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Government housing chief quizzed on ‘new town’ – but misses chance to visit Crews Hill

The Dispatch spoke exclusively today to Labour's secretary of state for housing as he joined the campaign trail ahead of next month's local election

Crews Hill with (inset) council leader Ergin Erbil and Housing Secretary Steve Reed pictured in Enfield today
Interviews

A different economic idea for Enfield

The Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries (credit Kate Raworth and Christian Guthier. CC-BY-SA 4.0. Citation: Raworth, K. (2017), ‘Doughnut Economics: seven ways to think like a 21st century economist’. London: Penguin Random House)
Interviews

Khan ‘defending the government rather than doing what Londoners need’ claims Green leader

Leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski poses for photos in the City Hall in London, Britain 01 December 2025. Facundo Arrizabalaga/MyLondon
Interviews

Stephen K Amos on why ‘laughter is the best medicine’

Stephen K Amos
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Working for change and cohesion

Chandra Bhatia, chief executive of Enfield Racial Equality Council

Category - Interviews

Two of Bloqs' founders, Arnaud Nichols (left) and Al Parra (right)
Interviews

Building a new home for London’s makers

2 March 2022
Clare Donovan, founder of Cooking Champions CIC
Interviews

Cooking up a storm

10 January 2022
Leo Powell
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Changing lives through storytelling

15 December 2021
Bethany Hamlin and Ashley Driver play the stepmother and father in 'Ever After - A Mixed Up Fairytale'
Events • Interviews

Fairytale endings

23 November 2021
David Hilliard is a cycling instructor with London Cycling Campaign
Interviews

Giving cyclists confidence

20 November 2021
Stuart Lawrence
Events • Interviews

Being the change you want to see

28 October 2021
Colin Lee-Own inside the 21K Digital Media Hub at Edmonton Green Shopping Centre
Interviews

Helping young people into work

20 October 2021
Dr Nnenna Osuji (credit North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust)
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‘Work to do’ in tackling North Mid backlog

6 October 2021
Alison Archer pictured at Broomfield Park where she was one of the volunteers who helped create a new wetlands (credit Vinnie Lo)
Interviews

Cleaning up our local streams

8 September 2021
June Smitherman (pictured right) with volunteers at the animal sanctuary in Trent Park
Interviews

Giving injured animals a fighting chance

14 August 2021
Palmers Green resident David Williamson runs Talkies Community Cinema and also helps run Broomfield Summer Festival
Interviews

Dedicated to supporting local arts and culture

16 July 2021
Jane Maggs is the vice-chair of Southgate District Civic Voice
Interviews

The civic organiser who gets local voices heard

19 June 2021
Lesley Ansell has been a familiar face around Eldon Primary School for around 25 years
Interviews

Parents grateful for school officer’s kindness

26 May 2021
Nishan Dzhingozyan moved to London from Bulgaria in 2005
Interviews

Reaching those in need

26 April 2021
PC Simon Odong has been a police officer for 16 years
Interviews

Making the right choices

17 April 2021
Pam's Pantry is based at Ponders End United Reformed Church and is led by Melanie Smith, pictured left
Interviews

A foodbank for everyone

7 April 2021
Christine with her beloved pooch, Teddy
Interviews

A friend of ‘all animals and people’

24 March 2021
Trevor Blackman is the partnership manager for local charity Edmonton Community Partnership
Interviews

Uniting communities

22 March 2021
Carole Stanley organises litter picks around Bush Hill Park
Interviews

Volunteer who helped transform local park

8 February 2021
Maria Kane (inset) is chief executive of North Middlesex University Hospital in Edmonton
Interviews

Praise for hospital staff after pandemic hits new peak

1 February 2021
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