[from Muswell Hill Journal]
Action over land grabs
nlnews@archant.co.uk
01 May 2008
OWNERS of a Muswell Hill house that allegedly had its back garden extended onto a nature reserve have been forced to remove a fence on the contested site.
This comes as Haringey Council announced a crackdown on illegal movement onto council land - known as encroachment - with [...]
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Posted in Arts, Brownswood ward, Crouch End ward, Finsbury Park, Finsbury Park ward, Hackney, Haringey, Harringay ward, Highbury West ward, Islington, London, Manor House, People, Seven Sisters Road, Seven Sisters ward, St Ann's ward, Stroud Green ward, Tollington ward, gallery:space on 28 March 2008 | No Comments »
[from Islington Tribune]
Shiri Shalmy outside the art gallery. ‘This has been a labour of love for me,’ she said
Park loo that became gallery faces closure as cash dries up
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[from This is London]
London’s burglary hot spots
Martin Bentham, Home Affairs Editor
25.03.08
A residential district of Kentish Town is London’s worst burglary hot spot, according to Met figures.
The Cantelowes ward, a part of Camden which contains a mix of large privately owned Victorian homes and council flats, achieved the unwanted position after suffering more than 24 burglaries [...]
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Posted in Crime, Crouch End ward, Events, Haringey, Harringay ward, London, Manor House, Police, Seven Sisters Road, Seven Sisters ward, St Ann's ward, Stroud Green ward on 14 March 2008 | No Comments »
COMMUNITY & POLICE CONSULTATIVE GROUP
PUBLIC MEETING
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Members of the public are invited to attend the Public Meeting of the
Haringey Community & Police Consultative Group.
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What are your views about crime and disorder in the borough? TELL US
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[from Haringey Council]
Views sought on second stage of Parkland Walk proposals
Wednesday 27 February 2008
Residents are being invited to give their views on the second part of Haringey Council’s proposals to improve the longest nature reserve in London.
The council has launched a public consultation on the plans for the northern stretch of Parkland Walk, which runs [...]
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Posted in Brownswood ward, Crime, Crouch End ward, Finsbury Park, Finsbury Park ward, Hackney, Haringey, Harringay ward, Highbury West ward, Islington, Kings Crescent estate, London, Manor House, Portland Rise, Seven Sisters Road, Seven Sisters ward, Six Acres estate, Stroud Green ward, Tollington ward, Woodberry Down, Youth on 18 February 2008 | No Comments »
The web site Piczo claims to have updated information about the Gangs in London with information about the ones in N4 area.
The following links document better which are the gangs in N4 locating them in a map: Hackney and Islington.
For N4 the names are Blue City, Queens Drive, Finsbury Park Man Dem, Holly Park Boyz [...]
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[from This Is Local London]
Taking it slow in the suburbs
By Caron Kemp
The first 20mph speed limit in the borough was introduced in Wood Green in 2001. Since then, the same limit has been rolled out or proposed in 29 areas of Haringey, making it a contender to become the first London borough with a blanket [...]
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Posted in Brownswood ward, Crime, Crouch End ward, Finsbury Park, Finsbury Park ward, Hackney, Haringey, Highbury West ward, Islington, London, Stroud Green ward, Tollington ward, Youth on 30 January 2008 | No Comments »
[from Islington Gazette]
‘Postcode wars’ at centre of gang feuds
nlnews@archant.co.uk
30 January 2008
THE “postcode wars” that make some estates no-go areas for Islington youths begin because teens want respect from older hardened criminals.
For feuding gang members, stepping over the “front line” between N1 and E8 can mean death.
Numerous killings, including the 2005 murder of Essayas Kassahun [...]
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[from Tottenham, Wood Green and Edmonton]
Popular walk set for improvements
nlnews@archant.co.uk
23 January 2008
WORK is due to start this month on improvements to a stretch of Parkland Walk.
The work includes improvements to drainage, path repairs in muddy and rough areas, and better signs in the stretch of the walk between Highgate and Finsbury Park.
Councillor Brian Haley, [...]
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[from Muswell Hill journal]
Teen throws stones at car
nlnews@archant.co.uk
09 January 2008
A TEENAGE yob who pelted a car in Muswell Hill with stones was caught in the act by police this week.
A man was with his silver Rover car at The Viaduct, off St James’s Lane, on Saturday when it was hit with stones from Parkland [...]
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