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Classical music festival returns to Highgate

Highgate International Chamber Music Festival brings together leading musicians from around the world to perform in unique combinations
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Classical music festival returns to Highgate
Highgate International Chamber Music Festival brings together leading musicians from around the world to perform in unique combinations
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November 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Reform's assembly members criticised for missing City Hall remembrance event

Neither Alex Wilson nor Keith Prince, who recently defected from the Conservative Party, were present at the event
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Reform's assembly members criticised for missing City Hall remembrance event
Neither Alex Wilson nor Keith Prince, who recently defected from the Conservative Party, were present at the event
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November 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Reform's assembly members criticised for missing City Hall remembrance event

Neither Alex Wilson nor Keith Prince, who recently defected from the Conservative Party, were present at the event
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Reform's assembly members criticised for missing City Hall remembrance event
Neither Alex Wilson nor Keith Prince, who recently defected from the Conservative Party, were present at the event
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November 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Plans to provide 44 new homes at Bruce Grove almshouses approved

Existing properties will also be revamped as the almshouses are described as “no longer fit for purpose”
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Plans to provide 44 new homes at Bruce Grove almshouses approved
Existing properties will also be revamped as the almshouses are described as “no longer fit for purpose”
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November 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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New council homes approved for Highgate car wash site despite flooding concerns

Ward councillor claims there are “many issues” with the "complex location” but committee votes unanimously to approve the scheme
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New council homes approved for Highgate car wash site despite flooding concerns
Ward councillor claims there are “many issues” with the "complex location” but committee votes unanimously to approve the scheme
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November 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Spurs star helps out at Tottenham Foodbank

Defender Kevin Danso helped volunteers prepare for an evening shift
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Spurs star helps out at Tottenham Foodbank
Defender Kevin Danso helped volunteers prepare for an evening shift
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November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Busiest Bonfire Night in nearly a decade for London Fire Brigade

The brigade handled more than 800 calls last night, a 20% rise on last year
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Busiest Bonfire Night in nearly a decade for London Fire Brigade
The brigade handled more than 800 calls last night, a 20% rise on last year
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November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Muswell Hill chess prodigy wins national youth tournament

Sixty of the UK’s brightest young players recently gathered at Blenheim Palace for the Delancey UK Chess Challenge Terafinal
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Muswell Hill chess prodigy wins national youth tournament
Sixty of the UK’s brightest young players recently gathered at Blenheim Palace for the Delancey UK Chess Challenge Terafinal
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November 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Police object to Tottenham shisha lounge's bid to sell alcohol until 2am

Officer tells Haringey Council licensing meeting of fears over possible "increase in public nuisance and crime and disorder to the local area"
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Police object to Tottenham shisha lounge's bid to sell alcohol until 2am
Officer tells Haringey Council licensing meeting of fears over possible "increase in public nuisance and crime and disorder to the local area"
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November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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More than £11m spent tackling wildfires and floods in London since 2018

Fresh calls made for increased investment in the capital’s climate resilience
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More than £11m spent tackling wildfires and floods in London since 2018
Fresh calls made for increased investment in the capital’s climate resilience
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November 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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More than £11m spent tackling wildfires and floods in London since 2018

Fresh calls made for increased investment in the capital’s climate resilience
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November 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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More than £150m needed to fully repair North London NHS sites

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust facing huge backlog of repairs across its 14 sites
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More than £150m needed to fully repair North London NHS sites
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust facing huge backlog of repairs across its 14 sites
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November 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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City Hall 'must work faster' to install EV chargers

Mayor of London promised to install 40,000 EV chargers by 2030 but has only reached 26,000 so far
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City Hall 'must work faster' to install EV chargers
Mayor of London promised to install 40,000 EV chargers by 2030 but has only reached 26,000 so far
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November 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Tottenham woman among three convicted over 'vicious' killing

The teenagers attacked 51-year-old Anthony Marks in a dispute over drugs
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Tottenham woman among three convicted over 'vicious' killing
The teenagers attacked 51-year-old Anthony Marks in a dispute over drugs
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October 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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'Once-in-a-generation' broadband upgrades coming to North London

Wholesale broadband connection company Openreach is starting work on installing new full fibre connections in Enfield, Barnet and Haringey boroughs
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'Once-in-a-generation' broadband upgrades coming to North London
Wholesale broadband connection company Openreach is starting work on installing new full fibre connections in Enfield, Barnet and Haringey boroughs
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October 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Fresh consultation on Haringey Local Plan launched

The plan identifies sites where the council wants to see nearly 16,000 homes built over 15 years
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Fresh consultation on Haringey Local Plan launched
The plan identifies sites where the council wants to see nearly 16,000 homes built over 15 years
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October 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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RSPCA appeals for information after dog dumped in bag

The young male terrier is being nursed back to health after being dumped outside Finsbury Park Animal Hospital in the middle of the night
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RSPCA appeals for information after dog dumped in bag
The young male terrier is being nursed back to health after being dumped outside Finsbury Park Animal Hospital in the middle of the night
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October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Tottenham community hub praised for 'outstanding service'

Tottenham Lighthouse Community Hub provides food, hope, warm spaces, and mental health support
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Tottenham community hub praised for 'outstanding service'
Tottenham Lighthouse Community Hub provides food, hope, warm spaces, and mental health support
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October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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London struggling amid challenges with policing, transport and housing, assembly told

City Hall’s budget and performance committee hears from experts about why the capital is not reaching its full potential
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London struggling amid challenges with policing, transport and housing, assembly told
City Hall’s budget and performance committee hears from experts about why the capital is not reaching its full potential
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October 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Khan urged to focus on 'mid-rise' rather than high-rise homes to meet London target

Paris and Auckland held up as best examples of using mid-rise developments of between five and nine storeys to maximise density
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Khan urged to focus on 'mid-rise' rather than high-rise homes to meet London target
Paris and Auckland held up as best examples of using mid-rise developments of between five and nine storeys to maximise density
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October 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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New hub launched to help residents fix broken household items

The 'Fixing Factory' in Harringay is part of an initiative to encourage people to repair and reuse everyday products
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New hub launched to help residents fix broken household items
The 'Fixing Factory' in Harringay is part of an initiative to encourage people to repair and reuse everyday products
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October 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Council pays out £2k compensation over delay rehoming 'housebound' disabled woman

Ombudsman found the tenant faced a 20-month delay before “useful action” to get her rehoused was undertaken
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Council pays out £2k compensation over delay rehoming 'housebound' disabled woman
Ombudsman found the tenant faced a 20-month delay before “useful action” to get her rehoused was undertaken
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October 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Khan preparing to slash affordable homes target to kickstart housebuilding

Latest figures suggest builders began work on just 3,248 new private-sector homes in the first three months of 2025
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Khan preparing to slash affordable homes target to kickstart housebuilding
Latest figures suggest builders began work on just 3,248 new private-sector homes in the first three months of 2025
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October 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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City Hall to fund air quality filters at hundreds of London primary schools

The air filters help remove tiny particles which can be inhaled deep into the lungs
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City Hall to fund air quality filters at hundreds of London primary schools
The air filters help remove tiny particles which can be inhaled deep into the lungs
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October 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Nomadic boat dwellers host Tottenham clean-up event

A new group of litter pickers is determined to keep towpaths and neighbourhoods along the River Lee Navigation clean and tidy
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Nomadic boat dwellers host Tottenham clean-up event
A new group of litter pickers is determined to keep towpaths and neighbourhoods along the River Lee Navigation clean and tidy
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October 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM