Hornsey Library's adults' section closes for roof repairs
The adults' side of Hornsey Library shuts at the end of November while its concrete roof is properly repaired, with reopening pencilled for spring 2027. The children's library stays open.
Haringey's culture year gets a name and a grants round
Haringey's year as London Borough of Culture starts in May 2027 as "Proudly Haringey", and the next round of resident-voted grants opens on 23 November.
Suffragette line suspended east of South Tottenham, with delays on the rest
TfL reports no Overground service between South Tottenham and Barking Riverside after an operational incident on 27 October, with disruption expected until the end of the week.
More news
All stories →Georgians Tennis Club asks council to approve playing fields café
The club at Crouch End Playing Fields wants its former gym recognised as a clubhouse and café. Whether the public can use it is the question for neighbours.
W7 diverted off Crouch Hill until 27 October
W7 buses skip the Crouch Hill Station stretch in both directions until 5pm on Tuesday 27 October because of electrical works.
Alexandra Palace fireworks move to a weekend, with a new family day
The Alexandra Palace Fireworks and Drone Festival runs on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November. Sunday is a new family day with an earlier show, which is the one to book if you have children.
W5 skips Ridge Road stops this morning for resurfacing
Archway-bound W5 buses are diverted between 8am and 11am today, 15 October, missing the stops from the Ridge Road hail-and-ride section to Weston Park.
Events & culture
Make and Mend Festival fills Hornsey Town Hall on Saturday
Free to walk in, with sewing, printing and visible-mending workshops from £12. It is an easy Saturday for a family on the Crouch End Broadway.
Events & culture
Apple Day returns to Hornsey Vale on Sunday 18 October
A pound buys an afternoon of tasting apples you will not find in the supermarket, at Hornsey Vale Community Centre on Mayfield Road. Bring some cash for the stalls.
Openings & closings
Old Dairy opens three nights, not as a pub
The listed landmark at the bottom of Crouch Hill has been dark since Greene King shut it earlier this year. It comes back to life on Halloween — for one night, then two more.
Babies & families
Whittington commits £34.6m to the maternity unit N8 relies on
Eighteen months ago the future of north London's maternity services was sitting in a business case. Now the Archway hospital whose midwives hold clinics on Middle Lane is being rebuilt rather than run down.
Classified
Rate card →every three days at 08:00
The Morning Briefing
A library roof, a stalled Overground line and a borough-wide culture year with a name at last. The Suffragette line is the one that will affect your week.
- The big storyHornsey Library's adults' section closes for roof repairs
- In briefGeorgians Tennis Club asks to make its playing fields café official
- Getting aroundSuffragette line suspended east of South Tottenham
- Getting aroundPiccadilly line: no service Cockfosters to Uxbridge until Friday
- What's onHaringey's culture year gets a name and a grants round
Get it by email
The big story, the useful small ones, what’s opening and closing, planning that matters, how to get around, and what’s on. Free.
Openings & closings
More →
Topsfield Parade takeaway inspected and rated 4
Chicken Valley at 34 Topsfield Parade in Crouch End was given a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 after an inspection on 28 August.
Cloud7 serves halal brunch inside Tottenham Lane furniture emporium
Shakshuka at £13.90 and five stars for hygiene, from the Hornsey address most people know for antiques and vintage sideboards. It is one of the more unexpected places to eat in N8.
New takeaway registers on Topsfield Parade
Chicken Valley has registered at 34 Topsfield Parade in Crouch End and is waiting on its first hygiene inspection.
Planning & development
More →
Developer seeks fifth flat on Middle Lane roof
An extra storey at 8 Middle Lane, Hornsey would take the approved scheme from four homes to five, and consultation is open now.
Priory Road flat could become six-person HMO
An upper-floor flat on Priory Road in Hornsey is the subject of an application to convert it into a house in multiple occupation for six people, now open for comment.
YMCA wants to demolish Tottenham Lane block for homeless young people
The charity has asked Haringey Council to knock down its almost century-old building in Hornsey and put up a taller one. What happens to the nursery, the gym and the after-school club is not yet on the record.
Council funds extra site checks at Woodside Avenue homes
Haringey has approved £6,900 more for clerk of works services at the Cranwood housing scheme on Woodside Avenue, covering handover and the defects period.
Getting around
More →
91 and N91 buses diverted off Hornsey Road until 23 October
Routes 91 and N91 towards Trafalgar Square are diverted until 23 October because of a burst water main, and skip the Sobell Centre stop.
Burst main diverts six bus routes off Tottenham Lane
The 41, 91, N41, N91, W3 and W5 are all running away from Tottenham Lane until 6pm on Friday 2 October.
Last night train stops short of Crouch Hill all week
After a points failure at Upper Holloway, the 23:03 from Barking Riverside terminates there until Friday 18 September, leaving Crouch Hill without its last service.
Third Crouch Hill reopening date in nine days for the W7
Transport for London now says the road reopens on Friday 18 September. It said 14 September on 7 September, and 2 November two days before that.
Council & politics
More →
Baby Loss Walk on Parkland Walk this Sunday
Bereaved parents and families are invited to a woodland walk from the Holmesdale Road entrance of Parkland Walk on Sunday 11 October, starting at 3.45pm.
Former pupil opens nursery inside Hornsey School for Girls
Monkey Puzzle Crouch End is now running in the School House building on Inderwick Road. The records confirm it is open; they don't yet say what a place costs or who can get one.
Crouch End raised £900 in three weeks for its clock tower
The landmark where the Broadway splits was paid for by whip-round in 1895, to thank the man who campaigned to keep Highgate Wood from developers.
Police make car break-ins a Weston Park priority
Officers have logged theft from motor vehicles around Weston Park as a local policing priority, citing a recent rise in parcel shelves being stolen.