Author Archives: William Perrin

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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.

Party time, excellent………?

Kings Cross is certainly on the change and the Gazette is labelling the area as a ‘Party Capital’ – read about it here.  The owners of the Ruby Lounge on Caledonian Road give a good interview. The changes in entertainment … Continue reading

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An end to the North South divide….

The observant wil notice a minor rebrand – dropping the ‘North’ from the title of the site.  After conversation with folk on the South or ‘bottom’ end of Kings Cross I am hoping to extend the reach of the site … Continue reading

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CEMEX dust pollution

Residents have noticed for years that when you leave your car for a few days  in the residents spaces alongside the flank wall of the CEMEX plant on Rufford Street it gets covered in a layer of grime.  When you … Continue reading

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CEMEX – what’s going on ?

A CEMEX environmental compliance team visited the noisy plant on Rufford Street on 9 September.  They visited my flat and I wrote about it here.  A full environmental report was promised in ‘three to four weeks’ but i haven’t heard … Continue reading

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Graffiti artist electrocuted at Cally Road station

The Islington Gazette (in its print edition, not the online one) records the opening of an inquest into the deah of a graffiti aritist at Caledonian Roaad and Barnsbury station on the North London Line.  George King, an unemployed graphic … Continue reading

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Kings Cross Station refurbishment – lobbying Camden Councillors

Although the refurbishment of Kings Cross, blocking off access from the East side will have some awful effects for Islington residents, the decision is for Camden Councillors.  I have written to the Councillors for St Pancras ward as in the … Continue reading

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Sofa Gifford Street

The second sofa to be dumped in this spot just behind the builders hoardings.  Will report to have removed.

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Abandoned car Pembroke Street

Haven’t had one of these for ages – will report to  council either theft or an insurance job. Unusual that the plates have not been removed.

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