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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Cat Olley

Area guide to Tottenham: Simone Brewster on finding a new community in her lively north London neighbourhood

I lived in Harlesden for most of my life but ended up moving to Tottenham when I got together with my boyfriend, now my husband. We live in a Thirties end-of-terrace house with our one year-old son — and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the back garden. My husband is Spurs but I’m an Arsenal fan, so I’m not sure how that happened.

It’s been an adventure building a home with someone. I thought I was going to lose my sense of community when I left Harlesden but it’s the same here. There are so many green spaces and lots of nice little corners.

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