Camden Council Scaffolding Blunders

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Scaffolders erected scaffolding around a four-story building over a period of 3 days in Camden, London only to be told after FIVE days of it being finished.. “Sorry lads you got the wrong address”.

Staff at Fizrovia Neighbourhood Center in Tottenham Street were suprised to see the scaffolding being erected around there work place but were told by workmen the building is due for a makeover, which was untrue.

After 5 days of waiting for this so called makeover Linus Rees, who runs the news shop in the building contacted the council to find out what’s going on ? They said “Oh, they’re not supposed to do it there’.”

A council spokeswoman apologised for the error, adding: “We are reviewing procedures to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

“We have agreed with our contractor that no cost will be passed on for this work.”

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