Local News and Stories from HoL (1,007)

Plans submitted for conversion of Hornsey police station to housing

We knew it was coming: the station has been closed for a few years now (yes a police station - remember those?). There are just under 30 dr…

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Don't barbecue in open spaces! New data from London Fire Brigade shows unprecedented increase in grass fires

‘Tinderbox dry’ conditions mean an exceptional fire risk across London during the heatwave Firefighters tackled 340 grass, rubbish and ope…

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Harringay Ladder Healthy Streets launches new website

New webste now online at www.hlhs.org.uk.

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Are there turtles in the New River?

Walking along the river yesterday, I fell into conversation with a local out with his kids. He told me they'd just seen a turtle in the riv…

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Final planning application for St Ann's Hospital site (with visualisations)

Visualisation across the peace garden Catalyst Housing have just submitted their hybrid planning application for St Ann's (Google tells m…

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What happened the the New River Path wall after the graffiti

Up until about 2015 , the Victorian wall along the northern end of the Harringay stretch of the New River Path was, amazingly, graffiti-fre…

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The Mercenary River

This fascinating and impressively researched book by Stokie local, BBC journalist Nick Higham tells the intriguing story of London's wate…

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Emergency maintenance work closes Stroud Green and Harringay Library

via Haringey Libraries Stroud Green and Harringay library is closed until further notice due to emergency maintenance works.

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Climate Action Urban Festival, Chestnuts Park 25th June - 2nd July

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