Pollution levels at a primary school threatened with more traffic if road closures go ahead are already so high the Council is considering closing a section of the playground. As pressure mounts on Hackney Council to withdraw proposals to close roads around Walford Road that would send hundreds more cars down Stoke Newington Chruch Street daily, the Council has advised on measures likely to be put forward for William Patten Primary School, one of which includes restricting pl

The Council has been accused of a series of failings over its consultation about proposals to close some Stoke Newington roads. They failed to notify traders on the north side of Church Street of the consultation despite projections that the scheme will generate considerable extra traffic on the road (something they now say they're rectifying). St Mary’s Primary School, which will also be impacted by the extra traffic, also wasn’t notified and William Patten Primary School, w

A proposal to close roads in Stoke Newington could send hundreds more cars past two local primary schools per day. As staff and parents at William Patten Primary School grapple with already worrying levels of pollution, they’re now facing the threat of even more dangerous emissions if a proposal involving the closure of Barbauld Road or Walford Road goes ahead. Stating that the proposal could lead to a 5% increase in traffic eastbound on Church Street and a 7% westbound, Cllr