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Earlier this year, Archant Investigations Unit revealed Haringey Council had spent £23m on a £10m building. Now a former...
20/07/2021

Earlier this year, Archant Investigations Unit revealed Haringey Council had spent £23m on a £10m building. Now a former member of the administration behind the deal has likened continuing questions about it to 'a vendetta'.

https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/local-council/haringey-council-alexandra-house-investigation-labelled-a-vendetta-8160694

Kaushika Amin, former deputy leader of Haringey Council, said a further investigation into the purchase of Alexandra House felt like “a vendetta”.

Jurors have determined that Romford father Richard Cottier's shooting by police was a lawful killing - but does that ver...
10/06/2021

Jurors have determined that Romford father Richard Cottier's shooting by police was a lawful killing - but does that verdict tell the whole story? The Archant Investigations Unit has obtained copies of documents from the case.

https://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/crime/richard-cottier-partner-says-inquest-left-unanswered-questions-8040632

A jury has ruled that the police shooting of Romford father Richard Cottier was a lawful killing - but does that verdict tell the full story? His partner Melissa says no.

Last year, Camden was declared a 'tree city of the world', allegedly leading the way in urban forestry. But concerns hav...
30/04/2021

Last year, Camden was declared a 'tree city of the world', allegedly leading the way in urban forestry. But concerns have been raised after data published by the council showed that over the past ten years, it has removed more trees than it planted.

https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/health/camden-council-chopping-more-trees-than-its-planting-7929664

Last year, Camden was declared a “Tree City of the World". But figures suggest it is failing to follow its own policy, chopping down more trees than it plants.

Families say a TfL road change has seen their residential streets become gridlocked with traffic, causing fumes so stron...
29/04/2021

Families say a TfL road change has seen their residential streets become gridlocked with traffic, causing fumes so strong they cannot open their windows and fear letting their children play in the garden. But when they went looking for the area's pollution data, it was missing...

https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/health/tfl-road-changes-cause-pollution-in-camden-streets-7931188

Residents in Swiss Cottage, Camden, say their homes are filled with toxic fumes thanks to TfL's Covid-19 Finchley Road changes.

Leaked documents have revealed senior Haringey councillors were told of ongoing discussions about the chance to buy Alex...
19/04/2021

Leaked documents have revealed senior Haringey councillors were told of ongoing discussions about the chance to buy Alexandra House. So why did a former cabinet member claim earlier this month that he'd known nothing about it? We asked him.

https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/local-council/haringey-councillors-knew-of-upcoming-alexandra-house-sale-7906838

Leaked files have contradicted a councillor's version of events about how Haringey Council paid almost £23m for a Wood Green office block valued at £10m.

“All that happened was my perpetrator’s parents got called in and told about these allegations, and nothing else... He t...
09/04/2021

“All that happened was my perpetrator’s parents got called in and told about these allegations, and nothing else... He then carried on to s*xually assault one more girl that I know of.”

Politicians say a legal loophole, which means schools do not have to report alleged s*x crimes to the police, must be closed.

https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/education/politicians-back-law-change-after-highgate-school-allegations-7886510

Highgate School is accused of failing to follow its own safeguarding policy, following a flood of complaints about s*xism and 'r**e culture'.

Why did Haringey Council pay £6million to a billionaire, for a shell company with no assets? Councillors have ordered an...
01/04/2021

Why did Haringey Council pay £6million to a billionaire, for a shell company with no assets? Councillors have ordered an investigation into 'unanswered questions'. Here's what we know so far.

https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/local-council/haringey-council-spending-scrutinised-over-alexandra-house-7866544

Last year, Haringey Council paid almost £23million for an office block which had been valued at £10million months earlier. Councillors say there remain 'unanswered questions' as to why.

Government lockdown rules allow people to take riding lessons on their own horses, but ban them from taking lessons on a...
11/02/2021

Government lockdown rules allow people to take riding lessons on their own horses, but ban them from taking lessons on anybody else's. As a result, Hertfordshire riding schools' businesses have been 'crippled', forcing job cuts and even closures.

https://www.thecomet.net/news/business/hertfordshire-horse-riding-schools-crippled-by-coronavirus-lockdowns-7320390

Hertfordshire riding schools have been forced to make redundancies, sell off horses and even close down, as coronavirus lockdowns 'cripple' their income

This Romford business was a leading light in the events industry, organising major functions with the likes of American ...
11/02/2021

This Romford business was a leading light in the events industry, organising major functions with the likes of American Express and HSBC. But since Covid-19 struck the UK, government restrictions have blocked it from holding a single event. So why does Havering Council claim it isn't eligible for any government assistance?

https://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/business/romford-events-company-denied-covid-grant-despite-lockdown-7317996

A Hornchurch events business has been refused grant funding, despite Covid-19 rules banning public events, on grounds that staff can still use its office.

Residents whose homes back onto a development site say their lives are being blighted by a mound of mud, dumped on the f...
04/02/2021

Residents whose homes back onto a development site say their lives are being blighted by a mound of mud, dumped on the field behind their gardens. They say they were promised the field would be "made good", but the council says it was always the plan to create a manmade hill. So which is true?

https://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/local-council/hornchurch-sports-centre-development-sparks-anger-from-residents-7303802

Hornchurch residents say a pile of mud dumped outside their homes during a council sports centre development jeopardises their privacy and security.

After Joanna, from Havering, died in a care home, investigations uncovered a catalogue of failures by the company that r...
31/01/2021

After Joanna, from Havering, died in a care home, investigations uncovered a catalogue of failures by the company that ran it. But, says her father, the family has never received proper justice. The Archant Investigations Unit looks into the failures which inspectors say are putting patients at risk.

https://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/health/joanna-bailey-death-at-jeesal-cawston-park-7080420

Since Romford woman Joanna Bailey died at Jeesal Cawston Park, Norfolk, in 2018, a raft of failures have been uncovered at the care home.

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