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  • Former Conservative candidate found guilty of election fraud

    A former Conservative candidate for Enfield Lock ward admitted making a false declaration during local elections last year. Michael Jefferson Fadaka 34, of Bedale Road, in Enfield, pleaded guilty to the offence at Wood Green Crown Court today.

  • Young chefs emerge victorious

    Young chefs from schools across north London were put through their paces to decide the finalists for a cooking competition. The semi-finals for the Rotary Young Chef Competition 2014-2015 took place at Barnet and Southgate College, in High Street

  • MP hoping to push through knife law after latest stabbing

      An Enfield MP is hoping a campaign to jail repeat offenders caught carrying a knife can be pushed through after another fatal stabbing. Shaquan Sammy Plummer, 17, was stabbed to death in Berkeley Gardens, last Friday, after a fight broke out

  • Enfield buses face major disruption during strike

      Bus routes in Enfield will be affected when a 24-hour strike over pay starts tomorrow. The action begins at 4am and will continue through to Friday morning, meaning normal and night bus services face significant disruption. Twelve buses in

  • First consultation ends on half a billion pound waste project

    The first part of consultation over a half a billion pound project to replace an incinerator has been completed. The North London Waste Authority, in Advent Way, Upper Edmonton, will replace its waste site with a new ‘energy recovery facility’

  • Schoolchildren suspended more than 3,000 times in two years

     Children have been suspended or expelled from their school more than 3,000 times in the past two years, according to figures obtained by the Enfield Independent. A Freedom of Information request by this paper revealed that between 2012/13 and