Enfield-born double Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin has been crowned Sunday Times and Sky Sportswoman of the Year. The 29-year-old won gold in the individual and team events in London 2012 and also won the dressage world cup finals in Lyon
An Albanian drug dealer who was deported on his release from prison returned to the UK to play a leading role in a cocaine conspiracy. Luiz Gjergji, 30, from Enfield, drove off when officers from the National Crime Agency moved in to arrest him
A series of hygiene failings led to a restaurant manager being fined. Mukhtaar Mohamad, 48, of Chargeable Street, was found guilty of breaches of hygiene regulations at Istanbul restaurant, in Angel Road, Edmonton. Mohamad was sentenced to
I am writing regarding the locking of parks at night. At most council meetings few members of the public attend, but on October 29 at the overview and scrutiny committee where we were discussing the Labour council’s decision to not lock parks at night
I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the singers and musicians who travelled from Enfield to Ripon Cathedral in North Yorkshire to be part of the recent Come & Sing performance of Handel’s Messiah. The concert, under the accomplished
Further to the discussion about unlocked parks, after being reminded about vandalism, Enfield Borough Council has taken a sensible decision and deferred action until April next year. Hopefully they will drop the idea permanently. The reason for
I would like to respond to David Orfeur’s letter in last week’s edition of the Enfield Independent (‘Council deserves a doctorate in hypocrisy’, Opinion, November 12) and clarify some important points. On behalf of the Labour Party when we were
Fly-tipping in Enfield and many parts of London is on the increase. With plans to have fewer councils in London, a standard waste service will be needed for all London residents. With many homes now let, all landlords need to train tenants
I’d like to offer my gratitude to the ladies and gentlemen who helped my dad, who suffers with Parkinson’s, when he had a fall outside St Michael’s Hospital on Saturday, November 1. After a few hours in Barnet A&E, he was given a clean bill
I would like to ask your readers if anyone can help me trace any living relation. My father was John Hurren, and he lived at 61 Gloucester Road, Silver Street, Edmonton, until at least 1923. He had seven siblings and I would have expected some
CCTV pictures has been released of two men wanted in connection with a jewellery burglary. Two men were seen climbing over the side gate at a home in Carpenter Gardens, in Winchmore Hill, on Wednesday, October 13, between 8.30pm and 9.10pm.
Children have raised hundreds of pounds as part of a 'sing-along-athon'. Pupils at Splash Day Nursery, in Enfield Island Village, raised £300 for Children in Need on the “day of silliness”. The children took part in colouring competitions,
An art teacher overcame his fears to raise almost £2,000 for charity. Alex Pierides, of Millers Green Close, in Enfield, took on the daunting three peaks challenge in Rio De Jeneiro to raise money for deprived children across the world. The
Enfield Ignatians’ long trip to Norfolk ended in disappointment as Emile Hertz’s side suffered a 22-0 defeat against Diss in London Two North-East on Saturday. Buoyed by a tremendous effort from the back row of Dave Gear, Richard Laurence and Wes
A busy tunnel is set to close for the weekend leading to possible delays. The Fore Street Tunnel, in Edmonton will close between 10pm on Friday until 5am on Monday as part of ongoing refurbishments. Congestion is expected on main roads such
Council chiefs rejected accusations that they have been “incompetent” at building new homes. At a marathon council meeting, opposition councillors criticised the council for failing to push forward plans at Meridian Water - where 5,000 homes
