Residents block London street to stop controversial £650,000 plan to replace parking spaces with benches

South Londoners opposed to a £650,000 plan to replace parking spaces with seating down their street have blocked access to council workers set to start on the controversial project.

Residents and businesses on Amesbury Avenue in Streatham fear the package of proposed changes to their street will ruin local shops and make the area a magnet for antisocial behaviour.