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Judy Dyble 1949-2020

15 July 2020

Judy Dyble, a founder member of Fairport Convention, has died aged 71. She was born at the North Middlesex Hospital and educated at Minchenden School.

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The global network with a local focus

01 May 2020

Hidden behind the front window blinds of a house in a Palmers Green street is the centre of a discussion network that is international in scope, but never forgets that global issues are always felt locally.

Starts this week: HERE Suburban Film Festival 2020

16 February 2020

Talkies - your local community cinema - launches its HERE Suburban Film Festival' on Friday 22 February with a Mike Leigh film shot in Enfield during Thatcher's Britain and continues through March with a feast of suburban stories. Talkies is also very proud to premiere six new short films from rising stars of the film world, commissioned by Talkies for the festival, using locations in our area of North London. The festival closes on Talkies' 200th event milestone with the classic 'Blues Brothers' with live music intro.

New year's honour for former Enterprise Enfield chairman

14 January 2020

The former chairman of Enterprise Enfield, Martin Jewell, has been awarded with an MBE in recognition of his services to business start ups and charity in Enfield

Recognition for PG action woman

14 January 2020

If the latest edition of Palmers Green & Southgate Life dropped through your letterbox earlier this month, you'll probably already have read that Claude Whyte, one of the founding members of the Palmers Green Action Team, has been officially listed as 'one of the women who make London great'.

New bookshop to host launch of local author's paperback

10 September 2019

A new cooperatively run bookshop in Wood Green will be running a double celebration on 20th September, to mark its official opening and to launch the paperback edition of a local author's debut novel.

Nominations open for the Mayor of Enfield's Vintage Awards Day

26 March 2019

The Mayor is hosting a Mayor’s Vintage Awards Day at Salisbury House, Edmonton, on the 20th April 2019 between 10am to 10pm with free admission. She is inviting residents to nominate people who deserve to be recognised for their outstanding contribution, achievements to community life, or their commitments to serving and helping others

Enfield Voices interview: Green Stars youth club at Palmers Green Mosque

08 March 2019

Francis Sealey interviews Mehera Begun about the Green Stars Youth Club at Palmers Green Mosque

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Palmers Green Tales interviews Jeanne Willis

19 February 2019

Palmers Green Tales has published a three-part interview with award-winning children's author Jeanne Willis.

Three writers, one local street, one book deal

12 February 2019

A new comic novel, by three local authors living in the same road in Palmers Green, is to be published this year by Unbound - a farcical story, told in emails, about an imaginary writers group.

Born and bred in PG - a future Singer of the World?

11 May 2021

Palmers Green born and bred mezzo soprano Stephanie Wake-Edwards has been selected to represent England in the prestigious BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition in June.

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