We had a letter from Thames Water the other day saying they were sending round someone to inspect the drains as they investigate pollution in the area. 

The bloke came round to us in Lascotts yesterday. Apparently, so far, they've found 300 properties in the immediate area not plumbed in correctly, and they're causing sewage seepage into the New River. 

Our landlord got ours right, happily. But apparently some landlords are just refusing to let the inspectors…

George Dunnion and Serge Charles received an Award of Merit in the Gardening Against the Odds awards last week for their transformation of a duff plot on Haringey’s Golf Course Allotments, Winton Avenue, N11 into a spectacular rose garden. 

I wrote about the…

I was doing some research on London borough coats of arms and found this nice image of Wood Green's:

Isn't it striking how green it is! The "official blazon" or explanation for the image is:

"The bands of blue and silver…

In case any of you haven't seen it, I love this post about the Goatman of Harringay on Harringay Online 

It's 217 years old and is back on display as part of the new Enfield Life exhibition at the Dugdale Centre. Admission is free,…

Since the snow, I've become obsessed with feeding the birds in the back yard. And with the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch coming up this weekend, I've even started buying food specially for them - nuts, seeds, dried fruit - to complement their regular diet of old brown bread and tired cheese ends and I'm putting out water so they can have a drink or a bath while it's frozen…

Pete has just published new dates for his Bizarre Bowes Park walks in 2013. Here's the lowdown:

Bizarre Bowes Park

If you're in Muswell Hill do drop into the library to see these amazing maps. 

My colleague Matt wrote about the maps on Londonist yesterday with some detailed photos. 

And you can watch a video of the artist Anya Beaumont talking about the project - while it was a work in…

400 years to the day an intrepid group of London enthusiasts will be celebrating the official opening of The New River at The New River Head in Finsbury and raising a glass to Hugh Myddleton and to all those connected with this incredible feat of early 17th century engineering. To get to the party they will have walked the length of the New…

One of my Londonist colleagues went along to Bruce Castle on Wednesday - Torch Relay day - to take photos of the launch of Haringey PARK ART - a massive lion scaffolding structure in the park and a sound and art installation in the Tudor Hawk Tower. 

If you've never been over to Bruce Castle, this is an excellent extra reason to go and the ground floor museum is really great…