NORTH Middlesex Hospital opens its new £123m facility next month. The hospital, which has London's 4th busiest A&E with 160,000 visitors per year, will open the doors to a modern block housing a state-of-the-art A&E, outpatient services, 12
HOPES Palmers Green computer hacker Gary McKinnon will avoid extradition have been renewed after the new home secretary agreed to review his case. Lawyers acting on behalf of Mr McKinnon appealed to the secretary of state in advance of a judicial
THE INVENTOR of the world's first ever cash machine, which was installed in Enfield in the Sixties, has died aged 84. Scot John Shepherd-Barron came up with the concept for the machine while in the bath after being locked out of his bank.
It was with great pride and admiration that the parents, coaches, managers, chairman and club secretary of Olympiacos Youth FC watched every player of the club’s teams (ranging from under 9s to under 13s) receive an award from the Enfield Association
ANIMAL loving-Christians are invited to bring their pets to church for a pet-blessing service next month. St Paul’s Church, Winchmore Hill, is expecting dogs, cats, gerbils and even a pair of police horses to attend its second ever pet blessing
CUTS to Chase Farm Hospital services have been put on hold by the new health secretary. Andrew Lansley yesterday called a halt to NHS London's plans to reconfigure health services across north London. The proposals, which centred on the
A FILM by an Enfield student will be shown at Cannes Film Festival this week. Navarro Aydemir was "overwhelmed" when he found out his short film "Henry", which he made as a university project, was selected for screening at the internationally
Leytonstone-based theatre group the Woodhouse Players is going back in time to 1981 for its next show, Stags and Hens, by Willy Russell. As the title suggests, the play focuses on a couple about to get married, Linda and Dave. Unbeknown to each other
DELAYS getting beds and frustration with waiting times were highlighted by patients in a survey on Chase Farm Hospital. The Care Quality Commission's inpatient survey, released last week, said Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust is performing
The famous film When Harry Met Sally has been made into a stage play. Sarah Jayne Dunn, who plays Sally, chats to Nick Elvin ASK anyone what they remember about the film When Harry Met Sally and they are likely to recall that scene in the restaurant
Dust off those trainers and join the Redbridge Ramblers on their free walking festival, to celebrate National Get Walking Day. The five-mile hike offers the people of Rebridge and surrounding areas a social event. The walk takes place in Rebridge, starting
PUB regulars are renowned for the occasional hair of the dog - but few are known for taking it literally. The Fallow Buck, in Clay Hill, Enfield, is the exception, having set up a special bar for pups to enjoy a tipple alongside their owners
Bob Dylan’s much anticipated art collection The Drawn Blank Series 2010, is going on show at the Artisan Fine Art galleries in South Woodford and Epping. The series consists of limited edition graphics, taken from drawings Dylan created while on the
GET your cowboy boots tapping, your Stetson hat flapping and head on down to the Queen’s Theatre for some good ol’ Country Music ‘n’ Fun. The night will be filled with rocking country classics and comedy, and will be hosted by award-winning singer-songwriter
Two major choral works will be heard perhaps for the first time in more than 200 years this weekend in Chingford. The pieces, A Gloria and A Miserere, are by Antonio Lotti, a Venetian contemporary of the better known Vivaldi. And it
LEE Valley Regional Park will host three events this weekend. On Saturday, at 7pm, there will be a lecture and practical sessions focusing on the natural history and ecology of moths. The event takes place at Myddelton House Gardens, Bulls Cross, Enfield
FREE sports activities are being organised for youngsters next month. Children aged eight to 19 can play hockey, squash and use the climbing wall at the Walker Ground from June 2 to 4. The sessions are open to all abilities. To
A WOMAN has been moved out of her home of 35 years and lost nearly all of her belongings due to damaged asbestos. Carol Gola, 57, was relocated on April 21 after the substance was discovered in her house in Turkey Street Estate, in Dendridge
A FORMER councillor was appointed as director of Chase Farm Hospital. Fiona Bulmer, who lost the Conservative leadership battle for Barnet Council in December, has been appointed to the board of Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust.
