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Stroud 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 hunting out one or more leaks in the area (with the continuing leaks preventing proper repairs to [...]
Hunt 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 it was someone else’s water causing the problem, but with the mystery still unresolved (and hence the leak [...]
As 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 repairs kept on being wrecked, drains now fixed but water leak outstanding – and complicated by high pressure in system caused by local [...]
Stroud 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 before it was decided that the real problem was a water leak under the road, which (sensibly) should be fixed first. [...]
Stroud 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 months of searching, Thames Water has finally found the leak suspected to be the cause of the regular subsidence causing potholes [...]
Stroud 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 potholes. They’ve hunted for leaks. They’ve dug huge holes in the ground. They’ve cleaned out the drainage pipes and fitted new grills. And now [...]
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 of Mount View Road”. Although it is on Thames Water’s land, Haringey Council can (and says it does) tackle such [...]
