This Valentine's Day, learn about the Ten Green Flags of Love

By the time you read this, Valentine's Day will have been and gone, but this advice about the true essence of love and how to maintain a lasting relationship remains relevant 365 days a year - as does the work of Solace, a leading charity dedicated to supporting women and girls experiencing domestic abuse and/or sexual violence.

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What future for the Fox?

The licensing committee agreed last week that the Fox could resume live music events, subject to triggering of an automatic cut-off device if the music gets too loud, but how effective this will be remains to be seen. Between architects, council, developers and builders, something went badly wrong when it came to blocking out noise in the new flats - it's not yet clear who. The small pub chain Whelans, who came to the rescue of the pub when no-one else seemed interested and invested half a million in fitting the Fox out, are leaving, and Heineken subsidiary Star will run it directly. However, it's unclear whether Star are in it for the long term.

The Fox is a valuable asset for the Palmers Green community. We don't want to lose it.

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Enfield Town Liveable Neighbourhood: construction of phase 1 scheduled for this summer

Enfield Council's 'Liveable Neighbourhoods' project for improvements to the public realm in Enfield Town has already progressed through four stages of public engagement since 2019, designed to find out people's views and improve the design. Funding is now in place for phase 1 - covering the north western corner of the scheme - and the statutory consultation period has begun, running until 3rd March.

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Council accused of reneging on local plan consultation promise

More discussion about the council's and councillors' failure to fulfil their promise to help residents discuss the draft Enfield Local Plan before it goes to full council. Action for Enfield's Future have compiled a list of opportunities to discuss the draft, though many of them are after the full council meeting.

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Getting around the clean, green way: hear from parents determined to make streets safer for their kids (and all of us)

At their open online meeting next Tuesday, Better Streets for Enfield's special guest will be the founder of the air quality campaign Mum's for Lungs. We'll also hear about the big women's cycle ride around central London that's coming up on 3rd March and how you can get to it safely from Enfield and Palmers Green, thanks to trained ride marshals.

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Two concerned schoolgirls call on supermarkets to reduce plastic packaging

'Two concerned schoolgirls' with a Palmers Green connection are behind a petition calling on supermarkets to stop packaging fruit and vegetables in single-use plastic.

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90 years of the Piccadilly Line through Southgate: a second chance to learn some of its secrets

Southgate District Civic Voice's repeat talk to mark the 90th anniversary of the extension of the Piccadilly Line from Arnos Grove to Cockfosters was, like the first, a sell-out. Neil Littman reports.

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