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.

York Way crossing – the madness continues, casualties surely still inevitable

A 2008 report commissioned by TfL said that at the junction of York Way ‘casualties are inevitable’ and that at busy times the junction was ‘like a battleground’ It has taken TfL a remarkable four years to rebuild the pedestrian … Continue reading

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Peabody Gardening competition

It’s always worth remembering that even our urban jungle has some green bits. If any local Peabody residents have a garden then here’s a competition for you (I might run a Kings cross wide competition if there’s interest). Peabody message … Continue reading

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ICSL a bit rubbish on Rufford Street

Stuart up on Rufford Street has been doing a great job to hold the council’s waste collection services to account in a long running saga about not collecting rubbish left next to the bins by people who are just plain … Continue reading

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Caledonian Ward 2012 Mayoral election results in detail

London Elects has released the Mayoral election results ward by ward. Here are the results for Caledonian Ward taken from the Guardian’s map. Candidate, party First pref votes % 2nd pref % Siobhan Benita 132, 4.8 12 Cortiglia, BNP 32, … Continue reading

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Thornhill Square stolen iphone stash – successful prosecution by local police

Good news from the local police as they succeed with a prosecution of a local serial robber and mugger who used a garden in Thornhill Square to stash a large haul of stolen iphones. Police message begins: A 22 year … Continue reading

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Caledonian Ward Partnership Public Meeting: Wednesday 23 May at 7pm Jean Stokes Community Centre, Carnoustie Drive, N1 0DY

Sounds like a promising community meeting on public safety in a couple of week’s time.  It’s important to go to this sort of thing to let the police and others know what your priorities are. ‘The Caledonian Ward Partnership Public … Continue reading

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Will the York Way junction ever be finished?

Work continues at a snail’s pace on the deadly junction….

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New Kings Cross Super Model

Determined to cover every aspect of life in Kings Cross we bring news of a new Kings Cross Super Model (video). The layout from YouTube user 04clemea follows on from our earlier coverage of the Kings Cross club for Super … Continue reading

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