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Join the Whitewebbs Oak protest and nature walk
19 Apr 2025 Guardians of Whitewebbs are organising a demonstration and nature walk this Sunday in response to the illegal felling of an ancient oak tree in the grounds of the Toby Carvery. Meet at 11am in the Beggars Hollow car park (not[…] Read more...
The felling of the Whitewebbs Oak: a "massive story" about a "national disgrace"
18 Apr 2025 A film made for the Guardians of Whitewebbs about the illegal felling of a 500-year-old oak near the Toby Carvery in Whitewebbs Park. It turns out that there is an ownership connection between Mitchells & Butlers/Toby Carvery and Tottenham Hotspur[…] Read more...
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Knit for our park!
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Palmers Green station: how step-free access will be provided
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This year's special events in Broomfield Conservatory
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Council leader calls for more local powers as PG gambling licence refusal overturned - posted by Karl Brown
10 Apr 2025 Picking up from Neil’s post, it was very clearly explained to the Inspector by representatives of the PG Action Team and of our Business Association that the choice was not one of an Adult Gaming Centre or a void, but[…] Read more...
Council leader calls for more local powers as PG gambling licence refusal overturned - posted by Neil Littman
10 Apr 2025 Also think worth reading this piece which shows that the council's hands may be tied by current legislation when trying to prevent places like this opening. https://enfielddispatch.co.uk/erbil-joins-call-for-gambling-law-reforms/ Read more...
Council leader calls for more local powers as PG gambling licence refusal overturned - posted by Neil Littman
10 Apr 2025 I saw a post on a social media platform where somebody commented that it was better to have a business like this on the high street rather than an empty shop. I don't agree with that view as these places[…] Read more...
Brightening up the Broomfield House hoardings
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Council leader calls for more local powers as PG gambling licence refusal overturned
8 Apr 2025 Read more about the reversal of the Palace Amusement decision on the Enfield Dispatch website .` My earlier report (above) gave the wrong name for the Palmers Green Action Team spokesperson. As reported by the Dispatch, it should have been[…] Read more...
Council leader calls for more local powers as PG gambling licence refusal overturned - posted by Basil Clarke
6 Apr 2025 If this is an issue that interests you, I recommend reading the Inspector's ruling in full - it's not too long and uses normal language. The section on Community Cohesion makes interesting reading, starting at Para 21. Para 23 in[…] Read more...
Council leader calls for more local powers as PG gambling licence refusal overturned
6 Apr 2025 [Original article] Article not displaying properly? Click here A gambling venue operator has won an appeal against a decision by Enfield Council to block conversion of the former Lloyds Bank premises in Palmers Green into a 24-hour slot-machine gaming centre.[…] Read more...
Council leader calls for more local powers as PG gambling licence refusal overturned
5 Apr 2025 A gambling venue operator has won an appeal against a decision by Enfield Council to block conversion of the former Lloyds Bank premises in Palmers Green into a 24-hour slot-machine gaming centre. A few days after this decision was published,[…] Read more...
Brightening up the Broomfield House hoardings
1 Apr 2025 [Original article] Article not displaying properly? Click here Work to create a mural telling the story of Broomfield House and Park began on Monday and should be completed this week. On Saturday 12th April members of the public will have[…] Read more...
Brightening up the Broomfield House hoardings
1 Apr 2025 Work to create a mural telling the story of Broomfield House and Park began on Monday and should be completed this week. On Saturday 12th April members of the public will have an opportunity to play a part at a[…] Read more...
Heard about all these phone thefts? - posted by Karl Brown
31 Mar 2025 With phone thefts frequently in the news and London numbers measured in the tens of thousands pa, you may well be careful and feel prepared should the worst happen to yours. I did, until recently. My son is 25, smart[…] Read more...
Selling at your door and trying your car - posted by Karl Brown
31 Mar 2025 A couple of incidents this week gives the opportunity to pass on police advice to a wider audience. “Nottingham Knockers”, door-to-door cold callers typically selling cleaning goods, are encountered a few times per year in my street. The first contact[…] Read more...