Four stations in Haringey should be looking distinctly cleaner after Jarvis Rail confirmed that litter from the embankments and surrounding areas had been removed following months of pressure from Lib Dem councillor and GLA member Lynne Featherstone.

The reported clean up of Hornsey, Harringay, Bowes Park and Alexandra Palace stations follows on from Ms Featherstone’s success in securing assurances over fencing repairs last month for Alexandra Palace and Bowes Park stations.

Ms Featherstone, who met with a representative from Network Rail to highlight the problems back in July, will be checking the site herself following the letter. Together with Mick Murphy, Network Rails’ litter buster, she will be personally inspecting all the sites to see exactly how well the work has been done.

Ms Featherstone comments:

“I am encouraged by the written reassurances I am getting from Network Rail and Jarvis about the work we agreed having been carried out – and am optimistic that the station environs are really being cleaned up properly, re-fenced and made secure. However, seeing is believing – and I want to check with my own eyes.”