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Another application for an Adult Gambling Centre on Green Lanes - posted by Richard McKeever
12 Jun 2026
Neil, A second licence application was posted at the premises with a new date of June 25th for objections, so you still have time to email your response to the licencing committee.
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Another application for an Adult Gambling Centre on Green Lanes - posted by Neil Littman
12 Jun 2026
Just checked the recent article published in Enfield Dispatch and it gives the final date for objections as June 25th. Was it extended?
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Another application for an Adult Gambling Centre on Green Lanes - posted by Neil Littman
12 Jun 2026
I was just in the process of writing my objections to this adult gambling centre in the PG newsletter today Friday June 12th when I notice that the final date for making representations against the application closed on June 9th[…]
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Letters opposing New Town scheme delivered to prime minister
12 Jun 2026
The delivery of the letters opposing large-scale housing construction in the Enfield Green Belt was reported in the Enfield Dispatch on 11th June More than 4,000 letters to Sir Keir Starmer were signed in total by local residents expressing their[…]
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Broomfield House Trust to close - posted by Colin Younger
11 Jun 2026
As part of the process of closing the Broomfield House Trust, we have now applied for the Trust to be removed from the Company House register. The legal process allows two months for any objections. The following step will be[…]
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Continuation of new town proposals branded “heavy-handed and autocratic”
10 Jun 2026
On the eve of delivering a petition to Sir Keir Starmer, Action for Enfield's future have condemned the “apparently single-minded pursuit” by the prime minister and the mayor of London of the project to create a new town in the[…]
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Tories have begun work to remove LTNs, but the election did not give them a mandate to do so - posted by Basil Clarke
10 Jun 2026
A news report on the Enfield Dispatch website confirms what I published here last week, that the new administration at Enfield Council will be “getting on” with delivering a Conservative election promise to remove the Fox Lane and Bowes low-traffic[…]
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Tories have begun work to remove LTNs, but the election did not give them a mandate to do so - posted by Karl Brown
7 Jun 2026
The only stated rationale seems to be to “get Enfield moving” (again). I recall widespread angst about levels of congestion pre LTN’s, so I think we can rule out this intended action as a solution to that particular matter. Conversely,[…]
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Tories have begun work to remove LTNs, but the election did not give them a mandate to do so - posted by RIchard Crutchley
5 Jun 2026
Agree with this article. I don't think the Tories have a mandate to do this, nor do I think that the LTNs are not wanted by a proportion of residents. They have brought benefits and whilst they also have problems[…]
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Tories have begun work to remove LTNs, but the election did not give them a mandate to do so - posted by Steven Murdoch
4 Jun 2026
A view from outside the LTN It's genuinely good to hear that residents within the Fox Lane LTN are enjoying quieter, safer streets — that's a real benefit and shouldn't be dismissed. But a fuller picture might also take in[…]
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Tories have begun work to remove LTNs, but the election did not give them a mandate to do so - posted by JuliusCaf
4 Jun 2026
Disgraceful comments from the leader of the council' He ought to be removed, as he is obviously unfit for the responsible position that he holds!
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Tories have begun work to remove LTNs, but the election did not give them a mandate to do so - posted by Basil Clarke
3 Jun 2026
[Original article] Article not displaying properly? Click here Enfield Council's new minority Conservative administration has begun the process required to remove the Fox Lane and Bowes low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs), despite the fact that their share of votes did not give[…]
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Haringey or Harringay: Who Decides? Five Centuries of Uncertainty
1 Jun 2026
Puzzled by the alternative spellings of a part of London a few miles south of PG? Why Harringay Green Lanes overground station, but the London Borough of Haringey? Well, local historian Hugh Flouch has looked into this controversial issue, which[…]
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Appeal for information about attack by dogs on local cat in Hazelwood Rec
1 Jun 2026
A local resident is appealing for information from witnesses of an incident in Hazelwood Recreation Ground on 22nd May. Please pass information via WhatsApp (+447718884965) or email (simba [DOT] appeal [AT] protonmail [DOT] com). COMMUNITY SAFETY ALERT & URGENT REQUEST[…]
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Community in Harmony: Bowes Park Folk Club Raises Vital Funds for Food Bank - posted by Richard McKeever
20 May 2026
The sounds of acoustic guitars, banjos, mandolins, and powerful vocal harmonies filled the spring air on Saturday 25 April as the Bowes Park community gathered for a special fundraising festival. Hosted by the Bowes Park Folk Club , a full[…]
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Another application for an Adult Gambling Centre on Green Lanes - posted by Richard McKeever
20 May 2026
A licence application for a proposed Adult Gambling Centre at 101 - 109 Green Lane has been submitted by Palace Amusements - the same operators that run the AGC in the former Lloyds Bank site in Palmers Green despite fierce[…]
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