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  • Councillor's trial to be heard at crown court

      A councillor accused of assault faces trial by jury. Cllr Haydar Ulus, who represent Haselbury ward, appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court today, accused of assault occasioning in actual bodily harm during an incident on February 20.

  • Take Tube into 21st century

    Commuting on the Tube means being out of contact, and when you are delayed underground you can’t tell anybody, unless they’re sitting in the same carriage as you. If you work in Enfield and are waiting on an important call, don’t go on the Piccadilly

  • Examine effects of cycle lanes

    With the recent backlash over Cycle Enfield it has become clear that the unpopularity of the scheme is largely due to the removal of parking bays and its supposed detriment to local business. However, neither the scheme, nor its opponents, are

  • Residents’ voices were heard

    I refer to David Hughes’ letter concerning ‘quieter neighbourhoods’ and mini-Holland (‘Residents’ voices must be heard’, Opinion, September 24). At the meeting referred to in his letter, residents’ voices were indeed heard, and were overwhelmingly

  • Café access denied to disabled people

    We were shocked to discover that the disabled parking bays outside Forty Hall Park café have been replaced by cycle racks for healthy and mobile people. The new bays in the main car park are good, but we would have had to risk going out of the

  • Do railway works during the night

    Can the engineering works on the railway not take place during the night when everything is quiet anyway? Residents who live nearby shouldn’t complain because lots of them have loud parties until the early hours of the morning pretty often anway

  • Centre should be taking pressure off

    On a recent visit to the urgent care centre at Chase Farm Hospital, now acquired by the Royal Free NHS Trust, there was a gentleman brought in by a member of the public, who had mental health issues and was a former alcoholic. The person who brought

  • Association chairman is a true star

    Last Wednesday, it was my honour and privilege to attend the 50th anniversary of the excellent Willow Residents’ Association at Chace Community School in Churchbury Lane. The association is run ably by Irene Wilson. Irene is a very rare breed and

  • Burglary to be tackled

    Burglary is to be tackled with a new plan. Police borough commanders and senior officers from across north and east London met on Monday to discuss the issue. A new plan to deal with the crime will be put together, which will be implemented

  • Landlord licensing challenge to be heard today

    A decision on the judicial review challenge against a landlord licensing scheme is set to be heard today. The High Vourt will hear the case of Constantinos Regas, who owns one property in Enfield, who is to make his case for a judicial review against

  • Loan shark awareness event following arrests

    Calls have been made to report loan sharks following four arrests for illegal money laundering. The arrests in Enfield last week by police and the England Illegal Money Lending Team have prompted Enfield Borough Council to hold awareness sessions