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SADIQ KHAN TO CAUSE TRAVEL CHAOS FOR LONDON Quick Facts: Set to be introduced by 2019, with full capital implementation in 2021 “Polluting” cars will be forced to pay £12.50 per day, whilst vans and lorries could face daily fees of hundreds of pounds Enfield to suffer due to residents having to pay to access nearest hospitals ULTRA LOW EMISSION ZONE TO PUNISH LONDON'S POOREST Sadiq Khan is ready to unleash travel chaos onto London. He plans to go ahead and ignore all advice on his new ill thought out plan for the capitals roads. Over 1.6 million of the capitals residents face the prospect of having to change their car or face huge daily charges. Since its announcement in April 2017 residents of the capital have tried to push back and quash the imposition of the unfair Ultra Low Emission Zone to Central London. The scheme has been deeply unpopular due to its ill thought out design and its unfair enforcement onto people in London. Almost all residents...
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ENFIELD TO BE HIT BY TUBE STRIKES Transport for London workers are set to strike later this week. The industrial action will start at 9pm on Wednesday 11th July and is set to finish at 1.00am on Saturday 14th July 2018. The Piccadilly Line is set to be disrupted for many days. This therefore means that many Enfieldians will have their commute disrupted. Travellers from Cockfosters, Oakwood and Southgate will experience travel problems. The Piccadilly Line is one of the most important lines for the capital and serves over half a million people every day. This strike will add pressure and upset to many commuters who are already travelling uncomfortably due to the high summer temperatures hitting the capital at the moment. It also coincides with the very busy President Trump visit to London. RMT, the tube drivers union, has explained that their industrial action is sue to the “continued failure by London Underground to employ enough drivers, continued problems with...
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The NHS: The Amazing Story of its Creation July 5 th 1948 was one of the most important days for the establishment of Modern Britain. After the ravages of the two global conflicts the country was recovering from economic and physical ruin. But even with huge financial constraints and pressure from America to spend the money elsewhere the Labour government of Clement Atlee created the lifeline of Britain, the National Health Service. Today we celebrate the 70 th Anniversary of the greatest British establishment of all time. The history of the NHS is all about the mutual co-operation of British peoples to help one another, however the greatest credit must be given to Aneurin Bevan who worked so hard to create the amazing health service we still benefit from today. Not a New Idea The idea of a public health service had been under discussion in Britain for decades. Gone were the times of poorhouses punishing those less well off. Indeed from 1911, under the L...
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Enfield Celebrates a Unique Anniversary: The Amazing Story Enfield celebrates a very special and unique anniversary today. 51 years ago the Town was chosen to be the first location in the world to have an Automated Teller Machine (ATM), “Hole in the Wall”, Cash Machine or any of the other names that they have become known as. The ATM has become an integral part of life all over the world allowing people to access their cash quickly. On top of this the machines have become advanced so people can now deposit cash in their accounts, pay bills, top up phones or transfer money to other people. Thousands of People turned up on June 27th 1967 to see Reg Varney use the first ever machine.  John Shepherd-Barron was the inventor of this revolutionary machine. The first ATM’s were different to the ones used today. Money was withdrawn by inserting paper cheques marked with the mildly radioactive material carbon-14. People then had to put in their ...
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ENFIELD LOCAL ELECTION 2018  Quick Facts: ·          *  Voter turnout at 38.15%%, a slight increase from 2014 ·          *    First councillor announced was Turkey Street Ward ·          *   Labours gains seats in Chase, Southgate and Winchmore Hill areas ·          *   Labour increases majority by 5 to 46 seats to the Conservatives 17 On 3 rd May 2018 the area of Enfield went to the ballot box in order to elect their new council. The incumbent party was Labour who had been in charge since 2010 and it was vying for its chances to continue its time in power. 63 Councillors across 21 Wards were being selected to represent the people of Enfield. Labour had competition from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, the Green Party, UKIP and 4 independent candidates.   The winners would be able to dictate the quality of life ...
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