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.

Let’s help our Bemerton neighbours

Posted on April 20, 2008 by William Perrin

Reports reach me from Paul Convery of trouble in the neighbourhood – it seems the outbreaks of graffiti are only the tip of the iceberg.  We need huge investment in large scale youth work to give kids, who are essentially … Continue reading →

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Environmental crime outbreak along the Cally

Posted on April 19, 2008 by William Perrin

There has been a wave of territorial graffiti along the Cally Road and the streets running off it in the last few weeks.  Some local kids are tagging ‘Cally’ and ‘Boston’ (the Boston estate) and N1, N8 on all sorts … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross snow gallery

Posted on April 13, 2008 by William Perrin

The weather is so odd at the minute I didn’t rush to post the snow pics people sent in case there was a tornado or a plague of frogs or something that might make snow look a bit mundane.  The … Continue reading →

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Islington – London’s dog poo capital?

Posted on April 9, 2008 by William Perrin

The Islington Tribune is the only local newspaper that has woken up to the absurdity of the Council’s dog proposals that set public hygiene back about a decade.  The Council’s proposals would remove many existing dog free zones in parks … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross snow…..

Posted on April 6, 2008 by William Perrin

The top end of Kings Cross got substantially heavier snow than the station end on Sunday.  Over an inch up here with big fluffy flakes.  Bingfield Park was transformed, kids making snowmen etc.  (click the pics below to make them … Continue reading →

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Help stop dog poo and bad dog behaviour – only takes five mins

Posted on March 31, 2008 by William Perrin

Badly controlled dogs are a menace in the densely populated urban area that is Islington.   The Council is running a consultation on how to control dogs with the new powers they have been given by the Government.  You can fill … Continue reading →

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Cleaning up the streets – do your bit for a Spring clean

Posted on March 30, 2008 by William Perrin

Kings Cross streets have got a lot better over the years.  But we still need to keep reporting problems as they arise – otherwise resources get transferred elsewhere.  And the tippers and taggers come back.  I reported about a dozen … Continue reading →

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Vorsprung durch wurst – german sausage joint opens in kings cross

Posted on March 25, 2008 by William Perrin

A neighbour Keith dropped me a line to recommend the new Berlin snacks on Kings Cross Road (on the corner opposite Konstam map) .  Keith reports: ‘Good food and nice guys in there serving German-style sausage snacks, sauerkraut, potatoes etc.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Drink | 1 Comment