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Police ask for help over thief who missed probation meeting
POLICE hunting a Bulgarian woman who skipped her probation think she may be in Enfield. Elena Ilieva, 32, has failed to keep any of her probation appointments after being released from prison, where she was serving a sentence for theft.
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Bowls club demolition decision put off until June
BOWLERS campaigning against plans to close their Southgate club have gained a reprieve after councillors deferred a decision. Bramley Road Bowls and Squash Centre, in Chase Side, has been earmarked for demolition as part of Enfield Council's
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Call for referrals system to be axed after 2,000 patient cases delayed
CALLS are growing for a system to refer patients for hospital treatment to be ditched after a serious failure was uncovered. Nearly 2,000 referrals from GPs in Enfield were delayed because of understaffing at the NHS Enfield Specialist Clinical
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Teacher who swore and pushed pupils spared ban
A TEACHER who swore at pupils, pushed over a student and pulled the hair of another has been spared a teaching ban. Trevor Goode, former teacher at Lea Valley High School in Bullsmoor Lane, was found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct
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Enfield MP issues 'red lines' over NHS reform
ENFIELD MP Nick de Bois has issued a rallying cry to fellow Tories to stand up for their beliefs over reform of the NHS. Nick de Bois has written to all Tory MPs, setting out a series of “red lines” from which he urges his party not to retreat
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Commonwealth champion launches charity fun run
A COMMONWEALTH Games gold medallist was in Enfield this week to fire the starting gun at a charity run. Montell Douglas, who won a 4x100m relay gold in India last year, was at the start line for the annual event at Middlesex University's Trent
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Health boss: 'It's never too late to be immunised'
PARENTS have urged to ensure their children have the MMR jab after a dramatic rise in cases of measles across London. In Enfield, there have been four children diagnosed with measles in the borough already this year, compared with just one
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A fine route at night
From the “you couldn’t make it up” department. Enfield’s Labour council has decided to organise a 15k charity walk exclusively for women. It’ll take place on a Friday night, next month. Similar to the “moon walk” which takes place at Hyde Park – Enfield
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Slowly killing pride for town
I must say I agree with your readers’ comments (‘Wheelie bins are unsightly’, Opinion, May 18). We are bluntly told that three wheelie bins will be imposed on every household regardless of our wishes — at a massive unnecessary cost in the present economic
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No support for proposal
So great is the opposition to the Pinkham Way waste plant proposal that no one could be found to speak in favour of it at a well-attended public meeting held at Broomfield School, Enfield, on May 17, and Bounds Green School, Haringey, on May 18, attended
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Try saying no to bins
In Hydefield Close we have mostly terraced houses and certainly did not want bins. However, we had no choice, except for one lady who said she wasn’t going to have them so the council provided her with one year’s supply of plastic bags. So now you
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Let Enfield join protest
I supported Charles Walker MP in his protest to retain the Urgent Care Centre (UCC) in Cheshunt on Saturday, as I am sure the UCC offers a useful local service to those less able to travel even if, as in my case, you are referred to Chase Farm Hospital
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It’s best if we pull together
While walking through Enfield Town recently I noticed that the holder for people to put their discarded cigarette butts outside Waterstones was billowing smoke. As a fine upstanding member of the community, I found those environmental council officers
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Post Office to trial new branch in Bowes Road
A NEW Post Office will open in New Southgate five years after the old branch closed down, it has been announced. Heath News, in Bowes Road, will be the new base for the Post Office, serving residents of New Southgate and Arnos Grove.
