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….

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

Christmas shoppers face ‘car park chaos’

[from Hornsey and Crouch End Journal] Christmas shoppers face ‘car park chaos’ nlnews@archant.co.uk 12 November 2008 CHRISTMAS “chaos” looms for shoppers at a Harringay retail park if its owners and supermarket giant Sainsbury’s do not agree plans to solve traffic problems. That is the warning from Haringey Council, which has strongly criticised Sainsbury’s and Arena…

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 –…

MPS Crime Mapping website

Really interesting new service by Met Police, enter your N4 XYK postcode and then zoom out to see the overall situation in N4. Unfortunately I cannot provide a specific link at the moment but the general website one:  Crime Mapping website From the FAQ: What is the purpose of the new MPS Crime Mapping website?…

Report Your local Problems to your Safer Neighbourhood Team

The following link – report your local problem – will take you to a page on the Met Police web site where you can report any issue that are not critical but useful to know for your Safer Neighbourhood Team. Just clink on the Begin button at the bottom of the page and follow the…

Haringey Safer Neighbourhoods Team Level Web Pages

[from Haringey Met Police web site] Haringey Safer Neighbourhoods Team Level Web Pages This week, 4th August 2008, sees the launch of a pilot project, which sees each Safer Neighbourhoods Team in Haringey having their own web page. The project aims to enhance the current information provided on the Safer Neighbourhoods website by providing ward…

Guerilla Gardening

Following a discussion on Harringay On Line, Guerilla Gardening sounds like an interesting experiment/experience. Here the web site. Anyone fancying the idea of some Guerrilla Gardening initiative in N4? Leave a comment!

Tougher action needed to stop landlord scams

[from Hornsey and Crouch End Journal] Tougher action needed to stop landlord scams nlnews@archant.co.uk 09 July 2008 RESIDENTS are urging Haringey Council to appoint a new chief of housing to clamp down on dodgy landlords who put the lives of tenants and neighbours in danger. Some landlords are risking huge fires by wiring electricity supplies…

Park loo that became gallery faces closure as cash dries up

[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 Plan for information centre raises questions over how decisions are made A THREAT to a popular art gallery – in a converted public toilet…

London’s burglary hot spots

[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…

Haringey Community and Police Consultative Group

COMMUNITY & POLICE CONSULTATIVE GROUP PUBLIC MEETING   Members of the public are invited to attend the Public Meeting of the Haringey Community & Police Consultative Group.   What are your views about crime and disorder in the borough? TELL US   Think MORE could be done?  Think the police prioritise the WRONG problems? Are…