May saw Enfield and the UK take the to polls as general election fever hit the borough.

It was joy for some but despair for others as voting went down to the wire in Enfield North where Labour’s returning MP Joan Ryan edged out bitter rival Nick de Bois in the third tussle.

In Enfield Southgate, current MP David Burrowes secured a straightforward victory over Labour’s Bambos Charalambous by more than 3,000 votes.

History was made in Edmonton as Kate Osamor triumphed by a convincing margin to secure her first term as an MP, two decades after her mother was controversially removed by Neil Kinnock as she was set to battle the Brixton by-election.

A teacher was described as an "inspiration" by Oxford University for his dedication to an Enfield school.

Peter Gross was one of 12 teachers from the UK to be given the inspirational teacher award by the university.

The maths teacher taught at Enfield Grammar School, in Parsonage Lane, for more than 30 years and was a former pupil.

Mr Gross revealed he felt “honoured” to have been awarded and nominated by former pupil Alistair Clements, who is studying maths at Oxford.

Finally, pressure from park campaigners has forced Enfield Council into making a U-turn on the closure of park gates.

The gates at 22 of the borough’s open spaces had been agreed by the local authority nine months ago in a bid to save £26,000.

Much to the disdain of park user groups, they launched a petition for the council to revert its decision.

After a decision was put on hold, new cabinet member Cllr Daniel Anderson put forward new proposals at a meeting in June.

This saw 14 parks that are currently fully locked will remain locked and the other eight have toilets and vehicle barriers shut but not pedestrian entrances.