Haringey’s opposition Lib Dem group has reacted with sadness to the sudden news of the closure of the Tottenham – based recycling business “Create Tottenham”.

Leader Neil Williams said that he was concerned about the future of the 13 full time and 23 trainees who have had notice served on them and consequently have a very uncertain future:

“I hope that Haringey will make every effort to find work for these people. Tottenham has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country and the closure of Create Tottenham is a real blow for the community.”

Cllr Williams also expressed concern over the many people who have bought refurbished goods from the company but now find that the guarantees are worthless:

“For some low-income families the breakdown of a fridge or freezer can cause serious problems; I hope that if this happens then support will be forthcoming.”

Cllr David Winskill, LibDem regeneration spokesperson was critical how the news was broken:

“Haringey’s briefing note seems to pose more questions than it tries to answer. Just when did the Council become aware of the company’s trading difficulties and how did it respond? We have also only had an oral assurance that Haringey won’t be hit with a large bill as a result of its own financial involvement.”