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Bus strikes start on Friday and are due to continue until October

13 August 2026

A series of strikes by bus drivers employed by Arriva North London starts on Friday morning and is likely to mean that there will be no service on strike days on all the main routes that serve Palmers Green. The strikes are a protest against the alleged failure of Arriva management to provide acceptable conditions in bus cabs during hot weather, and also against alleged bullying by managers.

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“Absolutely shocking from Great Northern today”: PG passengers trapped in “sweltering conditions”

24 June 2026

On Tuesday afternoon Passengers on a rail service scheduled to stop at Palmers Green were trapped for nearly two hours without functioning air conditioning when their train broke down near Drayton Park station.

Direct coach service from Wood Green and Enfield Town to Stansted Airport: every 45 minutes round the clock

21 April 2026

A 24-hour coach service from Finsbury Park to Stansted Airport, picking up in Wood Green and Enfield Town, began operation earlier this month.

Government to investigate Palmers Green station accessibility options after MP's intervention

02 March 2026

Following the announcement in January that lifts will not be installed at Palmers Green station, Bambos Charalambous MP has met the rail minister, who gave an assurance that an alternative method of making the station accessible, via ramps, will be considered.

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Palmers Green station lifts: government takes 'difficult but necessary decision' to indefinitely defer project

21 January 2026

A statement by the rail minister published this month reveals that the project to make Palmers Green station accessible has been indefinitely deferred because of the cost of installing lifts and the disruption it would cause. A key criterion for future station accessibility projects will be the availability of third-party funding.

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Petition calls for morning entry to Southgate Station during escalator works

02 January 2026

Ahead of Southgate Station being made exit-only for more than two months to enable repairs to one of the escalators, a petition has been launched requesting that the temporary arrangement be modified so that people who commute from Southgate will be able to use the station when travelling both to and from work.

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By bus to Southgate School in 1965

02 September 2025

A retired bus industry manager returns to Southgate to commemorate his home-to-school route.

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Journey back in time by bus this Sunday

19 March 2025

On Sunday Wood Green Vintage Bus Running Day will provide an opportunity to ride preserved buses and former routes.

Improvements to local bus services beginning this month and next

06 January 2025

There will be frequency enhancements to local bus services 121, 329, W6 and W4 beginning next week or on 1st February. The biggest improvements will be to the W6 evening service.

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Local bus routes in disarray after operator pulls out at short notice

05 August 2024

New operators are beginning to fill the sudden gaps in local bus services that arose following the announcement on Friday by Sullivan Buses that it would cease operating routes under contract to Transport for London (TfL) that same evening. Of the eight routes affected, four run through or very close to Palmers Green: the W9, 299, 298 and 217.

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Palmers Green station: how step-free access will be provided

18 October 2023

A planning application shows how Network Rail plan to make Palmers Green station step-free. Work is due to be completed in 2024.

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Walthamstow-Palmers Green-North Finchley 'Superloop' bus gets go-ahead

08 September 2023

The proposed 'Superloop' express bus linking Walthamstow to North Finchley via Palmers Green is to go ahead, with some new stops added. The frequency of the 34 bus in the evenings will not be reduced, as originally proposed.

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Assembly member calls for additional Superloop stops

26 July 2023

The Assembly Member for Enfield and Haringey, Joanne McCartney, has called for additional stops along the proposed Superloop express bus service route which would pass through Palmers Green en route from Walthamstow to Finchley. She has also passed on constituents' requests to reinstate the weekend night service on the 34.

Superloop X34 express bus route: have your say

14 June 2023

Transport for London has launched a consultation about a proposed express bus service running through Palmers Green - part of its plan to create a 'Superloop' of fast bus services around the capital.

Drivers' strikes set to disrupt travel by bus

08 June 2023

Up to four days of strikes by drivers employed by Arriva London North are set to disrupt bus travel in Palmers Green and throughout north London this month. All main routes serving Palmers Green will be affected.

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Palmers Green station: Lifts installed by mid-2024?

24 May 2023

Dave Cockle from the Enfield Society has been assiduously attempting to winkle out information from Network Rail about the Palmers Green Access for All project to provide lifts at the station. Last week he eventually received some 'notes on general progress'.

Government rejects London Assembly call for devolution of suburban rail services

05 April 2023

A call for devolution of suburban rail services was supported by all London Assembly members except Conservatives but has been rejected by ministers. Enfield & Haringey AM Joanne McCartney called service levels on the Great Northern Metro 'not acceptable'.

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Healthwatch Enfield is recruiting volunteer communication assistants

10 October 2022

Healthwatch Enfield is recruiting volunteer communication assistants to help raise public awareness of its work. Volunteers should be able to commit to being available at least one day a week.

Adding an apostrophe for the sake of the environment

31 August 2022

Eagle-eyed readers who've gone past or into our local station since Monday will have noticed new signage over the door: 'Palmers Green' has become Palmer's with an apostrophe Green. Go down the stairs and onto the platform and more changes will be revealed, many incoporating the distinctive orange logo of the American company Palmer's, whose skincare products are mainly based on cocoa butter or coconut oil. So what's this all about? Will it make the train service run more smoothly?

London rail passengers less likely to use trains if services reduced. Are we being used as guinea pigs?

15 May 2022

The results of research into how passengers feel about train services in the capital show dissatisfaction with fare levels, crowding and other aspects of services. A significant finding is that two thirds of passengers say that cuts to services would mean that they would be less likely to use trains. Perhaps people travelling (or no longer travelling) on Great Northern Metro services through Palmers Green are being used as guinea pigs to test out what happens when services are reduced to pre-1970s frequencies?

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