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Dozens of people were evacuated from a cinema when it was struck by a lightning bolt that caused movie screens to cut out this afternoon. London Fire Brigade was called to Cineworld, in Southbury Road, Enfield, at 4.45pm when lightning struck the

An Enfield man has been jailed alongside his accomplice for the murder of a 30-year-old during a bungled robbery. Jeremy Lewis, of Generals Walk, Enfield, and Roul Hesse, of no fixed abode, were found guilty of stabbing James Sweeney to death during

An accident involving a car and a van has caused a lane to close and traffic to mount on the M25 at Enfield. A silver car was involved in the crash and has caused two lane to close going anti-clockwise between junction 26, A121 (Waltham Abbey)

More than 100 pupils from across London descended on a scouts park in Bounds Green for a national first aid competition. The competition, run by St John Ambulance, saw pupils from 12 primary and secondary schools come to Bounds Green Scout Park

Our large Polish community will no doubt be celebrating the canonisation of Pope John-Paul II who was Polish, and other Christians, especially Roman Catholics, join with them. However, other Roman Catholics in the area realise that there is an

There is an error in the letter by D M Kennedy (‘Israel letter surprised me’, Opinion, April 30). Mr Kennedy says: “Fatah won a majority of seats in the Palestinian Parliamentary election of January 2006.” It is clear from the rest of his letter

It’s a shame that letters attacking councillors that are stepping down at the election are being given space on the letters page. I simply couldn’t understand the ones being printed that were attacking Cllr Tom Waterhouse. As a Chase ward resident

In the debate about the performance of councillors, the role of the main political parties has not yet been mentioned. The Conservative and Labour parties have consistently gerrymandered the boundaries for boroughs, parliamentary constituencies

I have to say that after a couple of weeks of walking around my local area, I have been astounded at how many people believe in the long forgotten ‘Mattress Fairy’. Some people still like to think that if they drag their old ripped, stained, smelly

One man’s trash is another’s treasure and this couldn’t be more true for Enfield artist Alex Tracy. Empty sugar packets, crumpled napkins or tea bag labels – Alex, who exhibits under the name Ayjay Trashy, transforms them all into stunning, miniature

My granddaughter was called to school to collect her five-year-old son the other day. He had cut his mouth when he fell from a climbing frame and needed hospital treatment. She took him to Chase Farm Hospital on foot, where she was told the cut needed

Chas Hodges recalls: “Edmonton Services Club, that’s where me mum Daisy used to play the piano, in a little band with Frank on the drums and Fat Fred on the accordion. It’s where I sung me first song, a Pat Boone number called Why Baby Why. I was really

A gang member will serve a minimum of 27 years behind bars after murdering a rival in an Edmonton car park. Natneal Tesfay gunned down 19-year-old Mohammad Hussein with a shotgun as he walked through a car park on April 1, 2013. A bitter on-going

Excitement will turn to nervousness this evening as the Council election results are revealed in the early hours of Friday morning. Labour currently holds a ten seat majority over the Conservative party with today’s results not expected until the

A sports club in Winchmore Hill has invested £500,000 to improve and expand its tennis facilities. The cash boost will help Hazelwood Tennis Club pay for a new three-court acrylic indoor 'airhall' facility, providing six heated and lit indoor courts

People of Enfield will go to the polls today to vote for their new Enfield council. Four years on since Labour regained control of the council, people will get the chance to vote again between 7am and 10pm. Labour currently has a ten seat majority