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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.
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.
Where to get a baby weighed in Crouch End and Hornsey
The health visiting team for Crouch End, Hornsey and Stroud Green works out of Park Road, and two free drop-ins run on Tuesday mornings at Weston Park and Priory Park. Here is what runs, when, and the numbers to call.
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.
No trains at Crouch Hill all day Sunday
The Suffragette line has no service anywhere today, Sunday 13 September, with replacement buses running instead.
Seven Crouch End and Hornsey pubs worth the walk
Comedy at the King's Head, a courtyard at the Queens, a listed Victorian tavern on Hornsey High Street: the pubs we would send a friend to, and which one suits which evening.
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.
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.
Nurseries in Crouch End and Hornsey: the five to know
Two chain houses, an international nursery in Earl Haig Hall, a French-English Montessori on Crouch Hill and a new arrival inside a secondary school. What each one offers, and which suits which child.
Antenatal classes near Crouch End: what's free and what to book
There is more free NHS antenatal support within a bus ride of Crouch End than most first-time parents expect, and one course you can book yourself on the Broadway. Where to start, what it costs and who to ask.
Baby and toddler classes in Crouch End: what runs and what it costs
Music, dance and sensory sessions for under-fives, all within a buggy push of the Clock Tower. Where to start with a newborn, where to take a toddler with energy to burn, and why Wednesday is the day worth clearing.
Where to take a toddler on a Tuesday in Crouch End
Five church halls in Crouch End, Hornsey and Stroud Green open most weekday mornings for babies and toddlers, for nothing to £4, with no term to book and no waiting list. Here is which hall is open when, and where to start.
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.
Where to take a small child for books in Crouch End
Crouch End has one dedicated children's bookshop, on Middle Lane, and two library branches giving away songs and stories a few streets away. Between them they cover both kinds of morning — the outing you plan and the one you improvise. Checked 5 September 2026.
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.
Baby swimming near Crouch End: where to go and what it costs
Three pools within reach of N8 will take a baby into the water: the council's centre on Park Road, Virgin Active on Topsfield Parade and a 29-degree Saturday morning pool at Highgate School. Where to start, what it costs and which suits a three-month-old.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
