September, and traders at a soon-to-be-redeveloped market said money to help them relocate would not help them in the long term.

Developer of the Seven Sisters market, Grainger Plc, announced it had secured £284,500 from the Mayor of London to support stallholders in Wards Corner.

The developer said the money will go towards helping traders move to a temporary location while the work is carried out.

However stallholders told the Haringey Independent the relocation would hurt their business as the move would cause major disruption and they would lose customers.

September also saw South Tottenham under nearly half a foot of water following a burst water main in the middle of the night.

The whole of High Road was under water after the pipe burst, buckling the road surface, and leading to a closure of nearly three days.

Also in September, it was announced Haringey Borough Council would ask the public about plans to close a secondary school.

The council said it would launch a consultation over the closure of John Loughborough Seventh-day Adventist School, in Holcombe Road, Tottenham, which was founded by the community more than 30 years ago.

The decision follows a review by the council and the Seventh Day Adventist Church which concluded the school does not meet the required educational standards and has not done so for some time.

The council said it would launch a consultation over its plans for the school which was put in special measures by Ofsted in 2011.