Residents of Risborough Close, Muswell Hill, can breathe a sigh of relief as pressure from Lib Dem councillors has secured a new refuse store. The previous storage area was woefully inadequate, resulting in large and unsightly amounts of rubbish bags piled high. These would often split, leaving rubbish lying strewn around the paths and the area immediately outside the building.

Muswell Hill Liberal Democrat Councillors Lynne Featherstone MP, Gail Engert and Lib Dem candidate Sheila Rainger took up the case when a resident contacted them with stories of having to walk through rubbish including condoms and dirty nappies. Haringey Council contractors Accord, who organise and carry out rubbish collection across the borough, were not clearing this loose rubbish up, resulting in build-ups of waste that were deemed a health and safety risk.

Councillor Engert comments:

“I am delighted that the new rubbish storage area has finally been built. Haringey Accord has also agreed to make more regular collections of refuse from the building, and we hope that this will at last put an end to the problems.”

The area where rubbish used to be kept will be cleared once new bins are delivered for use in the new refuse storage area.