This Is Local London | Wood Green & Hornsey

Once-struggling school provides 'outstanding' education

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:42:39 +0000

A WOOD Green school once threatened with closure is now "outstanding" with pupil grades improving quickly year upon year.

Council sorry over grave mix-up at funeral

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:50:00 +0000

Haringey Council has apologised to a grieving family who arrived at a funeral only to find the grave had not been dug.

Buy a book to keep Wood Green's indy bookshop

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:01:41 +0000

AN independent bookshop in Wood Green which opened to fill the gap left by Waterstones is fighting for its survival as it marks its three-year anniversary.

Haringey spending cuts protest 'utter disgrace', says council leader

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:45:07 +0000

PANDEMONIUM broke out at a Haringey Council meeting last night when angry protesters stormed the civic centre in Wood Green and clashed with police in a spending cuts row.

Youth in revolt ask Haringey councillors to protect services for teenagers

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:34:18 +0000

ANXIOUS young people fighting a spirited campaign to protect Haringey's youth services will find out tonight if a 75 per cent cut proposed by council bosses is granted.

Council housing makeovers scaled down after £50m cut

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:00:26 +0000

RUN-DOWN homes across the borough could miss out on vital work to bring them up to a liveable standard after Haringey Council missed out on millions of pounds in funding.

Post office chief promises to tackle queuing times

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:05:58 +0000

HORNSEY and Wood Green MP Lynne Featherstone met Post Office bosses to discuss steps to cut queuing times last Monday, February 14.

Gove promises to consider 'unfair funding' for Haringey schools

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:31:14 +0000

SCHOOLS in Haringey could finally be awarded funding in line with neighbouring boroughs after years of being short-changed.

'Terrified' dog abandoned on doorstep of animal shelter

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:30:33 +0000

A WOOD Green animal shelter has released footage of the moment a “horrifically” underweight dog was abandoned on its doorstep.

Pre-op transsexual to stand trial over lawyer's death

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:16:36 +0000

A MAN in the process of becoming a woman will stand trial in July over the death of a transgender Wood Green human rights lawyer at Kings Cross station.