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Author Archives: William Perrin
Northern Ticket hall – making a difference?
Britain's most expensive hole in the ground is probably the £300million northern ticket hall under the road between St Pancras and Kings Cross. Alternate exits for Kings Cross underground first came up in the Fennell Report into the appalling 1988 … Continue reading
Arson incidents in Islington
The Mayor's office has begun to release some remarkable new data about London in a new website. The first data to be released mainly comes from the emergency services, breaking down details by ward. I beleive that we can use … Continue reading
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Dispersal zone for Market Estate to tackle anti social behaviour
Thepolice and the council are working together on the Market Estate following complaints from residents. Dispersal zones are sometimes necessary, but the important thing is to tackle the harder long term issues that mean young people have little better to … Continue reading
Police tackle local delivery driver robbery – charge five men
In the bad old days, the major pizza firms used to refuse to deliver to me in Rufford Street due to the preponderance of delivery driver knock off crimes (the moped would get nicked while the driver was in the … Continue reading
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Help! Coffee shop culture gets sidelined for Chips and Kebabs.
Sean Murray is seeking help with some enforcement action at the southern end of York Way. Sean writes: >>The retail unit at 2 York Way occupies a prime position in the regeneration area of King's Cross. Part of Regent … Continue reading
Posted in Planning, Licensing and Regulation
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‘Islington council performs well’ say auditors – does it feel that way on the ground in Kings Cross?
The Council has been audited under a new scheme designed to give an overall picture of how it is doing. How does it feel for you on the ground in Kings Cross? Do you agree or disagree with this? Let … Continue reading
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Art project on the Market Estate
This December The Market Estate Project will take over a soon-to-be demolished 1960’s housing estate north of King's Cross, and begin to transform more than 100 vacant flats, communal spaces and building facades into a creative playground for artists, designers … Continue reading
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REVEAL: Arts & Community Grants
As part of the Reveal programme CreateKX is offering grants for projects led by established and experienced arts and/or community organisations that will provide exciting opportunities for local people living around Kings’ Cross/St Pancras as participants and audiences, and add … Continue reading
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Kings Cross Environment 