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Hunter and Shooter (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
... and moved out months ago. And that at least one of the Lib Dems' BME councillors is in talks with Haringey Labour about switching sides. He claims that the LD Front Bench on the Council is "too middle class and white". Too true! All this come just days after it was revealed that the LDs lost two out of the three votes in Hornsey and Wood Green and slumped into third and fourth place in Tottenham....
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Matt Davies (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
At our AGM last night, Haringey Liberal Democrats elected Cllr Robert Gorrie as the new Leader of the Opposition. He's pictured in the tie here with our retiring leader Cllr Neil Williams (although, of course, Neil will continue to be a Highgate ward councillor). Robert will be a great asset to the group and to the people of Haringey - with a forensic mind and a strong track record of...
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Hunter and Shooter (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Red Ken, turfed out by Boris last week, may be seeking greener pastures in Hornsey & Wood Green according to local Labour sources! How come? Well, it's no surprise that Haringey Labour activists are furious with their selected candidate, Karen Jennings, who has completely failed to make any impact on the electorate. Perhaps she's too busy with her union work, but it's still pretty shameful...
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Pizzas and Other Stuff (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Papa John's has opened six outlets in three months as part of its rapid expansion plan to open 25 new stores nationwide this year. Stores have been opened in Haringey, Morden and Worcester Park and express outlets in Haven holiday camps in Devon, East Sussex and Yorkshire. The company is now looking to open further outlets in Manchester & the M62 corridor, Leeds, Birmingham, Oxford, London
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Make My Vote Count (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
Number of London Assembly First-Past-the-Post constituencies considered competitive / marginal going into the election: 4 (Enfield & Haringey, Brent & Harrow, Lambeth & Southwark, South West) Number of FPTP constituencies with actual close results in 2008: 2 (Enfield & Haringey,...
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
London: you've probably seen the results by now I suspect (!), but if you're after full vote share details for the London Assembly seats they are here whilst the London list results are here. Labour’s hold of Enfield and Haringey and gain of Brent and Harrow Assembly seats are striking results at a time of Labour defeats in [...]
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Luke's Blog (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Our most marginal seat held by 1400 - swing 0.1% Lab to Con Lab 52655 - 33.3% (+6%) Con 51263 - 32.3% (+6.2%) LD 23550 - 14.9% (-1%) Green 12473 CPA 5779 Left List 5639 UKIP 4682 Eng Dem 2282 Looks like the Tories are back ahead in Barnet & Camden though.
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British Blogs (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
It's nearly time to go to bed, but I just wanted to wish all the Labour candidates across the country and their footsore weary activists good luck for tomorrow. I’m particularly thinking of friends and comrades in Reading, Portsmouth, Cardiff, Haringey and Hackney, but I’m not exclusive. And best of luck to all of our Labour candidates across Oxford city. I’m proud to have worked for you over...
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
[from Muswell Hill Journal] Action over land grabs nlnews@archant.co.uk 01 May 2008 OWNERS of a Muswell Hill house that allegedly had its back garden extended onto a nature reserve have been forced to remove a fence on the contested site. This comes as Haringey Council announced a crackdown on illegal movement onto council land - known as encroachment - with [...]
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Exitainment (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008
Bloody hell, it was enough of a workout dragging this ginormous box home from Argos Extra in Haringey (it don't get glammer than that, folks) the only place on earth that appeared to have the hallowed Wii Fit in stock. After I had a Mcdonalds and a little rest, I finally fought my way into the box, which again, was more exercise than I get in a year. As a massive cyber slap in the face, the...
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008
[from Haringey council] Recycling comes to Finsbury Park Monday 28 April 2008 Visitors to Finsbury Park will no longer have any excuse for throwing away empty drinks cans or newspapers following the introduction of new recycling facilities by Haringey Council. From 1 May the council will be installing three new recycling centres for glass, plastic bottles, papers and cans [...]
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MayorWatch (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
Police and enforcement officers in Haringey have succeeded in closing down an illegal auction selling poor quality goods in Wood Green Town Centre.
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21st Century Vision (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
At Enfield and the Barnets United Nations Association we are doing our little bit for democracy. Together with the Enfield Civil Society Forum we are organizing a public meeting for candidates for Enfield and Haringey constituency in the Greater London...
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
[from Tottenham, Wood Green and Edmonton Journal] Bookmakers win licence appeal bid nlnews@archant.co.uk 09 April 2008 RESIDENTS fear that more betting shops will open in Green Lanes after a decision by Haringey Council to refuse a gambling licence was overturned at appeal. Bookmaker Metrobet has won an appeal against Haringey Council after its decision to reject a premises betting licence...
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
[from Hornsey and Crouch End Journal] Bid to end traffic woe at retail park nlnews@archant.co.uk 09 April 2008 AN EMERGENCY summit has come up with fresh ideas to end traffic gridlock blighting Arena Retail Park in Green Lanes. Haringey Council called a meeting with park owners Wildmoor Properties and Sainsbury’s representatives in a bid to ease problems of traffic getting [...]
