[news link] Burglary rates are falling, insist police nlnews@archant.co.uk 26 August 2009 POLICE insist soaring rates of burglary insurance claims are at odds with the borough’s falling break-in rates in crime-hit streets. Hornsey and Crouch End were named and shamed as the second most risky areas to live in the capital according to the number…
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Haringey is London’s top burglary ‘hotspot’
[news link] Haringey is London’s top burglary ‘hotspot’ 5:09pm Thursday 30th July 2009 By Elizabeth Pears » HARINGEY is the worst area for burglaries in London. The break-in rate is now double the London average and the fourth worst in the UK, according to Home Office figures released this week after research by the Conservatives….
Shoppers urged to ditch plastic bags
[news link] Shoppers urged to ditch plastic bags nlnews@archant.co.uk 06 February 2009 A COMMUNITY group is hoping to rid its area of plastic bags, replacing them with new sustainable canvas bags. They are hoping to introduce the new environmentally friendly bags to the Harringay area in the coming months and have released several initial designs….
Graffiti vandal’s internet boasts
[from Islington Gazette] Graffiti vandal’s internet boasts nlnews@archant.co.uk 24 December 2008 A GRAFFITI artist believed to be part of a gang of vandals has posted pictures of himself spraying scores of his distinctive “tags” on the internet. The Islington-based vandal has been caught bragging and posting photos of illegally defacing property across the north of…
Parkland Walk robber guilty
[from Haringey Independent] Parkland Walk robber guilty 4:38pm Tuesday 23rd December 2008 By Charlotte Gray » A man dubbed as the Parkland Walk Robber has been found guilty of a series of robberies just a month after he was let out of prison. Barry Silburn, 42, of Stacey Street in Finsbury Park, was on trial…
Charity collection scam
Leaflets about a clothes collection by The Children’s Welfare Foundation are around in our area. It appears this is a scam commercial company not a charity who collects the clothes. Read full story: Dodgy “good cause” children’s welfare foundation wants your help
New park team plan a ‘poor use of resources’
[from Hornsey and Couch End Journal] New park team plan a ‘poor use of resources’ nlnews@archant.co.uk 19 November 2008 OFFICERS who have patrolled Haringey’s parks for years will not be able to apply for jobs in a new parks policing force, it has been revealed. Councillor Ron Aitken (Crouch End, Liberal Democrat) asked why Haringey…
Locals strike back at ‘warts and all’ guide
[from Islington Gazette] Locals strike back at ‘warts and all’ guide nlnews@archant.co.uk 12 November 2008 A NEW “warts and all” guidebook threatens to “let the cat out of the bag” about London – and Islington comes in for some serious abuse. The Not For Tourists Guide to London calls Archway “grimy”, Holloway “grotty” and one…
Booze deaths highest in capital
[from Tottenham, Wood Green & Edmonton] Booze deaths highest in capital nlnews@archant.co.uk 06 November 2008 MEN in Haringey are more likely to die from alcohol-related illnesses than in any other area of London, a report has revealed. The Dying for a Drink? report also shows more than 10,000 adults – or six per cent of…
Tax rise fears after Icelandic banks crash
[from Tottenham, Wood Green and Edmonton Journal] Tax rise fears after Icelandic banks crash nlnews@archant.co.uk 10 October 2008 MILLIONS of pounds of Haringey Council cash could be lost as a result of the Icelandic banking crisis, it has emerged. The council has around £37million of deposits in three Icelandic banks which folded this week –…
Britain’s 13 best autumn walks
[from Times Online] From The Sunday Times September 21, 2008 Britain’s 13 best autumn walks Woodland strolls, moorland romps and even a leafy city amble are included in our great British autumn walks guide 10 LONDON A linear nature reserve that runs for 4.5miles, Parkland Walk follows the old railway line from Finsbury Park to…
Knifeman ‘using nature trail’ to target women
[from Hornsey and Crouch End Journal] Knifeman ‘using nature trail’ to target women nlnews@archant.co.uk 17 September 2008 A KNIFE-wielding robber might be using Parkland Walk to move unchecked through Haringey, say police, after a series of terrifying night-time strikes on lone women. Officers have linked six robberies in the space of 14 days to one…
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