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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.
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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: 5 Dec at the town hall
Muswell Hill Creatives bring a winter market to Hornsey Town Hall on 5 December. Highgate's fairs start 20 November; Lauderdale House is 12 and 13 December.
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: Hornsey 10am, Sun 8 Nov
Remembrance Sunday falls on 8 November 2026. Hornsey's wreath-laying has started at 10am for three years running, Wood Green at 10.45am, St Saviours Court at 3pm.
Alexandra Palace
Ally Pally Knit + Stitch: 2026 show over, next 7-10 Oct 2027
Knit + Stitch returns to Alexandra Palace 7 to 10 October 2027, the organiser says. The 2026 show ran 8 to 11 October; here is what tickets cost this year.
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 7-8 Nov: Eats Everything, 8pm display
Ally Pally fireworks: Eats Everything headlines Saturday 7 November, display 8pm; Sunday 8 is family night, 6pm show, Barry from EastEnders on karaoke.
Crouch End
Crouch End Christmas lights 2026: festival 'making plans'
Crouch End Festival says it is making plans for Christmas 2026, with no date yet. The 2025 tree was lit at 6pm on 6 December at Hornsey Town Hall.
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
The Ally Pally darts ballot results went out 21 to 25 September. Face value from £55 tiered, £75 table. No general sale announced; resale is Fan-to-Fan only.
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.