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.

Six beautiful mature trees felled on Pentonville Rd

Posted on June 11, 2007 by William Perrin

Over the weekend six very large trees, each over 80yrs old, was felled outside of the new Nido development at the western end of Pentonville Rd. This has ruined the avenue of trees running up the hill and makes this … Continue reading →

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Pedestrian power at Kings Place

Posted on June 5, 2007 by William Perrin

Hooray – the Peter Millican at Kings Place is returning the pavement on the East side of York Way – this is his email to Cllr Convery and Stephan.  Well done everyone. Dear Paul/Stephan  We have considered your note very … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross Think Again

Posted on May 31, 2007 by William Perrin

Local campaigning groups over many years have generated a real sense of community around the many redevelopments of Kings Cross.  They have made developers think much harder about their proposals and ensure that they preserve and create far more heritage … Continue reading →

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Please can we have our pavement back ?

Posted on May 29, 2007 by William Perrin

Camden Council and the developers of the huge Guardian building going up on York Way stole  our pavement last year.  They hoarded it off for lorry deliveries and it makes walking up and down York Way a nightmare.  There  was … Continue reading →

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Filming on Randell’s Road

Posted on May 27, 2007 by William Perrin

Kings Cross isn’t short of gritty urban locations and Randell’s Road is being used for a film shoot again today.  A small crew is filming a short called ‘Land Fit for Heroes’ about three men in an old folks home … Continue reading →

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Major local planning application York Way/Wharfdale Road

Posted on May 24, 2007 by William Perrin

The American Carwash and scruffy lot at the corner of York Way and Wharfdale Road (62-68 York Way) have been a local eyesore for years. A developer has been sitting on planning permission there since 1995 while the value of … Continue reading →

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Neighbourhood Fix-It – reporting local street problems

Posted on May 19, 2007 by William Perrin

You can see in the top left hand corner of this site a list of the latest local problems reported via the easy to use Neighbourhood Fix-It website.  If you want to report a street problem just go to their … Continue reading →

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Bollards to you too

Posted on May 17, 2007 by William Perrin

Bollards are very humdrum things but if they are removed or put in the wrong place all sorts of thing can go wrong.  We have had two bollard problems here in North Kings Cross.  The ten metre long pedestrian Tilloch … Continue reading →

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