Liberal Democrat councillors in Muswell Hill have welcomed efforts by Thames Water to tackle a mysterious smell in local streets following pressure from themselves and local residents.

Residents in St James’s Lane and Hillfield Park have been complaining for some time about a strong smell, apparently coming from the drains in the area.

After several false starts, when Thames Water’s subcontractors came to clean the wrong drains, a tanker was sent to flush the drains and cameras were inserted to check for any problems. Although no problems were found, the smell remained. Now Thames Water have also cleaned many of the gullies in the two streets in a further attempt to remove the smell.

Muswell Hill Councillor Lynne Featherstone (Lib Dem) comments:

“I am glad that Thames Water are listening to residents and persevering in their efforts to tackle the source of the smell in the area.”