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.

General Election 2015 Kings Cross – how do we cover it?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by William Perrin

There’s an election coming in May (in case you hadn’t noticed) and we are debating how to cover it on this website.  First can I incite people to register to vote – 1) Go to http://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote 2) Fill in your … Continue reading →

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Cally Road two way working – teething problems and de-snagging

Posted on February 13, 2015 by William Perrin

The return of the Cally Road to two way working has changed the traffic flows in Kings Cross at a time when they were changing anyway due to new development.  The new Cally two-way was designed to be part of … Continue reading →

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Cally Road single yellow lines removal – does anyone know what is going on?

Posted on February 11, 2015 by William Perrin

  Bad news for local traders on the bottom of the Cally Road as the council proposes taking away some of the the single yellow lines to be replaced by double yellows.  There are two single yellow sections – opposite … Continue reading →

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Camden Town Hall extension – massive increase in roofline with daft ‘hat’ extension #camden

Posted on February 8, 2015 by William Perrin

Camden is being asked by hotel developers to bust through local roofline heights and set a precedent for increased densities and crowding in Kings Cross with an oversize extension to the 1970s ‘Camden Town Hall Extension’ now vacated by the … Continue reading →

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Residents take apart Institute of Physics case on eve of planning meeting @physicsnews

Posted on February 5, 2015 by William Perrin

The controversial plans for the Institute of physics building at 4 Balfe Street go to planning committee for decision tonight (1900 at Town Hall on Upper St). Cabe Franklin who lives next door to the proposed building has found some … Continue reading →

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Caledonian Ward Partnership meeting Wednesday 11 February 7 pm All Saints Chruch

Posted on February 3, 2015 by William Perrin

If you have issues you want to raise about living or working in the area around the Cally Road then go along to the Caledonian Ward Partnership meeting Wednesday 11 February 7 pm All Saints Church on the corner of … Continue reading →

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Major Balfe Street-Cally Road development for Institute of Physics at planning cttee 5 Feb

Posted on January 29, 2015 by William Perrin

One for the diary – the big development proposed by the Institute of Physics for Balfe Street and the Cally Road goes to planning committee on Thursday 5 February at 1900 in the Town Hall on Upper St.  Anyone can … Continue reading →

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Shadow Attorney General, human rights barrister and Kings Cross MP resigns after taking the mickey out of someone’s house

Posted on November 21, 2014 by William Perrin

In a moment of high bathos this evening Emily Thornberry MP for Islington South was apparently sacked from her front bench role, for which she was highly qualified after tweeting a photo of a builders house in Kent extensively draped … Continue reading →

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