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.

Want some help with a website? Wanna work out twitter? Maybe you want to podcast?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by William Perrin

Help is at hand in Kings Cross on Wednesday night when a group gets together to help each other out with modern online media. It's free, welcoming and friendly and focussed on the local community and voluntary sector.  SIgn up … Continue reading →

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Good news for local planning enforcement

Posted on February 20, 2011 by William Perrin

Over on the Cally Councillors blog Rupert and Paul report a victory for local planning enforcement.  It seems that finally the miserable Choudury Mansions will be demolished as all appeals have been exhausted.  You need to read the full story … Continue reading →

Posted in Planning, Licensing and Regulation | Leave a comment

Is this your cat?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by William Perrin

This lovely tabby cat was hit by a car last night at around 9pm at the junction of Northdown St and Caledonian Rd. The RSPCA were called and the cat has been taken to the RSPCA Harmsworth Hospital in Finsbury … Continue reading →

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New crime maps for Kings Cross

Posted on February 1, 2011 by William Perrin

The police have launched new crime maps.  The old crime maps used to show data by ward, the new ones purport to show crime by street.  You enter your postcode and then zoom in on the map.  The maps don't … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti Social Behaviour, Crime etc | 2 Comments

Kings Cross crazy lifts – the Londonist

Posted on January 20, 2011 by William Perrin

Matt at the Londonist is a long time friend of this website and former KX worker. I was delighted he gave me permission to re-run this astonishing diagram of the lifts at Kings Cross station.  I am often totally bewildered … Continue reading →

Posted in Kings Cross Station Refurbishment | 6 Comments

Got an idea for a mobile phone app? App development session in Kings Cross 29 January

Posted on January 13, 2011 by William Perrin

Our friends over at the YMCA OneKX are hosting a session with Apps For Good to develop your own mobile  phone apps.  It's targeted at people aged 14-25 on 29 January from 1100 to 1300 at 120 Cromer Street (see … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross station steam trains 1962 – colour cine film

Posted on January 13, 2011 by William Perrin

The guys over at BritishRailways.tv have unearthed and restored some remarkable colour cine film of trains coming at going at Kings Cross station in about 1962.  There are glimpses of old buildings now long gone. Whilst it's wonderfully evocative the … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross typography design

Posted on December 24, 2010 by William Perrin

                            Famous designer and art director, Jonathan Barnbrook, has designed a billboard poster on Goods Way, all about the changing face of Kings Cross. It's only there … Continue reading →

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