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.

Local Kings Cross memories from 7 July 2005

Posted on July 7, 2015 by William Perrin

If local people would like to share their memories of the events ten years ago please do so in the comments below (or mail me and I’ll post them for you).  It seems to be popular online as an act … Continue reading →

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Where can I vote in Kings Cross?

Posted on May 6, 2015 by William Perrin

Your polling card should say where you can vote with a map on it.  If you can’t find your polling card then you can go to your local polling station and they can look you up on the register.  Your … Continue reading →

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‘Una piccola festa’ as remarkable KC Continental team retire after 50 years

Posted on May 1, 2015 by William Perrin

There will be a little celebration from 1230 on Keystone Crescent on Saturday.  Rather wonderfully Camden are going to name a street hopefully in the railway lands area ‘Giordani Gardens’.  There’s a great write up of Leo and the store on … Continue reading →

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American Carwash and Transeuropean autos site

Posted on April 29, 2015 by William Perrin

The American Carwash from the corner of York Way and Wharfdale Road moved up to the old Transeuropean Autos site at 176-178 York Way.  The fences are festooned with their banners and cars queue along the public highway.  Local resident … Continue reading →

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Islington South and Finsbury hustings 13 April 2015 – live tweets #islsfhust #ge2015

Posted on April 13, 2015 by William Perrin

If you couldn’t make the Islington South and Finsbury hustings this evening at Sadlers Wells here are my tweets of what went on.  Like all ‘live tweeting’ it should be treated as impressionistic, rather than deadly accurate – I am not … Continue reading →

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Hustings – Sadlers Wells Theatre Monday 13 April 1900

Posted on April 12, 2015 by William Perrin

Sadlers Wells Theatre and Islington Gazette are holding a husting event on the evening of 13 April at seven o’clock where the candidates for Islington South and Finsbury will answer questions from local people. For more details click here.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Candidates for 2015 General Election in Kings Cross – ‘Islington South and Finsbury’ and ‘Holborn and St Pancras’

Posted on April 12, 2015 by William Perrin

The official lists of candidates for the two parliamentary wards that cover Kings Cross have been published. In Islington South and Finsbury you can choose between: ​Jay Kirton ​Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol Charlie Kiss​ ​Green Party Mark Lim​ ​The … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross to be terminus for Google Space elevator

Posted on April 1, 2015 by William Perrin

Google X-Labs are planning to to base the earth port of their new space elevator at their abandoned office site in Kings Cross.  A nano-carbon fibre line will run from behind the station to a counterweight in geo-stationary orbit 144,000 … Continue reading →

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