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.

Kings Cross MP raises Mount Pleasant development at Prime Ministers questions

Posted on January 31, 2014 by William Perrin

The huge post office yards about half a mile from kings cross at Mount Pleasant are due for redevelopment.  And a lot of the traffic comes through Kings Cross.  Mount Pleasant isn’t in our Kings Cross patch, but is close … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Big developments, Planning, Licensing and Regulation | Tagged | 3 Comments

Oasis in Kings Cross – Supersonic 20 years on

Posted on January 24, 2014 by William Perrin

Readers of a certain age might remember (through a haze) the excitement of the Britpop era and Oasis.  It was 20 years ago that they filmed the video for Supersonic on the rooftop of what is now the self storage … Continue reading →

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Whatever happened to that proposed Whitbread Hotel on York Way? planning update

Posted on January 23, 2014 by William Perrin

The application for the hotel on the American Carwash site was due to go to the planning committee last week, but was pulled.  I asked Cllr Convery what had happened – there were technical problems: Planning officers failed to recognise … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross Square – map of who is responsible for what

Posted on January 21, 2014 by William Perrin

Kings Cross Square sits at the intersection of several bits of public and private land, each with their own set of governance and care arrangements.  Long experience of working with local public bodies to keep public space in good order … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti Social Behaviour, Crime etc, Broken Stuff on the Street, How to get things done locally, Kings Cross Station Refurbishment, Planning, Licensing and Regulation | Tagged | 2 Comments

Aaaannnnd we’re back

Posted on January 21, 2014 by William Perrin

We took a bit of a break before and after Xmas – life just got too busy with work, winter colds, family etc – but we are back now in 2014.  Happy New Year.

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New anti-social behaviour dispersal zone – South Kings Cross

Posted on October 28, 2013 by William Perrin

The police and Camden Council have brought in a dispersal zone in South Kings Cross. The zone came into force on 25 October 2013  and runs until 26 January 2014  – Bob has sent in a picture of the notice … Continue reading →

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Gardening and scrub clearing volunteers wanted

Posted on October 22, 2013 by William Perrin

  A local gardening volunteering opportunity coming up >>HS1 and The King’s Cross & St. Pancras Business Partnership needs your help to create a new and exciting green space in Camley Street. The plan is to turn the below disused … Continue reading →

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Deep Lee – Inquest 17 December 2013 – Poplar Coroner’s Court

Posted on October 22, 2013 by William Perrin

Following my last post on the CPS statement not to proceed with charges against TfL following the 2011 death of Min Joo ‘Deep’ Lee I have been digging around. And find that the inquest will be held at 1045am Tuesday … Continue reading →

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