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About William Perrin

Active in Kings Cross London and South Oxfordshire, founder of Talk About Local, helping people find a voice online and a trustee of The Indigo Trust , Good Things Foundation and ThreeSixtyGiving as well as Connect8.

Checkpoint Cally to be set up at Kings Cross post Brexit

Posted on February 27, 2018 by William Perrin

In a new jobs boost for Kings Cross the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, lately of this parish announced that Kings Cross would become a vital border checkpoint for crossings between Camden and Islington post Brexit.  This role, to be manned … Continue reading →

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Cally Road – Islington’s new water feature, courtesy of Thames Water

Posted on July 10, 2017 by William Perrin

  Yet another water leak in the area, this time at Pentonville Prison jogged memories of other leaks along the Cally and nearby.  The leaks below are all within 500 metres of each other along the same road.  The February … Continue reading →

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Rainscreen cladding in Islington high rise blocks

Posted on June 15, 2017 by William Perrin

The Council put out a statement yesterday reassuring people in the aftermath of the awful Grenfell fire: ‘Islington Council always follows the most up to date advice on all aspects of building safety. I am confident that we have good … Continue reading →

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Springtime for Kings Cross

Posted on May 10, 2017 by William Perrin

Kings Cross is more famous for its intense urban-ness but on a lovely Spring day with the trees freshly in leaf the harsh urban edges are softened a little by the greenery.  Here’s a few pics from this morning.  

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Camden council to be replaced by algorithm

Posted on March 31, 2017 by William Perrin

In a radical efficiency move Camden Council is to be replaced entirely by software with public services delivered by cash machines, parking meters and street cleaning robots controlled by an ‘artificial brain’. We can reveal today that the brain, christened … Continue reading →

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On the Panayi property trail….

Posted on March 14, 2017 by William Perrin

Local people will be familiar with the exploits of convicted landlord Andrew Panayi on the Cally Road.  But what is the extent of his property empire on the Cally?  We can shine a light on a small part of it … Continue reading →

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Seven to a room in Kings Cross

Posted on January 20, 2017 by William Perrin

The Kings Cross rental market never ceases to amaze.  Here’s the latest on spareroom.co.uk – 13 people in three rooms, one a dorm room of seven (also on Gumtree). Not quite sure where it is – but the map pin suggests … Continue reading →

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Happy Xmas

Posted on December 24, 2016 by William Perrin

Thanks to the lovely people in the Facebook Group Camden a Pictoral History for the pic. 

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