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UK leisure centre charity with 20 sites enters administration - one already to close

Fusion Lifestyle, which operates 26 leisure centres across the UK, has entered administration.

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Beauty chain to return to high street with 25 new stores after closing 150 last year

Bodycare collapsed into administration in September last year, forcing around 150 stores to close

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3 major airlines cancel flights and hike fares as fuel costs rise - are you affected?

Air India, Air New Zealand, and Delta Airlines are the latest airlines to cancel flights and increase fares amid rising fuel prices caused by the Middle East conflict.

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Kanye West’s antisemitic views ‘at odds with our values in Haringey,’ says council leader

Peray Ahmet expresses regret at decision by Wireless Festival to name West as a headliner at Finsbury Park before later cancelling the whole event following a public outcry

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Care home residents donate Easter eggs to children in hospital

Residents at Signature at Highgate care home in The Bishops Avenue donated eggs to young patients at the Whittington Hospital and Barnet General Hospital.

Haringey Community Press

Council’s long search for new education boss finally ends

The local authority had struggled to fill the six-figure salaried role amid a "limited pool of suitable candidates"

Haringey Community Press

Haringey foodbank facing closure amid lack of funding

Bounds Green Food Bank only has enough funding to remain open until June unless more people start donating

Haringey Community Press

London borough councils urged to commit to ‘basic standards’ of temporary housing

A new campaign has listed five basic standards of living that should always be met whenever a family is placed into temporary accommodation by a local council

Haringey Community Press

Long wait goes on for Londoners living in buildings with dangerous cladding

Thousands of Londoners continue to live in tall buildings with fire safety issues nearly a decade after Grenfell Tower disaster

Enfield Independent | News

Adults are brightening up their wardrobe with ‘dopamine dressing’ this spring

Adults are brightening up their wardrobe with ‘dopamine dressing’ to boost their mood this spring.

Enfield Independent | News

All 40 of UK fashion retailer's stores could close this month amid administration

Administrators are set to review Quiz's remaining 40 stores in the UK and seven concession stores in Ireland at the end of April, according to reports.

Enfield Independent | News

Measles cases holding steady in some areas but rising elsewhere

Measles cases are stabilising in Enfield, but are rising in neighbouring Haringey and Islington, health bosses have warned

Enfield Independent | News

Wireless Festival cancelled and refunds to be issued after Kanye West barred

Wireless Festival 2026 has been cancelled amid headliner Kanye West being barred from entering the UK

Enfield Independent | News

Kanye West blocked from travelling to UK to perform at Wireless Festival 2026

Kanye West has been blocked from travelling to the UK to perform at the Wireless Festival as "it would not be conducive to the public good".

Haringey Community Press

Measles outbreak ‘showing signs’ of stabilising

However the situation remains "under close review" with 20 cases now recorded in Haringey

Enfield Independent | News

Meet Hugo, the robot surgeon who can operate faster and better than a human

Hugo - an advanced surgical robot that will assist the hospital’s human surgeons to provide even more precise surgery at The Whittington Hospital.

Enfield Independent | News

Calls for Keir Starmer to ban Kanye West from UK amid Wireless Festival performance

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to ban American rapper Kanye West from the UK ahead of his Wireless Festival performance.

Enfield Independent | News

The London boroughs most affected by hearing loss revealed

Havering and Bromley have been revealed as London’s hearing loss hotspots, with around one in six residents affected.

Enfield Independent | News

Millions of Brits issued home emergency callout warning as issues expected to soar

Emergency callouts for problems around homes often spike on Easter Monday, according to a specialist provider.

Haringey Community Press

New Tottenham second-hand market deemed big success

More than 1,000 people visited the inaugural 'No Car Boot Sale' at West Green Primary School last month with more events now planned