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THEsonofanoldsoldierhasmadeadesperate dierswhowereontheArcticconvoysdelivering
pleaforthereturnofhislatefather’streasured weapons to the Russians via the port of Mur-
militarymedals,stoleninaburglaryathishome. mansk.Themedalisquiterareandlooksnew.
ThesevenWorldWarIIcampaignmedalswere ❑TheAfricaStar.
among property taken during a break-in at the ❑TheItalyStar.
houseinFortisGreenonTuesday,December6. ❑TheDefenceMedal.
Thevictim,whodoesnotwishtobenamed, ❑TheWarMedal1939-1945.
said:“Themedalswereawardedtomyfatherfor ❑TheRussianMedal–honouringthosewho
verycourageousserviceinthewar. served on the Arctic convoys. It is coloured
“Theyhavesentimentalvaluetoallthefamily brightyellow-goldandhasfiguresofsoldierson
and are the most treasured reminder we have thefrontitandthedates1945-1985atthetop.
ofhim.” Police Constable Rebecca Salisbury, of
Thepolicehavemadeapublicappealforinfor- HaringeyPolice,said“Wewouldlovetobeable
mationorforwitnesseswhomayhaveseenany- toreunitethesepreciousmedalswiththeirright-
thing suspicious between the hours of midday fulowner.Anyonewithinformationisaskedto Blaze:FirefighterswerecalledtotheindustrialunitsinBernardRoadonMondaymorning
and8.30pm.Thebackdoorwasforcedopenand contactpoliceimmediately.”
jewelleryandwatcheswerealsostolen. Ifyouseeanyofthesemedalsorcanhelpfind FIREFIGHTERSremovedgascylinderstoprevent whichengulfedfivesingle-storeyunitsinBernard
Themedalsstolenwere: them,contactHaringeypoliceon101,thepolice theriskofthemexplodingasflamesrippedthrough Road.Fourpeoplewereabletoescapetosafety
❑The1939-1945StarMedal. non-emergency line, or call Crimestoppers industrialunitsinTottenhamonMondaymorning. beforefirecrewsarrived.Billowingsmokefrom
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tookcrewsfrom10fireappliancesjustoverthree
hourstobringitundercontrol.
Thegroundandmezzaninefloorsoftheunitsas
wellastheroofweredamagedinthefire.
Crews from Tottenham, Edmonton, Waltham-
stow, Stoke Newington, Holloway, Hornsey and
Leytonfirestationstackledtheblaze.
ON £20M CUTS Station manager Martin Freeman said: “Crews
workedhardinarduousconditionstobringthefire
undercontrol,fightingitfrombothinsideandout-
sidethebuilding.
“Cylinderswerereportedtobeonthesite,but
firefighterssafelyremovedthem.”
Thecauseofthefireisbeinginvestigated.
RESIDENTS and businesses are being spendingbytheamountoverthenexttwoyears. face huge financial challenges. We want to
givenasayonaproposedpackageof bud- It is asking residents and businesses for their know what residents think about our budget
get cuts aimed at saving Haringey Council viewsonarangeofproposedsavingsaspart proposalsandthetoughchoicesweface.
£20million. of a public consultation, which closes on “Our budget proposals include a freeze on
Thecouncilblamesgovernmentfundingcutsand January22. ourshareofcounciltaxfortheeighthconsecu-
risingdemandforservicesandsaysitneedstocut Theyincludeslashingtheadultcarebudget tiveyearbecausewewanttohelpfamilieson
by£5.6mthroughefficiencysavingsandhigher lowincomes,”headded.
fees for some care packages as well as new Residentsandbusinessescanviewthepropos-
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Six of the best are honoured
British Empire Medals for community stalwarts
ByRussLawrenceand
PriyaKingsley-Adam
SURPRISEwasmetwithdelightwhenPalmers
GreenresidentVijeyRattanreturnedhomeafter
atwo-and-a-half-monthspellinhospitaltodis-
covershehadbeenawardedagongintheNew
Year’sHonours.
TheawardofaBritishEmpireMedalforser-
vices and activities to support and empower
Asianwomenwasjustthepick-me-upthe76-
year-oldneededassherecoveredfromaheart
MBE:AnneSmol,whosetupfaceFront
attackandkneereplacementsurgery.
Theatreandisnowchiefexecutive
Vijey, of Powys Lane, set up Naree Shakti,
MBE for head of
whichmeans“women’sstrength”,toprovidea BritishEmpireMedal:VijeyRattan,TonyKingsnorthandBurkhardGravis
meeting place for Asian women to socialise,
further their education and get advice about residents’ groups, and receives the gong for “It was at the trust’s office,” he said. “My
inclusive theatre personalissues. servicestothecommunityinEnfield. daughterKarenandmysonCraig,whoareon
The mother-of three founded the charitable TonysteppeddownaschairmanoftheBush thestaffofthetrust,werealsothere,soIcould-
grouptenyearsagoasasupportnetworktohelp HillParkResidents’Associationlastyeardueto n’t keep it a secret as the Cabinet Office
integrateAsianwomenintothecommunityand sight loss, having resurrected the association requiresyoutountilthehonourslistisformally
THEbossofanaward-winningEdmonton- becomemoreindependent. whenitnearlyfolded20yearsago. announced.Iwasn’tbeingdisrespectfulwhenI
basedinclusivetheatrecompanygrabbed “Ihadtearsinmyeyes,”Vijeyrecallswhen He was among those who spearheaded burst into laughter. It is a tremendous honour
thestarringroleforonceafterbeingmade shefoundoutshehadbeenhonoured. campaignstosaveChaseFarmHospital,inThe andIfeelhumbledtoreceivesuchrecognition.
anMBEintheNewYear’shonours. “It was a really proud moment for us all,” Ridgeway,Enfield,andhelpedtosavethe377 Itwassimplymywayofcopingwithsomething
AnneSmol,chiefexecutiveofFaceFront addedher45-year-oldson,KushRattan,“espe- busservicein2005. sounexpected.”
Theatre,inMarketSquare,Edmonton ciallyasshehadjustcomeoutofhospital.” And in his role as treasurer and committee Burkhard,whocametoBritainfromGermany
Green,receivedhergongforservicestothe- OriginallyfromthestateofPunjab,innorth- memberofEnfieldVision,agroupforthevisu- asafive-year-old,setupthetrustinhisliving
atreandinclusivedrama. ernIndia,Vijeystartedvoluntarygroupstohelp ally impaired, he liaised with Enfield Council roomwithatypewriter,afootballandaminimal
The54-year-oldmother-of-twosetup femalevictimsofdomesticviolenceandpreju- onmakingthestepsoutsideBushHillParkrail- budgetafterhisjobassportsdevelopmentoffi-
FaceFrontwiththreeotherartists18years dice.Shecontinuedherworkwhenshemoved waystationsaferforthosewithsightloss. cerforHaringeyCouncilwasaxedin1992.
agoasaprojecttomaketheatreaccessible toEnglandin1972andhasmadeithermission WhenhegoestocollecthishonouratBuck- Thetrust,withtheaidoffundingfromSport
tobothdisabledandnon-disabledartistsas every since to support Asian women who are inghamPalace,itwon’tbethefirsttimehewill England and the Tottenham Grammar School
wellasaudiences. deniedasociallifeoraneducation. havemetroyalty. Foundationamongothers,nowdeliversasports
Ithasgonefromstrengthtostrength, “Thegrouphelpstobringthemoutintothe Tony,wholivesinEdenbridgeRoad,BushHill developmentprogrammeinallHaringeyschools
workingwiththeexcludedanddisadvan- communityandeducatewomenwhosefirstlan- Park, met the Queen and Prince Philip when aswellasworkingwithgrass-rootscommunity
taged,puttingonproductions,touring guageisn’tEnglish,”explainedVijey.“Itcanbe theycametoEnfieldin2003tocommemorate sportsclubsofferingcoachingandsupport.
schoolsandthroughitsmulti-layered veryisolatingandscarytogooutifyoucan’t the700thanniversaryofEnfieldMarket. Burkhard is a keen runner himself and has
theatreprogramme. speakEnglish,sowehelpwomentocomeout “ThatwasatFortyHallandIstillhavethesuit participatedincountlessmarathonsandisstill
“It’saboutmakingtheatreaccessibleto oftheirshellsandfeelpartofthecommunity.” Iworethen,butImighttreatmyselftoanew competinginfiveandten-kilometreevents.
everyone,”shesaid.“Everythingisabout Aswellasofferingactivityclassesandweekly one,”headded. LookingforwardtohisvisittoBuckingham
inclusion,soweusesignlanguagedifferent advicedrop-insessionsatthegroup’scentre,in ❑ Thrilled, surprised, secretly delighted – Palace to receive the medal, he added: “I’m
visualtools,filmpoetryanddanceinper- BowesRoad,PalmersGreen,therearealsostaff that’showyou’dimaginethereactionwouldbe rarelyeverseeninanythingotherthantracksuits
formances.” trainedtospotsignsofdomesticabuse. onfindingoutyouhadbeenawardedaBritish orsportsgear,butIwillhavetomakeanexcep-
Anne,wholivesinEnfield,saidshewas “IgetsatisfactionfromhelpingpeopleandI EmpireMedal. tionandwearasuitandtieforthebigoccasion.”
surprisedandhumbledtobenominatedfor trytoremovethebarriersforAsianwomenwho Not Burkhard Gravis, however. The Enfield ❑ Reverend Olive Cope, a former vicar of
anMBE. needsupport,”addedVijey,whowillcollecther residentburstintolaughterwhenheopenedthe StAndrew’sChurch,inEnfieldTown,received
“Ifeelveryhonouredthatpeoplevalue medalfromamemberoftheroyalfamilyina letterfromtheCabinetOfficeinforminghimhe a British Empire Medal for services to the
andappreciateme,butit’snotaboutme,” ceremonyatBuckinghamPalace.“Iwillweara wasbeinghonouredforservicestoyouthsport community.
sheadded. traditional colourful sari as it is important for inneighbouringHaringey. AnEnfieldresidentformorethan80years,
“Noneofitwouldbepossiblewithoutthe metokeepmyidentity.” The68-year-oldisfounderandchiefexecu- shehasbeeninvolvedinthechurchministryin
hardworkanddedicationofmycolleagues ❑ RESIDENTS’championTonyKingsnorth tive of Haringey Sports Development Trust, theboroughformorethan50ofthem.
andvolunteers.” has also been honoured with a British whichhesetup24yearsagowiththeaimof Oneofthefirstwomenprieststobeordained
❑ReceivinganOBEforservicestoeduca- EmpireMedal. givingeverychildintheboroughtheopportu- in 1984, she formally retired as vicar of St
tionwasMarvaRollins,headteacherof The79-year-oldispresidentoftheFederation nitytoparticipateinsport. Andrew’s in December 2015 when she was
RaynhamPrimarySchoolandChildren’s of Enfield Residents and Allied Associations, Burkhard,wholivesinSheldonRoad,Edmon- awardedtheStMelitusMedalbytheBishopof
Centre,inRaynhamAvenue,Edmonton. an umbrella body representing the borough’s ton,recallsthemomentheopenedtheenvelope. London,theRtRevRichardChartres.
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Drug raids and New Year’s Honours
JANUARY nor Gordon Stubberfield, for redevelopment around
who has clocked up more theA406.
❑THINGSstartedwellfora than 20 years service in ❑ A GANG of five drugs
trioofEnfieldresidentswho education, also learned he dealers started prison sen-
wererecognisedintheNew would be honoured for his tences after thousands of
Year’sHonourswithMBEs. work at the Bowes Alliance poundsofcashandcocaine
BrianHoiser,fromPalmers schools–DeBohunPrimary were found when police
Green,washonouredforser- School, in Green Road, swooped on their homes in
vices to Scouting. Janet Southgate, and Southgate Enfield. They had been
Leach also had a date at School,inSussexWay. under surveillance for
Buckingham Palace to col- ❑TRADERSatRitzParade months as police built up
lectherMBEforworkwith in Arnos Grove were wor- evidence of deals across
childrenasheadofEnfield’s ried they could lose their north London. They found
joint service for disabled livelihood as they learned 11 bags of cocaine at the
children and Cheviot Spe- that the row could be ear- PalmersGreenhomeofthe
cialist Children’s Centre, in marked for development. It mastermind Genitan Cuka, EHnduoringssupppoirtt:aIrenleMwcBriodewritrhiSpeurssstrik–erHaarrnyKdane
MBE:JanetLeach EnfieldTown.Schoolgover- washighlightedasakeysite ofFoxLane.
Cult leader jailed and When Harry met Irene
fight to rescue pub
MARCH an average of just two patients a
day.Thespecialistunitdealswith
❑ LONDON mayoral candidate childrenwithconditionsincluding
FEBRUARY treated his daughter “as a SadiqKhanbrandedthestateofthe head injuries, unexplained fever
project,notaperson.” borough’s last remaining A&E andsuspectedbrokenbones..
❑ CULT leader Aravind Hisdaughtersaidshefor- department at North Middlesex ❑ SPURS celebrated its lucky
Balakrishnan began a 23- gave him, despite his lack University Hospital “a travesty” mascot’sbirthday –Enfieldresi-
year prison sentence after ofremorse. causedbyunderfundingthecentre dentIreneMcBride–whoisstill
being convicted of raping ❑PATIENTSwereaskedto inSterlingWay,Edmonton. cheering the Lilywhites on at the
members of a communist go home as under-pressure Mr Khan met members of the grandoldageof101.Theloyalfan,
cultheran. NorthMiddlesexUniversity Forest Primary Care Centre’s from Crescent Road, started fol-
The 75-year-old ,of Hospital, in Edmonton Jailed:CultleaderAravindBalakrishnan patient group, in Hertford Road, lowingSpursinthe1930sandshe
Latymer Road, Edmonton, struggled to cope as 450 Edmonton, while he was on the washonouredonthepitchathalf-
was also convicted of people turned up at A & E ❑ CAMPAIGNER Mike There had been a pub on campaigntrail. time at White Hart Lane as the
imprisoninghisowndaugh- during one shift. A tannoy McLean vowed to fight to ornearthesiteatthejunc- ❑ SICKchildrenweresettolose club’slongest-servingseasonticket
ter, who was kept at the announcementurgedpeople save a Winchmore Hill pub tionofGreenLanesandVic- the specialist paediatric unit at holder. She was presented with a
cult’shouseinsouthLondon toleaveiftheywerenotsuf- frombeingturnedintoflats. ars Moor Lane since 1726. ChaseFarmHospital.EnfieldClin- specialMcBride101shirtandmet
until she escaped 30 years fering from a life-threaten- He opposed a scheme to EnfieldCouncilofficersrec- icalCommissioningGroupsaidit hercurrentfavourite,strikerHarry
laterandaskedforhelp. ingcondition.Patientssaidit transformtheGreenDragon ommendedthelocalauthor- was pulling the plug on the Kane, and the team beat
JudgeDeborahTaylortold was“chaos”andsomepeo- into homes after it was ityapprovetheplansfornine £409,000-a-yearassessmentcentre Bournemouth 3-0 in the Premier
Balakrishnan that he had plehadtostand. boughtbyadeveloper. homesonthesite. afterareviewfounditwasusedby Leaguematch.
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Prostitution clampdown and box junction fury
MAY brothels. vers who felt they had
❑ANGRYresidentsvented receivedapenaltychargein
❑ A CLAMPDOWN on their fury after being hit “error” had the “right to
prostitution was launched withafloodoffinesfroma appeal”againstthefine.
following a wave of com- camera installed at a busy ❑ FORTY Hall Farm bot-
plaintsfromresidents. junction. tledandsolditsfirstbatch
Police, the immigration They claimed to be vic- of wine after harvesting a
serviceandEnfieldCouncil tims of highway robbery good supply of organic
workedtodisruptsoliciting when the camera caught grapes from its 10-acre
in Fore Street, Edmonton themintheyellowboxjunc- vineyard.Twowhitewines,
which was a reported tion at the intersection of namedOrtegaandBacchus,
Drive-byshooting:ArmfieldRoadinEnfield hotspotforprostitution. GreatCambridgeRoadand by award-winning wine-
Drive-by shooting and Police patrols were refo- Carterhatch Lane off the makerWillDavenportwent Notamused:Resident
cused and residents were A10, in Enfield. A council onsaleatthefarmshop,in ElainePerkinsinfront
urged to report suspected spokeswomansaidthatdri- FortyHill,Enfield. ofthejunction
jail for party murderer
Dramatic car fire rescue and Brexit
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❑POLICEinvestigatedasuspected
drive-by shooting in a residential ❑AMANwashailedaheroafterrisk-
street after shots were reported to ing his life to rescue a disabled pen-
havebeenfired. sioner from a blazing car. George
No one was injured during the Parad, 32, from Cockfosters, spotted
incidentinArmfieldRoad,Enfield, MartinGriffin,67–whohasonlyone
near the junction with Lancaster leg – struggling to get out of his car
Road. However, mystery sur- seconds before it exploded in Green
roundedthedetailsoftheshooting, DragonLane,WinchmoreHill.
whichoccurredwhentheroadwas ❑AHOSPITALnursewasjailedafter
busywithpedestriansandcars. swindling the NHS and benefits sys-
❑ CAMPAIGNERS petitioned for tem out of hundreds of thousands of
a historic building to house a Murdered:Shaquan pounds. The fraudster, of Oxford
museum to commemorate the site Sammy-Plummer Road, Edmonton, claimed the false
asaprisoner-of-warcamp. to death after refusing him entry identityofAntoinetteKaidiaspartof
Theycalledonhousingdeveloper intoapartyathisWinchmoreHill an organised scam. It enabled her to
Berkeley Group, who bought the homewasgivenalifesentence. obtain UK citizenship, qualify as a
mansion house in Trent Park, to JemalWilliams,20,ofBerkeley nurse,falselyclaimtaxcredits,income Much-obliged:HeroGeorgeParadwithMartinGriffin
turnthegroundfloorintoaperma- Gardens,willspendaminimumof and support payments. She was sen- majorityofEnfieldvoters,whochose whowantedtoleave.SouthgateCon-
nent memorial to the efforts of 24 years behind bars after he was tencedto33monthsinprisonatCroy- toremaininthereferendumballot.A servative MP David Burrowes, a
the military staff who spied on found guilty of the murder of donCrownCourt. total of 76,425 votes (55.8 per cent) staunch Leave supporter, was
Naziprisoners. 17-year-old Shaquan Sammy- ❑BRITAIN’SexitfromtheEuropean werecastinfavourofstayingin,com- “delighted”bytheresultandthe69per
❑AMANwhostabbedateenage Plummer. Union was not backed by a clear paredto60,481votes(44.2percent) centturnout.
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Some monkey business
AUGUST includingSoulIISoul, torethroughtheflats.
Roger Sanchez and ❑CAPELManorCol-
❑ SUN cream and DavidMorales. lege reported an
water being confis- ❑ A WOMAN and increase in monkey
cated by security staff child were rescued business following the
were among the com- from a first-floor addition of three mar-
plaints voiced by rev- window ledge by a mosets to its growing
ellersatThe51stState quick-wittedrescueras zoo.
music festival, held in more than 20 people The playful primates
TrentPark. fled a fierce blaze in joinedthemenagerieof
Organisers were PalmersGreen. exotic animals at the
forced to apologise A quick-thinking college, in Bullsmoor
over the lengths of member of the public Lane,Enfield.
queues at the event, dashed to find a The trio were re-
Mightaswelljump:AnIt’saKnockoutcompetitor whichattractedanesti- builder’s ladder so the homed there after
Mum’s relief – and an mated 12,500 punters stranded pair could beingrescuedbyMon-
Furryfriend:Oneofthemarmosets and featured acts escape as the inferno keyWorldinDorset.
audacious heist bid
Festivals, arson and
boundary shake-ups
JULY breakintoacashmachinein2015
were jailed. The six-strong gang,
❑AMUMrelivedhernightmare whodressedasrailwayworkersin
afterhercarwasstolen–withher orange boiler suits and hard hats SEPTEMBER ❑ LOCAL talent topped
twochildrenstillinside. andboardeduptheentrancetothe thebillattheannualPalmers
Thedramaticincidentoccurred stationastheytriedtopulloffthe ❑ INVESTIGATORS Green Festival in Broom-
when the 27-year-old stopped to heist, were handed custodial sen- believed arsonists were field Park. Cafe Starfish
pop into a shop in Kempe Road, tencesranginginlengthfromeight behind two fires which LovesCoffeesetupitsnew
Enfield,onlyfortheopportunistic years to 19 months, with one of destroyed a farmhouse and Starfish Arts Festival,
thieftojumpintothedriver’sseat them receiving a 16-month sus- twobarnsatanEnfieldfarm exhibitingtheworkoflocal
andtakeoff. pendedsentence. intwodays. artists on the park fence
Thewoman’s12-year-olddaugh- ❑ CRAZY capers raised thou- They sifted through the along Aldermans Hill, run-
terflungherselffromthevehicle, sandsofpoundsforcharityatan embersattheEnfieldCoun- ningfromoutsideitsshopto Poppingin:Twoyoungsterstakeabreakatthe
while her baby son was found It’s a Knockout-style tournament cil-owned farmhouse near themainparkgates.Artsand PalmersGreenfestival
dumped on the doorstep of a inEnfieldTownPark. theM25forevidencetofind craftswerealsoavailableto shake-up of parliamentary AnewseatcalledFinchley
youngcouple’shomeinCheshunt. Eightteamscompetedinastring outexactlywhatcausedthe buyfromtraderstalls. boundaries. andSouthgatemightbecre-
Thankfully,neitherchildwashurt of barmy battles entertaining blazes. ❑ DAVID Burrowes, the The Boundary Commis- ated instead, including resi-
asaresultoftheordeal. 3,000 people, raising more than Firefighters were called MP for Enfield Southgate, sionproposedscrappingthe dents living in the
❑ Audacious thieves who £8,000fortheNightingaleCancer outthreetimesovertwodays vowedtofightplansto“dis- seataspartofmovestocut Winchmore Hill, Southgate
“closed”EnfieldChasestationas Support Centre, in Lancaster to put out fires at the farm member”hisconstituencyas thenumberofMPsfrom650 and Southgate Green wards
they tried (without success) to Road, Enfield,intheprocess. afterflamestookhold. part of a proposed major to600. aswellasinBarnet.
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A little animal magic for Henry
OCTOBER and dogs for monkeys, monitoring the overall
crocodilesandlionsduring healthofwildpopulations.
❑ ASPIRING tycoon a three-week placement at ❑ TEENAGE car thief
Samuel Boateng, from a wildlife rescue centre Martin Cawley, who stole
Enfield, was unveiled as inAfrica. a car containing two chil-
one of the contestants Henry, 23, of Kerry dren in it (see August),
vyingfortheaffectionsof Close, Palmers Green, in was sentenced to two
Alan Sugar as BBC’s The hisfifthyearattheRoyal yearsinayoungoffenders’
Apprentice returned to VeterinaryCollege,inPot- institution. Cawley, 19,
TVscreens. ters Bar, travelled to of no fixed address,
However,the28-year-old Lilongwe Wildlife Centre, pleaded guilty at Wood
fellfoulofthepricklybil- inMalawi,toofferahelp- GreenCrownCourttokid-
Magicalride:Thehorseandcarttakesyoungstersroundthe
lionaireinweekseven. ing hand to the centre, nap, child abduction and
❑ VETERINARY student which cares for sick and aggravated taking and Africanadventure:Student lakeatFortyHall
Festive fun at Forty
HenryMoseyswappedcats injured animals as well as drivingaway. HenryMoseyfeedsamonkey
Cycle Enfield – and Portillo reminisces
Hall – and a nasty niff
NOVEMBER found themselves blocked by dig-
gers, barricades and traffic cones, DECEMBER Enfield,andvisitorsenjoyedactivi-
❑ FORMER government minister making it difficult for customers to tiesincludingaridearoundthelake
and Enfield Southgate MP Michael stopincars. ❑THEmysteryofafoul-smelling inahorse-drawncarriage.Santaand
Portillo took a trip down memory Adelphia Continental Food closed stink which had residents holding Mrs Claus joined by Head Elf
lanewhenhetookhisone-manshow and a poster in the shuttered shop their noses turned out to be the greetedchildrenastheyvisitedthe
toWyllyottsTheatreinPottersBar. read:“Let’sruinlocalbusinessesand result of activities of a renewable grottointhestonecottage.
The 63-year-old, whose defeat in the community – all for a cycle energyplant. ❑ANEnfieldplumberwhostum-
the1997electioniswidelyseenasa superhighwaytonowhere.” The pungent pong led to hun- bled on a centuries-old illicit gin
watershedmomentinBritishpolitics, ❑ THE installation of so-called dreds of people complaining to stillinaformerbakeryhewasren-
poked fun at himself during the smart meter devices by utility EnfieldCouncilortakingtosocial ovating started his own sideline –
courseoftheshow,entitledAGame companies to monitor household mediatoraiseconcernsaboutwhat producing the booze legally from
ofTwoHalves. energy consumption in Enfield itwas.Thesourceofthenastyniff theoriginalrecipe.
“Iwasneverthatambitiousabout provedcontroversial. wastracedtoCattlegateFarm, in Ian Puddick discovered the
climbingupthegreasypole,”hetold HundredsjoinedaFacebookpage CattlegateRoad,Enfield, thehome illegaldistillerywhenheboughtan
us beforehand. “I had held several in protest, pitting the consumer oftheplant,runbyWillenBiogas, old bakery in Pymmes Mews,
Cabinetpostsandhadhadmyfill.I against the government, which had and the leakage was blamed on a Palmers Green, to convert into an
leftvoluntarilybecauseIdidn’tenjoy giventhego-aheadtoinstallthemin faultyweldtosealedvesselsfrom officeforhisbusiness.
beinginopposition.” everyhomeby2020. whichmethaneis“harvested”. But the mother’s ruin was no
❑ CONSTRUCTION of the first The meters record consumption ❑ AMAGICALchildren’sChrist- longer illegal. After a year of
phase of the £42million Cycle of electricity, gas and water in mas event had youngsters full of trying, Mr Puddick now has a
Enfieldschemepromptedabarrage 30-minute intervals and beam that festivecheeratFortyHall. wholesale licence from HM
ofcomplaintsfromWinchmoreHill information back to a central data- Itwasstagedinthegroundsand Revenue and Customs to sell to
businesses.ShopsatMasonsCorner baseheldbyeachutilityfirm. Donewithpolitics:MichaelPortillo inside the mansion, in Forty Hill, pubs,clubsandrestaurants.
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Solar panels set to
save £65,000 a year
ByPriyaKingsley-Adam
[email protected]
SOLAR panels installed on council-
owned buildings are estimated to save
£65,000 a year in energy bills and
reducegreenhousegasemissionsbyup
to21tonnes.
Newsolarphotovoltaicpanels,which
aredesignedtoabsorbthesun’sraysto
generateelectricity,havebeenfittedon
the roof of B block at Enfield Civic
Centre, in Silver Street, as part of a
Greater London Authority programme
whichofferssupporttolocalauthorities
inreducingcarbondioxideemissions.
Other Enfield buildings benefiting
from the solar panels include John
WilkesHouse,inHighStreet,Ponders
End, Enfield Business Centre, in
Hertford Road, Enfield Highway, Park
Avenue Disability Resource Centre, in
BushHillPark,andtheRoseTaylorDay
Centre, in The Sunny Road,
EnfieldHighway.
Thenewly-installedpanelsontheroof
Upontheroof:CouncillorAlanSitkininspectssolarpanels
oftheciviccentrewillprovide42,000
kilowatthoursofenergyayear–equiv- “Notonlyisthecouncilontargetto tricity. The panels also require little
alent to powering a television for recoupitsinvestmentinalittleover10 maintenanceandareasilentproducerof
294,000hours. years,butwearealsogivingabighelp- energy,”headded.
AlanSitkin,EnfieldCouncil’scabinet ing hand to the environment by using Shirley Rodrigues, London’s deputy
member for business and business thiscleantechnology. mayorforenvironmentandenergy,said:
regeneration, said: “Using solar power “Solar energy is renewable and this “It’sgreattoseeEnfieldCounciltaking
toprovideelectricityforbuildingsisa meansthatwewillneverrunoutofit. positivestepstoreduceitscarbonfoot-
win-win situation,. It’s good for the “It is about as natural a source of print by using this technology to
councilandgoodfortheenvironment. powerasitispossibletogenerateelec- improveenergyefficiency.”
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Third man accused of prison murder
A THIRD man has been Close,Enfield,in2015.
charged with murder follow- Theyoungfatherwasdueto
ing the death of an Enfield start the sentence after com-
maninPentonvillePrison. pletingafive-and-a-half-year
Joshua Ratner has been prisontermforrobbery.
accusedofthemurderof21- Two other men, Basana
year-old Jamal Mahmoud, Kimbembi, 34, of no fixed
from Waltham Gardens, address, and Robert Butler,
TurkeyStreet,attheprisonin 30,alsoofnofixedaddress,
northLondononOctober18. have already been charged
The26-year-old,ofnofixed with murdering Mahmoud
address, is due to appear at andareduetoappearbefore
Highbury Corner Magis- the Old Bailey via video
trates’ Court by video link linkonJanuary23foraplea
tomorrow(Thursday). and case management
Mahmoud had been sen- hearing.
Prisonvictim:
tencedtosix-and-a-halfyears Detectives from the homi-
JamalMahmoud
injailinJulyatWoodGreen cide and major crime com-
Crown Court after admitting and a Skorpion machine gun mand are continuing their
attempting to hide handguns in a garden in Dendridge investigation.
Kidney transplant
mum owes it to
her little brother
Ohbrother:AmyHennesseyrecoversfromheroperationwithTristanHunter
ByPriyaKingsley-Adam sinceshewasababybecauseofrefluxcausedby
[email protected] anundevelopedoesophagus,whichdamagedher
kidneys,causingthemtodeteriorateeversince.
ASERIOUSLYillEnfieldmumwasgiventhe Amy’s kidney failure caused complications
most precious gift of all from her younger when she was pregnant with her twin boys –
brotherafterhedonatedoneofhiskidneysfora FreddieandAlfie–whohadtobedeliveredpre-
life-saving operation. maturelyatjust29weeks.
Teacher Amy Hennessey, 38, from Bush Hill Just hours after the lengthy operation, Amy
Park,receivedthedonororganfrom32-year-old saidthatshewasalreadynoticingadifference.
policemanTristanHunterinanine-hourdouble “Ifeelamazing,”shesaid.“Ican’tremember
transplantoperationat theRoyalFreeHospital, whenIfeltthiswell.I’vegotmoreenergy,Ijust
inHampstead,justbeforeChristmas. feelsomuchhealthier.”
Thesurgerywasfilmedlivefromtheoperating Tristanhadnoqualmsaboutgivingoneofhis
theatreandpostedonTwitter two kidneys as people can function quite nor-
Amy,amotheroftwin10-year-oldboysanda mallywithjustone.
teacheratAlmaPrimarySchool,inAlmaRoad, “IknewthatIwantedtodoit,”heexplained,
PondersEnd,waspicturedsittingupinbedsmil- “butIdidstarttofeelnervousthecloserwegot
ingwithherbrotherjusthoursaftertheprocedure. totheoperation.Itstartedtohithomewhatwe
Andshepraisedtheremarkableselflessgesture weregoingthrough.”
ofherbrother,whoisduetobeafatherhimself Withonlyafewmonthstogountilheisdueto
forthefirsttimeinMarch. beafather,Tristanwantedtohavetheoperation
“I’moverwhelmed,”shesaid.“It’samazing. beforethebabyarrivesinMarch.
“Iamgettinghimsomethingreallyspecialfor “WewantedittobedonebeforethebirthsoI
Christmasinreturn.” amfullyrecovered,”headded.
Without the kidney transplant, Amy would “It’sallgoneaswellascouldbeexpected,so
haveneededdialysis. thewholefamilyisreallypleased.Wecanenjoy
She has suffered with renal problems ever agreatChristmastogether.”
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Make a resolution to help families fighting cancer
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Not everything can
be done via internet
£5,000 donation
offers lifeline to
SINCEDecember12lastyear,ithas expectacounciltoprovidethisservice outisinsane.
not been possible to print documents locally? Expecting us to travel to MichaelHardyman
fromtheinternetordoanyphotocopy- Enfield Town library to do one print- LandseerRoad,Enfield
ing at the John Jackson Library, in A language without borders, visiting service
AgricolaPlace,BushHillPark.
The reasons for the withdrawal of
thesefacilitiesareunclear,butwithout
Esperanto is worth learning
them users of the library will be
severelydisadvantaged.
Wecannolongerprintoutticketsfor
ByPriyaKingsley-Adam Jill Harrison, chief executive of
trainorairtravelandthehardcopies IN1887,LLZamenhof,adoctorliving hof’s language was published it has
EnfieldCitizens’Advice.
needed for job applications, school in Poland, published a book detailing managed to grow from one person’s [email protected]
“Soourhomevisitsserviceallows
choices and passports applications as the structure and vocabulary of a idea to a complete and living natural
FEARS that a home-visiting service trained advisers to be able to offer
wellasthebankstatementsandutility wholly new language, which was not language with probably a couple of
runbyEnfieldCitizens’Advicecould themadviceonawiderangeofser-
bills we need to deal with a host of givenanynameinthebook. million speakers in more than 120
facethefinancialaxehavebeenlifted vicesintheirownhomeorinhospital.
important,day-to-daychoresareinac- ThepennameZamenhofchosewas countriesandarichliterature,withlit-
after a generous £5,000 donation “Manyhavetoldusthisserviceisa
cessibletous. Doktoro Esperanto – and people who tle or no official backing and even
secureditssurvivalforanotheryear. real lifeline to them and we are
Noteverythingcanbedoneonline. startedlearningthenewlanguagesim- boutsofpersecution.
The outreach service run by the delightedthatwewillbeabletocon-
Infact,thespreadofonlineticketing ply called it by the “surname” of its The new year brings a sense of
charity provides a vital lifeline for tinue to provide this service for
and smart billing has made a printer author, Esperanto, which translates as promiseandthepossibilityofchange.
elderly, disabled, vulnerable and sick anotheryeartocome,”sheadded.
moreofamust-havethanbeforeandI “onewhohopes”. I hope that your readers will take a
residents who unable to get to Citizens’Advicealsoofferssupport
am surprised that the council is so Themaingoalofthenewlanguage closer look at Esperanto in 2017 and
Citizens’ Advice’s office in Nags on money worries, employment
short-sightedinitsprovision. wastosimplifyinternationalcommuni- resolvetolearnthisplannedlanguage
HeadRoad,PondersEnd. rights, welfare benefits, housing
Many households do not have IT cation by providing a common lan- which belongs to no one country or
Its future had been in jeopardy concerns, consumer, healthcare and
facilities,butmanymoredonothave guage that is both easy to master groupofstates.
until finance firm Aberdeen Asset familymatters.
their own printer for reasons of and belongs to no nation or group We recommend the free on-line
Management’s London charity com- Lynda Affleck, from Aberdeen
expenseorspace. ofnations. EsperantocourseonDuolingo.
mittee donated the cash to save it Asset Management’s London charity
Surely it is not unreasonable to Inexactly130yearssinceDrZamen- PatandBillChapman
fromclosure. committee, said: “The home visiting
Deganwy
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