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Music bar wins fight to play on

A CONTROVERSIAL nightspot in Hornsey has been given the all-clear to re-open after months of uncertainty over its future....

Joggers found body hanging from tree

A LATVIAN man found hanging from a tree in secluded woodland had a history of self harm, according to an inquest....

Warning over 'fake' vodka which could blind drinkers

DRINKERS in Haringey are being urged not to buy dangerous fake vodka that may be on sale in borough shops....

Armed robbers snatch cash from supermarket

AN ARMED robber threatened a shop worker with a revolver as masked thieves snatched money and alcohol before fleeing down the street....

Fears over stray cats 'plague'

THE deadly effects of inbreeding are making Hornsey's booming stray cat population ill an animal charity fears. The alarm was raised after five of six kittens born to a stray cat under a Lavender bush in Wightman Road and rescued by a nearby homeowner die...

'Moaning' indy shops need to get innovative

STRUGGLING shopkeepers should stop moaning about falling trade and pull their fingers out to tempt people back. The no-nonsense call-to-arms came this week from community leader John Hajdu in response to a lack of action and innovation by independent shop...

Anger after resurfaced road dug up next day

GOBSMACKED residents are up in arms after Haringey Council resurfaced a road only for a water company to dig it up the very next day....

Page 3 glamour at cricket fundraiser

A BEIJING Olympian will be among celebrities and ex-international cricketers gathering in Crouch End for a star-studded charity match next week....

Festival support floods in

THE COUNTDOWN to next month's Muswell Hill Festival has begun with big Broadway names signing up to sponsor the annual extravaganza on September 14....

'Close watch' over 'noisy' residents of teen hostel

YOUNG residents whose behaviour is causing hell for neighbours of the halfway house they live in will be closely watched by the council from now on....

Letters

Wards Corner should be treated with same sensitivity and vision

Thank you for your article on the facelift of Windsor Parade on Tottenham High Road ('Parade revamp in running for award', Journal, August 21). Councillor Amin is right. Tottenham does have a rich architectural heritage and Haringey Council must be com...

Parking request could put posties in danger

AFTER the assault on the post office and the community who use it, plus the pickpocketing of money by the council from controlled parking zones, added to which the motorist is already reeling from rocketing fuel prices, imagine my surprise to find things...

Charity runners 'special people'

We would like to extend our wholehearted congratulations to all children and adults who took part in this year's Crouch End fun run (Journal, August 21)....

Samaritan centre

I must write to correct the disturbing litany of inaccuracy in your article 'Fury as Samaritans appeal against new centre refusal' (Journal, August 21)....

Queue chaos

Today I experienced first hand the consequences of the Post Office's recent wrong-headed decision to close yet more of our local post office branches – including my local branch in Alexandra Park Road....

Mortuary timetable late and over budget

Perhaps it is the hard hat interfering with Councillor Canver's memory ('Underground mortuary is on schedule', August 7) but this project is definitely not on time and certainly not on budget....

Missing the point

I am absolutely bemused by the letter 'Facts speak for themselves on hospital issue' from Mario Petrou (Viewpoints, Journal, August 21). I have been accused, among other things, of acting as a spokesperson for the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Barnet,...

Not soft on crime

Anybody reading my letter on the high number of criminals living in Northumberland Park ward (Viewpoints, Journal, August 21) could be forgiven for thinking that I am soft on crime. I'm not....

Lynne still has a passion for change

THE SUN beams down outside as Lynne Featherstone sits in a comfortable leather chair in the corner of The Three Compasses pub near her constituency office....

Why your council needs you

I was slightly bemused by Justin Hinchcliffe s comments about our Community Volunteers scheme ( Council should do its own dirty work , Viewpoints, Journal, August 14)....

Sport

Harriers pair bid for relay gold

TWO north London sprinters will be charged with the responsibility of defending Britain's Olympic title in the climactic showpiece event of the Olympics on Friday. Highgate Harriers' 100m runner Simeon Williamson......

North Mid so close to promotion glory

NORTH MIDDLESEX captain Brad Sculley says his side will try and play their natural game on Saturday despite knowing that they will be promoted if they can avoid defeat at Richmond....

Karrar's magnificent eight restores Highgate's belief

SYED Karrar returned astonishing figures of 8-51 and chipped in with 34 vital runs as Highgate returned to winning ways with a comprehensive 128 run victory....

Defeat puts NL into the drop zone

A DISASTROUS batting display saw North London hammered by 10 wickets on Saturday and fall into the relegation places with just two games to save themselves....

Hornsey let Kenton off the hook

HORNSEY surrendered a seemingly unassailable position to suffer a humiliating defeat on Saturday. The Tivoli Road side, who can neither be promoted nor relegated, allowed Kenton to recover......

One giant sep for North Mid

NORTH Middlesex took another giant step towards their second successive promotion when they beat Wembley to maintain their 18 point lead at the top of Division Two....

Scrini eases Hornsey woes

HORNSEY have all but assured their Division Three status after a magnificent win over promotion hopefuls Harrow Town. Club captain and skipper Ian Gregory did the early damage......

Haffeji's fireworks fail to mask NL's plight

NORTH London are staring relegation in the face after a heavy defeat at the hands of Shepherd's Bush. After losing their ninth league game of the season, Ian Johns' side......

Highgate's promotion dream fades

HIGHGATE'S once realistic chance of achieving promotion now looks like mission impossible after they suffered their fifth defeat of the season....

London North make it a hat-trick

LONDON North won The Lord s Taverners Ford Inner Cities Cup for the third time, beating defending champions Sheffield in the final at the Castle Ground in Arundel. The representative side had already won the national under-14 competition in...

Boro thumped by rivals

HARINGEY Borough and Kentish Town resumed their rivalry on Tuesday night as they locked horns for the first time in the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division....

Skolars ready for ‘Friday Night Lights’

RUGBY fans can warm up for the Carnegie Challenge Cup Final in style on Friday as London Skolars entertain Keighley Cougars at New River Stadium, Wood Green....

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