Over the last few weeks Ed, Katherine and Richard have been encouraging local residents to have their say about the 10 day festival that Haringey Council wants to hold in Finsbury Park during the Olympics. The Council failed to consult properly with residents before signing a deal with the organisers and granting a license, so we decided to […]

Councillor Richard Wilson was recently asked by the council whether residents would want extra parking controls for the Olympics – in particular a temporary extension to the hours of the Stroud Green controlled parking zone (CPZ).  The key text from the email I’ve received is below: With the preparations and build up to the Olympics continuing, Traffic […]

Many people will have read about the case of the pug dog that was stolen during a daytime burglary in Stapleton Hall Road. Thankfully, Molly the dog was returned to her owners after a twitter campaign.  However, at tonight’s local police panel meeting it was revealed that this is no isolated event, and Stroud Green […]

Local residents will now have a chance to have their say on the unprecedented event in Finsbury Park this summer after pressure from Liberal Democrats forced the Labour Council to agree to listen to concerns. The ‘Jamaica Village’ event will take place during the Olympics from 3rd-12th August and will be the longest ever event held in […]

On Saturday, Ed Butcher, Lynne Featherstone and Richard Wilson attended a conference on Blackstock Road organised by FinFuture, a local regeneration charity. The aim of the event was to bring together residents, businesses and the three Councils that cover Finsbury park to discuss how the area can be improved. The Finsbury Park area is held back […]

Local Liberal Democrats have demanded that local people should have the opportunity to have a full say on an unprecedented10-day event in Finsbury Park during the Olympics. The Jamaica Village event which will take place from the 3rd August to 12th August 2012 will host a variety of Jamaican themed sports, music, art, fashion, tourist […]

Earlier this week Councillor Richard Wilson attended a Licensing Hearing at Haringey Council to help residents set out their concerns about a planned 10 day event in Finsbury Park.  Jamaica Village will take place during the Olympics from 3rd-12th August is a celebration of Jamaican culture and sporting achievement. Although the event sounds like a lot […]

Earlier this week, Liberal Democrats were part of a group of councillors who turned up to thank volunteers who had spent the morning clearing rubbish and dead vegetation from a section of the Parkland Walk.  The session was organised by the Council’s waste contractor Veolia, who encouraged their own staff to volunteer.  In the space of two […]

Liberal Democrat Councillors in Stroud Green have submitted their response to the Boundary Commission’s consultation, on behalf of the hundreds of residents who have contacted them or filled in their online survey.  An amazing 98.5% of those who have responded (401 out of 407 responses) are opposed to the Commission’s proposal to move Stroud Green ward from the […]

Earlier this week Cllr Richard Wilson met with the Council’s nature conservation officers and with the Friends of the Parkland Walk to discuss how to better protect the much-loved nature area.   The problem is that thousands of private properties border the disused Parkland Walk and over the years a good number of of people have taken […]