Crouch End Clock Tower: a little history
Crouch End Clock Tower honours Henry Reader Williams (1822-97) who, as Chairman of the Hornsey Local Board for ten years, was the equivalent of council leader of his day. … Read the full post »
Haringey
Read my posts about the London Borough of Haringey in north London, where I used to live.
Lovely photo looking out over Crouch End from 1938
Note the little puff of steam from the train running along what is now the London Overground train line through Crouch Hill station. … Read the full post »
A different way of campaigning for the European referendum
Over in Haringey, Liberal Democrat activist Jenni Hollis has been getting stuck into grassroots campaigning on the European referendum in a distinctive way. … Read the full post »
Promoting unity and tackling extremism in Haringey
Lynne Featherstone MP for Hornsey & Wood Green visits local youth groups, community groups, mosques, synagogues and more – to spread the word about uniting against both extremism and intolerance. … Read the full post »
How Lynne Featherstone secured an extra £23.5m for Haringey’s health services
Haringey’s health services are getting an extra £23.5 million this year – following Lynne Featherstone MP’s local fairer funding campaign. … Read the full post »
Supreme Court rules Labour Haringey misled residents with false claims about government cuts
The Supreme Court has excoriated Labour-run Haringey Council for running a “misleading” consultation that falsely claimed cuts were being forced on it council by the government. … Read the full post »
Final score: Official Complaints 1 – New Road Sign 1
Well that just took six months, the involvement of Cllr Sarah Elliott, an official complaint and quite a few emails, but… … Read the full post »
Take the quiz: can you do better than Haringey Council?
A simple photo quiz: Haringey Council says it has sent someone to the location on Crouch Hill shown in the photo… … Read the full post »
Labour Mayor of Haringey found guilty of attempting to use her position for personal gain
Mayor of Haringey and veteran Labour councillor Sheila Peacock has been found guilty of trying use her powers of office to exert undue influence for personal advantage. … Read the full post »
How’s that Haringey Council pothole blitz coming along then?
Van falls into pothole in Haringey. But then Labour-run Haringey Council did manage to fix only 1 in 3 potholes on time in its recent self-declared blitz. … Read the full post »