Hemingford Arms in Barnsbury

• JOHN Hartley must have picked his moment to photograph the lovely greenery at the Hemingford Arms, (The pub is looking great, June 18).

When we were there two weeks ago doing a traffic count, there were over 400 (yes 400) motor vehicles at that junction in a half-hour period, far, far too many for a residential road.

Let’s hope that Islington Council’s plans for people-friendly streets in Barnsbury are announced soon and include measures which will reduce this so that patrons of the pub can enjoy sitting outside without breathing in traffic fumes and having to shout over the noise.

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