Enfield News
The latest Enfield news: planning decisions, council and crime updates, business and community stories, each linked back to its official source.
Top story
Ochea Donaghy: From Edmonton County School to Hollywood
Enfield-born actress Ochea Donaghy has signed with a US agency and shot three short films in LA this summer. She tells us how dyslexia shaped the way she works.
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Business
Greggs Enfield Bakery Faces Closure in 740-Job Shake-Up
Greggs plans to close its Enfield Bakery in Brimsdown, one of four factories in a change that puts about 740 jobs at risk. Its Enfield depot stays open.
Forty Hall
Enfield Beavers Now Number at Least 11 at Forty Hall
New kits have taken Enfield's beaver family to at least 11, the council says, four years after a pair became London's first reintroduced beavers at Forty Hall.
Southgate
Southgate Crash: Man, 48, Dies as Police Seek Witnesses
A 48-year-old man has died after a collision on Chase Side, Southgate. A second man is critical and a woman, 32, is on bail. Police want dashcam footage.
Edmonton
Edmonton Temple Plan Approved 7-1 After Five-Year Wait
Councillors backed the Church Lane temple plan in Edmonton by seven votes to one. The 100-person cap stays, and a flood objection is left to conditions.
Crews Hill
Erbil cleared over Crews Hill golf course video claims
Former council leader Ergin Erbil did not breach the code of conduct over his Crews Hill golf course video, a committee ruled, though some claims were wrong.
Cockfosters
Trent Park wildlife centre appeals for £40,000 to stay open
The Trent Park Animal Centre needs £40,000 to avoid closing, its appeal says. Its accounts show a £23,724 loss in 2024. Here is how to help, from £4.50 a visit.
Enfield Highway
Exeter Road estate rebuild: 37 homes, 9 fewer than planned
Enfield Council has let the contract for 37 affordable homes on the Exeter Road estate, EN3. Work must start by 30 September to keep its GLA grant.
Southgate
Wolfson Hillel: two exceptional Ofsted grades, 9 others
Wolfson Hillel in Southgate says its Ofsted report card is exceptional in two areas. Only nine primaries in England hold two such grades, and none in Enfield.
Ponders End
Alma Estate regeneration: council buys 127 social rent homes
Enfield Council will own all 127 social rent homes in the Alma Estate's next phase, under completed deals with Vistry. The 421-home Phase 2B is under way.
Enfield Chase
Enfield green belt: 135 acres to be sold, buyers unnamed
Cabinet agreed to sell 54.77 hectares of Enfield Chase farmland without putting it on the open market. Ministers and the Duchy of Lancaster must both consent.
House prices
Enfield house prices rise, but sales are lowest since 1995
Enfield's average reached £470,988 in July, up £2,765 on the year. Just 681 homes sold from January to May, the fewest in any year since the index began.
Meridian Water
Meridian Water film studios: lease ends in secret settlement
Enfield Council has approved a settlement to end the Troubadour film studios lease at Meridian Water. The financial terms are exempt from publication.
SEND
Enfield SEND inspection: top outcome, but ADHD waits go on
Ofsted and the CQC gave Enfield's SEND partnership the strongest of the three outcomes on 10 September, up from 2023. ADHD and autism waits remain long.
Edmonton
Edmonton Temple Revamp Decided Tuesday After Five Years
Enfield's Planning Committee rules on the Church Lane temple plan in Edmonton on 15 September. Officers back approval, five years after it was filed.
Winchmore Hill
Men's Cancer Group Starts Monday at Winchmore Hill Pub
Just Us Men, the Nightingale's new support group for men with cancer, meets first on Monday 14 September, 7pm to 9pm at the Little Green Dragon, N21.
Palmers Green
Broomfield House Wins £4.1m for Memorial Garden Plan
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has approved £4.1m to dismantle derelict Broomfield House and create a memorial garden in Broomfield Park. Enfield's Cabinet decides on accepting the grant on Wednesday 9 September.
Lower Edmonton
Walbrook House Faces Demolition as Enfield Plans CPO
Enfield's Cabinet decides on Wednesday whether to demolish Walbrook House, a 23-storey block of 126 homes in Lower Edmonton, and to use compulsory purchase powers on the last three leasehold flats.
Southgate
Southgate Care Home Tea Raises Over £90 for Tickled Pink
Residents, families and staff at Minchenden Lodge in Blagdens Lane, Southgate raised more than £90 for Asda's Tickled Pink over cake, music and dancing.
Parking
Free 30-Minute Parking in Enfield: Cabinet Decides 9 Sept
Enfield plans one free 30-minute parking stay per vehicle per day, on street and in its 11 council car parks. A 30-minute stop currently costs up to £1.70.
Food hygiene
Enfield Food Hygiene: 19 Five-Star Ratings in August
Nineteen Enfield venues took the top five-star hygiene rating in August, from Prezzo in the Town to a Trent Park cafe. One Southgate grill house scored a 4.
Enfield Council
Enfield SEND Audit: £8.1m Paid Outside Council Rules
£8.1m of Enfield's SEND payments bypassed the council's standard payment system, its own auditors found, and the service was given the year's only No assurance rating.
Enfield Council
Enfield Recovered 18 Council Homes From Tenancy Fraud
Enfield's counter fraud team recovered 18 social homes and identified £2.7m of fraud in 2025-26, from 623 referrals. Councillors see the figures on 8 September.
Enfield Council
Enfield Solar Farm: 20-Year Lease Planned at Holly Hill
Enfield Council wants to lease Holly Hill Farm on The Ridgeway to a commercial solar operator for 20 years. Cabinet takes the decision on 4 November.
Schools
Enfield GCSE results 2026: only three schools gave figures
Latymer, Ark John Keats and Oasis Hadley published GCSE numbers. The council's statement carried none. London led England on 30.2% at grade 7 or above.
House prices
Enfield house prices: £471,019, and 19 London boroughs fell
Enfield's average hit £471,019 in June, up £1,358 in a year. Terraced homes gained £8,031 while flats lost £4,298, and 19 London boroughs fell.
Planning
Brimsdown Sports Ground: 400 homes sought on 8ha site
A developer wants up to 400 homes on the vacant Brimsdown Sports Ground. The draft Local Plan allocates 225, and the inspector has kept the sports pitch rule.
Enfield Council
Enfield parks: £570,000 signed off, 16 sites named
Trent Park's gates, a £75,000 play area at High Road Open Space, fencing at Albany and Provident. The full 16-site list, and the 21 August call-in date.
Schools
Enfield A-level results 2026: what each school published
Latymer reports 62% of grades at A or A*, Oasis Hadley 35%, Enfield Grammar 14%, against 28.3% nationally. Plus the 20 August remark deadline families miss.
Education
Enfield school closures: three named in consultation plan
Bishop Stopford's, Starks Field and Suffolks are named in a council proposal to consult on closure, repurposing or redesignation. Cabinet decides on 14 October.
Housing
Alma Estate: council to buy 93 homes as final phases unlock
Enfield Council will buy 47 more Phase 2B homes from Vistry, taking its total to 93, under a decision signed on 6 August that also unlocks the estate's final phases.