Palmers Green Town Centre

Official launch date announced for Devonshire Square

06 May 2025

Palmers Green's newest public space, Devonshire Square, is to be officially opened at 1pm on Saturday 24th May.

Council leader calls for more local powers as PG gambling licence refusal overturned

06 April 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, it was revealed that the leader of Enfield Council was one of a number of politicians from across the country who recently called for reforms that would make it easier for local authorities to refuse gambling licences

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Councillors check on Devonshire Square progress

25 March 2025

Two councillors last week took a closer look at the ongoing transformation of Palmers Green's newest public square.

PG Action Team renews call to oppose new gambling venue in Green Lanes

08 January 2025

The Palmers Green Action Team is calling on residents to oppose renewed attempts to obtain planning permission to convert a former bank into gambling venue. The deadline for objecting is 15th January.

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Definitive plans for Devonshire Square unveiled

08 December 2024

Work to replace the current temporary layout of Devonshire Square with a permanent design will start in early January and be completed in March, ready for formal inauguration in April.

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Alfred Herring: 'Grand opening' now scheduled for 15th December

04 December 2024

The reopening of Palmers Green's largest pub, the Alfred Herring, has been put back by a week and will now take place on 15th December

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Alfred Herring: 'New lease signed and sealed'

24 October 2024

A new operator has been found for the Alfred Herring pub in Green Lanes. It will be re-opening as a "vibrant sports bar" with an "exciting food offering".

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Strutting the Square!

23 July 2024

Five gorgeous models, all from the local community, strutted their stuff last weekend on a catwalk set up in Palmers Green's new space, Devonshire Square.

Devonshire Square statutory consultation ends next week

03 July 2024

The deadline for responding to a statutory consultation regarding a permanent ban from driving on Devonshire Square is approaching. The 28-day period for submitting views about banning cars from the new pedestrianised space in Palmers Green will be up on 9th July.

Redesigning Devonshire Square

15 May 2024

Palmers Green residents are being invited by Enfield Council's Journeys and Places team to provide feedback on the recently published concept for a permanent redesign of Devonshire Square. In addition to an online survey running until 2nd June, there will be a public drop-in session at Arbeit Studios on Friday 24th May.

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Fox to reopen this week

06 March 2024

The Fox is due to re-open on Friday 8th March after a closure lasting exactly one week. The new operators run two north London pubs, the Victoria Stakes in Hornsey and the Gipsy Queen in Kentish Town.

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Designing Devonshire Square

24 February 2024

At the Spring Market that will be held in Devonshire Square on Saturday 2nd March, the public will be invited to share their thoughts and ideas about preliminary work to develop a permanent layout for the square, now that the council has decided to make it permanent.

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The Fox: news, certainly some good but also, perhaps, some bad

07 February 2024

Karl Brown was at the meeting of the council's Licensing Committee which considered the future of the Fox's premises licence.

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St John's church fire: 'Your encouragement has given us strength to dust ourselves off from the haters'

06 February 2024

Police are treating the New Year's Day fire in St John the Evangelist church as arson. It was preceded by a campaign of misogynistic harrassment of the vicar, Rev Julie Coleman. Repairs and redecoration will cost 'tens of thousands' and the church may be out of use for six months.

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Civic sector groups highlight draft Enfield Local Plan's threats to green belt and proposals for tall buildings

18 January 2024

Civil society groups in Enfield have repeated their calls to borough residents to ask their councillors to set up special ward forums to discuss the draft Enfield Local Plan before it is debated in full council. They are concerned in particular about plans to build on green belt land and for tall buildings in town centres, including Palmers Green. In addition, they want residents to call for the evidence that the draft plan is based on to be made available to the public.

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New town centre business applies for 3am alcohol licence

03 January 2024

The lessees of the former gym above the Alfred Herring pub have applied for a premises licence that would permit the sale of alcohol for consumption on or off the premises for 20 hours a day, between 7am and 3am the next day.

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St John's moves services to parish centre after fire causes 'extensive damage'

02 January 2024

A New Year's Day fire at St John the Evangelist Church did not result in any injuries but has caused 'extensive damage'.

What issues concern PG residents most?

09 November 2023

In the run-up to the first Palmers Green local community hub, Enfield Climate Action Forum has published a list of the issues that most concern people. The full timetable for the hub has now been published, along with details of the discussion leaders and the topics.

An art trail around Palmers Green

08 November 2023

An art trail around Palmers Green, including four new murals created as part of the Curate Enfield project, will be formally launched on Friday 10th November.

Celebrating PG's High Street Happenings

22 September 2023

Arbeit Studios are inviting artists to celebrate Palmers Green's high street by applying for a free residency at their newest premises, situated just off Green Lanes.

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