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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
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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)
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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
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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

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Palmers Green artist and musician Patrick Samuel has channelled his thoughts and frustrations from the last year into his new album, Communion
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Time to get political

30 January 2021
Enfield North MP Feryal Clark (credit parliament.uk)
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No time to waste

8 July 2020
Maria Kane (inset) is chief executive of North Middlesex University Hospital in Edmonton
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Hospital chief warns against ‘second wave’ of virus

1 May 2020
Candice Charles is a local foster carer and allotment enthusiast
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Candice attitude

4 April 2020
Sadiya Mohamoud runs a bilingual childminding service in Enfield
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Going the extra mile

10 February 2020
Pauline Ferguson
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In good confidence

14 January 2020
Detective Chief Superintendent Treena Fleming
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Top of the cops

12 October 2019
Councillor Kate Anolue at her mayor-making ceremony
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From midwife to mayor

23 July 2019
Old Bakery Gin in Pymmes Mews, Bowes
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Just the tonic

7 May 2019
Myra Schneider in Arnos Park
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Poetry in motion

15 April 2019
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Naked ambition

18 February 2019
Monty Meth, president of Enfield Over 50s Forum
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A lifetime of achievement

27 December 2018
The Larder
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Living it lard

29 November 2018
Patrick Samuel
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Art and soul

25 November 2018
My Time, Palmers Green
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Time for tea

26 October 2018
Kate McGeevor
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Life begins at Forty Hall Farm

17 October 2018
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