At the end of January 2018, Operation Marlin was set up by Haringey Police in order to target knife and gun crime, violent crime, general ASB (anti-social behaviour) and robberies in Northumberland Park. The last few months have seen an increase in police officers in the ward including some plain clothes police watching CCTV. Prior to the launch of Operation Marlin, Haringey police teamed up … Continue reading Operation Marlin sees additional police support in Northumberland Park

By Matthew Bradby (Chair, Tottenham Civic Society) Think of Tottenham and you don’t immediately think of gardens. But in fact, Tottenham has a wealth of private gardens, providing refuges for urban wildlife and places for people to relax and unwind, especially now summer is here. The National Garden Scheme is a national charity that opens private gardens to the public, raising around £3.5m every year. … Continue reading National Garden Scheme bringing open gardens to Tottenham and beyond

By E L Brown On Friday 13 April, DT went along to The Cause’s crowdfunding launch party at Down Lane Studios, to see how things had progressed since our last visit. The smell of fresh cement lingered in the air, the cloakroom was an MDF construction, and the windows into the toilets had been boarded up with couch cushions – but there was nothing pretentious about … Continue reading Our night out at The Cause