The force has already identified a £20m budget gap in 2026/27 but may also face a lower-than-expected funding settlement from the Home Office
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Although the police station’s opening hours will still be reduced, the Met has been persuaded against closing it completely
Both Edmonton and Tottenham police stations are set to be closed to the public as part of cuts proposed by the Met Police
Mayor of London says he is "following the evidence" with his decision to shutter almost half of the capital's police front counters
The Tottenham arts venue has announced it will be "hitting pause" on some of its work, reports Grace Howarth, Local Democracy Reporter
Teachers at Fortismere and Highgate Wood have walked out this week in a dispute over classroom sizes and workloads
Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said in December that the force was facing a £450m funding shortfall
Projects including a nursing home, energy network and Wards Corner have seen their funding cut
Met chief had previously warned the force needed to cut 2,300 officers and 400 staff because of £450m funding shortfall
Haringey Council is going ahead with plans to reduce library hours as part of a raft of cuts planned for its next budget
Haringey Council says it has found savings of 14% on the cost of building 3,000 new homes
The council’s aim is to save £675,000 as part of the cuts it needs to make for the 2025/26 budget
The service at Philip House is due to close next summer
The council is consulting on proposals to reduce the opening hours of its nine libraries
The council decided not to submit eleven previous Green Flag Award-winning parks for consideration this year
Crumbly Raac concrete was discovered in the building earlier this year
A Lib Dem proposal to find a new leisure centres provider instead of cutting the libraries budget was rejected by Labour councillors
Library users across the borough fear the impact of proposed cuts by Haringey Council
Inflation, interest rates, demand for critical services and “conditions in the national economy” blamed by Haringey Council's finance chief
Between April 2022 and April 2023 only 38% of shoplifting-related calls in London were attended by police officers
City Hall report reveals 25% of London’s arts organisations could lose funding and 10% could leave the city



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