Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

More Bad News on Green Lanes Betting Shops

The Licensing Committee has granted permission for a premises licence for Betfred (next to the Post Office). One slender hope remains in the form of a possible refusal from the Planning Inspectorate for planning permission, whose decision is still awaited, but with the licence now granted, the scales are tipped further against us.

What all this means, which of course we already knew, is that it is impossible to prevent an unlimited number of betting shops opening in our community.

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Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on June 5, 2010 at 15:24

Has this place opened yet?

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on June 5, 2010 at 16:27

As far as I can see work hasn't even started yet.

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Permalink Reply by Ruth on June 6, 2010 at 0:38

Its odd, just still very empty and no signs of any refurb. Maybe they changed their minds thinking local opinion was not in their favour or that the place was already saturated with betting shops!?

Permalink Reply by Hugh on June 6, 2010 at 0:41

I'm guessing we'll have no such luck Ruth.

Permalink Reply by hob on June 26, 2010 at 16:24

Work has now commenced and is progressing rapidly.

Permalink Reply by pamish on June 6, 2010 at 12:36

Where are the squatters when we need them?

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Permalink Reply by Ruth on June 6, 2010 at 13:09

Cant a few be rustled up and told about this place? Mind you, not fair on them ultimately. It is odd that Betfred havent made a move yet to refurb the place. I still think there is a chance they have may pull out for some reason? I know I know... I live in a parallel universe sometimes

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on July 29, 2010 at 23:01

I had a quick chat to the workmen at 513 yesterday. They say work is proceeding apace and we can expect to see Betfred open within a couple of weeks.

Can't wait.

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Permalink Reply by Liz on July 29, 2010 at 23:32

First they came for the banks and building societies and we could do nothing, then they came for the pubs and we could do nothing and now they come for the independent record shop on Tottenham High Road and still we can do nothing...whatever local powers can be wrested from central government, it cannot come a moment too soon and let's hope that David Lammy's campaign to amend the Localism bill will be successful.

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Permalink Reply by Katy Mendes on August 1, 2010 at 19:55

Was talking to my family about this during our recent visit, my brother came up with the "bright" idea of bombarding the place with ourselves who fill out the shop and place ridiculously small bets, e.g. "I'll have 25p on Harringay Harridian on the 12.30 at Chepstow", we could take it in shifts.