Pavements in North Road, Highgate, will receive a make-over in the next few months after Lib Dem councillor Lynne Featherstone secured assurances from Haringey Council that essential work would be budgeted for in the next financial year. The assurances will come as a relief to Highgate pedestrians and residents who have suffered cracked and loose paving stones caused by tree roots.

Ms Featherstone is pleased by the news but has pledged to pay close attention to the road and ensure that the repair work is taken sooner rather than later:

“I am pleased that we have secured funding to repair these hazardous pavements. Now that the funding is in place it is important that the repair work is carried out swiftly so that local residents are not inconvenienced any longer. I will be following this issue closely.”

Lib Dem Leader and Highgate councillor Neil Williams adds:

“The pavements in North Road have been a source of complaints for some months. Action was sorely needed on safety grounds as well as to improve the appearance of the footpath.”