Another Unofficial Post Office Opening in Tottenham

MP David Lammy (second from right) cuts a ribbon at the Tottenham High Road Post Office. Council adviser Chris Lane (from left to right), Postmaster Daksha Rao, Councillor Allan Strickland and branch owner Vipin Rao attend the proceedings.

Tottenham MP David Lammy cut an unofficial ribbon for the neighborhood's recently reopened post office Friday. The restored business has been a welcome sight for locals, who had to travel out of the immediate area to get mail for months, after rioters burned the original office in August.

There's a lull, but Tottenham up and running

The streets of Tottenham look busier than they did in the weeks following a riot. The burned post office has been replaced, as have most of the broken windows.

But it's still not quite the Tottenham it once was says, local shop owner Bulent  Huseyin.

Hotspurs Stay Put - Good for Business

Tottenham's 130 year old football club won't be relocating to another borough anytime soon, much to the delight of MP David Lammy, and no doubt Tottenham businesses. Club management pledged to revitalize Haringey after the attempted move to an Olympic Park stadium in East London failed.

Haringey Council Justifies Union Negotiator Salary

Haringey Council rebuffed claims that it spent public funds poorly on the borough’s National Union of Teacher’s negotiator. Responding to a recent article in the Evening Standard, the Council said the annual salary of £35,000 for the union representative actually saved money.

“It’s more efficient for the council to negotiate with a designated rep rather than thousands of teachers, which would be more expensive,” a spokesperson said.