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.

Free Kings Cross venue for bands etc – Cross Kings has space

The Cross Kings team have transformed the awful old Backpacker into a good local pub with a music scene.  They have had some gaps in the band schedule recently and are now offering space with no hire fee and even … Continue reading

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Islington police arrest man and fighting dogs

Evening all – this seems encouraging news, even if not local to Kings Cross.  Does anyone know of any dangerous dog problems in the KX area?  Drop us a line, anonymously news@kingscrossenvironment.com Is it just me or is it refreshing … Continue reading

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Kings Cross – Kate Greenaway School needs governors

Julian Grenier, Head Teacher the Kate Greenaway school has sent in the following appeal for new governors. 'Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre is looking to co-opt two community governors, to join its governing body. The governing body is … Continue reading

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New Restaurants on Kings Cross Road transform South of KX as a direction for food

A Japanese and a Thai restaurant are the new additions at South Kings Cross: With Konstam (Acton St.) and Acorn House (Acorn St) the two celebrated high street restaurants, the food transformation of Kings Cross South had began about 5 … Continue reading

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Kings Cross Local MPs’ expenses

Amidst all the national controversy about MPs expenses it can be hard to work out what is going on locally.  So I thought I would assemble here some links to relevant material and let people make their own minds up.  … Continue reading

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Kings Cross – over budget, running late, unfinished today and in 1852

It's a railway project over budget, the Chairman is grovelling to shareholders for extra money, it's weeks late, the project is accused of extravagance it has to open without ceremony in an unfinished building.  Sound familiar? Well it's 1852 and … Continue reading

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Live theatre along the canal in Kings Cross – Vagabonds Voyage

Outdoor live theatre isn't confine to regents park – an interesting production in and around a canal boat is running in Kings Cross – it combines local social and architectural history with a journey along the towpath and through the … Continue reading

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Kinsella murder verdict and Kings Cross organised crime

There has been wall to wall press coverage of the guilty verdict in the appalling Ben Kinsella murder case.  One article was more thoughtful than the mainstream and covered the alleged role of the local organised crime families, notably the … Continue reading

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