A lot of my casework over the last eight years has been dealing with objections to planning applications. Maybe not the most glamorous part of the job, but it's an area that causes a great deal of concern and frustration to local residents. When a bad...

My Lib Dem ward colleague Martin Newton recently highlighted just one way Haringey Labour are neglecting Fortis Green. Haringey Council are only providing £5,000 to fund a new children’s centre in Fortis Green ward. This was revealed as part of a...

If you’re struggling for a Christmas presents (and have already bought a Save Fortis Green Allotments calendar) then here’s a great idea for you.At www.adoptaword.com you can do just that – adopt a word. I visited this site when Stephen Fry...

At the last Full Council meeting, I asked the Labour Cabinet Member for Housing when he had last reviewed the payment terms offered to leaseholders and how they compared to neighbouring boroughs.What I was interested in seeing was if Cllr Bevan had...

News that Haringey is one of nine local authorities to have been rated “poor” by Ofsted for its children’s services is not really surprising.I don’t think anyone underestimates the scale of the challenges facing Haringey on child protection,...