Can you spot the rubbish in this photo?
I first reported some rubbish on Mount View Road to Haringey Council on 25 April: “Abandoned estate agent board and other rubbish at foot of yellow brick building – between building and fence at edge...
View ArticleStroud Green Road mega-potholes update
Stroud Green Road has been plagued with potholes near the junction with Morris Place for a very long time. The problem? Something is up involving water, which causes regular subsidence and new...
View ArticleStroud Green Road potholes on the run
Stroud Green Road’s heritage potholes are currently under a pincer attack. At the northern end of the road there are monster roadworks underway at last. And at the southern end of the road, after...
View ArticleStroud Green Road potholes (southern division) saga continues
The Stroud Green Road potholes (northern division) may now be a blessed memory, but what of those near the southern end of the road, near Morris Place? They were patched and reappeared several times...
View ArticleAs if by magic: Thames Water set to start work in Stroud Green Road
I’ve blogged before about the massively long-running saga of the potholes at the corner of Stroud Green Road and Morris Place. In brief: combination of blocked drains and water leak meant pothole...
View ArticleHunt for the mystery water leak on Stroud Green Road goes on
Latest news on the long running saga of the pot holes at the junction of Stroud Green Road and Morris Place: the source of the leaking water still hasn’t been located. For a while Thames Water thought...
View ArticleStroud Green Road's long-running pot hole saga nears an end
Exciting news today for pot hole fans: the mega long-running saga of the pot holes at the junction of Stroud Green Road and Morris Place is nearing the end game. For nearly a year Thames Water has been...
View ArticleCircle 33 leaves leak running for over four months
On and on and on leaks the water from Circle 33’s property next to Hornsey Rise, Crouch End. It’s been going for at least four months. At least the last communication I’ve had from Thames Water is that...
View ArticleWhy was water left leaking down a Crouch End street for over 6 months?
Hooray. It may have taken over six months, but finally the water leak on Hornsey Rise has been fixed. It wasn’t just a tiny seeping piece of water emerging slowly; it was a steady trickle down the...
View ArticleWhat happens after you tell the local press and MP that Thames Water has left...
Pure coincidence, you understand, that after copying in the MP and local papers, the scene in this photo replaced all the previous insistences that nothing can be done to speed up a repair despite...
View ArticleThe ghost leak of Stroud Green road is nearly banished
Ah, the sight of plastic barriers means the saga of the (latest) ghost water leak of Stroud Green Road is nearly over. There’s been water leaking out at the corner of Stroud Green Road and Tollington...
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