Following a visit to Hannay Lane N8 by Lib Dem councillors for Crouch EndRon Aitken and Peter Floyd last week, patrols by police and communitysupport officers are to be increased, and discussions are to take placebetween tenants and the Housing Association that manages the estate.

Elderly residents in one of the blocks of flats recently complained aboutharassment from people who do not live on the estate, including abusivelanguage and vandalism of the door entry systems. Police have also beencalled several times in the last few months to incidents involvinganti-social behaviour on the estate.

Cllrs Aitken and Floyd are hopeful that the extra patrols will detertrouble-makers and that a meeting between residents and Housing Associationrepresentatives will resolve some of the other concerns.

Cllr Aitken comments:

“I have spoken to the Police Community SupportOfficers for Crouch End following a visit to the estate where we met many ofthe residents.

“We have also written to the Housing Association, London and Quadrantregarding a number of safety issues which need to be tackled”.

Cllr Floyd adds:

“Because Hannay Lane is on the Islington boundary it isoften overlooked when it comes to local services. It is important that wemake sure that residents here get as much support as those elsewhere in theborough.”