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  • Drunkenness costs borough £150,000 a year

    Excessive drinking is costing the taxpayer almost £150,000 a year. In a Freedom of Information request by the London Conservative group to the London Ambulance service, figures show that callouts to drunkenness in Enfield have cost the borough

  • Plans to cut speed limit following Ridgeway death

    A speed limit could be imposed at a dangerous bend following the death of a popular restaurant manager. Adem Mehmet, 24, died instantly from a severe head injury when his car swerved into a 313 route bus on the Ridgeway, in Enfield in the early

  • O'Connor leaves Skolars for South Wales Scorpions

    Lloyd O'Connor has left London Skolars to join South Wales Scorpions for the remainder of the 2014 season. The 27-year-old hooker has previously played for Celtic Crusaders and has also turned out for union sides Maesteg, Aberavon and Bridgend.

  • Trio arrested for possessing class A drugs

    Three people have been arrested for possession of class A drugs. Two men, 36 and 51, and a 28-year-old woman were arrested in Pycroft Way, in Edmonton Green during a routine patrol by police on Friday, July 18. Officers discovered two suspicious

  • Warburtons hands out some dough

    Donations from a bakery are spearheading two charitable projects in Enfield. Warburtons is supporting 30 charities this year through grants and other means, such as staff giving their own time as volunteers. Of those that have applied for support

  • Co-defendant also walks free in Tulisa trial

      The co-defendant of singer and former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has also walked free from court. Michael Coombs, 35, of Velocity Way, in Enfield joined the N-Dubz star, who lives in Friern Barnet, as the pair's trial over drug allegations

  • Buglioni: Southern Area title a stepping stone

    Frank Buglioni says it was "fantastic" to return to the ring with a win but admits winning the Southern Area super-middleweight title against Sam Couzens is just the "stepping stone" to where he really wants to be. The 25-year-old from Enfield

  • Enfield go down to Harlow in second pre-season friendly

    Enfield Town continued their pre-season preparations with a 2-1 defeat at Harlow Town on Friday evening. Manager George Borg shuffled his pack, with youngsters Jamie Pyper, Wale Adedji and Charlie Hunter all included in the squad, with the game

  • Firefighters tackle kitchen blaze in Edmonton

    Fire fighters are tackling a kitchen fire in Edmonton. A total of four fire engines and 20 firefighters have been sent to deal with the blaze, at a house in Kipling Terrace,  Lower Edmonton. Emergency services were called at approximately 8.35am

  • Voluntary groups awarded iPads

    Vulnerable families and refugees are among those who will benefit after voluntary groups were given iPads. Home Start Enfield, which help vulnerable families with a child under five, were one of four groups to receive their iPad from Enfield Borough

  • Students show off flower design at Hampton Court

    A college has shown off its floral designs at one of the UK's most prestigious flower shows. Students and teachers in the floristry department at Capel Manor College, in Bullsmoor Lane, displayed their work at the Hampton Court Palace flower show