Friends of Finsbury Park is urging Haringey Council to lock the gates to the 110-acre open space at night, saying shrubs have been ripped apart by people having sex in bushes and drug users.

Finsbury Park is managed by Haringey Council, although the park borders both Islington and Hackney boroughs. Haringey’s cabinet member for culture and leisure, Emily Arkell, said the council was ...

Katie Dawson, chair of the Friends of Finsbury Park (FOFB) charity, said similar demands had previously led Haringey Council to insist a lack of funds prevented them from locking the park.

Traders in Finsbury ... policing in Haringey said: “Over the last year, the work of the police, local authorities from three boroughs, and key community partners has seen significant reductions in a ...