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.

North Kings Cross enivronment – Council follow up

Posted on March 5, 2007 by William Perrin

Simon Kaufman a Senior Street Environment Officer at Islington Council has just got in touch following the last North Kings Cross Environmental Task Group (partially reported here).  All helpful. >>Following on from our last meeting, I would like to update … Continue reading →

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Tale of the tape……..

Posted on March 5, 2007 by William Perrin

Wow – this site has just had its 10,000th page view.  This isn’t bad for a site only aimed at people who live within 500 metres of each other in Kings Cross. Internet statistics are funny things but the following … Continue reading →

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Street environment issues, Saturday 3 March

Posted on March 3, 2007 by William Perrin

A walk around Kings Cross this morning revealed the following problems (with picture gallery here): smashed up phone box – opposite York Way Court shops – reported to BT yet more graffiti on the T-Mobile phone mast on York Way … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross development – judicial review blessed by High Court

Posted on February 27, 2007 by William Perrin

The Kings Cross Railway Lands Group continues to battle for the community – the judicial review has moved onto a proper judicial footing.  This is the last chance to have another look at the Argent plans.  You can find out … Continue reading →

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A bed for the night – Rufford Street

Posted on February 27, 2007 by William Perrin

If anyone is interested in a ‘Bed, divan mattress set, used, slightly damp with free folding bed‘ – come and pick one up in Rufford Street – reported to Contact Islington Tuesday 0800

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Kings Cross – meeting with Network Rail

Posted on February 16, 2007 by William Perrin

Cllr Convery and Stephan Schulte convened a meeting with Network Rail today.  Network Rail fielded a substantial team led by Ian Fry the Project Director for the Kings Cross refurbishment.  Representatives of major local property developments and businesses attended (thanks … Continue reading →

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North KX Environment Task Group

Posted on February 15, 2007 by William Perrin

I chaired a meeting of the Environmental Task Group for North Kings Cross yesterday.  Officials from different bits of the Council and other local bodies site down with a couple of residents to tackle persistent environment problems.  This group works … Continue reading →

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Cross Kings, York Way, jazz band tonight

Posted on February 9, 2007 by William Perrin

The people at cross kings on york way are trying hard to change its reputation from the awful backpacker (hint get rid of the neon thumb sign) – they have a band on tonight and their publicity blurb is below.  … Continue reading →

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