<![CDATA[Hornsey Journal - News]]> http://www.hornseyjournal.co.uk Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:55:59 +0000 en <![CDATA[Council decision for new homes on Muswell Hill depot site slammed]]> http://www.hornseyjournal.co.uk/council_decision_for_new_homes_on_muswell_hill_depot_site_slammed_1_1217467

A decision to build 39 new flats and houses on a derelict site in Muswell Hill has been criticised after original plans for business offices in the area were scrapped.

]]> 1.1217467 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:55:59 +0000 <![CDATA[Fire at Tottenham flat]]> http://www.hornseyjournal.co.uk/fire_at_tottenham_flat_1_1217432

A Tottenham flat was severely damaged in a fire earlier today.

]]> 1.1217432 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:35:59 +0000 <![CDATA[Police keen to identify Tottenham betting shop man]]> http://www.hornseyjournal.co.uk/police_keen_to_identify_tottenham_betting_shop_man_1_1217397

Police are appealing for information to help identify a man they believe can assist them with an investigation into criminal damage at two Tottenham betting shops.

]]> 1.1217397 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:23:04 +0000 <![CDATA[Hopes of saving ex-British Legion hall are dashed by auction defeat]]> http://www.hornseyjournal.co.uk/hopes_of_saving_ex_british_legion_hall_are_dashed_by_auction_defeat_1_1217243

Hopes of saving an historic “landmark” from developers to run it as a community hall have been dashed – despite campaigners raising more than half a million pounds

]]> 1.1217243 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:39:01 +0000 <![CDATA[Tottenham jazz star YolanDa Brown meets fan ahead of Millfield Theatre show]]> http://www.hornseyjournal.co.uk/tottenham_jazz_star_yolanda_brown_meets_fan_ahead_of_millfield_theatre_show_1_1216181

This young fan was thrilled to meet Tottenham jazz musician YolanDa Brown – but not half as thrilled as YolanDa herself.

]]> 1.1216181 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:35:41 +0000 <![CDATA[Updated: Governors of Nightingale Primary School removed by Education Secretary]]> http://www.hornseyjournal.co.uk/updated_governors_of_nightingale_primary_school_removed_by_education_secretary_1_1216063

The board of governors at Nightingale Primary School has become the first in the UK to be forcibly removed to make way for Michael Gove’s controversial academy plans.

]]> 1.1216063 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:56:57 +0000 <![CDATA[Tottenham shooting and stabbing: First man charged with GBH]]> http://www.hornseyjournal.co.uk/tottenham_shooting_and_stabbing_first_man_charged_with_gbh_1_1215610

A 38-year-old man appears in court today charged with GBH for his part in an incident that saw one man shot, two stabbed and a fourth suffer head injuries.

]]> 1.1215610 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:43:12 +0000 <![CDATA[Taste of the West End comes to abandoned Tottenham bank]]> http://www.hornseyjournal.co.uk/taste_of_the_west_end_comes_to_abandoned_tottenham_bank_1_1215170

Two young men have transformed an abandoned Tottenham bank into a thriving Mediteranean restaurant.

]]> 1.1215170 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:53:08 +0000 <![CDATA[Harringay security guard was ‘insider in £40,000 bingo hall heist’ - court latest]]> http://www.hornseyjournal.co.uk/muhammed_mukungu_gala_bingo_carol_bryce_1_1214946

A Harringay security guard acted as the “inside man” in a £40,000 armed robbery, the Old Bailey heard.

]]> 1.1214946 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:56:58 +0000 <![CDATA[Alexandra Palace to bid for World Heritage status]]> http://www.hornseyjournal.co.uk/alexandra_palace_to_bid_for_world_heritage_status_1_1214937

Alexandra Palace reached a “milestone” in its history as it took the first step towards applying to become a UNESCO World Heritage site.

]]> 1.1214937 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:35:58 +0000