Gregory Castillo Volquez was stabbed to death in a “brutal attack” in Tiverton Road on 13th January Detectives are urging local people to share any information related to the “senseless” killing of Gregory Castillo Volquez in Harringay in January Gregory was stabbed to death in a “brutal attack” in a Tiverton Road alleyway at 4.55am on Monday Two men were later charged with murder of the 36-year-old but police say further information is required to help their investigation Officers believe there may have been people in the area who saw the attack on Gregory and may have valuable information They are reminding the public if they do not feel comfortable speaking to police officers are visiting the scene to talk to the local people and encourage those with information to come forward Speaking outside the address where the murder took place two months ago, Detective Chief Inspector Jim Barry said: “This violent attack ripped a father away from his two children the incident has massively impacted those close to Gregory and local residents “This is why it’s imperative we work together to secure justice Anyone with information must share it with us We are committed to working alongside those who provide statements throughout the judicial process.” added: ‘Gregory was a much-loved son and his family is heartbroken by this loss Please come forward and help us get justice for Gregory.’ aged 19 and of Fermain Court East in Haggerston and Gabriel Francisco Pineda Gonzalez aged 20 and of High Trees in Tulse Hill were charged with murder in January Specialist crime officers urge the public to contact the police via 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, quoting 809/13JAN. Information can also be shared via the major incident public portal:Visit https://mipp.police.uk/operation/01MPS25X30-PO1 Independent news outlets like ours – reporting for the community without rich backers – are under threat of closure If our coverage has helped you understand our community a little bit better please consider supporting us with a monthly More information on supporting us monthly  More Information about donations Haringey Community Press is published by Social Spider Community News Help Haringey Community Press return to print by making a donation You can help support our not-for-profit news  website from £5 per month Click here for more information and ways to support our news operation Enjoying Haringey Community Press You can help support our not-for-profit news website from £5 per month The police takeover of a decades-old Kurdish Community Centre and the arrests of seven Kurdish community members on suspicion of terrorism have prompted a wave of protests across north London A crowd of Kurdish and Turkish protesters and other residents walked down Green Lanes in Harringay yesterday demanding the centre’s re-opening and the release of those arrested during Wednesday’s police raid some protesters were camping outside the centre and had announced a hunger strike “The Metropolitan police carried out unprecedented and brutal raids on the Kurdish Community Centre,” said İshak Milani a cultural organisation housed in the community centre “Doors were forcibly kicked down and several people were arrested “This raid serves as a painful reminder of the systematic oppression faced by Kurdish people for generations.” was raided by the police at 3am on Wednesday Abdulkadir Buğdayci and Egup Ozer were among a number of unhoused Kurdish refugees from Turkey sleeping at the centre “Police broke into the community centre by breaking all the doors They attacked all of us with sticks,” said Buğdayci “They called us terrorists — they said that we support terrorism.”  Buğdayci said he and six other refugees who had been sleeping at the centre that night were handcuffed and marched outside They left us outside in the rain and cold for five hours,” he said Ozer said he and another refugee were badly beaten by the police “We request justice from the Metropolitan police because the police were very brutal and what happened [was] unjust,” he said.  In a statement issued on Wednesday were arrested on Wednesday over suspected terrorist activity linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) an organisation that has been banned in the UK since 2001 and is designated a terror organisation here and in the EU and US However, EU courts have previously ruled that the organisation received the terrorist designation without due process, and in 2018 the General Court in Luxembourg recommended that the ruling be annulled.  Family and friends of those arrested on Wednesday deny they were involved in terrorist activity They also allege that the police used excessive force during the arrests A Met spokesperson said he was unable to comment further on the details of the case.  acting commander of the Met’s counter-terrorism command said the community centre would remain closed to the public while the police carry out “search activity” with the force saying in a statement that this could last up to two weeks.  “Many in our community fled Turkey to escape brutal suppression of our language culture and political identity,” said Milani freedom and opportunity to rebuild our lives Yet we now find ourselves targeted once again.”  The community centre is “more than a building” “It is a vital hub that provides cultural exchange essential services and support for thousands of vulnerable people Its closure has disrupted countless lives and reinforced a harmful narrative that unfairly criminalises our community.” The centre is described on its Facebook page as “a haven in a heartless world” and provides a range of services Its annual Newroz celebrations in March are a staple in the area’s cultural calendar.  Haringey council released a statement on Thursday echoing community concerns about the closure of the centre “The closure of the centre is having a major impact who are an integral part of our diverse borough The statement continued: “The community had strong feelings about the centre being closed and urged the police to get this re-opened as quickly as possible.” a local Kurdish woman attending the protest declined to share her surname and said she was alarmed by the police takeover of the cultural centre “I was born and brought up in London,” she said “The cultural centre has been a crucial connection to my heritage It never occurred to me I would see anything like this in this country Hyphen is the leading media platform on Muslim life in the UK and Europe Sign up to our newsletter to receive our top stories straight to your inbox every week This form may not be visible due to adblockers © 2025 Hyphen® / Link Media 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London see and do in this multicultural north London neighbourhood I say Harringay – let’s call the whole thing off and have a kebab but Haringey is the borough and within it you’ll find Harringay Green Lanes a mile-long strip that teems with bars and cafés Victorian boozers and staggeringly well-stocked grocery shops And that’s before we get to the sensational Turkish restaurants that line the main drag This is the very best of London in all its noisy It’s not the starriest of London locales even if the so-called ‘Harringay Ladder’ (a grid of 19 streets to the west of the Lanes) is becoming ever-more desirable Whether you’re grabbing a gözleme flatbread for a few quid or enjoying the mural of John Lennon and Brazilian football ace Alex de Souza (sure!) you’re sure to spark the imagination RECOMMENDED:The best things to do in north LondonLondon’s best Turkish restaurantsThe best restaurants in Finsbury Park Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! The Dusty KnuckleThe first Dusty Knuckle bakery launched in Dalston in 2014 and was such a lip-smacking hit that this Green Lanes café and restaurant followed in 2021. Once you’ve tried their fiery egg, chilli and cheese focaccia, you’ll see why industry body British Baker named them one of the UK’s top artisan bakers. They also run a trainee programme for young people who face barriers to employment. All in all: good eggs. Photograph: BrouhahaGreen Lanes is full of surprises but here is a wonderland of glam in an otherwise pretty down-to-earth stretch of the city A cocktail bar that prides itself on quality – the pisco sour is a work of art – Brouhaha opens out into a cute Hobbit-style beer garden where you can snaffle grub from the Japanese kitchen Photograph: Jess HandWith Mr. Rabbit, a little plaster bunny, keeping close watch across the beautifully kept gardens, this red-brick library is the very definition of wholesome. There are regular events for children (such as Playful Crafts for Under 5s and the older kids’ Comics Club) and Shared Reading groups for adults. In an area where so many are passing through, this is a real – and essential – community hub. Photograph: Jess Hand for Time OutIt’s a bit of a walk up towards Turnpike Lane but well worth the trek to play dress-up with a dizzying array of retro garments From cases full of costume jewellery to racks stuffed with neon-coloured trackie tops you’ll be hard-pressed to come away from this Turnpike Lane vintage and second-hand shop empty handed so make sure you definitely need those cow print dungarees with the bell bottoms tiktokfacebooktwitteryoutubeAbout us Contact us The 14-year-old boy was sat in front of his family’s car at New Auto Tech Limited when the vehicle was driven forwards and crushed him against a wall An MOT testing centre in Harringay has been fined £10,000 after a child sustained “life-changing injuries” from a vehicle at the garage three years ago waiting for an MOT to be conducted at New Auto Tech Limited on 4th May 2022 The chair was situated in front of the brake rollers as the MOT technician attempted to move the car in reverse the vehicle was driven forwards off the brake rollers The boy required immediate hospital treatment having sustained multiple pelvis fractures They were off school for over a year and bed bound for three months following the incident An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that New Auto Tech Limited had failed to ensure that members of the public were in a safe area when vehicles were being moved The MOT centre had a designated ‘viewing area’ to the side of the brake roller bay This was a painted box on the floor with a chair placed inside it there were no protective barriers and the business failed to stop customers from moving out of this area into parts of the workshop where vehicles were moving New Auto Tech Limited pleaded guilty to breaching  Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 for its failure to ensure the health and welfare of those not in its employment The company was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs of £6,810 following a hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court last month HSE inspector Michelle Morphy said: “This case sends a clear message to MOT test centres that HSE will hold them to account if they fail to protect both workers and members of the public by allowing them to move from their allotted viewing area into an operational area which should have been restricted to workers only “As such the child was seriously injured in a totally avoidable incident.” There are many known risks associated with the motor vehicle repair industry and detailed HSE guidance is available The 36-year-old was attacked at an address in Tiverton Road in the early hours of Monday morning Three men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in Harringay Police responded to reports of a fight at an address in Tiverton Road at 4.55am this morning (Monday 13th) paramedics and London Air Ambulance acted rapidly to treat the victim but he sadly died at the scene.While officers believe they know his identity enquiries are still ongoing to inform his next of kin One 20-year-old man was arrested at the scene All remain in custody under suspicion of murder There is a heightened police presence in the area and a cordon remains in place while the Metropolitan Police’s specialist crime team conduct further enquiries Detective Chief Superintendent Caroline Haines said: “We are saddened to hear about this morning’s tragic incident and are working to ensure the man’s family are informed and supported by specialist officers as soon as possible “Our officers acted swiftly and arrested four people on suspicion of murder who are now in custody Local residents can expect to see more police in the area while we carry our enquiries and as part of extra patrols “We are also urging anyone who may have seen or heard anything related to this incident to contact us you may have information vital to our investigation.” Metropolitan Police officers are currently on site at the Kurdish Community Centre and are expected to remain for two weeks Six arrests have been made today (Wednesday 27th) as part of a Metropolitan Police investigation that is focusing on activity at a Harringay community centre The five men and one woman were arrested at separate addresses across London early this morning They have all been detained under the Terrorism Act 2000 and are in custody at a London police station A simultaneous counter terrorism raid was launched at the Kurdish Community Centre in Portland Gardens It is all part of a probe into suspected activity linked to the proscribed terror group There is not believed to be any imminent threat to the public linked to the matters under investigation The search at the community centre is expected to last up to two weeks Both the centre and the surrounding area have been closed to the public while officers continue their work there The Met says additional local officers will be carrying out patrols and there will be an increased police presence in the area over the coming days with officers available to speak with any members of the public who may be concerned from the Met’s counter terrorism command said: “This activity has come about following a significant investigation and operation into activity we believe is linked to the terrorist group PKK These are targeted arrests of those we suspect of being involved in terrorist activity linked to the group “I hope that these arrests show that we will not tolerate any sort of terrorist activity and that we will take action where we believe there is harm being caused to communities here in the UK or elsewhere.” Acting Commander Flanagan added: “This investigation and activity is about protecting all of our communities but particularly those in our Turkish and Kurdish communities I would urge anyone who thinks they may have been affected or targeted by those linked to the PKK to get in touch “We are also very mindful that closing the community centre may cause inconvenience to some people Officers will be working as quickly as they can but these are very serious allegations so it is important that we take care in identifying and gathering as much evidence as we can.” A seventh arrest was made last night (Wednesday) Acting Commander Helen Flanagan from the Met’s counter terrorism command said: “I want to stress that [Wednesday’s] arrests are targeted specifically at those we believe may be involved in suspected terrorist activity “We understand these arrests have caused some concern amongst certain local communities – particularly those in the Kurdish community I want to reassure the community that our activity is being carried out to keep everyone safe from potential harm including those within the Kurdish community itself “I would also ask that people avoid speculating or sharing unverified details online about this activity Local officers will continue to be present in the area over the coming days to provide reassurance to local residents and I would urge anyone with concerns to speak with these officers “Local officers will also continue to hold meetings with community leaders the local authority and local resident and community groups to keep them updated directly on the progress of this investigation.” Six have in total now been charged with killing the 36-year-old A further two men have been charged with the murder of a man in Harringay Gregory Castillo Volquez, aged 36, was stabbed at an address in Tiverton Road on Monday, 13th January appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday 17th appeared at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 23rd The above comes after three men and a woman were charged on Wednesday 15th aged 27 and of Tiverton Road; Edison Dario Canario Perez aged 20 and of Tiverton Road; and Naiara Lizeth Hernandez-Bonilla The proceeds will go to paying the medical grade wigs for cancer patients would not have otherwise been able to afford them A new charity shop opening in Harringay will support cancer patients experiencing hair loss to buy medical wigs ‘The Heroes Haven’ in Green Lanes will raise money to pay for high-grade medical wigs will be officially launching the shop tomorrow (Tuesday 1st) after winning £70,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund in June 2023 The new shop will replace the Snug Art Café at 549 Green Lanes (N8 0RL) The proceeds from the shop will go to paying the medical grade wigs for cancer patients would not have otherwise been able to afford them who is expecting her first child in a few weeks has been diagnosed with breast cancer twice since 2017 She has now had to manage both her pregnancy and the shop’s construction simultaneously “It has been a lot but I am excited,” the Tottenham resident said I want to remove the financial difficulty of buying a wig for those that need it – 80% of Wigs For Heroes money goes towards paying for cancer patient’s medical wigs.” who had previously worked in human resources has built the charity shop from the ground up alongside her husband a hair loss clinic affiliated with the NHS has given Kaz the opportunity to build a cancer support centre in a borough that she said lacks cancer services She added: “There are not many options for high-quality medical grade wigs in Haringey Some people are too scared of losing their hair Find out more about Wigs for Heroes:Visit wigsforheroes.org Gregory Castillo Volquez was killed in Tiverton Road in the early hours of Monday morning Three men and a woman were due to appear in court today (Thursday 16th) charged with the murder of 36-year-old Gregory Castillo Volquez in Harringay were charged with murder yesterday (Wednesday 15th) All four were due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court this morning A 21-year-old man who was also arrested remains in custody at this stage Gregory died in the early hours of Monday (13th) January after being stabbed at an address in Tiverton Road Stanhope Gardens residents were not consulted about the work that took place last week Network Rail has apologised after trees were felled near a railway station without “advance warning” who lives in Stanhope Gardens overlooking the rail line on the approach to Harringay Green Lanes Station noticed a group of trees were being chopped down by contractors He said the move “irreparably damaged” an “important wildlife corridor” and believed Network Rail was “breaking its own procedures” In response a Network Rail spokesperson said communication with the residents “should have been better” and explained the trees were being removed as they posed a “danger to the safe running of the railway” Dan was initially confused as the usual practice was to prune the trees with stakeholders such as local residents being consulted on such work this time Dan said after no “advance warning” the trees were removed and after enquiring he found they had been identified using drones “without on-the-ground-inspections” Dan said: “The trackside margin here and elsewhere is a valued habitat for diverse flora and fauna one that is appreciated daily by local residents “Such a marginal space improves our quality of life in this nature-depleted inner city “Network Rail is breaking its own procedures in carrying out this work without having first engaged stakeholders or apparently without first carrying out proper impact assessments.” In response the Network Rail spokesperson confirmed it had targeted trees for felling and it was now writing to local residents about any remaining work The spokesperson said: “We understand the concerns of residents about removal of trees along the railway and accept that our communication to residents should have been better “We’re sorry for the upset this may have caused and we are now writing to those residents where work is still to be carried out and that the correct communication processes are being followed “We have undertaken environmental surveys using drone technology to identify particular trees that are either dead or have the potential to interfere with railway equipment or train services “We want to reassure residents that we are only removing or cutting back trees that pose a danger to the safe running of the railway.” The pair falsely believed the car they were shooting at belonged to a rival gang member A Harringay man who shot at a car that contained two children has been jailed was sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment for two counts of possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder 19-year-old Joshua Fraser of King Edwards Road in Hackney E9 was also sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment for possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life and conspiracy to commit murder both Shaw and Fraser drove into the Shrubland Road area of Hackney where they shot at a car they thought belonged to a rival gang A 13-year-old boy and four-year-old girl were inside at the time Shaw was subsequently involved in a shooting in Stoke Newington High Street in which three shots were fired towards a victim who sustained a single gunshot wound to the arm Detectives carried out extensive investigations into Shaw and Fraser before arresting them at their home addresses on 31st May 2023 and 4th October 2023 respectively Detective Chief Inspector Andrea Ireland said: “Following an extensive investigation officers have taken two extremely dangerous men off the streets Our teams also recovered the firearm used in the shooting in Hackney Forensic work carried out on the gun revealed it was also used in 11 previous firearm discharges in London “This vital work has no doubt had a significant impact in safeguarding our local community and securing justice for the victims of Shaw and Fraser’s crimes.” Gregory Castillo Volquez was attacked in Tiverton Road at around 4.55am on Monday A 36-year-old man fatally stabbed to death in Harringay has been named Gregory Castillo Volquez, a Dominican Republic national, was attacked in Tiverton Road at around 4.55am on Monday. Despite attempts to save him by emergency services, he died at the scene Four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody The father-of-two’s next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Thursday (16th) said: “In the early hours of Monday morning Our officers acted swiftly and arrested three men and one woman on suspicion of murder “We recognise this is a worrying time for those in Haringey and residents can expect to see more police in the area while we conduct our enquiries “If anyone saw this senseless attack please come forward and speak to our officers We are particularly interested in any mobile phone footage from around the surrounding area “Our thoughts remain with Gregory‘s family who are being supported by trained officers at this heart-breaking time.” Specialist crime officers urge the public to contact 101 or Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 with any information Harringay has become home to the quasi-hippy There is a fickle brand of bohemianism that pervades every student party every New Wave/Post Punk section of Rough Trade the “I work at a craft brewery on the weekends but don’t need the money” kind These self-proclaimed non-conformists are everywhere While East London has been their hub for some time there is no other area in London more desirable to this neo-haute Bohème than London’s Warehouse District The warehouses are mainly in London’s North East Harringay though the concept has spread to other parts of the capital They were once home to dozens of businesses: Maynard’s famously launched their Wine Gums factory from one of in 1909 Piano makers Eavestaffs and Brasteds were once resident too But as the companies slowly vacated – declining trade or in search of bigger locations – these warehouses were left empty and desperate for a new purpose transforming these empty spaces into homes for artists free-spirited individuals and anyone else who sought an unconventional and affordable lifestyle it was only a matter of time before the self-important self-styled “Young Creatives” caught a whiff of the project and thought “I’d like to try that” I witnessed this subgenre of yuppies first hand when I attended a warehouse viewing two years ago Warehouse districts tend to operate via tightly patrolled social media pages (listing the property on Rightmove is bourgeois) The warehouse advertised two rooms; both were mezzanines There must have been 20 of us at my viewing; no one was older than 30 All of us had some form of vintage jacket on “You’re the third batch to view the rooms today,” he said “and we’ve been holding viewings all weekend!” We shuffled into the living room and were greeted by the other tenants Various musty rugs and shabby pieces of furniture littered the room They made us sit down in a circle like some sort of group therapy session and say our names There was a competitive nature amongst us viewers – the sort of competition you find in an open casting who all looked like extras from Nathan Barley Our cat is a part of this family.” There was a faint smell of animal faeces in the air “How about everyone says their favourite band?” proposed one of the tenants but I knew from the group’s reaction that I was out of the race One of the rooms was windowless and cost roughly £800 a month (a decent price one of the tenants pointed at a rectangular box above the kitchen but we’re renting it out for £500 a month.” I looked at the steel tomb its door smaller than the one from Being John Malkovich Where else are you going to find a room in London for £500?” It’s not the warehouse’s affordability that interests these people It is possible to move to Bromley and rent an apartment with real windows and a functioning toilet for the same price tomorrow but there is nothing bohemian about living on the outskirts of Kent I am qualified to comment because I am among their ranks: I was a student at Bristol I sat in Wetherspoons and talked about Charles Bukowski and the importance of The 400 Blows I gave it up in the end – largely because I couldn’t afford it And here is the inherent contradiction in their nature: fauxhemians part-time paupers or whatever you want to call them are fine on their own but in groups they are invasive – spreading quickly and smothering native vegetation They can turn a spit-and-sawdust pub into the most ear-curdling music venue in London They can turn a successful theatre into the least engaging playhouse within the M25 And they can turn a warehouse district – an affordable concept – into the most exclusive “inclusive” space this mean city has to offer Julian Barnes wrote about Princess Margaret’s affection towards some of London’s counter-cultural figures: “She liked to run with a well-heeled artistic crowd imagining it to be ‘bohemian’ – though the true bohemia of the talented yet impoverished was unknown to her.” We can say the same of our friends in East London; surrounding yourself with artists haunting infamous dive bars and living in glorified shacks does not make you a bohemian by association and it certainly doesn’t make you anti-capitalist the people she ingratiated herself with – the likes of Gore Vidal Noël Coward and Jack Nicholson – Noël Coward possessed some artistic integrity which is more than I can say for the Russell Group graduate living in a warehouse and pilfering his financial-director-father’s bank account for beer money is that this supposedly non-conformist lifestyle is rather prescriptive indeed (the right bands It is hard to know where the true dissenters and sceptics live today [See also: Fred Again, EDM’s everybro] The first Dusty Knuckle bakery launched in Dalston in 2014 and was such a lip-smacking hit that this Green Lanes café and restaurant followed in 2021 you’ll see why industry body British Baker named them one of the UK’s top artisan bakers They also run a trainee programme for young people who face barriers to employment Jake Missing 1999 was a big year for the UK. Not because Fatboy Slim released ‘Praise You’, or because the Millennium Dome went up. No, 1999 was a big year because Gökyüzü opened in Harringay. In just a couple of decades, the Turkish restaurant has become a London stalwart. Mention this place’s name to someone and you’ll probably get a slow nod and an “oh yes, oh yes” in agreement.  The space—a multicoloured, pleather-filled, made-dot-com extravaganza—is enormous. But although it looks a little showroom-y at first glance, nothing is for show here. Everything is geared towards feeding you brilliant grilled meat and vegetables, among other things. In fact, from the moment your arse hovers above a seat, warm flatbread, dressed salad, and dip is put down in front of you. Resist the urge to fill up on complimentary bread and salad before ordering from the menu proper. Familiar favourites like doner and chicken shish are delicious and just over £10 with rice and salad for a ‘small’. Strong emphasis on the quotation marks there. It’s pretty much impossible to leave without being fed extremely well.  It’s hard to list everything we like about Gökyüzü. We’ve been coming here for years: for big group birthday celebrations; romantic meze evenings; solo drop-ins with a çöp shish and one working headphone. It’s also one of the finest pick-up or takeaway options in London, and it’s open from 9am until 2am. This isn’t so much a restaurant for a specific type of person, than it is for the city as a whole. these are the best late-night restaurants in London A night out at one of these restaurants will never be boring Jake has always been in London but still makes a wrong turn in Soho keeping close watch across the beautifully kept gardens this red-brick library is the very definition of wholesome There are regular events for children (such as Playful Crafts for Under 5s and the older kids’ Comics Club) and Shared Reading groups for adults In an area where so many are passing through this is a real – and essential – community hub Sky successfully took legal action against Harringay Snooker Club in Green Lanes A local snooker club has been ordered to pay £16,000 in damages for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally in its premises damages and costs in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) after taking legal action against Harringay Snooker Club in Green Lanes said: “Now more than ever it’s important to protect the investment of our customers Businesses that show Sky Sports illegally can leave our legitimate Sky subscribers feeling short-changed “We actively visit thousands of pubs every season to monitor the games they are showing to help protect hardworking Sky customers who are unfairly losing business due to this illegal activity “Venues who continue to televise content in this way are breaking the law which can result in licensees being ordered to pay significant damages and legal costs to Sky and/or losing their personal licence.” By 2025-01-31T07:30:00+00:00 Homebase owes more than £650m to unsecured creditors following its collapse into administration last November Homebase’s creditors include fellow retailers AO A document filed with Companies House revealed the amount of debt Homebase owes to creditors unsecured non-preferential creditor claims reached £657m which included £100m owed to trade creditors These count as debts owed by a company that are not secured by any specific asset and are not a repayment priority They are unlikely to be repaid because of this Homebase’s directors revealed at the time of administration that £2.9m was owed to Close Brothers for till systems and it has racked up a £750,000 debt to AO for appliances supplied for its kitchen business owned by executive chair and founding partner of Hilco Paul McGowan Hilco owned Homebase until it went bust last year Administrator Teneo said it was seeking legal advice on the security status of this debt JDM Retail chief executive and founder Jonathan De Mello said the fault lies with both sides “While it was indeed irresponsible of Homebase to take on so much debt given its extremely precarious financial position at the time creditors do need to ensure that they do their due diligence before lending or providing products to any business and the signs were there for all to see over the years that Homebase was in trouble and needed to urgently restructure,” he said In November, Homebase collapsed into administration with 70 of its stores, brand and intellectual property being sold to Chris Dawson’s CDS Superstores owner of The Range and more recently Wilko The deal for Homebase was part of a pre-pack administration deal said to be worth around £30m Teneo said in the administration report that Homebase had “significant secured and unsecured creditor liabilities and a refinancing or legally binding compromise of its debts was Site powered by Webvision Cloud Vital upgrades at Harringay station will get underway this week as passengers will benefit from a better footbridge and brand-new waiting shelters on platforms one and two Work to reinforce the footbridge inside the station will begin this month making sure that it’s strong and reliable for years to come The bridge also houses the old ticket office which has to be removed in line with building regulations.  New waiting shelters will be installed on both platforms meaning passengers bound for destinations such as Welwyn Garden City Stevenage and Moorgate will have a dry and sheltered spot to wait for their train and can look forward to more enjoyable journeys.  as much of the essential work will be done overnight The waiting shelters will be built over the festive period as part of wider engineering works as well as work to the footbridge, so passengers should check before travelling over Christmas and New Year.  said: “These important upgrades will deliver better facilities and a better experience for passengers at Harringay station Strengthening the bridge will make sure it remains strong and reliable for many years to come.  “I’m pleased that most of the work will be done overnight to keep the railway open for passengers during the day We’ll be continuing to upgrade the waiting shelters over the festive period when passengers should check before travelling as we work on a whole package of engineering work.”  Customer Services Director at Great Northern said: “We’re delighted Network Rail is pressing ahead with this work to upgrade and improve the bridge and facilities at Harringay for the benefit of our customers.”  The upgrades are expected to be completed in February 2023 allowing passengers to benefit from a much-improved station at Harringay.  The old ticket office (now closed) is a small timber building that replaced the station’s original ticket office after a fire in the 1960s It has to be removed to allow the refurbishment of the footbridge and the refurbished bridge would not be able to support a modern ticket office constructed to today's building standards to grow and expand the nation's railway network to respond to the tremendous growth and demand the railway has experienced - a doubling of passenger journeys over the past 20 years Artists who live and work in area only found out about redevelopment plans from flyer on lamp-post The aspiring actor was drawn to the community of musicians and artists who live and work in them But after moving to a warehouse in Harringay Ata heard about plans to demolish and redevelop the area The two other warehouses he had lived in were also pulled down to make way for luxury flats Ata is one of more than 100 people living and working at the Omega Works warehouses in Harringay who could face homelessness if the redevelopment plans are approved by the council stamping out “one of London’s last affordable artist communities” More than 100 people live and work at the Omega Works warehouses in Harringay Photograph: Andy Hall/The ObserverResidents allege they were not invited to consultations and only became aware of the planned works when they found a flyer on a lamp-post A spokesperson for the owner and developer says it has “engaged with residents more than the requirement” Ata’s friends and neighbours started organising and the Save the Warehouses campaign was born The community is deeply rooted to these spaces,” Caitlin Strongarm “These spaces aren’t just our homes but our livelihoods as well and if we lose them lose our incomes as well as our community and our family and our shelter.” A community of artists and musicians face homelessness if the plans are approved Photograph: Andy Hall/The ObserverStrongarm has lived in a unit in the warehouses with her partner which sits in the Harringay warehouse district a former industrial site in the borough of Haringey Under the plans submitted to the council in March would be converted into 60 warehouse-style living rooms and 76 residential units up to eight storeys high Omega B would form 36 new flats and some commercial floorspace where residents could share their concerns ended on 19 May 2023 but people can submit comments until a decision is made MajorLink denies residents were not involved in discussions an independent recording studio “built from the ground up” 14 years ago Some of the UK’s best-known artists have recorded at the studio Marco Pasquariello inside Snap Studios, an independent recording studio in the Harringay warehouse district. Photograph: Andy Hall/The ObserverMarco Pasquariello, the studio manager, says it would be devastating if the warehouses are demolished because they are “a massive cultural part of the borough”. Read more“We’ve built something really homegrown and super-independent and we’ve managed to play in the league of studios that we never even dreamed of,” he says “The studio itself might reopen in a different incarnation but it’ll be hard to see a way to reopen anything on the scale of this in the current economic climate which would give them priority for being housed in the new development fears the redevelopment will price out most of the residents and will have “killed the [creative] community there” even for the few who can afford to come back Pasquariello is also concerned the rent would become too expensive to sustain his business “I can’t just build [a studio] off the shelf,” he says Some people living or working in the warehouse fear it will mean a radical rethink of their careers Photograph: Andy Hall/The ObserverFor Strongarm losing her home in the warehouse might mean leaving the UK I don’t think there’s any way we’ll be able to sustain the life we have now and so it would be a radical rethinking of our careers and our livelihoods,” she says but if these areas are going to be developed A Haringey council spokesperson said: “We are aware of and fully appreciate the concerns expressed about this application We are currently undertaking formal consultation on the proposals and would urge anyone with views to submit these “Our planning policy seeks to secure a long-term sustainable future for warehouse and creative living and to ensure the unique characteristics of this type of accommodation are provided in new warehouse living developments.” but it still has fantastic Turkish grocers I was young and foolish.) I’d never live here But here I lived in a £60-a-week room on Hermitage Road It had a carpeted toilet mat around the loo the running track at Finsbury Park and regular baklavas is lined with incredible Turkish grocers selling cabbages the size of rugby balls and sweet treats that kept me going during the gruelling times like when our flatmate moved in (Charles couldn’t afford an actual room so slept in the living room on a timeshare basis) Its town houses are “sought-after”; the word “artisan” has been spotted Well connected? Trains: Turnpike Lane and Manor House are on the Piccadilly line, 15-25 mins to central London; Harringay Green Lanes is on the Overground Gospel Oak to Barking Line currently closed for work until February 2017; Harringay rail station runs to Moorgate (16 mins) or Welwyn Garden City (35 mins) Driving: you’re not far from the North Circular but it’s at least 40 minutes into central London Hang out at… The magnificent Salisbury pub; one of north London’s glories when it opened in 1899 and still glorious The “Ladder” to the west is the estate agents’ prize parallel streets of late Victorian and early Edwardian terraces Bargain of the week A three-bed terrace, needing updating, east of Green Lanes, £509,950 with paulsimonsales.com. Alison Park “Yasar Halim has fantastic produce.” Hugh Flouch “Railway Fields and the New River Path are hidden gems.” Do you live in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire? Do you have a favourite haunt or a pet hate? If so, email lets.move@theguardian.com by Tuesday 22 November. There’s no doubt that N4’s most famous stretch for eating is Green Lanes. The smoking ocakbasis, the glistening döners, the gözleme made from muscle memory. All are synonymous with a road that makes it, quite literally, impossible to depart hungry from. While Turkish and Kurdish grills make Harringay a gastronomic destination, they aren’t the only thing worth seeking out in this part of north London. There are pierogies and wood-fired pizza and, of course, there’s künefe for pudding. Greater London N8 0RL">.css-56eu0z{width:1em;height:1em;display:inline-block;line-height:1em;-webkit-flex-shrink:0;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;color:var(--chakra-colors-gray100);vertical-align:middle;fill:currentColor;}551 Green Lanes London At the Harringay location of Umut 2000, you should be doing exactly what you do in their Dalston home and that’s ordering an ginormous platter of lamb ribs and meat perfectly pink and tender—these ribs are one of London’s great go-tos Best of all is that this Turkish restaurant is much roomier Made for big get-togethers and mixed grills all round 8.4Durak Tantuni390 West Green Rd West Green Turkish Harringay Although you’ll find Durak Tantuni up towards Turnpike Lane standing apart from the Grand Parade’s array of Turkish and Kurdish options Your choice in the brightly lit Turkish restaurant is simple: a chopped and fried beef mixture laden with sumac and parsley; wrapped in dürüm or bread; big portion or small Two regular wraps will do the job of pre or post-dinner snack Don’t skimp on the piquant green pickled peppers that arrive at your table either 7.9Antepliler Künefe & PatisserieGökyüzü RestaurantKofteci MetinDobar324a Green Lanes London Bakery/Cafe How long depends on how early you get there but the walk-in only halal brunch cafe on Green Lanes is popular for good reason Whether it’s the hearty full English that arrives in a skillet pan or the fluffy french toast covered in Nutella and fruit Or almost any day of the week for that matter with groups piling in and food arriving swiftly 8.3The Dusty Knuckle Harringaybest bakery in north London and their second location only reaffirms that and full of their incomparably delicious morning buns changing bits are put between two slices of their faultless focaccia or in the winter months It’s open on weekends for pizza nights and 7.4Autograf488 West Green Rd West Green Polish It feels remiss to comment on booze first and foremost at a restaurant but the frosty pints of pilsner being poured into tankard glasses at Autograf are wonderful things Even better is when you pair them with a plate of pierogi The corridor-like Polish restaurant is an expert in homely fare and swinging by for a plate of steamed potato and onion pierogi is an excellent after-work idea 8.1Diyarbakır Kitchen52-53 Grand Parade Harringay Among the smouldering competition of Green Lanes’ ocakbasi grills Diyarbakir is another reliable all-round choice for Turkish food Lamb ribs and carefully spiced adana kofte are excellent while their lahmacuns charred and blistered on the outside with an oozing smoky mince mixture in the middle then Diyarbakir is a guaranteed winner for groups big and small 7.5Gurmani Cafe Georgian RestaurantGeorgian Gurmani is a warm Georgian restaurant near Turnpike Lane that feels like an exhale after a long day generous little spot where things like acharuli khachapuri are the priority still warm bread before swirling and scooping into a gooey core of cheese and smooth-as-silk egg yolk The mushroom khinkali are a good choice too—broth-filled dumplings that are far more effective than Lemsip—and while not every dish is technically perfect a hunk of honey cake at the end will set you right 7.2Sunny Beach Bulgarian Aesthetically there is nothing sunny or beach-like about the intersection next to Turnpike Lane station But Sunny Beach Restaurant is another story The greens and reds of plates of shopska salad light up almost every table Nothing about this Bulgarian restaurant is particularly smooth but there’s a Fawlty-ish charm to it and the food—big meat platters and sour cream sauces—is hearty stuff that’s great-value 8.0Haringey Corbacisi7 Salisbury Promenade Harringay When London’s weather turns bitter and spiteful it’s essential to know where to go for a meal that’s warm and buttery in both feeling and flavour The no-menu Turkish restaurant specialises in soups and stews—just wander up to the counter and see what’s on offer a lamb and yoghurt soup made up of tender meat and enough minced garlic to slay a vampire via soliloquy is a favourite 8.1Antepliler Doner43 Grand Parade London It’s a Green Lanes landmark and one of our favourite spots in London and they’re all within 10 minutes of each other Fire said to have started in the Green Lanes restaurant’s kitchen on Sunday night Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a fire at a restaurant in Harringay on Sunday (7th) Hornsey and Tottenham fire stations were called to Gökyüzü Restaurant in Green Lanes at 8.37pm The fire was brought under control by 9.59pm and there were no reports of any injuries part of the restaurant’s ground floor kitchen and the extraction system were damaged by fire.  A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “We’d like to remind restaurant and takeaway owners to ensure they don’t have dirty ducting If you don’t clean the ducting in your extraction system regularly you’re at a greater risk of ducting fires.” firefighters have issued advice for businesses to avoid similar fires including cleaning the ducting in extraction systems cleaned regularly; ensure ducting is installed correctly; taking extra care when cooking with hot oil; never filling a pan more than one third full of fat or oil; making sure food is dry before putting it in hot oil; using an electronic deep fat fryer if possible; and ensuring electrical systems are regularly tested Young families enjoying a batch of funky new coffee shops provides proof This north London spot has waved goodbye to its troubled past Homes & Property | Where to live More than 15 years have passed since London’s Turkish and Kurdish communities would regularly come to blows along Green Lanes in Harringay These days the 19 streets in the “Harringay Ladder” west of Green Lanes — so called because they form a neat ladder pattern — are full of young families who shop in the well-stocked Turkish supermarkets or hang out at one of the new independent coffee shops that have sprung up along the street over the last five years a community land trust trying to buy the St Ann’s Hospital site in St Ann’s Road to provide what it calls “truly affordable” homes for locals instead of a planned private scheme that offers 14 per cent affordable After raising £25,000 through crowdfunding StART has come up with a masterplan for a development that would promote health and wellbeing in a green neighbourhood It is working with regeneration specialist igloo and is backed by local Labour MPs David Lammy and Catherine West Before the open fields of Harringay were built over in the years between 1880 and 1900 it was a well-known leisure destination for Londoners escaping the smoke Hornsey Wood House became a popular tea garden presided over by two elderly sisters The tavern was pulled down in 1866 and the land absorbed into Finsbury Park in the borough of Haringey — pronounced the same of course despite the different spelling — is six miles almost due north from central London with Wood Green to the north Manor House and Finsbury Park to the south and Stroud Green and Crouch End to the west Winkworth’s Elan Silver says it is a flourishing community “I’ve been selling homes here for 10 years and the area’s previous history is no longer an issue,” he adds three- and four-bedroom late-Victorian terrace houses Winkworth’s agent Elan Silver says many of the smaller houses are now being extended into their lofts and side returns House prices range from £649,000 for a three-bedroom property in Harringay Road in need of renovation to £1.15 million for a seven-bedroom house in Duckett Road Two-bedroom period conversion flats range from £430,000 to £530,000 Fairview New Homes has plans to build Altitude two- and three-bedroom flats in two blocks on a former steel storage site in Hampden Road overlooking the New River The development will have 55 affordable units There will also be a shop and a playground and the first residents are expected to move in next year Housing association Sanctuary Homes launches 94 shared-ownership flats this month in The Quadrangle at St James’s Smithfield Square scheme off Hornsey High Street Prices start at £107,500 for a 25 per cent share of a one-bedroom flat and £132,500 for 25 per cent of a two-bedroom home The first residents will move in later this year Harringay renters are mainly young professional sharers or young families Better schools are keeping families in Harringay with lots of couples trading up from the flat they bought locally as first-time buyers to a larger apartment or a house The southern roads in the Harringay Ladder are in N4 while the northern roads in the Ladder are in N8 Any of the roads in the Harringay Ladder and the “Gardens” roads on the western side of Green Lanes Roseberry Gardens; Rutland Gardens and Stanhope Gardens There are smaller Victorian terrace houses in the St Ann’s conservation area around Chestnuts Park Manor House and Turnpike Lane Tube stations are on the Piccadilly line with trains to the West End Hornsey and Harringay train stations have services to Moorgate while Harringay Green Lanes railway station is on the recently reopened Gospel Oak to Barking line with an annual travelcard to Zone 1 costing £1,520 A number of useful commuter buses run down Green Lanes The No 29 goes to Trafalgar Square via Camden Town and Tottenham Court Road; the No 141 goes to London Bridge via Old Street and Bank and the No 341 goes to County Hall via Islington and Chancery Lane Band D council tax for 2017/2018 is £1,524.27 At the Arena Shopping Park there are branches of Sainsbury’s The main section of Green Lanes running north from Harringay Green Lanes station has a good selection of Turkish supermarkets and increasingly smart restaurants such as Antepliler and Gökyüzü while Taksim Café gets rave reviews for its gozleme The Salisbury is a landmark Victorian pub on the corner of St Ann’s Road Café society has definitely arrived in Green Lanes up in the area where the shop numbers are in the 500s mid-century furniture and has opened a pop-up wine bar where you can have a music lesson and buy an instrument as well as enjoy a coffee; the Harringay Local Store baker and delicatessen in one that also sells a selection of vinyl records; Beans & Barley a coffee shop by day and music venue by night; and Bun & Bar which sells burgers and puts on live music Local bars Brouhaha and Jam in a Jar are in the same stretch and offer night-time entertainment There is a lovely stretch of restored shops in Quernmore Road close to Harringay station on the Stroud Green side where But First Coffee is a popular independent coffee shop had a £5 million Lottery-funded renovation in 2005 and offers an outdoor gym children’s water feature and an art gallery There are two smaller parks: Chestnuts Park in St Ann’s Road a café and children’s playground; and Downhills Park in Downhills Park Road Railway Fields Nature Reserve is off Green Lanes close to Harringay Green Lanes station All four of these local open spaces have Green Flag awards which follows the course of the New River built in the 17th century to bring fresh water to London from Hertfordshire runs through the area — although the river itself is only partially accessible Vue in Wood Green is the nearest multiplex cinema and there are two more cinemas in Crouch End — ArtHouse and a Picturehouse Park Road Pools & Fitness in Park Road with three indoor pools and a 50-metre outdoor pool The only local state primary school rated “outstanding” by the Ofsted education watchdog is Belmont Juniors — the Infants is rated “good” — in Rusper Road close to Turnpike Lane station almost all the other primary schools are judged “good” They are South Harringay Infants and Juniors in Pemberton Road; North Harringay in Falkland Road; West Green in Woodlands Park Road; Chestnuts in Black Boy Lane; Park View in West Green Road; Weston Park in Denton Road; St Mary’s CofE in Church Lane; St Mary’s Priory RC Infants and Juniors in Hermitage Road; Harris Primary Academy in Philip Lane are the two state comprehensive schools rated “outstanding”; the others are rated good They are: Hornsey School for Girls (ages 11 to 18) in Inderwick Road; Greig City Academy (co-ed ages 11 to 18) in Woodberry Grove; Heartlands High (co-ed ages 11 to 16) in Station Road in Wood Green; Our Lady’s Convent RC (girls ages 11 to 18) in Amhurst Park in Stamford Hill This is not an area where many parents send their children to private schools although the private schools in Highgate and Hampstead aren’t far Prince Louis steals the show at VE Day parade as he keeps dad William looking sharp and mimics brother George Prince Louis steals show with sweet antics at VE parade Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in major blow for Putin ahead of Victory Day celebrations Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in blow for Putin VE Day 2025 fashion: best looks from the day VE Day 2025 fashion: Princess of Wales to Lady 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grassroots community that has flourished in the area since the turn of the millennium knock on a door and ask for a guy who apparently had loads of rooms,” he recalls “A guy in overalls covered in dust answered said I could have a room and that was it.” For the following decade and photographed the carousel of colourful characters that inhabit that particular slice of London At some point, Piispanen decided to consolidate the thousands of images he’d taken in the warehouses into a body of work – Manor House: Ten Years of Yeah – which is currently being exhibited at Low Volume (a new art space in north London) and New River Studios (the community hub in the middle of the warehouses) “I’d never seen anything like it before,” he says “I went from having no friends in London to suddenly having 14 housemates plus another 16 in the warehouse next door And as you can imagine with so many people every weekend is someone’s birthday so people come over for huge dinners Name a profession and I’ve probably lived with them.” You’d be hard-pressed to find a more suitable environment to be in as a portrait photographer “The whole project is like a community effort,” he says but what makes the photos interesting is the setting and the glimpse into someone else's life.” “Some of these photos were taken 12 years ago A lot of the people in them are not here [living in the warehouses] anymore Some people might not even be the same people that they were in the photos warehouses themselves are like a pitstop for some people People often come into warehouses because they’ve gone through some changes in their life This project is like a weird portrayal of that pitstop.” “I fully support the campaign,” Piispanen tells me “There’s a community under eviction and what London does not need is more expensive flats.” What does this city have to lose if spaces like this cease to exist What happened to Camden when the punks left and consumerism turned up Manor House: Ten Years of Yeah is currently exhibiting across Low Volume (341 Seven Sisters Road N4 1DN) and New River Studios (199 Eade Road “The true Manor House answer is I don’t know,” Piispanen responded Join Dazed Club and be part of our world! You get exclusive access to events, parties, festivals and our editors, as well as a free subscription to Dazed for a year. Join for £5/month today. Actor and playwright Phoebe McIntosh’s solo show Dominoes is about to be published as her first novel Here’s how she ended up falling for Harringay Where to live It all started in London then my whole family relocated to Chiswick It came full circle when went to ArtsEd drama school in Chiswick and started acting and writing A friend of ours was selling her flat and she wanted someone to rent it until it sold I don’t think I’d have ventured up north away from west so we drifted up from Highbury to more affordable Haringey when we were looking to buy a house in 2018 My husband and I used to stalk the area at the weekends. We’d find ourselves on Green Lanes in a Turkish restaurant or out along the New River and thought “This is the place because we end up here a lot.” I basically live at The Dusty Knuckle Bakery on Green Lanes They know my name and they know what I want so I don’t even need to order any more and it’s a nice place to sit and think and actually get some writing done Green Lanes is Turkish barbers and Turkish restaurants for about a mile I’ve just discovered the bar Brouhaha on Green Lanes it’s cosy with candles on the tables and later on the DJ comes out The Salisbury on Grand Parade is nice on a Sunday I walk a lot and I run around Downhills Park on the edge of Wood Green and Tottenham I do yoga at a studio called Bind on West Green Road Every now and then they do workshops; I did one recently with a teacher called Hannah and after the yoga she’d made a supper of vegetarian stew and served it to everyone at their mats with sourdough The New River runs through Finsbury Park and carries on all the way to Hertfordshire It used to bring fresh water from outside London People walk their dogs and it always feels nice and open There’s a cute little nature reserve called the Railway Fields under the bridge by Harringay Green Lanes They’ve made bug hotels and a wildflower meadow Live music at Jam in a Jar on Green Lanes is handy because it’s just round the corner There’s the Park Theatre on Clifton Terrace by Finsbury Park Going there to see what’s on is always a treat and I’d love to get a play on there I go up to Crouch End if I want to see a film There’s the Picturehouse cinema on Tottenham Lane and the Arthouse next door for more indie films I’m at Harringay Local Store on Green Lanes from My Neighbours the Dumpling frozen dumplings in the freezer to fresh fish deliveries pastries and coffees to chocolates and chilli oil The staff are lovely and really knowledgeable about wine I’ve got Turnpike Lane on the Piccadilly line I go to Finsbury Park sometimes to get the bus Cambridge or Brighton and the station’s just 10 minutes away from me Mount View Road is on a hill so you have views over the city The houses are amazing and it feels very villagey round there My house is between two rungs of the Harringay Ladder and our neighbours all get along really well then this vein running through called the Harringay Passage Some bits are still very Victorian with the Yorkstone paving slabs and stink pipes from the old sewage system Someone found there were 120 different ways to spell it Dominoes by Phoebe McIntosh (Penguin) is out now Why I live in Spitalfields: pop artist Philip Colbert on life in his 'historical' east London patch Why I live in Hoxton: fashion designer Chet Lo on why his part of east London is better than New York Why I live in De Beauvoir: homeware guru Olympia Irving on her dog-friendly corner of east London Rhodes Avenue Primary School and Noel Park Primary School are rated outstanding Alexandra Park School and The Grove both have outstanding ratings Urgent repairs to Harringay station’s footbridge will begin this evening (Tuesday 24 January) which connects passengers to platform 2, has been closed since Sunday to keep passengers and staff safe until urgent repairs can be made.   Services travelling towards Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage are currently unable to call at the station Once engineers have completed sufficient strengthening work we will be able to reopen to platform 2 and services will be able to call there once more passengers travelling to Harringay from Central London should travel to Hornsey and catch a London-bound service back to Harringay.  Passengers looking to travel towards Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage from Harringay should instead board a train to Finsbury Park and change there for a service back towards Welwyn Garden City or Stevenage.  Harringay station will be closed overnight (on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 January) between 10pm and 6am whilst the work takes place.  East Coast Route Director for Network Rail said: “We’re really sorry for the disruption which this will cause over the coming days Our teams are working to carry out these repairs as quickly as possible so that trains can once more call at Platform 2 “Passengers planning to travel should check their journey via National Rail Enquiries or with their train operator before setting off and allow some extra time.”    If you don’t see the job you want, please apply to be part of our Talent Pool and register for alerts.