This weekend is the grand re-opening of Enfield’s Jacobean mansion, Forty Hall after a two year and £4million restoration project funded by the London Borough of Enfield and the Heritage Lottery Fund. The building has been voted one of the 33 iconic buildings for London 2012. Residents are being invited to register for ‘The Housewarming’. […]
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As this weekend sees the grand re-opening of the Grade I listed Forty Hall in Enfield, many locals were looking forward to visiting the Farmers Market which was to be held in the Capel Manor College Farm. The market was to be made up of eight stalls selling freshly baked breads, fruits, vegetables, pastries, cheeses
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London’s firefighers are being called out almost once an hour to help and rescue people who have locked themselves in or out of a vehicle or building. The LFB (London Fire Bridgade) said that over the last three years they had been called out almost 22,000 times for incidents regarding people being locked in or
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BT have launched their latest technology to help tackle the huge increase in copper cable theft. The thefts are usually by organised gangs and are big business. RABIT is BT’s new burglar alarm and is set to make thieves think again, as the technology can detect when a cable has been cut or damaged and
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Alexandra Locksmiths was recently featured on product review site Which? For the site we offered professional advice on how best to keep your garden shed secure and we feature the main tips for keeping your shed safe below. If you would like to read the full article you can do so here. Main tips for
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Police across the country are launching a domestic violence campaign ahead of the European Football Championships 2012. Concerns are that boozy football fans will lash out as emotions run high during the competition. Figures show that there is a 25% increase on England match days and as many as one in four women are a
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Former deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott has raised fears over Olympic security after suggesting that cheap labour could be used to undercut better, more experienced security workers at the Olympics. Prescott tweeted his fears after it was reported in the Guardian that security volunteers from a government work programme had to spend a night sleeping
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After a long month or two of rainy weather conditions, it looks like the summer is finally here and with the warm weather there is a greater tendency to keep windows and doors open to improve ventilation and keep cool. Seasoned burglars are always on the lookout for an easy opportunity to gain entrance to
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So the weather has finally changed and we are all enjoying some well deserved sunshine and some relaxing time in our gardens. This is a good time to remember that our front and rear gardens are a good access point to burglars. It is important to know that burglars are usually opportunists and often lazy
Mark Makowski, a rouge locksmith, has been ordered to pay back £7000,000 after a investigation lasting five years into his criminal operation in London and surrounding counties. Mark Makowski, the former director of Pronto Locksmiths and Phoenix Locksmiths which had a locksmith shop in Potters Bar, was convicted at the Old Bailey last year of
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