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Stop further felling destruction on the parkland walk n4 - please sign petition Dear all, Please do keep sharing our petition to stop further felling on the Parkland Walk after they chopped down 175 trees since Jan/February (much more than their estimation of 80) to assess possible bridge damage and future bridgeworks. http://chng.it/SDCp26HZTg   At the Muswell Hill end they mistakenly felled some 150 year old oaks, due to a miscalculation as to where to measure their 5metre remit from the bri...

Politically correct councillors are set to spend £186,000 of taxpayers’ cash renaming a 300-year-old road – despite no evidence it has racist connotations. Labour-run Haringey Council decided to change the name of Black Boy Lane, in West Green, north London, last year after the Black Lives Matter protests but residents are firmly against it. It will provide a ‘voluntary’ £300 payment to the 183 homes impacted by the proposal to call it La Rose Lane – after local poet John La Rose.�...

By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey The number of homes built in Haringey is below a key target (Image: Pixabay) The leader of Haringey Council has denied claims the local authority has “lost control of planning” after the borough failed to hit a key homes target. Cllr Joseph Ejiofor blamed private developers for the under-delive...

Haringey has three rapid-testing centres - Credit: PA/Wire With the roll out of the Covid vaccine, I think we can be reassured that there is actually daylight at the end of the tunnel, not another train approaching. Nevertheless, it remains important that we do not lose focus, stick to the rules, continue to protect the capacity of the NHS and when our time comes, get vaccinated against this terrible virus. Until then, I urge everyone who cannot work from home to help protect their families and...

By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey The council leader defended a £12m refurbishment scheme The leader of Haringey Council has defended a £12 million revamp of a listed building that was branded a “vanity project” by opposition councillors. Cllr Joseph Ejiofor said the project to renovate the Civic Centre in Wood Green will p...

Homes for Haringey was established in 2006 - Credit: Ken Mears Haringey Council has begun moves to take its housing arm back in-house, but faces accusations it is trying to “sneak through” the change.  Council leader Joseph Ejiofor said the plan is part of a review into building a “fairer” borough. Haringey Liberal Democrats have questioned the timing of the proposal during the pandemic, when it says opportunities for consultation are "limited”.   Homes for Haringey, set up in 2...

comments Boris Johnson has urged parents to send their children back to primaries that are set to reopen tomorrow PM said he had no doubt that schools were safe but refused to rule out full shutdown in the weeks to come Mr Johnson warned that harsher lockdown measures will probably be needed due to the mutant Covid strain  Ofsted boss Amanda Spielman has delivered stark warning that childrens learning cannot be furloughed  Left-wing councils join revolt against Government plans as National E...

The head of Englands schools watchdog today warned that education cannot be furloughed as Left-wing councils joined the revolt against Government plans to keep schools open. Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman said school closures should be kept to the absolute minimum, revealing that the first lockdown disrupted childrens learning and wider development. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, she said Ofsted had found some younger children had forgotten how to hold a pencil or use a knife and for...

Boris Johnson warned harsher lockdown measures will probably be needed due to the mutant Covid strain Keir Starmer condemned the PM for delaying and insisted national lockdown should happen within 24 hours  Mr Johnson has urged parents still to send their children back to primaries that are set to reopen tomorrow  PM said he had no doubt that schools were safe but refused to rule out full shutdown in the weeks to come  Ofsted boss Amanda Spielman has delivered stark warning that childrens le...

Head teachers are calling on the Government to scrap this summers GCSE and A-level exams amid outrage over Gavin Williamsons plans to keep schools open. Most primaries in England are expected to re-open their doors tomorrow, while secondary schools will reopen on a staggered basis later this month with plans to test every student weekly.  Yesterday, however, the UKs largest teaching union advised members it was not safe to return to the classroom - with several left-wing councils demanding th...