Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Residents win round 1 against Paddy Power!!!
Residents last night won round 1 of Paddy Power betting shop battle! The licencing committee on Tuesday evening rejected Paddy Power's application to open another betting shop on Lordship Lane!!!!!
Big thanks to all that made the hearing last night - to all those who we nominated to speak. It was a great turn out and although we were there until 11 pm it was well worth the wait!!
No doubt will they appeal the decision so let the fight continue...
Please start keeping evidence of anti social behavior and crime along that stretch of shops - report to police for hard evidence
Some of us are in the process of doing the necessary paperwork to get the pub listed - so please any ideas around how to get historical references to this building would be appreciated.
Feels so good to have it rejected!! Have good day :-)
Katie
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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On what grounds was it rejected? I suspect that from what you are saying it was crime. The betting shops should be forced to report crimes against them, there would be far fewer of them if they did.
I must admit when I saw this on Twitter last night I was a bit shocked but I think they've lost some in round one before.
This: "Please start keeping evidence of anti social behavior and crime along that stretch of shops - report to police for hard evidence" - is excellent advice.
And, congratulations!
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Permalink Reply by Racheal Leigh on
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It's excellent news. and yes, 'crime and disorder' http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/11182269.Paddy_Power_open...
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Permalink Reply by matthew cuthbert on
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Ladbrokes reported losses on R4 this morning so it would be good to see their presence reduced on Green Lanes, and William Hill who both have two shops on Green Lanes each, their achilles heel is the slot machines, reduce these addictive slot machines and their income is sliced, making their stores unsustainable.
We're suffering from the short sightedness of the last administrations legislation on gambling, eliminating the requirement to demonstrate need, together with our banks and pubs disappearing off our high street, (didn't help Green Lanes, as they didn't need planning permission, for change of use which accounted for four betting shops.)
Were the government worried about regulating gambling by reducing offshore operations, anticipating the inevitable growth of online gambling, or losing Tax?
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Just did a visual survey...
Paddy Power 9x Machines
Betfred 5x Machines
William Hill 9x machines nxt to Santender
Ladbrokes 7x machines
Jennings 9 xmachines
William Hill 2nd shop x7 machines
Ladbrokes 2nd shop x7machines
Paddy Power 9x Machines
Coral 4x machines
1 empty amusement arcade, which was rammed with machines before it closed.
57 machines in total in 8 premises
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Well done Katie
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Permalink Reply by Kerrie on
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Well done to everyone involved in fighting for residents rights against these unscrupulous, greedy & short-sighted politicians and business owners. I put the blame for the proliferation of these anti-social eyesores squarely on the former.
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Great news!
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