PGC Weekly Newsletter

4 December 2025

Latest from Enfield Dispatch

Full refurbishment of Edmonton Leisure Centre finally complete

3 December The reopening of the facility's training pool this week completes a mammoth project to fully renovate the leisure centre

Council criticised for moving disabled tenant into flat without adaptations

3 December The resident uses a mobility scooter and has to wash herself using the sink because her bathroom is not adapted

London Ambulance Service issues flu warning after busiest-ever November

3 December Last weekend the service dealt with a volume of calls more reminiscent of New Year's Eve

Review: RED challenges us to consider ‘what lies beneath’

3 December Chickenshed's latest Christmas show is a total reinvention of a traditional fairytale

Enfield pupils discover power of poetry and performance

3 December Schools partnership with Write2Speak sees children explore creative writing, self-expression and performance skills

A divisive painting that reveals a deeper problem

3 December Angela Evangelou from Green Lanes Business Association on what the fiasco over the Enfield Town Library mural reveals

Enfield first London borough to bring in lane rental scheme for roadworks

2 December The council has won approval from the government to start charging utility companies for disruption along key routes at peak times

Stephen K Amos on why ‘laughter is the best medicine’

2 December Simon Rothstein speaks to Stephen K Amos ahead of his return to Enfield later this month

City Hall report claims reforms could cut cost of new transport projects by half

2 December Budget committee recommends planning and financing reforms and a clear timeline for future projects to help drive down costs

Not enough being done to reduce road casualties in London, mayor warned

2 December Sadiq Khan has pledged to eliminate all deaths and serious casualties by 2041 but last year's number was 3,707

Enfield college basketball team wins fourth London title in a row

2 December Capital City Cobras have dominated the London college basketball scene for several years

New tourism tax powers welcomed by Khan

1 December Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in last week's budget that metro mayors would be able to charge visitors for overnight stays in a move long demanded by the London mayor

Khan vows to protect free school meals funding despite £19m budget hole

1 December The scheme for primary school pupils in London is set to cost City Hall £151m next year

Local MP calls for new ‘express’ bus route in eastern Enfield

1 December Feryal Clark wants faster and cheaper public transport options for residents in Enfield Lock and Ponders End

Representing Carterhatch

30 November In our latest councillor’s column, Labour councillor Nawshad Ali highlights his work in the ward

Is it time to lower the voting age?

29 November Young mayor of Enfield Omari Green looks at whether 16-year-olds like him are ready for the responsibility of voting

Chance for residents to have say on Palace Gardens redevelopment

28 November A new development partnership is working on a fresh proposal for redeveloping the Enfield Town shopping arcade

Enfield set to benefit from Sport England investment programme

28 November The borough is one of three in London receiving a share of a £250m national scheme aimed at boosting physical activity

New Southgate school’s solar panels help slash bills

28 November Bambos Charalambous MP joined pupils on Garfield Primary School's roof to celebrate the savings made

Enfield set to benefit from Sport England investment programme

28 November The borough is one of three in London receiving a share of a £250m national scheme aimed at boosting physical activity

New Southgate school’s solar panels help slash bills

28 November Bambos Charalambous MP joined pupils on Garfield Primary School's roof to celebrate the savings made

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Enfield ranked among most deprived local districts in England

27 November A major new government report shows the borough's deprivation levels have worsened considerably over the last decade with growing inequality between east and west

Double celebration for Enfield charities at national youth work awards

27 November Enfield Children and Young Persons Services and Family Based Solutions were both nominated for a prestigious awards ceremony

Extra homes proposed for Cockfosters Station redevelopment

27 November Residents and councillors complain the revised plans have not been communicated widely enough by Enfield Council

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Consultations and surveys

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New Southgate Station to Palmers Green Station - Concept Design Survey (Enfield Council 7/12/2025)

Statutory Consultation – Enfield County School for Girls (Lower School) School Street (Enfield Council 21/12/2025)

Private rented sector: Proposed selective licensing scheme (Enfield Council 28/12/2025)

Managing and Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Survey 2025/2026 (Healthwatch Enfield 16/1/2026)

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