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Crouch End tip: Western Road, 9am to 4pm, no booking by car
The nearest tip to Crouch End is Western Road in Wood Green, open 9am to 4pm every day with no booking by car. Vans book a day ahead, six times a year.
Transport
Haringey Tube Strikes: Piccadilly Line on 20 and 21 November
TfL expects severe Piccadilly line disruption from midday on 20 November to 8.30pm on 21 November. A Tube drivers' strike follows from noon on 26 November.
Cost of living
Haringey family hubs: £4.7m extends free benefits advice
City Hall's £4.7m extends free benefits advice at Haringey family hubs, with weekly appointments in Muswell Hill and Wood Green. Checked November 2026.
Wood Green
Wood Green red route starts Monday: no stopping on the High Road
The Wood Green red route starts Monday 2 November: no stopping at any time on the A105 High Road or the first metres of 14 side roads, except in bays.
Wood Green
Wood Green Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Wood Green
Wood Green roadworks: no temporary traffic orders in force within 3 km of Wood Green right now. Checked every morning from the council's notices.
Wood Green
Wood Green Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Wood Green weather today: light rain, 10°C by day and 2°C overnight, with a 84% chance of rain and winds up to 12 mph.
Transport
Piccadilly line shut at Turnpike Lane 28 Oct to 1 Nov
No Piccadilly line trains at Manor House, Turnpike Lane, Wood Green or Bounds Green for five days from Wednesday 28 October. Rail replacement bus PL6 runs.
Wood Green
Wood Green High Road red route approved, cameras to enforce
Haringey has approved a red route on Wood Green High Road, Turnpike Lane to Bounds Green Road. No stopping at any time, camera enforced, £197,000 scheme.
Wood Green
Wood Green fire: man dies in Granville Road house blaze
A man died in a house fire on Granville Road, Wood Green, on Saturday night. Hornsey crews were among 40 firefighters. What LFB has confirmed so far.
Christmas
Crouch End Christmas markets 2026: 21 Nov and 5 Dec dates
Crouch End's Hornsey Town Hall market is on 5 December, with the tree lit at 6pm. Muswell Hill fair 21 November, Highgate from 20 November, Lauderdale 12 and 13 Dec.
Travel
Haringey bus strikes over: cab air conditioning by May 2027
Arriva drivers accepted the deal, so the October strike dates are gone. Buses will get cab air conditioning by May 2027, with a 35-minute rule meanwhile.
Hornsey
Haringey Remembrance Sunday 2026: held 8 Nov, Hornsey 9.45am
Haringey's 2026 Remembrance Sunday was on 8 November: Hornsey wreath-laying at 9.45am, Wood Green 10.40am, Tottenham 10.45am. Next year's is due in October.
Alexandra Palace
Ally Pally Knit + Stitch: 2026 show over, next 7-10 Oct 2027
The Ally Pally knitting and stitching show, now Knit + Stitch, returns 7 to 10 October 2027. What the 2026 show cost and when 2027 news is due.
Travel
Haringey Bus Strike Called Off, Drivers Vote on Offer
Friday's Arriva walkout did not happen. Unite postponed it after an improved offer and is balloting drivers. Seven strike days to 20 October hang on it.
Alexandra Palace
Ally Pally Fireworks 2027: Dates Not Yet Announced
The 2026 Ally Pally fireworks sold out on both nights, 7 and 8 November. The Palace has not set 2027 dates yet; last year they came out on 2 September.
Crouch End
Crouch End Christmas Tree Lighting: 6pm on 5 December
The Crouch End Christmas tree is lit at 6pm on Saturday 5 December on the Green, after the Hornsey Town Hall makers' market. Here is what is confirmed so far.
Alexandra Palace
Christmas at Ally Pally: grotto 4-23 Dec, £14 a child
Cinderella On Ice at Ally Pally: six shows 3 to 6 December, seats £13.50 or £15.50, under-16s from £10.50. Plus the £14 grotto and Festive Skate dates.
Alexandra Palace
Ally Pally darts 11 Dec-3 Jan: ballot results already out
World Darts at Alexandra Palace runs 11 December to 3 January. Ballot results are out; face values, resale rules and what living nearby means.
Travel
Crouch End Bus Strike: 41 Off, the 91, W5 and W7 Still Run
The 41 and N41 are off at the Broadway, but the 91, W5 and W7 keep running. Route by route at six local stops, and the dates of the next walkout.
Community
Civic Centre time capsule: send a photo by 16 October
Haringey will bury a time capsule at the restored Civic Centre before it reopens in 2027. Anyone with a link to the borough can send a photo until 16 October.
Transport
91 bus: Crouch End to Wood Green extension signed off
The 91 will run beyond Crouch End Broadway to Wood Green through the new Heartlands estate after Haringey signed off the last road changes on 23 July.
Transport
Haringey Tube Strikes: Piccadilly Line on 20 and 21 November
TfL expects severe Piccadilly line disruption from midday on 20 November to 8.30pm on 21 November. A Tube drivers' strike follows from noon on 26 November.
Cost of living
Haringey family hubs: £4.7m extends free benefits advice
City Hall's £4.7m extends free benefits advice at Haringey family hubs, with weekly appointments in Muswell Hill and Wood Green. Checked November 2026.
Wood Green
Wood Green red route starts Monday: no stopping on the High Road
The Wood Green red route starts Monday 2 November: no stopping at any time on the A105 High Road or the first metres of 14 side roads, except in bays.
Wood Green
Wood Green Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Wood Green
Wood Green roadworks: no temporary traffic orders in force within 3 km of Wood Green right now. Checked every morning from the council's notices.
Wood Green
Wood Green Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Wood Green weather today: light rain, 10°C by day and 2°C overnight, with a 84% chance of rain and winds up to 12 mph.
Transport
Piccadilly line shut at Turnpike Lane 28 Oct to 1 Nov
No Piccadilly line trains at Manor House, Turnpike Lane, Wood Green or Bounds Green for five days from Wednesday 28 October. Rail replacement bus PL6 runs.
Wood Green
Wood Green High Road red route approved, cameras to enforce
Haringey has approved a red route on Wood Green High Road, Turnpike Lane to Bounds Green Road. No stopping at any time, camera enforced, £197,000 scheme.
Wood Green
Wood Green fire: man dies in Granville Road house blaze
A man died in a house fire on Granville Road, Wood Green, on Saturday night. Hornsey crews were among 40 firefighters. What LFB has confirmed so far.
Christmas
Crouch End Christmas markets 2026: 21 Nov and 5 Dec dates
Crouch End's Hornsey Town Hall market is on 5 December, with the tree lit at 6pm. Muswell Hill fair 21 November, Highgate from 20 November, Lauderdale 12 and 13 Dec.
Travel
Haringey bus strikes over: cab air conditioning by May 2027
Arriva drivers accepted the deal, so the October strike dates are gone. Buses will get cab air conditioning by May 2027, with a 35-minute rule meanwhile.
Hornsey
Haringey Remembrance Sunday 2026: held 8 Nov, Hornsey 9.45am
Haringey's 2026 Remembrance Sunday was on 8 November: Hornsey wreath-laying at 9.45am, Wood Green 10.40am, Tottenham 10.45am. Next year's is due in October.
Alexandra Palace
Ally Pally Knit + Stitch: 2026 show over, next 7-10 Oct 2027
The Ally Pally knitting and stitching show, now Knit + Stitch, returns 7 to 10 October 2027. What the 2026 show cost and when 2027 news is due.
Travel
Haringey Bus Strike Called Off, Drivers Vote on Offer
Friday's Arriva walkout did not happen. Unite postponed it after an improved offer and is balloting drivers. Seven strike days to 20 October hang on it.
Alexandra Palace
Ally Pally Fireworks 2027: Dates Not Yet Announced
The 2026 Ally Pally fireworks sold out on both nights, 7 and 8 November. The Palace has not set 2027 dates yet; last year they came out on 2 September.
Crouch End
Crouch End Christmas Tree Lighting: 6pm on 5 December
The Crouch End Christmas tree is lit at 6pm on Saturday 5 December on the Green, after the Hornsey Town Hall makers' market. Here is what is confirmed so far.
Alexandra Palace
Christmas at Ally Pally: grotto 4-23 Dec, £14 a child
Cinderella On Ice at Ally Pally: six shows 3 to 6 December, seats £13.50 or £15.50, under-16s from £10.50. Plus the £14 grotto and Festive Skate dates.
Alexandra Palace
Ally Pally darts 11 Dec-3 Jan: ballot results already out
World Darts at Alexandra Palace runs 11 December to 3 January. Ballot results are out; face values, resale rules and what living nearby means.
Travel
Crouch End Bus Strike: 41 Off, the 91, W5 and W7 Still Run
The 41 and N41 are off at the Broadway, but the 91, W5 and W7 keep running. Route by route at six local stops, and the dates of the next walkout.
Community
Civic Centre time capsule: send a photo by 16 October
Haringey will bury a time capsule at the restored Civic Centre before it reopens in 2027. Anyone with a link to the borough can send a photo until 16 October.
Transport
91 bus: Crouch End to Wood Green extension signed off
The 91 will run beyond Crouch End Broadway to Wood Green through the new Heartlands estate after Haringey signed off the last road changes on 23 July.