The Enfield Independent has asked each candidate standing in the borough's three constituencies to give five reasons why they should be elected on May 7. Here, Liberal Democrat candidate for Enfield Southgate Paul Smith says why he should become
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane will look to cap an unforgettable year by being crowned the PFA Players' Player of the Year after being included on a six-man shortlist. Kane has also been included on the PFA Players' Young Player of the Year
A park group has been left frustrated after ongoing delays in putting in new play equipment. Aldersbrook Park, in Aldersbrook Avenue, Enfield, was due to have £145,000 worth of equipment installed last May. However, delays by Enfield Borough
A play about Jimmy Savile, announced as part of the new season at Park Theatre, is already attracting controversy. Impressionist and actor Alistair McGowan will star in An Audience with Jimmy Savile at the Finsbury Park theatre from June 10, but
The bedroom tax was introduced in the UK on April 1, 2013. Alongside the huge rise in foodbanks and zero-hours contracts nothing reveals more about the legacy of this Government than this cruel tax that has hit 483 low-paid households across Enfield
At the end of next month, London Overground will take over the local train services through our area to Enfield Town and Cheshunt. Stations on these lines are already being improved (i.e. lifts installed at Silver Street and Edmonton Green), and once
During the MP’s expenses scandal, Joan Ryan, Labour candidate for Enfield North, was made to pay back almost £5,000 of taxpayers’ money, which the authorities believed were not appropriate expenses claims. These expenses were claimed by her when she
The announcement of a new primary school to be built in the grounds of Ashmole Academy and designated a ‘free’ school is to be welcomed, given the urgent need for more school places in the area. It’s just a shame that due to Government ideology it
The recent arrests in Derby Road bring to total, as far as I can make out, four firearms incidents in the last few weeks in Enfield. The recent shooting in Brimsdown, the arrest in Wellington Road and the discovery on the Elsinge Estate, along with
Elderly people have been warned to be vigilant after an fraudsters tried to con an 85-year-old out of £2,500. The woman, living in Hyde Park Avenue, Winchmore Hill, opened her door to a man claiming sewage works being carried out might affect her
A teenager is hoping to raise awareness of cancer by filming a one-to-one interview with his “inspirational” mother. Ben Doyle, 18, of Peartree Road, Enfield, plans to make a short film in which his mother, Jackie, will speak about her cancer experience
The countdown to the start of The Enfield Haunting has begun with just three-weeks to go until the first episode airs on May 3. The three-part Sky Living drama will explore the spooky events that occurred at 284 Green Street, Enfield in 1977- the
Pigs and dogs had a lucky escape after two barns caught fire. Six fire engines and 35 firefighters took almost four hours to tame the blaze on Whitewebbs Road, where two barns, one 90ft long, were on fire. Flames spread to number of farm outbuildings
The Enfield Independent has asked every parliamentary candidate to give five reasons they should become an MP next month. Douglas Coker, Green Party candidate for Edmonton, sets out why people should vote for him on May 7. 1) A vote for me
