Edmonton Today
Since the 1960s Edmonton has been transformed from a predominantly white, working class industrial suburb into a multicultural area by commonwealth immigration and in recent years asylum seekers.
In 2008 the Edmonton Green ward has been identified as having one of the highest numbers of working age adults living on state benefits in the UK.
The Edmonton Green area is currently being redeveloped by St. Modwen Properties. The £100 million project will include new housing, bus station, clinic and refurbishment of the shopping centre. In addition, a 73 room Travelodge hotel will be opened on the development.
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson visited Edmonton in November 2008 to release his Time For Action plan. He claimed his proposals would help stop young people becoming repeat offenders.
Edmonton currently has some of the highest levels of unemployment in Britain, with the current recession pushing unemployment to nearly 14% by 2009.
On June 18, 2011 over 400 people marched through Edmonton to make a stand against gun and knife crime.
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