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Southgate’s cottage gastro pub makes a welcome return
Neil Littman visits a newly refurbished and reopened The Woodman
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Enfield Council under ‘no overall control’ as Tories fall one seat short of majority
As Enfield Labour loses power after 16 years, James Cracknell reports on a tumultuous local election count
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Local Election 2026: Live updates from Enfield Civic Centre as the results come in
Get the latest news as it arrives from the count with 63 councillors due to be elected to Enfield Council by the end of Friday (8th)
Enfield community groups win funding to help support homeless residents
The six local organisations received around £10,000 each from a London charity and will now launch a forum supporting people in temporary housing
Aftermath of warehouse fire revealed as £500,000-worth of stock destroyed
The cause of Saturday's fire in Crews Hill is still being investigated
Voting begins as polling stations open for local election
Registered voters have until 10pm this evening to vote for the people they'd like to represent them at Enfield Civic Centre
Kemi Badenoch visits Crews Hill on eve of crucial local election
However the Conservative Party leader admitted to the Dispatch she was completely unaware of the 21,000-home 'new town' being planned by the government for the area
Two-in-five young Londoners likely to leave capital amid concern over careers, costs and crime
New research finds a third of 18 to 30-year-olds expect to leave London within the next two years
Campaign group slams government over lack of information on ‘new town’
Better Homes for Enfield suggests certain details might be being withheld because of the local election
Local MP calls for action over high street shops operating as ‘fronts’ for illegal activity
Petition presented in House of Commons calls for greater powers to be given to local councils to tackle the issue
Enfield pub closes down ahead of redevelopment
The Lincoln is set to be demolished and replaced with a five-storey block of 23 flats that includes a new pub on the ground floor
Advertorial: Luxury living, exceptional care
Signature Senior Lifestyle is a leading provider of luxury residential, nursing, dementia, respite, rehabilitation and day care across London and the Home Counties, coming to Enfield with the opening of a new, state-of-the-art home.
Former high street bank could be turned into flats
The former branch of NatWest in Angel Edmonton has sat empty for two years but could soon become a residential premises with eight flats
Helping black men to open up
Jim Wasswa and Ruben Cabral speak to Courtney Brown, CEO of Father2Father and community leader, about the lack of support for black men and mental health
Help available for visually-impaired voters in Enfield
The Royal National Institute of Blind People says a new device to help residents cast their vote will be available to use at local polling stations this week
Warehouses go up in flames in Crews Hill
Twelve fire engines and around 80 firefighters responded to the blaze
Supporting grassroots filmmaking in Enfield and beyond
David Williamson from Talkies Community Cinema on how a new awards programme offers a platform for filmmakers to showcase their work
Youth football team ‘distraught’ at being disqualified from tournament just days before finals
Under-16s side from Ponders End won five rounds of matches before being told they would be kicked out of tournament less than two weeks before finals weekend
Council rejects licence bid for proposed Edmonton nightclub
Concerns were raised by police and councillors over the impact of the new venue