Broken lift in Camden block leaves disabled resident trapped

Having been stuck in his north London flat for four weeks after the building's only lift broke, resident George Grimshaw said he had "lost his zest". The 28-year-old is one of a number of disabled residents unable to leave their homes within the block on Wrotham Road in Camden. Grimshaw, who has lived on the third floor for seven years, said being unable to leave his home was "really affecting my mental health". A spokesperson for Camden Council said the lift stopped working on 16 March after a roof leak caused damage to its control system, and apologised to residents. They said the authority hoped to be able to fix the lift "this week". Grimshaw said: "It's been incredibly emotionally debilitating, because they keep telling me one thing and then they say another. It just never comes to a resolution. "I haven't really seen many people. I can't do the things that I would normally do." He said some of the things he had missed out on included going to football matches with his father. Grimshaw said the lift had broken down previously but not for this length of time, and criticised the way the repair had been managed. "For it to have been out of action for so long is a disgrace," he sa