The Latest Breaking News from Crouch End

The Museum of Katherine Ryan: comedian lists her Crouch End flat for £825,000

The three-bedroom apartment was Katherine Ryan’s first property purchase, and the place where she raised her daughter

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2025

Prolific shoplifter stole Peppa Pig games and Traitors cards in £3,000 theft campaign against Waterstones

Paul Mangal stole over £3,000 worth of books, toys, and board games over an extended period from his local Waterstones

Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025

Kaya Scodelario's guide to London: Sneaky pints at The Spaniards Inn & a wild night at Marathon kebab shop

The actor and star of The Gentleman shares her favourite spots around the capital, from Crouch End to Hampstead Heath

Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2025

A farewell to Banner’s, the restaurant I have loved for 30 years

After three decades, the diner that came to define Crouch End is set to close. Robert Chalmers tells the story of a true cult classic

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023

Les 2 Garçons in Crouch End named London’s best local restaurant by The Good Food Guide

Les 2 Garçons was named as London’s top local restaurant, as Tallow in Tunbridge Wells came out as the country’s number one

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2023

Aggressive seagull 'terrorises' community with 'dive-bomb' attacks on people and animals

Residents have complained of an aggressive seagulls attacking people as they leave their homes in Crouch End, north London, divebombing people as they go about their days

Daily Mirror · Jul 1, 2023

Area guide to Hornsey: actor Mecia Simson on the charms of this lively, community-centred part of north London

Actor Mecia Simson is best known for her role as an elven sorceress in Netflix’s The Witcher. She tells Emma Magnus about the magic of Hornsey.

Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2023

Why I live in Crouch End: broadcaster Dermot Murnaghan on why he’s committed to his ‘chilled’ north London area

Broadcaster Dermot Murnaghan settled in the north London neighbourhood, named as this year’s best place to live in London, two decades ago. Here’s why he loves his area

Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2023

Parent’s heartbreak as memorial tree to daughter, 11, snapped in half by vandals in Crouch End park

The memorial tree planted next to a plaque by the grieving family was ‘90 per cent destroyed’ over the weekend

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023

Naked man spotted in Crouch End Greggs

Police were called after the man ordered a coffee and refused to leave

Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2022