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Crossrail 2 coming to Turnpike Lane and Alexandra Palace
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsYou may have heard on the news or read on the proposal to build a new high frequency, high capacity underground line from south west London via Clapham Junction, Victoria, Tottenham Court Road and Kings Cross/St Pancras to our area. There is a public consultation on the proposals... -
Off-licence for Alexandra Road?
Posted on May 5, 2013 | 3 CommentsUPDATE – 5th May 2013 The application for an Off License on Alexandra Road has been granted. At the 29April licensing hearing, the committee perused all submitted representations includingseveral against, one for, and a few that were against the application but were laterwithdrawn. In addition... -
Time to improve area below dangerous bridge
Posted on March 14, 2013 | 13 CommentsWe are starting a blog on the impact of the temporary narrowing of Turnpike Lane/ Hornsey High Street beneath the railway bridge, installed as part of Network Rail’s work to widen the bridge. Narrowing the road was proposed by PMRA back in 2008 and widely... -
Banksy latest: withdrawn from sale!
Posted on February 22, 2013 | No CommentsThe ‘Poundland’ Banksy, which had been removed from a wall just of the Wood Green High Road, has been withdrawn from sale! A large number of locals staged a protest at Whymark Avenue to draw attention to the disappearance of the artwork which was... -
Postal Delivery Office under threat
Posted on January 18, 2013 | No CommentsThe Delivery Office on Tottenham Lane is under threat of closure and many local people worry about a further loss of local amenities, however, as to every story, there is more than one side to it. Debbie Sheddon writes: WE NEED OUR DELIVERY OFFICE!... -
A Mayor’s Pocket Park for Alexandra Road and Martins Walk
Posted on January 11, 2013 | 3 CommentsSadly, we have heard that our application has failed. We received the following message from the GLA, which makes it clear they do not want to hear from us again. We received a large number of applications for the first round of the Pocket Parks... -
Hornsey Park Road–One Way Street Log
Posted on November 11, 2011 | 7 CommentsHornsey Park Road is no longer a temporary one way street. This page logs our experiences during and after National Grid works have taken their course… -
Another Betting Shop in Wood Green…
Posted on November 9, 2011 | 1 CommentPlease consider this petition to allow local people a say over what happens in their area: change.org Yet another betting shop has recently opened in Wood Green. A little history at this point: In the late spring/early summer of last year, a sign went... -
Kids need fun!
Posted on October 10, 2011 | No CommentsDid you know our area has a successful cub & scout group for boys and girls based at St.Mark’s Church Hall, Ashley Crescent, two minutes from the Shopping City. Kids can enjoy a wide range of games and activities, indoors and out. The pack would... -
Come on in, we are open!
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No CommentsWhat is the value, for a neighbourhood and community, to have in its midst a shop that can provide a rich choice of books, books which you can look at before you buy, maybe read a bit, while you are having a cup of coffee?...