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Local MP joins residents in protest against latest Green Lanes gambling site

Bambos Charalambous has called on Enfield Council to reject the application from Palace Amusements for yet another adult gaming centre in N13

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Enfield fly-tipper convicted for second time

The 56-year-old was accused of dumping waste illegally in the same location where he had previously been busted

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Developer reveals plan for nearly 400 homes on ‘derelict’ sports ground site

Brimsdown Sports Ground has been fenced off for over a decade but could now be redeveloped

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Opening date of Enfield’s new Second World War museum announced

Trent Park House of Secrets will be opening to the public next month after an almost decade-long restoration project

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New local NHS body invites residents to have their say

The 'Let's Talk' campaign allows people to share their views on how the newly-created NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board (ICB) "listens to and acts on feedback"

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Council agrees new deal on adult social care support services

Civica's contract with the local authority is being extended by at least three years

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Red weather warning for ‘extreme heat’ in Enfield this week

It's the first time such an alert has been issued since the UK temperature record was broken four years ago

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Polanski’s personal tax affairs ‘outside scope’ of GLA’s code of conduct

The Green Party leader and London Assembly member had been accused of breaching the Greater London Authority's code of conduct over a tax issue

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Embracing who I am

Enfield resident Frankie Brady opens up about his difficult childhood and how he wants to help others who struggle to 'fit in'

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Hadley Wood campaigners welcome news that Green Belt site is set be safeguarded

Three grazing fields had been included in the Local Plan by the previous Labour council administration but an inspector has now demanded they be protected

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Golf club hopes government will ‘respect’ planning inspector’s view that site should be protected

Inspector ruled that most of Crews Hill Golf Course should be kept within the Green Belt and that Enfield Council “should consider” cancelling housing plans entirely

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Former Labour councillor named as chair of new neighbourhood board in Enfield Wash

Rick Jewell will lead on the newly-created 'Pride in Place' board for the area with £20m of government funding available to spend over the next decade

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Enfield Council drops defence of Whitewebbs Park legal case

Local campaigners have brought a judicial review against the decision to grant planning permission to Tottenham Hotspur for a new training centre

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Number of empty homes in London up 81% in a decade as City Hall urged to intervene

Last year there were 105,138 empty homes in London, representing 2.7% of the total number of dwellings

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Warning over job losses at Met Police after City Hall blocks Palantir contract

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said the force may need to cut up to 700 roles

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Enfield journalist made an MBE in latest honours list

Aditya Chakrabortty grew up in Edmonton and writes a regular column for The Guardian

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Nominations open for third edition of Enfield Business Awards

The 2026 awards will join forces with Enfield Business Expo and local community network Sophia’s Diary

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New café opens at Trent Park House ahead of museum’s big launch this summer

Museum trustee and comedian Helen Lederer cut the ribbon on the cafe on Sunday

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Khan says he hopes to gain control of North London rail route ‘sooner rather than later’

Devolution of the Hertford Loop Line is seen as crucial if the government wants to press ahead with a 21,000-home 'new town' at Crews Hill

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‘Major expansion’ of EV on-street charging points in Enfield announced

The council is working with a private provider to install 1,000 new chargers within street light columns