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  • North London comedian sketches out his plan to make you laugh

    Most people groan when they hear the words “minor delays“ but Tufnell Park comedy troupe member Harry Michell is hoping to flip that reaction around. He will be taking to the stage at SketchFest this week with Joe Barnes and Abi Tedder with the

  • Former players gather for club legend Dave Mackay

    Former Tottenham Hotspur players gathered to commemorate the life of club legend Dave Mackay. The former Spurs midfielder died aged 80 on March 2, 2015. There was a memorial event at Saint Stephens Church, in Bush Hill Park today, giving club

  • Towners express disappointment at points deduction

    Enfield Town have expressed their disappointment after they were deducted three points by the Isthmian League, claiming no reasons for the deduction have been given. The Football Association found the Towners guilty of fielding an ineligible player

  • Campaigners for historic pub 'shocked' by council rejection

    Campaigners have been left devastated after their bid to preserve a historical pub has been left in tatters. Save the Green Dragon Pub generated more than 4,000 signatures online after its future was put into doubt when it closed in January and

  • Hospital can now look ahead to the future

    What fantastic news for staff, patients and residents that Chase Farm Hospital’s future is to be secured for the long term with a massive investment. I think the Royal Free NHS Trust deserves great credit for producing a plan that means Chase Farm

  • Nothing to mitigate the cause of pollution

    We recently experienced the latest warning of extreme air pollution. This time with older people and children being warned to avoid strenuous activity, asthma sufferers to stay indoors and even healthy people urged to change their behaviour such as

  • I feel ashamed to say I live in Edmonton

    Now we have the elections coming, I can see all the empty promises that will flourish to get votes, mostly in Edmonton. This once safe and nice town has be allowed to nurture crime and poverty, and although we have seen the cracks being painted

  • A cheap shot

    On Wednesday, April 15, I was coming down Brigadier Hill to collect my children from St Michael’s CE School and outside I saw Joan Ryan with three of her colleagues with numerous red helium balloons, stickers and leaflets, targeting parents/children

  • Cycle lanes

    Thanks to Paul Mandel (“Segregated cycle lanes clarification”, Opinion, April 22) for clarification of his proposal for a riverside cycle route parallel to Green Lanes. It sounds fine for leisure cyclists, but is unlikely to wean commuting cyclists

  • Wrong impression

    Representing residents is the main duty of councillors. However, it’s not only by attending the nine full or extraordinary council meetings from June 2014 to April 2015, as portrayed in your article (‘Let the records show who turned up for meetings

  • Celebrations to mark VE day come to Enfield

    People can get a flavour of life at the end of the Second World War at two events to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day. Friday, May 8 will see a free VE Day celebration performance at Fountain Island, in Enfield, and will feature the English

  • General Election 2015: All the stories so far

    We are now just seven days away from the General Election, but if you have missed any of the build-up here are the major stories so far from the Enfield campaigns. Political heavyweights have visited the borough such as David Cameron, twice since

  • Park group in uproar after community asset bid rejected

    Campaigners are outraged after their bid to have a historic mansion identified as a community asset was rejected. Councillor Jason Charalambous, the Friends of Trent Park group and a church all clubbed together to kick off the ‘Save Trent Park’

  • Enfield decides: One week to go

    There is just one week to go until voters in Enfield go to the polls to elect their MPs. Residents will be able to vote at their registered polling station between 7am and 10pm on Thursday, May 7. Three MPs will be elected in the borough –