Author Archives: Sophie Talbot

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About Sophie Talbot

Sophie runs a small business designing websites for small businesses and community groups. http://www.cookiewp.com She also manages King's Cross Community Projects http://www.kccp.org.uk

TfL improvements may make things worse

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Works currently being carried out to the junction where 24 year old Central St Martin’s design student Deep Lee (Min Joo Lee) met her death last year may make things worse. (TfL’s improvement works shown left.) Recognised by cyclists and pedestrians alike … Continue reading →

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Trixi mirrors will not stop road deaths says new research

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

The Institute for Road Safety Research in The Netherlands has found that blind spot roadside mirrors (known as Trixi mirrors) do not have a significant impact on the number of collisions between trucks and cyclists at junctions. They state that … Continue reading →

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Old mobile phones please!

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Have you got any old mobile phones lying around… If so there’s a home desperate for them in Uganda via locally based Alison Hall’s charity Seeds for Development. Mobile phones are revolutionising the poorest parts of Africa, Uganda included. They … Continue reading →

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Flash mob outside station

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

The Huffington Post is currently reporting a flash mob protest outside King’s Cross Station against Turkish air strikes that have killed Kurdish rebels.. Police have been accused of using excessive force and several arrests have been made. More here.

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We are not alone

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Thanks to Caroline Pidgeon, Lib Dem GLAM and Chair of the Greater London Assembly’s Transport Comittee for alerting us to today’s post on the fab blog Inside Croydon “Croydon pedestrians risk death on unsafe crossings”, where she reveals that a recent survey shows that … Continue reading →

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The possibilities and impossibilities of being a neighbour

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

I read neighbour Daniel Zylbersztajn’s inspiring article on the Open Democracy site with growing respect and a sense of real hope, highly appropriate for this particular season of ‘goodwill’ when we look back on a year of meaningful protest, meaningless looting and … Continue reading →

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Construction News

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

The winter edition of Construction News, King’s Cross – the newsletter from the King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership is out now. If you haven’t received a copy through your letterbox, call 0800 328 8840 to request one. The newsletter brings you up to date … Continue reading →

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TfL shifts on KX killer gyratory

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Jennette Arnold, (Greater London Assembly Member for the KX area) has won a major concession from Transport for London in a bid to ensure the safety of all road users in King’s Cross. TfL said yesterday:  “The Kings Cross one … Continue reading →

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