Lib Dem Cllr Lynne Featherstone has welcomed the commitment being shown by local police commander Stephen Bloomfield in the long running campaign to reopen the Muswell Hill police station’s front counter.

Ms Featherstone’s comments follow a meeting with the borough commander on Friday 3 October. Stephen Bloomfield told Ms Featherstone that he is still very committed to the use of volunteers to reopen the station’s front counter. He has prepared detailed plans and costings for revamping the front counter whilst ensuring that the borough’s new Police Community Support Officers still have room for their work. These plans have been submitted along with a business case and Stephen Bloomfield is now waiting for funding to be found and the plans to be approved before they can go ahead.

Stephen Bloomfield said:

“The project is still progressing and detailed plans and costings are now being developed. Funding is still to be identified. It is still my desire to see the police front counter opened through volunteers.”

Commenting, Lynne Featherstone, Lib Dem Parliamentary spokesperson for Hornsey & Wood Green and member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said:

“I am delighted to see that Haringey’s Police commander is so genuinely committed to achieving what local people want – an open police station front counter. It’s slow progress and it’s one step at a time – but when the front counter opens we can be sure it will have the full backing of both the police and the community. That has to be good for everyone.”