Campaigners claim plan to lease park to Tottenham Hotspur is unlawful, reports Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter Enfield Council could face legal action over its proposals to lease Whitewebbs Park to Tottenham Hotspur. Campaigners are seeking a judicial review of the authority’s plan to award the lease to the Premier League football club, which wants […]

New FOI data shows the number of local families forced to live in B&Bs beyond the government's legal limit has spiraled over last six months

Woman from Enfield Highway among those who admitted their involvement in the trafficking of children between London and Hull Four drug dealers – including a woman from Enfield – have been sentenced after they all admitted their involvement in a ‘county lines’ network which trafficked two missing children between London and Hull. Michael Dos Santos […]

Number of staff paid £100,000 or more has gone up 28% in the past year, reports Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter The number of Transport for London (TfL) staff members paid more than six figures has risen by 28% in the last year, it has been revealed. Some 766 TfL and Crossrail employees earned more […]

Gove gives council planning control but significant obstacle still remains to the 351-home scheme, reports Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter Controversial tower blocks planned on the car parks at Cockfosters Station will not be reviewed by the government – boosting Transport for London’s housebuilding plans. The 351-home scheme drawn up by Connected Living London (CLL) […]

The Southgate theatre’s young cast had wowed judges in their audition but failed to get enough public votes in the live semi-final A group of young cast members from Southgate’s Chickenshed Theatre have been knocked out of ITV show Britain’s Got Talent at the semi-final stage. Despite impressing all four judges with their unique interpretation […]

City Hall announces expansion of £110m scrappage scheme to encourage more drivers to upgrade their vehicles, reports Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter Sadiq Khan has announced that he will be expanding his £110million scrappage scheme in preparation for the London-wide Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez). The London mayor has loosened the scheme’s eligibility to cover […]

Local estate agents say they are “inundated” with enquiries for rental properties as demand far outstrips supply, reports James Cracknell Enfield’s private rental market has been described as “chaotic” as a chronic lack of supply coupled with soaring demand has led to the fastest price rises for decades. Renters are now struggling to even book […]

Southgate School’s shoe upcycling project is included in a special edition of the famous magazine Pupils from an Enfield school visited the House of Lords to launch a ‘takeover’ of Big Issue after their idea for a new social enterprise was featured in a special edition of the publication. Six schools took part in the […]

Nesil Caliskan writes to City Hall with concerns over limited support for drivers of old cars, reports Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter Pressure is growing on Sadiq Khan from his own side to expand the scrappage scheme for drivers affected by his plans for the London-wide Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez). Several Labour MPs and borough […]

No arrests have been made following the death of a man who was waiting for a bus A man has been killed after a car hit a group of people waiting at a bus stop on the North Circular in Edmonton. Emergency services were called to the scene, near the junction with Eley Road, at […]

‘Operation Denali’ has been trialed in Enfield as well as five other London boroughs, reports Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter A major police operation across six London boroughs has been credited with helping to bring the capital’s homicide rate down to its lowest level in almost a decade. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and the […]

Cooking Champions opens garden in Ponders End to grow produce for its meals for local people in poverty A social enterprise providing free food for people living in poverty has opened an “eco kitchen garden” that will be used to grow fresh ingredients for its meals. Cooking Champions has launched the garden at its base […]

The man and his accomplices approached women across Haringey and Enfield “believing they could take advantage“ A robber who targeted lone women in North London has been sentenced to more than six years in prison. Marco Marques Correia, of no fixed address, was found guilty of four counts of robbery and sentenced at Wood Green […]

Two additional grounds for challenge against the low-emission zone will now be examined under judicial review, reports Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter The legal case against City Hall’s expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) have taken another step forward after the High Court accepted two further grounds for challenging it. Five Conservative-run councils […]

Parents are struggling to find professionals to look after their children as demand exceeds supply, reports Noah Vickers, Local Democacy Reporter Childcare in London is now in such short supply that parents are resorting to ‘nanny-poaching’ in school playgrounds, City Hall has been told. Concerns over the high cost and low availability of childcare in […]

Office staff are now said to be working from home for more than half of the week on average, reports Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been urged to cut tube fares on Mondays and Fridays to boost office attendance in central London. A new report by the Centre for […]

Campaigners want TfL to extend the time pedestrians are given to cross the busy dual carriageway, reports Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter A pelican crossing on the North Circular in Enfield that is regularly used by schoolchildren has been blasted as “dangerous”. Campaigners for the Liberal Democrat Party complain that the crossing, which is near […]

Detectives investigating the sexual assault of a girl in Edmonton have released an e-fit image of a man they want to identify Detectives have released an e-fit image of a suspect in an Edmonton sexual assault case. At approximately 8.20am on Wednesday, 10th May, a 16-year-old girl was walking to school along the Salmons Brook footpath […]

Homeless families living at Enfield Travelodge are set to soon make way for fans of pop star Beyoncé, reports James Cracknell The borough’s three MPs have urged the government to step in and help homeless families living at Enfield Travelodge – who now face being moved to make way for Beyoncé fans. Scores of families […]