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20 Most Recent News Stories

We're here to help

Tue 5th Aug 2008

Southgate residents contacted us about the footpath between Oakwood Avenue and Fountains Crescent. It was overgrown and the badly worn tarmac was becoming dangerous for less sure-footed residents. We contacted the Council and they replaced the tarmac and ensured that the overgrowth was removed. As you can see, the path now looks as good as new.

Footpath between Oakwood Aveue and Fountains Crescent (photography: Paul D.Smith)

Bees find a good home

Fri 4th Jul 2008

Bees may be in trouble in parts of the country but campaigner Paul D Smith was able to help a local swarm find a good home. They appeared in a tree near Paul's workplace and a quick call to Enfield Council resulted in the telephone number for local beekeeper Ronald Hunter.

Bees being tipped into a transport hive

Shop a Trolley

Sun 22nd Jun 2008

Abandoned trolleys are a problem throughout the Borough. This Saturday, Southgate campaigners collected and returned a number of abandoned ASDA trolleys from surrounding streets.

Abandoned supermarket trolleys rounded up in Chelmsford Road (photography: Paul D.Smith)

How to fix a leak

Fri 20th Jun 2008

Persistence! Local campaigner Paul D Smith has spent the last 5 months chasing Thames Water and they have finally fixed a leak. The leak was causing pavement on the New River bridge near Gentlemans Row to become uneven because it was washing the sand under the paving slabs away.

Leak under New River bridge (photography: Paul D.Smith)

Rats!

Mon 10th Mar 2008

A walk in the park is the last place you want to find a thriving colony of rats, but that is what local activists found in Oakwood Park. Despite park users knowing about the colony, the Council knew nothing about it until Enfield Liberal Democrats informed Pest Control. The rats in the park are now gone, but they'd already spread into surrounding gardens and houses. Enfield Liberal Democrats have circulated leaflets, supplied by Pest Control, describing how to deal with rats and mice.

Picture of a rat in undergrowth (photography: Paul D.Smith)

Brian Paddick & Monica Whyte Support Police Presence in Enfield

Thu 28th Feb 2008

Brian Paddick has been to Southgate to express his support for maintaining a real Police presence in the area. Southgate is just one of a number of Enfield Police Stations are threatened with closure; replacement "drop in centres" have been promised.

Brian Paddick, Monica Whyte, Supporters, Southgate Police Station (photography: Paul D.Smith)

Lib Dems select Monica Whyte for GLA 2008

Sun 16th Sep 2007

Enfield and Haringey Liberal Democrats have selected Haringey Councillor Monica Whyte as their candidate for the 2008 GLA elections. A practising barrister, Monica is a councillor for Hornsey Ward in Haringey after an 18% swing to the Lib Dems in the 2006 elections.

Monica Whyte at Enfield Town Show 2007 (photography: Paul D.Smith)

Enfield Town Show 2007

Sun 16th Sep 2007

The Enfield Town Show afforded a perfect opportunity for Enfield Liberal Democrats to engage with members of the public from all over the Borough.

Enfield Town Show 2007 (photography: Paul D.Smith)

MPs hide from public scrutiny

Tue 22nd May 2007

While much of Enfield is working to ensure the safety of Chase Farm Hospital, local MP Joan Ryan has cast her vote to make it impossible to know exactly where she stands on the issue.

2006 Annual General Meeting

Thu 23rd Nov 2006

The Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 21st November at the Bourne Methodist Church in Southgate. As well as familiar faces, it was pleasing to see some new members.

Monica explains how to win (photography: Paul D.Smith)

Meeting the Next Generation

Mon 25th Sep 2006

Middlesex University held its Freshers' Fair this Friday (22nd September) and Enfield LibDems were there, meeting the next generation of Liberal Democrats. Over 60 people signed our "100% Committed to Free Education, Scrap Tuition and Top-Up Fees", a key part of our national education policy.

Freshers' Fair Stall

Lib-Dems at the Autumn Show

Wed 13th Sep 2006

Enfield Liberal Democrats hosted a stall at this year's Enfield Town Autumn Show. During the two-day event we were fortunate enough to have both fantastic weather and a large public turnout. We discussed a range of issues with local residents, including state pension entitlements being means tested to the detriment of those who have prudently planned for their retirement, concerns regarding people avoiding income tax through off-shore payments and the thriving local black economy were but a few.

Enfield Autumn Show 2006 (photography: Paul D.Smith)

By-Election Result

Fri 11th Aug 2006

The voting is over and the result of the Turkey Street by-election on August 10th is through. Unfortunately the Liberal democrat candidate, David Peters, didn't win the seat. The turnout was a lowly 24.8% - boasted by 56% of postal voters returning their ballot papers. Having the by-election during August probably helped the Tories just about retain the seat.

Election Count (photography: Season Prater)

A Tale of Two Suburbs

Thu 13th Apr 2006

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…"

Broken street furniture.

Lib Dems continue the fight to save Chase Farm

Tue 4th Apr 2006

Lynne Featherstone, Lib Dem MP for Hornsey and Wood Green, has been asking questions in Parliament about the proposed closure of Chase Farm A&E. In response to Lynne's question to the Health Secretary asking what assessment she has made of the effects of closing down A&E, the Minister responded that "the department has made no assessment".

Save Chase Farm

Lib Dem Boroughs Freeze Council Tax

Tue 4th Apr 2006

The residents of Enfield have endured above-inflation increases to their Council Tax bills for the past ten years under both Labour and Conservative Councils.

Southgate Candidates

Selling Off the Family Silver

Tue 4th Apr 2006

This Tory council seem to be on a drive to raise revenue, unfortunately their main tactic involves selling off our boroughs' assets.

Enfield Civic Centre

Residents angry over badly thought-out CPZ's

Tue 4th Apr 2006

Southgate residents have spoken out about their anger at Enfield Council's disregard of their views when implementing Controlled Parking Zones.

Car Park sign (photography: Tim Prater)

New Cameras in Southgate Won't Lead to Safer Streets

Mon 3rd Apr 2006

On the surface the installation of two CCTV cameras in Southgate Circus and Chase Side looks like good news for everyone.

CCTV Cameras (photography: Season Prater)

Illegal Drivers Targeted

Sun 2nd Apr 2006

Five arrests for fraudulent use of tax discs, TDA (Take and Drive Away), failure to stop, resisting arrest, obstructing police and suspicion of theft, were made recently during a traffic operation on the Montague Road junction with Pegamoid Road.

Police

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