out, for while claiming to have no plans[…] Read more... -
Young climate activists quizz Enfield North MP on Edmonton incinerator - Comment by Basil Clarke
9 Jan 2021 greenworld.org.uk/article/government-action-efw-plants-too-little-too-lateNew incinerators threaten to add up to 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per year in the UK - yet the North London Waste Authority, with the support of all the boroughs involved, insists that its Edmonton vanity project is environmentally friendly.Evidence, if we needed any, that Energy From Waste (ie incinerators) is reducing the likelihood of curbing[…] Read more...
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Enfield wins £1.5m for active travel and quieter neighbourhood schemes - Comment by Sue Hicketts
8 Jan 2021 Such good news. Recent events and the climate crisis mean an increased focus on enjoying and supporting our local communities. My local area now reaches further than before simply because I can get there easily and safely without using a car. Read more... -
Items needed by the Cooking Champions food bank
8 Jan 2021 Cooking Champions are currently providing weekly food packages to support individuals and families across Enfield borough. They have a list of items which they require. Please take donations to St Peter's Church, Grange Park, on Tuesdays or Thursdays, 10am to 4pm. Read more...
Coronavirus advice and resources
Suspected coronavirus: Important information to keep you safe while isolating at home
COVID-19 Vaccination scams – what you need to know
Mayor of London Coronavirus Guidance Hub
Life beyond lockdown – supporting your child through what comes next
Helping you manage your Covid-19 recovery at home
Coping Well During Covid - NHS-led webinars
Guidance for those who provide unpaid care to friends or family
Healthwatch Enfield coronavirus information
Enfield Council coronavirus advice and services
NCL Suicide Prevention and Bereavement Service
What to do if your child is ill during the coronavirus outbreak
Getting practical help in Enfield
Solace Women's Aid: Coronavirus and abuse
Enfield Housing Services during the coronavirus outbreak
Restaurants & takeaways providing collection/delivery services
Live Well during Lockdown! Business supporting Enfield residents during Covid-19 (FLDRA website)
Telephone befriending service for over 60s
Temporary changes to adult blood taking services at Chase Farm & Barnet Hospital
Tell the NHS about your current experience of Coronavirus
Beware of fraud and scams during the Coronavirus pandemic
New government guidance for the public on the mental health and wellbeing aspects of Coronavirus
Nursing a Covid-19 patient at home
Daily dance for kids with StreetzAhead
10 tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus
Good Thinking: Tools to help your mental health
Young Minds: Looking after your mental health while self-isolating
Talking to your child about coronavirus
5 Senses Mindfulness Technique with Amy | Noah's Ark Children's Hospice
Current consultations
Residents’ tariffs in Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) (Enfield Council 12/2/2021)
Open consultation: Night flight restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports between 2022 and 2024 plus future night flight policy (Department for Transport 3/3/2021)
Bowes Primary & Surrounding Streets Quieter Neighbourhood (Enfield Council 28/3/2021)
Fox Lane & Surrounding Streets Quieter Neighbourhood - statutory consultation (Enfield Council 13/4/2021)
Street Care - latest reports
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Very Large pothole, 26th January
Very large Pothole in Middle lane. Vibrations been felt in the houses nearby.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 28 Callard Avenue, Palmers Green
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Pothole, 24th January
Pot hole on outside lane (eastbound, nr underpass) is still there and has blown my tyre when driving through.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 161b Green Lanes, Palmers Green
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Pot holes, 21st January
Resident has reported a number of pot hole in the yellow box junction.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 161b Green Lanes, Palmers Green
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Suspected burst water pipe, 17th January
Road has lifted and there is standing water,
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 101 Evesham Road, New Southgate
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Pothole maybe more then 10 inches, 16th January
Potholes all along Bowes road the one intecated above is getting bigger each day 10 in or more
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 217 Bowes Road, New Southgate
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Pavement Submerged under water due to Horrendous pavement design by TFL, 15th January
Pavement outside houses 39 and 37 have some kind of verge that may have once been meant for grass or bushes, it is now a flood plain that stretches accross the entire pavement, making it impossible for me to walk past without drenching my feet (I do not wear Wellies to work) in order for me to get to the bus stop.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 35 Bowes Road, Palmers Green
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8 Lights out!, 14th January
Hi Lights around the Munster Gardens entrance to the subway have been out for the last 6 weeks. P)lease fix, this is very dangerous particularly at night.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 175 North Circular Road, Palmers Green
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Panel Damage, 12th January
The Canning Crescent bus stop is broken. the frame holding the bus timetable has been bent out of shape. The plastic/glass cover is under the bus stop seats. I hope that this will be fixed soon
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 274 High Road, Wood Green
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Flyposting, 9th January
"Scrap cars wanted" sign attached to traffic lights. A10 northbound. just south of Great Cambridge Roundabout THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE REPORTED THIS AND NOTHING EVER HAPPENS
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): Sterling Way, Upper Edmonton
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Loose drain cover - A10 by Ostliffe Road, 7th January
Loose drain cover - A10 by Ostliffe Road
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): North Circular Road, Palmers Green
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Side of footbridge and 101 Ollerton Rd N11 2JY, 5th January
Health & safety overgrown vegetation trip hazaed on TFL land footpath next to A406 bridge communters Fly tipping /drug canisters & issue to disabled resident living 101 Ollerton Rd N11 2JYT. Request removal of vegetation on pathway on TFL land.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 101 Ollerton Road, New Southgate
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2 medium size potholes on A406 carriageway by Warwick rd junction causing loud noise and vibrations in our property particularly late at night as vehicles speed through., 30th December
I’m not sure how long the potholes have been there but likely some months. The biggest problem is the vibrations caused as wheels on heavy vehicles hit them and cause our house to shake.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 187-189 Bowes Road, New Southgate
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Enfield Dispatch
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Event raises awareness of cancer screening
Online conference held to raise awareness of cervical cancer, writes Francis Sealey Cervical Cancer Awareness Week was marked in Enfield by an online cross-party conference hosted by three current and former councillors. Organised jointly by Dinah Barry, a Community First councillor in Winchmore Hill; Maria Alexandrou, a Conservative member for the same ward; as well […]
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Help keep a beady eye on local crime
Police Constable Neil Rogers introduces a new community service for Enfield residents Are you interested in being part of a local neighbourhood watch – online? Do you want to have a simple and effective line of communication with local police officers and Enfield Council? Become part of the future of communication between neighbours and police […]
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Boost for cycling after £1.5m government grant
Money will be spent on low-traffic neighbourhoods and new cycle routes, reports James Cracknell Enfield Council has won a second tranche of funding from the government to develop ‘active travel’ schemes during the pandemic – ten times larger than its award last year. A grant of £1.55million from the Department for Transport is set to […]
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Is this the death of scrutiny?
In our latest councillor’s column, Southgate Green member Daniel Anderson laments the decline of council scrutiny functions This is my third term as a councillor for Southgate Green ward, albeit with a twelve-year gap between my first and second term. I quipped on my return in 2014 that it was my “Sean Connery moment” (referencing […]
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Warning over housing delivery slowdown
Report by Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter Enfield Council’s plan to build new homes looks set to slow down because of the coronavirus pandemic and government funding changes, councillors have been told. The number of ‘affordable’ homes provided by the council is expected to drop from 3,804 to 3,561 and be delivered over a 15-year […]
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Education to perform
PQA Enfield vice-principal Xenia McGinley on how the performing arts academy has been providing tuition for local young people during the pandemic After providing a whole host of exciting virtual performing arts activities throughout last year’s pandemic lockdown, plus a hugely successful virtual cinema screening event, PQA Enfield has been even busier since returning to […]
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Residents remain divided over low-traffic schemes
Council reveals 30,000 fines have been issued to drivers in three months, report James Cracknell and Olivia Devereux-Evans People living within two new ‘quieter neighbourhood’ areas installed by Enfield Council remain divided over the schemes, research by the Dispatch suggests. While more local people appear to be against Enfield’s low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) than in favour, […]
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Council defends manager’s pay rise
Report by Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter A 19% pay rise for a senior officer at Enfield Council was linked to a management shake-up that saved £1million per year, chief executive Ian Davis has said. The £31,478 increase in salary and pension contributions awarded to executive director of place Sarah Cary was partly down to […]
Palmers Green Jewel in the North
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On London - For the Good City
The latest content on journalist Dave Hill's website On London
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Caroline Russell: There is a big opportunity to change transport in London for the better. Let’s not waste it
Londoners’ absence from public transport during the pandemic has cast a long shadow over our city’s vital infrastructure. The capital’s...
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After the fire: What the 2019 housing blaze in Barking revealed about powers and responsibilities
It was a Sunday afternoon in June 2019, almost two years after the horrors of Grenfell Tower, when fire took...
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Richard Brown & Mark Kleinman: We shouldn’t plan for a London decline
London enters 2021 in a very different mood from this time last year and the zeitgeist of most of the...
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Vic Keegan’s Lost London 179: Mrs Montagu’s blue stockings
These days the title “Queen of the Blues” bring to mind the great jazz singer Bessie Smith, but in 18th...
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Murad Qureshi: The government must do more to protect London’s private renters
A study published this week by Citizens Advice has found that one in seven London tenants are now in rent...
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Sadiq Khan criticised for station car park building plans, as two schemes meet cross-party rejection
Sadiq Khan’s ambitious plans for new housing on Transport for London land have been attacked by Conservative members of the...
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Sadiq Khan accepts Tory offer to work cross-party on TfL future funding
Sadiq Khan has accepted an offer from a Conservative London Assembly Member to join forces to lobby the government to...
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High Court ruling means major rethink for Mayor’s ‘seriously flawed’ Streetspace scheme
Sadiq Khan’s controversial plans to curb car traffic and promote cycling and walking have suffered a major setback – at...
Mayorwatch
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852 new homes to be built in Acton by Transport for LondonThe scheme will see nine new buildings constructed on a 3.6 hectare site spanning from Acton Town station in the...
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HGV operators in London urged to apply for a Direct Vision Standard permitLondon’s new Direct Vision Standard assigns vehicles a star rating based on how much the driver can see directly through...
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TfL proposes bus and tube cuts and annual fares increases to achieve long-term financial sustainabilityCity Hall and Transport for London have published full details of the upcoming fares increase.
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London’s entire bus fleet now meets ULEZ emissions standardsTransport for London says that its entire 9,000-strong fleet of buses now meet or exceed Euro VI emissions standards.
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New road layout comes into effect at Old Street roundaboutThe change will allow the overhaul of the neighbouring Tube station and surrounding area to move to the next phase
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TfL funding enables creation of 2,000 new cycle parking spacesAlmost £1million has been awarded to 14 boroughs who will create the spaces over the coming months.
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TfL publishes new road accident data dashboardA new dashboard making road accident statistics easier to understand is now available on the Transport for London website.
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First trains successfully run on Northern Line Extension to BatterseaThe test Tube trains made a return trip through the 3.2km tunnels linking Kennington to the new Nine Elms and...
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TfL backed scheme gets go-ahead to build 139 new homes in KenningtonThe development will be built on land currently being used to facilitate construction of the Northern Line Extension.
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Brent council approves TfL scheme to build 450 new homes in Wembley40 per cent of the new homes will be made available on affordable terms such as shared ownership and Mayor...