After a long campaign from local residents and Lib Dem Lynne Featherstone, the Metropolitan Police has at last announced that it can find the funding to reopen the Muswell Hill police station front counter. The move follows a long battle by Ms Featherstone, the Lib Dems and local residents to reopen the station, which has been controversially closed to the public.

The move came in a discussion this morning between the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir John Stevens, and Cllr Featherstone, who also sits on the Metropolitan Police Authority.Sir John assured Ms Featherstone that money could be quickly found for the front counter, which would allow it to reopen. Once the funds have been confirmed, he has agreed to reopen the front counter with Ms Featherstone, telling her “I’ll come and open it with you.”

Cllr Lynne Featherstone comments:

“This is a marvellous piece of news. It has been a long running campaign to persuade the police that local people need a police station in the community that they can call upon. I hope the station can be reopened as soon as possible, once the final funding details have been sorted out.

“People in Muswell Hill have waited a long time for some good news, and we were always undeterred, despite several setbacks in recent months. This is the best Christmas news the community could have wished for.”