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Recycling rate continues to fall across Enfield
Latest figures show the borough is still moving backwards on recycling
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Crime falling in Enfield despite continued rise of hate offences
Latest Met Police figures from show a 12.6% drop in total recorded offences
Enfield man charged Primrose Hill murder
Finbar Sullivan, aged 21, was stabbed to death at the popular tourist spot last Tuesday
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Social media: what Enfield students think
In the second part of a three-month series, local school students Megan Ledain, Jessica Ampong and Charlotte O’Donoghue speak to classmates about what the government can do to protect children from social media harms
What the parties are promising ahead of May’s local election
As six local parties vie for votes at next month's local election, James Cracknell looks at the campaign pledges being made
Man charged after discovery of firearms and drugs stash
Thirteen counterfeit Glock-style guns plus magazines and hundreds of rounds of ammo were all discovered at a property in Palmers Green
Locked gate in Palmers Green mystifies local residents
The gate blocks residents from crossing the Pymmes Brook to reach local shops or the railway station
New after-school boxing programme launched with help from local recycling firm
The Powerday Foundation has entered into a partnership with Edmonton Eagles Boxing Club to run the scheme
UK leisure centre charity with 20 sites enters administration - one already to close
Fusion Lifestyle, which operates 26 leisure centres across the UK, has entered administration.
Beauty chain to return to high street with 25 new stores after closing 150 last year
Bodycare collapsed into administration in September last year, forcing around 150 stores to close
3 major airlines cancel flights and hike fares as fuel costs rise - are you affected?
Air India, Air New Zealand, and Delta Airlines are the latest airlines to cancel flights and increase fares amid rising fuel prices caused by the Middle East conflict.
New EastEnders suicide storyline praised by Samaritans for its treatment of character
Samaritans has praised an upcoming EastEnders storyline that hopes to “help tackle stigma” around the topic of suicide.
Government housing chief quizzed on ‘new town’ – but misses chance to visit Crews Hill
The Dispatch spoke exclusively today to Labour's secretary of state for housing as he joined the campaign trail ahead of next month's local election
London borough councils urged to commit to ‘basic standards’ of temporary housing
A new campaign has listed five basic standards of living that should always be met whenever a family is placed into temporary accommodation by a local council
Care home residents donate Easter eggs to children in hospital
Residents at Signature at Highgate care home in The Bishops Avenue donated eggs to young patients at the Whittington Hospital and Barnet General Hospital.
Long wait goes on for Londoners living in buildings with dangerous cladding
Thousands of Londoners continue to live in tall buildings with fire safety issues nearly a decade after Grenfell Tower disaster
Channel 4 pulls last episode of The Great Celebrity Bake Off featuring Scott Mills
Channel 4 has pulled the last episode of The Great Celebrity Bake Off due to it featuring former BBC DJ Scott Mills.
Adults are brightening up their wardrobe with ‘dopamine dressing’ this spring
Adults are brightening up their wardrobe with ‘dopamine dressing’ to boost their mood this spring.
Cockfosters heading to Wembley after stunning FA Vase semi-final win
Two-legged victory over Punjab FC puts Chalk Lane side in dreamland
All 40 of UK fashion retailer's stores could close this month amid administration
Administrators are set to review Quiz's remaining 40 stores in the UK and seven concession stores in Ireland at the end of April, according to reports.