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.

Kings Cross refurbishment – pedestrian lock out – have you objected ?

Posted on February 9, 2007 by William Perrin

Today is the last day for objections so i got up early this morning and wrote the attached before work.  It has been hugely helpful to draw on the advice and help that has surfaced through this website – from … Continue reading →

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Anti social housing

Posted on February 7, 2007 by William Perrin

A neighbour has sent in a vivid description of living for several years with anti social behaviour in social housing in Kings Cross.  I have anonymised the email. This man has spoken out to his housing provider, the police and … Continue reading →

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Islington Triangle – the planning Bermuda Triangle

Posted on February 6, 2007 by William Perrin

Remember the Bermuda Triangle where mysterious forces acted, things went missing and was a threat to all that lived nearby  ? Well we have an Islington Triangle just off York Way  where democratic processes go missing , mysterious forces are … Continue reading →

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Tiber Gardens vandalism

Posted on February 5, 2007 by William Perrin

Lisa Tang reports some mindless vandalism with a can of paint at Tiber Gardens, just North of Regents Canal.  The garden area here has a lovely Southerly aspect over the canal basin and has much potential for refurbishment, but it … Continue reading →

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Islington Council in farce on Rufford Street

Posted on February 2, 2007 by William Perrin

The saga of the huge blue sea containers stacked two high on Rufford Street and Randells road drags on like a Whitehall Farce set in Islington Town Hall (see posts  with photos of just how big these things are here … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross Access – crunch time

Posted on January 31, 2007 by William Perrin

It’s crunch time.  Network Rail have not changed their mind on locking Islington residents out of the station.  The people who can change this are Camden Councillors and their planning officers.  We need to lobby them by making formal objections … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross Access – update on campaigning

Posted on January 31, 2007 by William Perrin

I have been on holiday while others have been hard at work.  Here is an update on campaigning.  Thanks so much to everyone who has done their bit so far – great to see the community pulling together. Network Rail … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross local crime – in the C18th and C19th

Posted on January 15, 2007 by William Perrin

London in the C18th and C19th was a rough and ready place with endemic crime and plenty of what we now call ASB.  Former neighbour Tom Steinberg has unearthed this wonderful website ‘The Proceedings of the Old Bailey’ where you … Continue reading →

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