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  • 14-year-old arrested over suspected arson

    A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested over a suspected arson attack in Edmonton last Sunday. Police believe a fire that gutted an empty house in Cuckoo Hall Lane was started deliberately. Police were called to the scene at about 9pm and

  • Health secretary's speech receives mixed response

    THE freeze on NHS cuts announced by the health secretary met a mixed response outside Chase Farm Hospital this morning. Andrew Lansley spent two hours touring the hospital and explaining his new health plans to onlookers. Speaking to

  • Strange bright lights emblazon Edmonton sky

    MYSTERIOUS bright lights in a formation were witnessed in Edmonton last night. Richard Perry, 53, saw the strange sight at around 10.50pm from his garden in Sweet Briar Walk. Nine lights appeared in a triangle shape, he said, and then a further

  • The funny side of two worlds with Patrick Monahan

    Eating chocolate cake or licking mint ice cream is how comedian Patrick Monahan deals with stress. “I once ate seven cup cakes back- stage before a gig,” he jests. The immense strain this northern, family-friendly entertainer puts himself under

  • We are all in this together

    In response to Douglas Coker’s letter (‘Be as green as possible’, May 12), the modern Enfield Labour Party is sincerely and deeply focused on attacking the giant ecological challenges we all face. It has been gratifying to see this commitment recognised

  • Do what’s best for all of us

    I begin this letter with a disclaimer and a plea: it’s not a letter for or against transferring Palmers Green Library to Palmers Green town centre; it is a plea to take every issue into account, especially those that foster community. Michael Brett

  • Bumpy ride with Labour

    I am finding many people bemused by the fact that having elected two Conservative MPs out of three, we have a Labour council, as one would hardly vote for a Labour council if one had voted for a Conservative MP. Did Labour benefit from European Union

  • Prepare for first surgery

    I would like to thank those who voted for me at the General Election and returned me as MP for Enfield North. It is a tremendous honour and I am grateful for the confidence the constituency has placed in me. Regardless of how people voted, I will

  • Four wards to close in Chase Farm Hospital, sources say

    FOUR wards in Chase Farm Hospital will close in the next few months, sources have told the Enfield Independent. Bedford ward, Bramley ward, Durban ward and one other medical ward will be cut to make "efficiency savings", according to staff.

  • Health secretary scraps Chase Farm cuts - for now

    THE health secretary visited Chase Farm Hospital this morning to stress his commitment to halting top-down cuts to services. Andrew Lansley had a tour of the hospital, in The Ridgeway, before announcing he was scrapping Labour's plans to cut

  • Mike Gatting to attend summer cricket camps

    Southgate summer cricket camps will be taking place at the Walker Cricket Ground, Waterfall Road. The camps will provide professional cricket coaching for boys and girls from the ages of 6 to 16 years old. The camps will be run by qualified Level 1

  • Edmonton adventure playground to open in half term

    A NEW adventure playground has been created in time for half term. The Florence Hayes Adventure Playground in Fore Street, Edmonton, the first adventure play ground in Enfield, has taken just over a year to convert from an unused space to a

  • Walker Ground to stage football tournament

    THE Walker Ground 5-a-side Football Tournament 2010 takes place on July 13 to 15. Following another successful tournament in 2009, the Walker Cup, Ladies/Juniors Trophy and Walker Trophy will be held over three separate days at the Southgate-based venue