PGC Weekly Newsletter

9 April 2026

Latest from Enfield Dispatch

‘Day of action’ in Crews Hill planned this month

8 April Residents invited to meet local traders and "send a message to decision makers" over plans to build 21,000 new homes in place of the garden centres and surrounding farmland

Long wait goes on for Londoners living in buildings with dangerous cladding

8 April Thousands of Londoners continue to live in tall buildings with fire safety issues nearly a decade after Grenfell Tower disaster

Cockfosters heading to Wembley after stunning FA Vase semi-final win

8 April Two-legged victory over Punjab FC puts Chalk Lane side in dreamland

Discovery of human remains in Enfield woodland ‘not suspicious’

7 April The man is believed to have died four years ago

Palmers Green tennis coach wins regional award

7 April Corina Mirea from Conway Lawn Tennis Club has been named 'coach of the year' by Middlesex LTA

Measles outbreak ‘showing signs’ of stabilising

7 April However the situation remains "under close review" with 95 cases now recorded in Enfield

Enfield has one of the highest housing repossession rates in England, study shows

7 April Figures show there were 615 property repossessions by county court bailiffs in the borough in 2024

Towners relegated from National League South

6 April Heartbreak for Enfield Town FC as the club's hopes of pulling off another 'great escape' come to nothing

It’s a wrap!

6 April Neil Littman visits a unique Turkish venue in Enfield Highway recently rated among the top four restaurants in London

Enfield businesses join charity’s battle against cancer

4 April Lucy Godfrey from The Nightingale Cancer Support Centre on how local traders can get involved with the charity’s latest campaign

Towners consider future as survival hopes fade

3 April Andrew Warshaw on what relegation might mean for Enfield Town FC as season reaches a climax

Cycle lanes in eastern Enfield ‘increasingly well used’

2 April The latest figures show a 32% rise in cycle journeys using the lanes over five years with 486 trips now being made per day

New litter-picking sessions launching in Enfield Town

2 April Staff at Barclays want to help clean up the high street and surrounding area

Southgate charity hosting summer fundraising walk

2 April Chickenshed Theatre hopes to raise £15,000 to support its "life changing" work with young people and local communities

Embracing second-hand clothes shopping in Enfield

2 April As the cost-of-living bites, young people are frequently turning to local charity shops for their clothes shopping

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Consultations and surveys

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Consultation: New Towns Draft Programme (includes Crews Hill & Chase Park proposals in Enfield) (Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government 19/5/2026)

Growing up in the online world: a national consultation (UK Government 26/5/2026)

Talkies Community Cinema

Saturday 18 April

I Swear

Waterhouse Hall

Saturday 23 May

Talkies Short Film Awards 2026

Waterhouse Hall

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