Trouble in Store

CHAOS broke out during the opening morning of a new Asda supermarket as thousands of eager shoppers tried to wrestle their way inside.

Ten-year ban imposed on football thug

A HOOLIGAN has been banned from football matches for ten years and jailed for three months after causing trouble at a north London derby.

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Council urges Met to increase number of bobbies on the beat

ENFIELD Council has called for more bobbies to patrol the borough’s streets after research revealed a short-fall in numbers.

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City banker is charged with murdering his wife

A TOP City banker has appeared in court charged with strangling his wife to death in their Enfield home.

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Elderly may be cut off from phone until 2009

ELDERLY residents may be left without a telephone line until the new year, the Advertiser has learned.

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Rare clean sheet helps Town to secure a much-needed victory

DEFENDING a lead has been a problem for Enfield Town all season, but the way Stewart Margolis’ new-look defence ensured a narrow 1-0 victory over Great Wakering Rovers on Saturday gives much cause for optimism.

Shaw’s delight as Southgate hang on for first league win

SOUTHGATE climbed out of the relegation zone for the first time this season as they gained a crucial 3-2 victory at home to Hampstead and Westminster on Sunday.

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Sarries made to pay for a woeful first-half display

THE inconsistency that has plagued Saracens in recent years returned to haunt them as they produced a pitiful first-half performance to slump to a 25-21 defeat at home to Gloucester on Sunday and bring an end to their run of three straight Guinness Premie.

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Mixed fortunes for Phoenix

EDMONTON GREEN PHOENIX bounced back from Saturday’s defeat at the hands of London Westside in Division Two South of the English Basketball League to beat the same opposition 48-33 in the second round of the Women’s National Trophy on Sunday.

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Grant comes through biggest test of his career

MICHAEL GRANT claimed the biggest scalp of his professional career at the O2 Arena on Saturday night when he fought his way to a points victory over former Commonwealth title contender Gary Reid.

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