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.

TfL escapes corporate manslaughter charges over 2011 Kings Cross cyclist death

Posted on October 22, 2013 by William Perrin

The recent round of inquests into tragic cycling deaths with poor TfL road design in the spotlight prompted me to ask the Crown Prosecution Service for a statement on the accident that tragically killed Deep Lee in Kings Cross two … Continue reading →

Posted in Road Safety in Kings Cross | 9 Comments

Life on Kings Cross Square

Posted on September 27, 2013 by William Perrin

  At last Network Rail and their partners have finished the Kings Cross station programme and now the Kings Cross community has a new public space to live with.  This morning, now the celebrities have departed we can start to … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Kings Cross Station Refurbishment | 13 Comments

Kings Cross Harvest Festival feast – Alara, Camley Street Friday 20th Sept 6-8pm #kgxharvest

Posted on September 19, 2013 by William Perrin

The whole food folk at Alara Wholefoods on Camley Street want to eat the fruits of last year’s ploughing the fields and scattering seed.   They have a Harvest Feast on Friday evening – details above and in the poster. … Continue reading →

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62-68 York Way – Whitbread submit planning application for hotel, comments by 4 October

Posted on September 16, 2013 by William Perrin

Whitbread have submitted their planning application for the proposed hotel on this site.  It’s live on the Islington website. Here are some links to a few documents – to get the whole lot search for application number P2013/3202/FUL or hopefully click … Continue reading →

Posted in Planning, Licensing and Regulation | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Cally Festival this weekend – weather set fair, Sunday 1200-1800

Posted on September 5, 2013 by William Perrin

It’s the excellent Cally Festival 2013 this Sunday and the Met Office forecast is for a dry day, somewhat less humid than recently.  Things kick off at 1200 and run until 1800 up on the Cally Road south of the … Continue reading →

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Cally Festival this weekend needs volunteers – can you help?

Posted on September 3, 2013 by William Perrin

The excellent Cally Festival runs again this Sunday from noon on the Cally Road and they are looking for volunteers.  It’s a great local event, I hugely enjoyed helping out with the first one in 2011 just turning up very … Continue reading →

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York Way Copenhagen Street road works

Posted on August 23, 2013 by William Perrin

Resident Stuart Cottis has used his contacts at Argent to shed some light on last night’s appalling anti-social roadworks at the junction of Copenhagen Street and York Way.  Greer Allison of Argent (Property Developer of the Year 2012) says:  ‘Thank … Continue reading →

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Why dig up a cordoned off road in a residential area at midnight? York Way and Copenhagen Street

Posted on August 23, 2013 by William Perrin

Very noisy and disruptive late night road works in a residential area are unacceptable. This video from 11:45 Thursday night was sent in by resident Seth. It has to be heard to be believed: I might be wrong but it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti Social Behaviour, Crime etc, Transport | Tagged , , | 1 Comment