Enfield Dispatch

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Cycle lanes in eastern Enfield ‘increasingly well used’

2 April 2026

Plans for Quakers Walk with Tory councillors Andy Milne (inset left) and Chris Dey (inset right)

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Tory councillors slam decision to not allow vote on controversial planning app

30 March 2026

Darren Braithwaite on the C1 cycleway in Freezywater

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Anger and dismay over Tory election pledge to remove Hertford Road cycle lanes

27 March 2026

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Government confirms Crews Hill as one of seven ‘new towns’

22 March 2026

A steamroller pictured on Church Street this morning

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Council resurfacing Church Street just weeks after installing bus lane and red route

19 March 2026

The planning committee meeting on Tuesday 17th (credit Joe Ives-LDRS) and (inset) Mahym Bedekova

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Planning committee approves Labour chair’s ‘retrospective’ HMO application

18 March 2026

Features

Has Enfield Labour kept its promises?

15 March 2026

Crews Hill Golf Club and (inset) Enfield Council leader Ergin Erbil

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Ergin Erbil finally deletes misleading social media post about golf club

12 March 2026

Thomas Turrell at City Hall (credit Thomas Turrell via X)

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Khan told to focus on fixing potholes rather than ‘anti-motorist’ schemes

10 March 2026

The council chamber during the budget debate with (inset left) Dr Dre and (inset right) Paul Simon

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Councillors approve civic centre budget as both sides make pitch for votes

27 February 2026

The City Hall budget debate (credit Kumail Jaffer/LDRS)

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Khan’s City Hall budget for 2026/27 approved as amendments from rivals fail to pass

27 February 2026

Enfield Civic Centre and (inset, credit Enfield Council) Guney Dogan

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Former cabinet member under fire over council register of interests

26 February 2026

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Council leader slammed by golf club manager over false claims on social media

25 February 2026

A map of the Enfield Council wards won by Labour (red) and Conservatives (blue) in 2022

Features

How this year’s local election could be won

10 February 2026

Joan Bushill pictured waiting to cross Morton Way with her grandchild

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Council urged to install crossing on road in Arnos Grove ‘before someone is killed’

23 January 2026

Labour council leader Ergin Erbil (left) and Tory opposition leader Alessandro Georgiou (right)

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‘No confidence’ motion in Labour-run council defeated as election battle lines drawn

22 January 2026

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook (left) and New Towns Taskforce chair Sir Michael Lyons (right) addressed MPs in parliament this week

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Minister claims Crews Hill ‘very promising’ as a new town location

14 January 2026

Enfield North MP Feryal Clark address the House of Commons during the gambling debate

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Local MP tells parliament current gambling laws are ‘indefensible’

9 January 2026

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

Interviews

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

23 December 2025

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Questions raised over Khan’s backing for EU student exchange scheme

23 December 2025

Enfield Civic Centre and (inset) Mahym Bedekova

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Planning committee chair operating HMO without permission

19 December 2025

Reece Fox has represented Whitewebbs ward since 2022 (credit Enfield Council)

Comment

Fighting for Whitewebbs

13 December 2025

Mohammad Islam as Enfield mayor (left) and council leader Ergin Erbil (right)

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Council leader denies accusations of a ‘cover-up’ over Mohammad Islam misconduct

8 December 2025

Nawshad Ali has represented Carterhatch ward since May 2022

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Representing Carterhatch

30 November 2025

Tag - politics

Cycle lanes in eastern Enfield ‘increasingly well used’

Tory councillors slam decision to not allow vote on controversial planning app

Anger and dismay over Tory election pledge to remove Hertford Road cycle lanes

Government confirms Crews Hill as one of seven ‘new towns’

Council resurfacing Church Street just weeks after installing bus lane and red route

Planning committee approves Labour chair’s ‘retrospective’ HMO application

Has Enfield Labour kept its promises?

Ergin Erbil finally deletes misleading social media post about golf club

Khan told to focus on fixing potholes rather than ‘anti-motorist’ schemes

Councillors approve civic centre budget as both sides make pitch for votes

Khan’s City Hall budget for 2026/27 approved as amendments from rivals fail to pass

Former cabinet member under fire over council register of interests

Council leader slammed by golf club manager over false claims on social media

How this year’s local election could be won

Council urged to install crossing on road in Arnos Grove ‘before someone is killed’

‘No confidence’ motion in Labour-run council defeated as election battle lines drawn

Minister claims Crews Hill ‘very promising’ as a new town location

Local MP tells parliament current gambling laws are ‘indefensible’

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

Questions raised over Khan’s backing for EU student exchange scheme

Planning committee chair operating HMO without permission

Fighting for Whitewebbs

Council leader denies accusations of a ‘cover-up’ over Mohammad Islam misconduct

Representing Carterhatch

Dead body discovered in New River

Shock over proposed closure of private school in Palmers Green

Council suspends controversial Enfield Town bus lane while changes are made

Government confirms Crews Hill as one of seven ‘new towns’

Chinese restaurant goes up in flames – but no-one hurt

Plans submitted for major housing scheme on Southbury cinema site

Dame Judi backs campaign to save Whitewebbs Park