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  • Police launch appeal into 'Whites not welcome' graffiti

    Offensive graffiti outside a primary school has led to police appealing for information to catch the culprit. “Whites not welcome” and “Enfield Council loves an immigrant” was sprayed outside a Prince of Wales Primary School entrance in an alleyway

  • Spice is right for Enfield MP

    An MP has added some Enfield spice to a national competition by picking a local restaurant for the running. Enfield North MP Nick de Bois has chosen Nirala Tandoori, in Silver Street, Enfield for the Tiffin Cup 2014. The competition celebrates

  • Just the Ticket: June 13, 2014

    Here's your guide to some of the best things to do in the week ahead:   The Merry Wives of Windsor Award-winning Principal Theatre Company from Southgate presents an open-air production of Shakespeare’s high-spirited romp that centres

  • Heroes should be honoured

    On Friday (as I do everyday) I asked my children after school how was their day and if anything special happened at school. My youngest, who is at one of the local primary schools, told me they had their usual Friday school assembly. I asked him

  • Barbecues are selfish

    Can there be anything more selfish and anti-social than the barbecue? Not only were we driven indoors by great clouds of acrid smoke billowing across our back garden (and beyond), but clothes drying on our washing line had to be taken indoors and

  • Trust the teachers

    As the parent of a child in Year 1 who will be required to take the Year 1 phonics screening check in the second week of June (the same week in which she will just be six), I would like to thank all the Year 1 teachers in Enfield schools who do a brilliant

  • Fly-tipping has reduced

    Can I respond to Malcolm Loveday (‘Fly-tipping is endemic', Opinion, June 4, 2014). Enfield Borough Council did close down the Carterhatch Lane recycling centre against massive opposition from local residents and the Labour Party as it was a Conservative

  • Council should lead from the front

    Councillor George Savva’s rather ungracious letter (‘Commitment to better way of life’, Opinion, June 4, 2014) concerning the Conservative group’s proposal to cut the number of councillors was interesting for a number of reasons. Firstly, during

  • Banning cars is a non-starter

    David Hughes criticises Bernard King’s attitude towards rat runs (‘We are choking ourselves’, Opinion, May 28, 2014), but more would be created by road closures, which he advocates It could be argued that ‘rat run’ is a misnomer because it is simply

  • New centre to tackle HIV

    A new centre to give treatment to HIV sufferers is set to open. North Middlesex University Hospital, in Sterling Way, Edmonton, will launch its new centre today. The Alexander Pringle centre provides diagnosis, treatment and support for around