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  • Seven Sisters train death was accidental, rules coroner

    A 22-year-old who fell in front of a Victoria line train last summer had a disorder that meant he occasionally lost his balance, a court heard today. Daniel Wacey, of Walthamstow, fell while waiting for a train on the northbound platform of Seven

  • Children's minister takes tour of new Tottenham nursery

    Children’s minister Sam Gyimah took a tour of a Tottenham nursery this morning. Mr Gyimah was shown around Brown Bears Nursery by owner Cheryl Brown as part of a ministerial visit to childcare businesses recently awarded government grants.

  • Former councillor to do 'fright hike' through forest

    A former councillor will face her fears with a terrifying midnight trek through Epping Forest. Sophie Erskine, of Fortis Green Road, will complete a 30km “fright hike” overnight for charity Changing Faces, which supports people with facial disfigurements

  • Former Mayor of Haringey dies

    A former mayor of Haringey has died following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Ronald Blanchard, a Labour councillor in the Harringay ward from 1978 to 2006, passed away on August 22, aged 84. Mr Blanchard was Mayor of Haringey from

  • Police concerned about missing Muswell Hill man

    Police are growing concerned for the welfare of a missing 29-year-old man from Muswell Hill. Kalada Bell-Gam, who is known to frequent the Alexandra Palace area, was last seen on Saturday in the Oxford Street. He is a black man, of thin build

  • Young dance group throw flash-mobs across borough

    A young dance group celebrated the end of their summer school with a flash-mob. Dancers from Streetz Ahead, aged between six and seventeen, toured the streets of Haringey in a double-decker bus. Performances were given at Seven Sisters, Crouch