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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Planning & development
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.
Schools
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.
Community
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.
Openings & closings
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.
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A thin few days for hard news, so this edition is mostly about getting around and a handful of things to do this week. The Victoria line is the one to check before you leave the house.
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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.
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.
Licence granted for convenience store at 21 Park Road
Haringey's Licensing Sub-Committee has approved a new premises licence for Freshco Basket at 21 Park Road, N8, subject to extra conditions agreed with the Metropolitan Police.
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No trains at Crouch Hill all day Sunday
The Suffragette line has no service anywhere today, Sunday 13 September, with replacement buses running instead.
W7 back through Crouch Hill from 14 September
TfL's live status now ends the W7 diversion away from Crouch Hill station on Monday 14 September, nearly seven weeks earlier than previously advertised.
W7 skips Crouch Hill station until 2 November
Transport for London has the W7 diverted in both directions between Stroud Green Road and Crouch End Broadway, missing Crouch Hill station, until 6pm on Monday 2 November.
Contraflow on the Broadway until 21 September
TfL's traffic status page lists a contraflow in both directions on the A103 Broadway at the Middle Lane junction, in place for borough works until the evening of 21 September.
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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.
Police set shoplifting priority for Crouch End Broadway
Officers are running plain-clothes patrols between Boots and Waitrose after a rise in theft and shoplifting reported on the Broadway.