Row erupts over bid to revive London's historic Caribbean cultural hub

Haringey council admits neglecting the West Indian centre in north London but is locked in a dispute over who should improve it

A row has broken out over the future of an important Caribbean community centre in north London which has fallen into serious disrepair after years of neglect by its landlord, the local council.

Stewart Wellington, whose parents arrived in the UK from Jamaica in the 1950s as part of the Windrush generation, has drawn up multimillion-pound plans to demolish it and start again, giving it a bigger home within an ambitious scheme that will not cost the taxpayer a penny, while instilling pride in local people.