Feature Focus: Featured stories and articles from Haringey Independent

English poet honoured with plaque in Fortis Green

5:16pm Monday 14th December 2009

POET Coventry Patmore has been honoured with a blue plaque outside his former home in Fortis Green where he lived between 1858 and 1860.

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Hall of fame: landmark Tottenham Town Hall starts new page in its history

3:45pm Thursday 10th December 2009

IT has survived two world wars, seen massive population change and even hosted Spurs after they won the double in 1961. Now, the 104-year-old Tottenham Town Hall is about to enter the next phase in its life, writes Jennifer Lipman .

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Old proverb inspires Tottenham author's modern money management guide

6:04pm Thursday 29th October 2009

A FAMILY man from Tottenham has written his first book dishing out easy-to-read tips on how to weather the credit crunch storm.

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'That Tottenham girl' talks Frank about X Factor success

4:51pm Thursday 15th October 2009

A FEISTY songstress from Tottenham is tuning up for X Factor success as one third of edgy girl group Miss Frank.

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Tiny flexes Britain's biggest biceps in hope of A-Team role

1:44pm Tuesday 21st July 2009

PLAYING the role first made famous by The A Team's Mr T may have moved one step closer for a Tottenham man named this week as the proud owner of Britain's biggest biceps.

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What turf wars? Pupils unite in Tottenham for festival of peace

7:15pm Wednesday 15th July 2009

PROVING that postcode rivalries are just a state of mind, up to 700 Haringey, Hackney and Enfield school pupils united for an inter-school festival and sports day as part of an annual anti-violence initiative.

Hornsey cafe owner finds the recipe for success

1:06pm Monday 29th June 2009

An artisan food producer running Hornsey Library's new cafe Chapter One speaks to Alice Cannet about the joys of good food and the challenge of running a sucessful business.

Tottenham student's royal ambition

5:38pm Tuesday 23rd June 2009

A THRONE of sorts is beckoning for a Tottenham undergraduate hoping to be crowned king in a competition that is a fresh take on the traditional beauty contest.

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Homeless migrant: 'This is not what I want for myself'

2:42pm Thursday 18th June 2009

SURROUNDED by white-washed boards, an overgrown plot of land on the corner of bustling West Green Road and Langham Road is exactly as you would expect the backdrop of an inner-London suburb to be.

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Haringey nurse: 'It's nice caring for people in their own home'

11:19am Wednesday 13th May 2009

AS part of Nurses' Day celebrations, CIARAN GOLD speaks to a District Nurse to learn more about challenges she faces in her job.

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