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  • Council collects two awards for keeping Enfield clean

    Enfield Borough Council has won awards for keeping its streets and playing fields clean. The authority has received the ‘2014 Clean Britain Award’ and the partner of the year award from recreation ground charity Fields in Trust. Cllr Chris

  • Hundreds gather for meeting on Trent Park future

    More than 400 people crammed into a church to share their concerns about the future of a historic mansion. Just 300 seats were put out at a public meeting held to discuss concerns about Trent Part, held at Christ Church Cockfosters, in Chalk Lane

  • Setback for campaign as pub looks set to become shop

    People trying to save a pub fear their campaign could have been dealt a hammer blow. The ‘Save Green Dragon Pub’ has nearly amassed 4,000 signatures on an online petition after the watering hole closed earlier this year because of financial problems

  • Safo-Antwi aiming to mix it with Europe's best

    Sean Safo-Antwi insists he is very much a part of the wave of emerging British sprint talent despite a disappointing end to his indoor season at the European Indoor Championships in Prague. The 24-year-old has shown solid form this season after

  • Primary school take over council chamber for debating session

    Primary school children went head-to-head in a heated debate on compulsory voting. Children from Years 5 and 6 at Worcesters Primary School, in Goat Lane, took over Enfield Borough Council's council chamber to debate a motion that voting should

  • England legend Gatting lends support to Enfield

    Former England captain Mike Gatting is urging the local community to lend a helping at Enfield Cricket Club later this month – insisting he loved every minute of his time spent there. The 14th annual NatWest CricketForce will take place between

  • 'Mini pilgrimage' held to celebrate a church's 400th year

    A church hosted a ‘mini pilgrimage’ to commemorate its 400th anniversary. The Weld Chapel was first built 400 years ago and was the second place of worship built in the area after All Saints Edmonton, in 1135. The original chapel was demolished

  • Charity at risk after death of "unique" founder

    The daughter of a charity worker has made an impassioned plea to help keep her mother’s charity going after she died. Pastor Daphne Marché, 79, founded the Get Relief Assistance Counselling Encouragement (Grace) organisation more than 30 years