Emily Arkell
@emilyarkell.bsky.social
Labour councillor for Bounds Green & Cabinet Lead for Culture & Leisure at Haringey Council🌹🏴
I also work for a Royal College enabling clinicians carry out research & quality improvement to support better outcomes for patients 🧬🔬🧪
I also work for a Royal College enabling clinicians carry out research & quality improvement to support better outcomes for patients 🧬🔬🧪
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Emily Arkell
@emilyarkell.bsky.social
· May 24
This is what the Haringey Deal looks like in action
Thanks to Cllr Seema Chandwani & @mikehakata.bsky.social for listening to residents & their solutions & for taking swift & prompt action to improve safety at Bounds Green junction inc. a commitment to a yellow box junction & 20mph limit
Thanks to Cllr Seema Chandwani & @mikehakata.bsky.social for listening to residents & their solutions & for taking swift & prompt action to improve safety at Bounds Green junction inc. a commitment to a yellow box junction & 20mph limit
'We have come together to use our collective voice to make the case for fairer funding'
Haringey Council Leader @perayahmet.bsky.social has written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves & Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner urging the Government to address funding shortfalls.
bit.ly/4jKEz1W
Haringey Council Leader @perayahmet.bsky.social has written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves & Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner urging the Government to address funding shortfalls.
bit.ly/4jKEz1W
June 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
'We have come together to use our collective voice to make the case for fairer funding'
Haringey Council Leader @perayahmet.bsky.social has written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves & Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner urging the Government to address funding shortfalls.
bit.ly/4jKEz1W
Haringey Council Leader @perayahmet.bsky.social has written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves & Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner urging the Government to address funding shortfalls.
bit.ly/4jKEz1W
We’re out all year-round, not just at election time
Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak to us today and to Cllr Ajda Ovat @ldasneves.bsky.social & @daniparry.bsky.social for helping me pick up casework & feedback to share with Council officers for action 🌹☀️
Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak to us today and to Cllr Ajda Ovat @ldasneves.bsky.social & @daniparry.bsky.social for helping me pick up casework & feedback to share with Council officers for action 🌹☀️
June 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
We’re out all year-round, not just at election time
Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak to us today and to Cllr Ajda Ovat @ldasneves.bsky.social & @daniparry.bsky.social for helping me pick up casework & feedback to share with Council officers for action 🌹☀️
Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak to us today and to Cllr Ajda Ovat @ldasneves.bsky.social & @daniparry.bsky.social for helping me pick up casework & feedback to share with Council officers for action 🌹☀️
Happy yellow box junction day 🙌🏻
You can see how delighted I am to see this new addition to Bounds Green junction making it safer for residents
Thanks to all the campaigners who have fought so hard to get it installed & to @mikehakata.bsky.social & Cllr Seema Chandwani who made it happen so quickly
You can see how delighted I am to see this new addition to Bounds Green junction making it safer for residents
Thanks to all the campaigners who have fought so hard to get it installed & to @mikehakata.bsky.social & Cllr Seema Chandwani who made it happen so quickly
June 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Happy yellow box junction day 🙌🏻
You can see how delighted I am to see this new addition to Bounds Green junction making it safer for residents
Thanks to all the campaigners who have fought so hard to get it installed & to @mikehakata.bsky.social & Cllr Seema Chandwani who made it happen so quickly
You can see how delighted I am to see this new addition to Bounds Green junction making it safer for residents
Thanks to all the campaigners who have fought so hard to get it installed & to @mikehakata.bsky.social & Cllr Seema Chandwani who made it happen so quickly
Sometimes it’s the small things that make a really big difference to residents & this is one of them
As you can see, I’m really pleased to have supported residents with their request for a new sign correctly labelling the pathway connecting the Three Avenues in Bounds Green
As you can see, I’m really pleased to have supported residents with their request for a new sign correctly labelling the pathway connecting the Three Avenues in Bounds Green
June 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Sometimes it’s the small things that make a really big difference to residents & this is one of them
As you can see, I’m really pleased to have supported residents with their request for a new sign correctly labelling the pathway connecting the Three Avenues in Bounds Green
As you can see, I’m really pleased to have supported residents with their request for a new sign correctly labelling the pathway connecting the Three Avenues in Bounds Green
Not long to go now until Bounds Green residents safety will be improved with a new yellow box junction and a 20mph speed limit on Bounds Green Road thanks to Cllrs Seema Chandwanu & @mikehakata.bsky.social 🙌🏻
May 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Not long to go now until Bounds Green residents safety will be improved with a new yellow box junction and a 20mph speed limit on Bounds Green Road thanks to Cllrs Seema Chandwanu & @mikehakata.bsky.social 🙌🏻
Reposted by Emily Arkell
Our local councillor @emilyarkell.bsky.social emailed us yesterday with this letter, and this was some of my reply:
“It is easy to become disillusioned with politics at times, but it’s exactly this kind of thing that brings people hope that change is possible on a granular level. -/3
“It is easy to become disillusioned with politics at times, but it’s exactly this kind of thing that brings people hope that change is possible on a granular level. -/3
May 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Our local councillor @emilyarkell.bsky.social emailed us yesterday with this letter, and this was some of my reply:
“It is easy to become disillusioned with politics at times, but it’s exactly this kind of thing that brings people hope that change is possible on a granular level. -/3
“It is easy to become disillusioned with politics at times, but it’s exactly this kind of thing that brings people hope that change is possible on a granular level. -/3
Reposted by Emily Arkell
I’m here at Bounds Green Junction post-workout in my Britney T-Shirt to say we’ve just got HUGE NEWS through- a letter from councillors (see below), with commitments in black and white, including a commitment to a yellow box junction & 20mph limit on BG Road 🙌🏻
OH YES. 1/4
OH YES. 1/4
May 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I’m here at Bounds Green Junction post-workout in my Britney T-Shirt to say we’ve just got HUGE NEWS through- a letter from councillors (see below), with commitments in black and white, including a commitment to a yellow box junction & 20mph limit on BG Road 🙌🏻
OH YES. 1/4
OH YES. 1/4
This is what the Haringey Deal looks like in action
Thanks to Cllr Seema Chandwani & @mikehakata.bsky.social for listening to residents & their solutions & for taking swift & prompt action to improve safety at Bounds Green junction inc. a commitment to a yellow box junction & 20mph limit
Thanks to Cllr Seema Chandwani & @mikehakata.bsky.social for listening to residents & their solutions & for taking swift & prompt action to improve safety at Bounds Green junction inc. a commitment to a yellow box junction & 20mph limit
May 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
This is what the Haringey Deal looks like in action
Thanks to Cllr Seema Chandwani & @mikehakata.bsky.social for listening to residents & their solutions & for taking swift & prompt action to improve safety at Bounds Green junction inc. a commitment to a yellow box junction & 20mph limit
Thanks to Cllr Seema Chandwani & @mikehakata.bsky.social for listening to residents & their solutions & for taking swift & prompt action to improve safety at Bounds Green junction inc. a commitment to a yellow box junction & 20mph limit
It’s a week of action in Bounds Green 19-23 May where anti-social behaviour, licensing & planning, litter/waste & vehicle-related crime are among the key issues to be tackled by Haringey Council
If you have an issue, come & talk to us at these locations: bit.ly/4mhXjs9
If you have an issue, come & talk to us at these locations: bit.ly/4mhXjs9
May 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
It’s a week of action in Bounds Green 19-23 May where anti-social behaviour, licensing & planning, litter/waste & vehicle-related crime are among the key issues to be tackled by Haringey Council
If you have an issue, come & talk to us at these locations: bit.ly/4mhXjs9
If you have an issue, come & talk to us at these locations: bit.ly/4mhXjs9
🧵 On Wednesday I saw for myself the collision site at Bounds Green junction which has destroyed the barrier at the corner into Durnsford Road caused by a speeding driver
The junction is dangerous, risking the safety of residents, children & families I represent
1/4
The junction is dangerous, risking the safety of residents, children & families I represent
1/4
May 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🧵 On Wednesday I saw for myself the collision site at Bounds Green junction which has destroyed the barrier at the corner into Durnsford Road caused by a speeding driver
The junction is dangerous, risking the safety of residents, children & families I represent
1/4
The junction is dangerous, risking the safety of residents, children & families I represent
1/4
An important message here from @perayahmet.bsky.social & @haringeywelcome.bsky.social
Haringey is a welcoming and tolerant borough which celebrates diversity and derives its strength from it
Haringey is a welcoming and tolerant borough which celebrates diversity and derives its strength from it
May 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
An important message here from @perayahmet.bsky.social & @haringeywelcome.bsky.social
Haringey is a welcoming and tolerant borough which celebrates diversity and derives its strength from it
Haringey is a welcoming and tolerant borough which celebrates diversity and derives its strength from it
Thanks @carlafrancome.bsky.social. Safety at the Bounds Green junction safe is my no. 1 priority - that’s why I have organised an urgent meeting with residents, Cllr Seema Chandwani & @mikehakata.bsky.social
to listen to residents experiences - they’ve been waiting too long to be safe
to listen to residents experiences - they’ve been waiting too long to be safe
Good morning from a Bounds Green Busybody, denim jacket over my pyjamas at the main junction at 7 AM, because there’s been a huge crash here overnight.
The Facebook group last showed a car still here, stuck on the railings. There will be hundreds and hundreds of kids … 1/8
The Facebook group last showed a car still here, stuck on the railings. There will be hundreds and hundreds of kids … 1/8
May 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Thanks @carlafrancome.bsky.social. Safety at the Bounds Green junction safe is my no. 1 priority - that’s why I have organised an urgent meeting with residents, Cllr Seema Chandwani & @mikehakata.bsky.social
to listen to residents experiences - they’ve been waiting too long to be safe
to listen to residents experiences - they’ve been waiting too long to be safe
🌹 Your @haringeylabour.bsky.social was back out on the #LabourDoorstep in Bounds Green this evening speaking to residents about housing, social care and parking 🚗
@daniparry.bsky.social
@daniparry.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🌹 Your @haringeylabour.bsky.social was back out on the #LabourDoorstep in Bounds Green this evening speaking to residents about housing, social care and parking 🚗
@daniparry.bsky.social
@daniparry.bsky.social
Beautiful day to meet the Friends of the Green in Bounds Green to talk about the new play equipment which will be installed by August 🛝🌳
I have worked closely with the Friends group to make this a reality & as ward councillor & Cabinet Lead I’m delighted to see it taking shape
I have worked closely with the Friends group to make this a reality & as ward councillor & Cabinet Lead I’m delighted to see it taking shape
May 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Beautiful day to meet the Friends of the Green in Bounds Green to talk about the new play equipment which will be installed by August 🛝🌳
I have worked closely with the Friends group to make this a reality & as ward councillor & Cabinet Lead I’m delighted to see it taking shape
I have worked closely with the Friends group to make this a reality & as ward councillor & Cabinet Lead I’m delighted to see it taking shape
A lovely day to be on the #LabourDoorstep in Bounds Green with @bambosmp.bsky.social today
Lots of issues raised including potholes, manholes & the pedestrians safety at the Bounds Green junction which I will be raising again with my colleagues @mikehakata.bsky.social & Cllr Seema Chandwani 🌹
Lots of issues raised including potholes, manholes & the pedestrians safety at the Bounds Green junction which I will be raising again with my colleagues @mikehakata.bsky.social & Cllr Seema Chandwani 🌹
May 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A lovely day to be on the #LabourDoorstep in Bounds Green with @bambosmp.bsky.social today
Lots of issues raised including potholes, manholes & the pedestrians safety at the Bounds Green junction which I will be raising again with my colleagues @mikehakata.bsky.social & Cllr Seema Chandwani 🌹
Lots of issues raised including potholes, manholes & the pedestrians safety at the Bounds Green junction which I will be raising again with my colleagues @mikehakata.bsky.social & Cllr Seema Chandwani 🌹
In February I announced that 8 parks in Tottenham & Wood Green would share investment of £1.5m to upgrade play spaces for children & young people in Haringey 🛝
Now it’s residents turn to say how they would like that money used. Read more here: www.haringey.gov.uk/news/2025050...
Now it’s residents turn to say how they would like that money used. Read more here: www.haringey.gov.uk/news/2025050...
May 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
In February I announced that 8 parks in Tottenham & Wood Green would share investment of £1.5m to upgrade play spaces for children & young people in Haringey 🛝
Now it’s residents turn to say how they would like that money used. Read more here: www.haringey.gov.uk/news/2025050...
Now it’s residents turn to say how they would like that money used. Read more here: www.haringey.gov.uk/news/2025050...
First Sunday of the month means it’s market day in Myddleton Road, N22 and an opportunity to spend time with @daniparry.bsky.social talking to stall holders, traders and business & shop owners 🛍️ 🍻
May 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
First Sunday of the month means it’s market day in Myddleton Road, N22 and an opportunity to spend time with @daniparry.bsky.social talking to stall holders, traders and business & shop owners 🛍️ 🍻
Reposted by Emily Arkell
New @ncmd.bsky.social report led by Karen Luyt reveals of the 54 children who died of asthma between 2019-2023, more than 90 per cent were exposed to air pollution levels above WHO guidelines.
The report uses NCMD’s unique data on all child deaths in England.
#AirPollution #Asthma
bit.ly/3BeQKnz
The report uses NCMD’s unique data on all child deaths in England.
#AirPollution #Asthma
bit.ly/3BeQKnz
Child asthma deaths linked to air pollution, new report finds - ARC West
Of the 54 children who died of asthma between 2019 and 2023, more than 90 per cent were exposed to air pollution levels above World Health Organisation guidelines, according to a new report published ...
bit.ly
December 12, 2024 at 11:07 AM
New @ncmd.bsky.social report led by Karen Luyt reveals of the 54 children who died of asthma between 2019-2023, more than 90 per cent were exposed to air pollution levels above WHO guidelines.
The report uses NCMD’s unique data on all child deaths in England.
#AirPollution #Asthma
bit.ly/3BeQKnz
The report uses NCMD’s unique data on all child deaths in England.
#AirPollution #Asthma
bit.ly/3BeQKnz
Delighted to see residents moving into Aaron Gayle Court in Bounds Green
23 households are moving in before Christmas as part of our ambitious agenda to build 3,000 new council homes by 2031
Shows what Haringey council can do working with @london.gov.uk to tackle the housing crisis in the capital
23 households are moving in before Christmas as part of our ambitious agenda to build 3,000 new council homes by 2031
Shows what Haringey council can do working with @london.gov.uk to tackle the housing crisis in the capital
December 7, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Delighted to see residents moving into Aaron Gayle Court in Bounds Green
23 households are moving in before Christmas as part of our ambitious agenda to build 3,000 new council homes by 2031
Shows what Haringey council can do working with @london.gov.uk to tackle the housing crisis in the capital
23 households are moving in before Christmas as part of our ambitious agenda to build 3,000 new council homes by 2031
Shows what Haringey council can do working with @london.gov.uk to tackle the housing crisis in the capital
Such a lovely event this evening at Myddleton Road in Bound’s Green switching on the Christmas lights with Haringey’s Mayoress, Sue Jameson, Neil Morrissey, @bambosmp.bsky.social & @haletottenham.bsky.social 🎄🤶🏻🎅🏻
December 1, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Such a lovely event this evening at Myddleton Road in Bound’s Green switching on the Christmas lights with Haringey’s Mayoress, Sue Jameson, Neil Morrissey, @bambosmp.bsky.social & @haletottenham.bsky.social 🎄🤶🏻🎅🏻
Welcome @mayorofldn.bsky.social and great news to share in your first post @bsky.app
Great to be here 👋🏽
Let’s start with some good news. A new report shows free school meals in London's state primaries are having a positive impact:
➡️ Improving children’s health and wellbeing
➡️ Supporting families, esp. those struggling with the cost of living
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Let’s start with some good news. A new report shows free school meals in London's state primaries are having a positive impact:
➡️ Improving children’s health and wellbeing
➡️ Supporting families, esp. those struggling with the cost of living
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Free school meals in all London primary schools 'boosting health of families'
A report finds a massive 84% of parents believe the rollout of free school meals for primary pupils in the London have also helped or significantly improved their household budgets
www.mirror.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Welcome @mayorofldn.bsky.social and great news to share in your first post @bsky.app
Reposted by Emily Arkell
As temperatures drop to freezing, the @mayorofldn.bsky.social and London Councils have activated the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP), which means that London boroughs and City Hall will be opening up emergency accomodation for rough sleepers.
November 19, 2024 at 6:06 PM
As temperatures drop to freezing, the @mayorofldn.bsky.social and London Councils have activated the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP), which means that London boroughs and City Hall will be opening up emergency accomodation for rough sleepers.
🍂 A glorious autumn morning in Bounds Green this morning with @ldasneves.bsky.social door knocking 130 residents
Cold weather forecast this week but a very warm reception for @uklabour.bsky.social on the #Labourdoorstep today 🌹
Cold weather forecast this week but a very warm reception for @uklabour.bsky.social on the #Labourdoorstep today 🌹
November 17, 2024 at 12:58 PM
🍂 A glorious autumn morning in Bounds Green this morning with @ldasneves.bsky.social door knocking 130 residents
Cold weather forecast this week but a very warm reception for @uklabour.bsky.social on the #Labourdoorstep today 🌹
Cold weather forecast this week but a very warm reception for @uklabour.bsky.social on the #Labourdoorstep today 🌹
Delighted to see the latest annual report from Good Parks for London which makes special mention of the big improvements in Haringey Council’s parks & focuses on our excellent performance in the categories of events, community involvement & strategic planning
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November 16, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Delighted to see the latest annual report from Good Parks for London which makes special mention of the big improvements in Haringey Council’s parks & focuses on our excellent performance in the categories of events, community involvement & strategic planning
parksforlondon.org.uk/wp-content/u...
parksforlondon.org.uk/wp-content/u...
🌹We don’t just call at election time 🗳️
Great to be back out on the #LabourDoorstep in Bounds Green this morning
Busy afternoon for me dealing with & sorting out the casework we picked up from residents
Great to be back out on the #LabourDoorstep in Bounds Green this morning
Busy afternoon for me dealing with & sorting out the casework we picked up from residents
October 12, 2024 at 11:07 PM
🌹We don’t just call at election time 🗳️
Great to be back out on the #LabourDoorstep in Bounds Green this morning
Busy afternoon for me dealing with & sorting out the casework we picked up from residents
Great to be back out on the #LabourDoorstep in Bounds Green this morning
Busy afternoon for me dealing with & sorting out the casework we picked up from residents