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Yvonne mourns 'best friend and soulmate'
As the borough returns to normality after the horror of the terrorist attacks on London, one Enfield woman is coming to terms with the loss of her "soulmate". Thirty-year-old Yvonne Nash desperately searched for her fianc Jamie Gordon for five days after
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Electricity firm blames power cuts on careless workmen
A councillor has launched a stinging attack on Edmonton's electricity provider, after 19 blackouts in the past eight months. Cllr Denise Headley's comments came after it was revealed there have been 19 power cuts in Edmonton since December 2004. Most
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'Stop ducks dying or fill in poisonous lake'
Birds are in danger of being wiped out on a lake at Edmonton's Pymmes Park following a suspected outbreak of botulism. Some 50 ducks and geese have been pulled from the water echoing scenes from 2003, when more than 70 birds died on the poisoned lake
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Cops call for help in rape case
Police have reissued an appeal for information after a woman was raped in Enfield Playing Fields on April 14. The 18-year-old was walking home through playing fields from Donkey Lane, at about 11.30pm when she was grabbed from behind by a man who demanded
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Trio in dock over stabbing of 35-year-old
Three men have been charged in connection with the murder of a man from Ponders End. Father-of-one Jason Warburton, 35, was stabbed to death at Honiton House, Exeter Road, at around 12.20am last Monday. He was confirmed dead at the scene. Mr Warburton
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Hunt for brave fireman's relatives
An Edmonton woman is seeking the relatives of a fireman who died in the line of duty during World War I. Firefighters John Horn and Billy Hanscombe were killed in action fighting a fire at Edmonton munitions factory on October 11, 1918. Thanks to
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Stars of 60s support gig for kids orphaned by bike crash
by JOHNATHAN SCHRODER Hundreds of well-wishers attended a packed concert to raise cash for four children orphaned by a road accident in Winchmore Hill last month. The concert for Wayne and Jackie Nicholls, who died when their motorbike was in collision
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Park rape sparks alert
Police are urging women to be on their guard after a rape in Edmonton's Pymmes Park on Thursday night. The 22-year-old was walking through the park from Sterling Way at about 9.30pm when she was grabbed around the neck from behind. She was dragged further
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Hope amid sorrow
"We are not afraid and you will not win" that was the defiant message to the terrorists as the first named victim of the London bombings was laid to rest. Up to 100 grieving family members and friends of legal secretary Susan Levy gathered at Golders
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Don't panic in face of danger to avoid abuse
As I was pushing my trolley across the car park in Sainsbury's Winchmore Hill, one afternoon last weekm I saw a woman reverse her car out of a parent and child bay and head the wrong way down the one-way system. She turned left but mis-judged the turn
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Olympic games will bring marvellous benefits to UK
What a pity it is, when London very much against the odds, secured the 2012 Olympic Games, that Peter Perryman (Letters, July 13) should not only complain about the cost of staging such an event, but compare British workers in a negative light against
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Clean bill of health for hospital
I have read so many times in the newspapers of the crisis in the National Health Service in general and the failings of Chase Farm Hospital in particular. Very recently, my husband suffered a heart attack late one evening at home. I dialled 999
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Independent Comment: Wildlife deaths
News that birds are once again dying in large numbers at Edmonton's Pymmes Park Lake has upset conservationists. Residents Theresa Lefley and Linda Badham have worked hard over the past year to ensure the wildfoul have been protected after 70 birds
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For a taste of the Orient in Palmers Green, Chef Gourmet is the perfect choice.
What could be nicer on a warm summers evening than to sit in an open-fronted restaurant enjoying a great meal. Chef Gourmet in Palmers Green is a combination of modern styling, relaxed atmosphere and the best Chinese cuisine. Its popular buffet menu
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Free coaching
The Excel Sports Academy is offering free coaching in football, tennis and basketball at Aylward School in Windmill Lane, Edmonton, this summer. Boys and girls aged between eight and 13 are welcome between 9.30am and 11.30am on Saturday, July 23 and
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Silver award caps great season for Palmers Green
Palmers Green Netball Club were presented with a silver CAPS (Club Actions Planning Scheme) award at the final England v Jamaica international in Birmingham. CAPS is directly linked to Sport England's Clubmark scheme and is all about good practice
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Surprise defeat for Middlesex in Sunday league
First-class county cricket came to Southgate for the final time this season on Sunday and it proved to be another run feast for spectators. But Middlesex CCC could not sign off with a win, slipping to a surprise defeat against Gloucestershire in the
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McCarthys in winning form
It was a good weekend for the McCarthy family. Husband and wife Brian and Vickie won Trent Park Running Club's annual aquathlon in the grounds of Middlesex University on Saturday. Almost 100 competitors competed over four different distances in the
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Leaders can only manage a draw
Middlesex County League round-up Second-placed Winchmore Hill failed to make ground on leaders Ealing in the battle for the Division One title. Both sides had to settle for just one point after drawing their games on Saturday. Hill found the going