Residents of Middle Lane, Crouch End, finally had their communal footpath repaired last week following months of pressure from residents and local Lib Dem councillor Lynne Featherstone.

The essential repairs to a dangerous and uneven footpath outside council and private houses from 78 to 82 Middle Lane had been scheduled for June. However the repairs were never carried out.

Cllr Featherstone is pleased that the work has now been done and says issues that compromise the safety of residents, especially of the elderly and disabled, should be handled with greater urgency. She feels that the issue also highlights the problem that council departments have in communicating effectively with one another and that this needs to be addressed immediately.

Lynne Featherstone comments:

“I am pleased that the residents of Middle Lane have had their path repaired. Poor quality pavements and broken paving slabs are often overlooked as non-essential repairs. However for many elderly and disabled members of our community they can be the cause of great misery, and the Council must be sensitive to that.

“What is also clear from this episode is that council departments appear to be failing to communicate properly. This needs to be addressed immediately so that important repairs like this are completed in days rather months.”