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Change law to clamp down on vehicle idling
Haringey Council is to back a bill that would increase the fines for leaving vehicles idling and make it easier to levy fines, thanks to an intervention from a local Liberal Democrat councillor. At a Full Council meeting on July 15th, Cllr Scott Emery (Muswell Hill – LD) called on Haringey Counc...
Haringey backs LGBT+ inclusive education (and vows not to let protests disrupt schools)
Haringey Councillors last night resolved to use any legal measures within their power to support a national education curriculum that included teaching about LGBT+ families and relationships, and vowed not to tolerate the kind of aggressive and homophobic protests that have targeted schools in B...
Urgent action needed on River Moselle pollution
Urgent steps are needed to tackle pollution in the River Moselle, according to a Haringey Lib Dem councillor. Known as 'Haringey's River', the Moselle rises in Highgate Wood and flows east through the borough (mostly in pipes underground) but surfaces in Tottenham's Lordship Recreation Ground be...
Dangerous air at Haringey school features in Channel 4 doc
A documentary mostly filmed at Lordship Lane Primary School is a stark warning about the dangers to the health of children posed by air pollution, warns a councillor who is also a parent at the school.
Poorly designed application menaces Muswell Hill conservation area
Local Liberal Democrat councillors have expressed dismay at Haringey Council’s approval of a controversial planning application. Cllr Scott Emery ‘called-in’ proposals to redevelop the shops at 1-9 Fortis Green Road in order to add flats. He feared that the plans would create a large bland façad...
Popular Haringey councillor Dawn Barnes chosen to fight London Assembly seat
Popular local campaigner and Haringey councillor Dawn Barnes has been chosen by the Liberal Democrats to fight next year's election for the Enfield and Haringey London Assembly seat.Dawn Barnes, who took a seat from Labour in Crouch End in the local council elections last year, is a seasoned cam...
Lib Dems win in Haringey & London at European Elections
What a fantastic result it was on Sunday night for the Lib Dems! The EU elections have shown us to be the voice of millions who want to Stop Brexit, and who no longer feel represented by the country's two main parties.Nationally, we won more seats than Labour and the Conservatives; we topped the...
Islamophobia is racism says Haringey Council
‘Islamophobia is a form of racism’ meeting of Haringey’s Full Council has declared. The meeting resolved to adopt a definition of Islamophobia produced by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims that say it “is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Mus...
Serious assault on Muswell Hill Broadway 29-04-19
Following details of a stabbing on Muswell Hill on the 29th April, Cllr Julia Ogiehor, councillor for Muswell Hill and Haringey Liberal Democrat spokesperson on crime and communities, says that:“We are saddened to hear of the stabbing in Muswell Hill last night. We would like to thank the police...
Another Trojan Horse planning application for the Winchester Tavern
The long battle to save the historic Winchester Tavern site on Archway Road continues as the developer puts in another application to convert the function room at the rear of the pub into a residential unit.
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Your local Liberal Democrats care passionately about this borough. As a local party we have campaigned to keep services at the Whittington hospital, secured more funding for local schools and worked tirelessly to improve local areas and amenities.