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Foodbank in demand as pandemic continues

Palmers Green Mosque making a donation to North Enfield Foodbank, which is run with help from Jubilee Church and The Trussell Trust
Enfield North Foodbank prepares for Christmas surge, reports James Cracknell The manager of the borough’s biggest foodbank has thanked...
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Estate agents benefits ban ‘discrimination’

Housing charity Shelter has run a campaign to end discrimination against housing benefit recipients
Data shows Enfield borough estate agents to be among most discriminatory in London, reports Jessie Mathewson, Local Democracy Reporter,...
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We declare this unfair

Signpost in Winchmore Hill
Enfield Over 50s Forum president Monty Meth on why the group has launched a new campaign for fairer funding...
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Poverty report spells out need for funding

Enfield Council leader Nesil Caliskan and Baroness Tyler of Enfield at the launch of the Enfield Poverty and Inequality Commission
Divide between east and west Enfield has ‘sharpened’, reports James Cracknell Worsening poverty and inequality in Enfield has made...
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Council sets out homelessness strategy

Enfield Civic Centre
Report by Simon Allin, Local Democracy Reporter An ambitious plan to end homelessness in Enfield has been approved by...
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Move to help keep homeless families in borough

Enfield borough has the second-highest rate of homelessness in the country
Council says it wants to stop sending vulnerable people out of Enfield, reports James Cracknell Efforts by Enfield Council...
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Minister quizzed by MPs over Enfield health funding

Seema Kennedy, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Health minister admits borough allocation is based on out-of-date information, reports James Cracknell A government minister was forced to...
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Help needed to tackle knife crime

Cllr Aramaz was elected to represent Edmonton Green ward in 2018
In our latest councillor’s column, Edmonton Green member Tolga Aramaz calls for government action to stop stabbings Edmonton Green...
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