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Tomorrow's Tube strike to go ahead after talks fail
TALKS trying to prevent a 48-hour Tube strike have broken down this evening leaving commuters facing travel chaos. Ten hours of talks failed to find an agreement in the dispute over job cuts and pay. Now members of the Rail Maritime and Union (RMT)
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Modern slavery unmasked at Forty Hall exhibition
THE horrors of modern slavery are unmasked at a photographic exhibition being held at Forty Hall. The pictures show the ordinary houses and streets where slaves were held and forced to endure a grim life of rape, beatings, starvation and gruelling
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"We will close" say businesses faced with 70 per cent rent hike
BUSINESSES in Edmonton have said parts of the high street will close if the council continues with its proposal to increase rents by up to 70 per cent. At a meeting last month, high-ranking council officers and councillors heard a wave of protests
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Learn how best to protect your home
HOME owners will be taught how to protect their houses using security devices in their gardens, Enfield Police have announced. The Crime Prevention garden, designed by Mary Morrison, a former student of Garden Design at Capel Manor College, was co-funded
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Shop owner surrenders alcohol licence after 60 breaches
A WINCHMORE Hill shop owner gave up his alcohol licence minutes before the council could review it after the store failed a test and sold alcohol to children. Mohammed Salim, owner of Costcutter, in The Green, breached his licence conditions
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New company in charge of Enfield's trees
MAINTENANCE of Enfield's 20,000 trees has been contracted to a Hertfordshire company. A three year contract with a possible two year extension has gone to Gristwood and Toms. The service has been contracted out at a cost of £675,000 to the taxpayer
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Enfield student gives Ainsley Harriott a hand in the kitchen
CHEF Ainsley Harriott had a hand in the kitchen from a promising Enfield student when he dropped by last week. About 50 people turned out to Pearsons department store in Enfield Town last Thursday for a book signing by Mr Harriott, who presents
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Dead motorbike rider named
A 58-YEAR-OLD motorbike rider who was killed when his bike hit a tree last week has been named. Philip Sidney Ochiltree, of Potters Bar, Herts, was pronounced dead in Hadley Road, Enfield after his bike collided with a Ford Fiesta and ricochet
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Mini Olympics comes to Enfield
HUNDREDS of Enfield youngsters will this week take part in a mini Olympics in a bid to encourage children to take part in more sport. A smaller version of the London 2012 Olympic Games, entitled Go Enfield Go, will be held on Thursday at the Lee Valley
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Garden of learning to open at Capel Manor College
AN ENFIELD college will open its new garden of learning on Saturday, marking a partnership with Churchfield Primary School pupils from Edmonton. Pupils at Capel Manor College, in Bullsmoor Lane, will be able to relax in the child-friendly garden
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Cricket round-up
Southgate made it five wins out of five in Middlesex County League Division Two. They saw off Harrow by seven wickets on Saturday. There was also a winning draw for Enfield in the same division. However, Winchmore Hill are back at the bottom of Division
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European Elections: Labour losses less pronounced in London
THE EUROPEAN election results, announced late last night, show a comfortable Conservative win at the expense of Labour. Nationally, Labour has had its worst election since the Second World War, coming third behind the Conservatives and UKIP, with just
