Council News Archive - March 2023
20mph speed reduction on Seven Sisters Road goes live
Having worked with our residents to make Seven Sisters Road (A503) safer, the speed limit has been reduced to 20mph today to help increase safety in the local area.
Residents set to benefit from 3000 high-quality affordable homes
Cllr Ruth Gordon, Cabinet Member for House Building, Placemaking and Development, visited Cornwall Road this week - one of the many exciting sites we are working on to build more
Haringey approved to be part of Safety Valve Programme
Haringey Council has successfully worked with the Department for Education (DfE) to secure an additional £29.9m funding in return for delivering a range of projects focused on supporting more child
Residents’ bright ideas on street lighting needed
Street lighting is set to be improved in the borough as the council announces a new investment plan with residents taking centre stage by identifying where the money should be spent.
Council cuts its carbon footprint by 69 per cent
Haringey’s efforts to tackle climate change and become a net-zero borough by 2041 have received a huge boost after it was revealed the council cut carbon emissions it controls by almost two-thirds
Week of Action to focus on Tottenham Hale
Update: Tottenham Green Pools and Fitness and Marcus Garvey Library and Customer Service Centre – 28 March
Haringey secures additional £6 million to deliver more council homes
Residents across the borough are set to benefit from more than 220 new council homes following a successful bid by Haringey for £5.9 million of funding from the Brownfield Land Release Fund.
Haringey parks and open spaces to start blooming
A co-production project to boost biodiversity while bringing vivid colour to open spaces in the borough has been launched.
Major milestone reached for the delivery of 500 new council homes at Love Lane Estate
The biggest regeneration programme in Haringey’s history has taken a major step forward with work getting underway to deliver 500 council homes and a new beginning for the community in Tottenham.
Next phase of flooding defence work in Hornsey and Muswell Hill to start next week
As part of a major package of flood defence work, a new Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) will be installed to reduce the impact of flooding in Hornsey and Muswell Hill.
Joint statement on the publication of the Casey Review on the Metropolitan Police
Leader of Haringey Council Cllr Peray Ahmet and Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Jobs and Community Cohesion Cllr Adam Jogee, have issued the following joint statement following the publica
Update: Tottenham Green Pools and Fitness and Marcus Garvey Library and Customer Service Centre
Works are underway to fix an issue with the electricity supply which has caused the closure of Tottenham Green Pools and Fitness and Marcus Garvey Library and Customer Service Cen
Oakfield Road tree update
A Haringey Council spokesperson said:
Residents urged to take part in Great British Spring Clean and reclaim community from litter louts
Throughout the year hundreds of residents, schools and community groups reclaim their neighbourhoods by getting involved in litter picks and clean ups.
Keesha Sinclair remembered with event focusing on women’s health and wellbeing
Hundreds of tenants will get reduction on their energy bills
Hundreds of council tenants will benefit from a 25 per cent reduction in their energy bills and access to a hardship fund of £300,000 to protect them from the full impact of spiralling wholesale ga
Tottenham pupils to benefit from a new School Street
Pupils at Devonshire Hill Primary will join thousands of others benefitting from safer and healthier journeys for years to come after another School Street was approved.
£34,000 for Finsbury Park community groups thanks to summer events programme
Community organisations are set to receive over £34,000 to improve the environment and facilities in Finsbury Park thanks to a special fund set up by Haringey Council to redistrib
Update: Tottenham Green Pools and Fitness and Marcus Garvey Library and Customer Service Centre
Tottenham Green Pools and Fitness and Marcus Garvey Library and Customer Service Centre remain closed while we continue to work with our leisure partner Fusion Lifestyle to fix an issue with the el
O'Donovan elected as Tottenham Hale ward councillor
Sean O'Donovan has been elected as a councillor for the Tottenham Hale ward after the result of yesterday's by-election was announced in the early hours of this morning (Friday 10 March 2023) at Ge
Haringey Heroes recognised for going the extra mile in service to our borough
The amazing achievements that the Haringey community has been able to make together were highlighted this week when Deputy Mayor, Cllr Lester Buxton alongside Captain Peter Baker, Deputy Lieutenant
Haringey celebrates International Women’s Day
Events took place across Haringey on Wednesday 8 March to celebrate the contribution that women make in our communities and society as the borough marked International Women’s Day.
Leader's statement following murder in Tottenham
Leader of Haringey Council Cllr Peray Ahmet has issued a statement following the sad news of the death of a 25-year-old man who was found with stab wounds on Arnold Road, Tottenham on Sunday evenin
Council investigation results in £10K fine for housing fraud
A former council tenant has received a £10K fine and suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of housing fraud.
Residents receive timely financial boost
Residents in Haringey who have been conned and duped out of their hard-earned money by bogus scams have had some of it returned thanks to the hard work of Haringey Council's Tradi
Residents get access to millions of books as Haringey completes The Libraries Consortium membership
Haringey residents can borrow and return items to and from 321 libraries in 23 local council areas across London and the South East from today (Monday 6 March) after the council’s
Housing statement
Haringey Council Leader, Cllr Peray Ahmet and Chief Executive Andy Donald have issued a statement after the Regulator of Social Housing published a notice over our housing conditions.
Tottenham Green Pools and Fitness closure update
Cllr Sarah Williams, Haringey Council Cabinet Member for Finance and Local Investment, has provided an update for residents surrounding Tottenham Green Pools and Fitness Centre.
Events and activities across Haringey to mark Women’s History Month
A programme of events and activities is getting underway in Haringey as the borough prepares to mark Women’s History Month.
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