Labour run Haringey Council spends nearly half a million pounds a year on a building which is massively under-occupied. The Civic Centre building in Wood Green, which hosts the council meetings and is the base for the registrars’ service, is more than half empty. In fact only 43% of the office block is currently used. […]

Lynne Featherstone, MP for Hornsey and Wood Green, has met with children from Rhodes Avenue Primary School to talk about the Global Campaign for Education UK’s ‘Send my Friend to School’ campaign. The entire school came out to greet the local MP, visiting in both her capacity as a local MP and as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of […]

A Local football player in the borough has expressed their disappointment and anger that Haringey Council has neglected local pitches so much that many are not useable. Despite Haringey having one of the biggest football clubs in the country, just a short distance from the Spurs ground are football pitches that are so boggy they […]

Works to improve council homes has been cancelled by the Labour council across the west of Haringey. The decision by Haringey Council follows a legal error by the council. The legal error meant the entire process of selecting a contractor for the works had to been done again. Over a thousand households living in council […]

Just two of over one thousand empty and unused homes in Haringey  Two council flats in Bounds Green have been left empty by Haringey’s Labour run council and Homes for Haringey for years. One of the flats has been empty for five years and the other flat in the same building has been empty for nearly […]

Work to improve council homes across the borough may be seriously delayed due to legal errors at Haringey Council, which means the entire process of selecting a contractor for the work must start all over again. Over a thousand households living in council properties in Haringey were due to have their homes fixed this year […]

Haringey Council have u-turned and will be consulting on implementing a borough wide 20mph zone having twice previously rejected the idea. Neighbouring Camden and Islington have already agreed to implement borough wide 20mph zones in their areas. The consultation on the proposals is due to be approved on 18th June when the idea will be […]

Local MP Lynne Featherstone, along with Liberal Democrat Councillor David Winskill, has met with Whittington Board members to discuss their public engagement programme, and to ask for updates on their Foundation Trust application. The MP for Hornsey and Wood Green has been pushing the Board to engage fully with the public ever since they announced controversial […]

Lib Dem transport spokesperson Cllr Jim Jenks comments on the Crossrail 2 proposals: “We fully support the Crossrail 2 regional option which would see Alexandra Palace and Tottenham getting far better transport links. This is the best option for the borough as it would relieve pressure on the Victoria and Piccadilly lines, making the daily commute […]

Lynne Featherstone MP sent this message to her email list regarding the proposed sale of parts of Whittington Hospital. You can sign the petition to ensure no services are lost here. Last week, the Board of the Whittington Hospital announced without warning that they plan to sell off six hospital buildings, including units for women’s health and NHS […]