Category Archives: Big developments

Youth Fair at King’s Place 23 July 10A to 5P

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Stephan Schulte
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Now, does anyone have Banksy’s mobile number?!

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Sophie Talbot

Click on the image below to enlarge this excellent letter from Cllr Paul Braithwaite of LB Camden to the Islington Tribune.

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Emily of Islington spearheads community concerns

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Sophie Talbot

Emily Thornberry, MP for Islington South and Finsbury, has taken the case made by community campaigners against the so-called business case study for Battlebridge Crossing (aka the Wharfdale Road bridge) directly to LB Islington. In a letter to the Islington and … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross – over budget, running late, unfinished today and in 1852

Posted on June 19, 2009 by William Perrin

It's a railway project over budget, the Chairman is grovelling to shareholders for extra money, it's weeks late, the project is accused of extravagance it has to open without ceremony in an unfinished building.  Sound familiar? Well it's 1852 and … Continue reading →

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Argent’s impact

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Sophie Talbot

The King's Cross Construction Impact Group produces a quarterly report on Argent's progress towards completing King's Cross Central and the impact it has locally.  The June edition has just been posted up on the King's Cross Development Forum's website.  Interesting … Continue reading →

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Down, But Not Out! The Saga of Our Footbridge Over the Tracks Continues.

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Stephan Schulte

For some time there has been an ongoing campaign led by local resident Sophie Talbot to stop Network Rail's closure of the rear entrance to King's Cross station without providing alternative, easy access to the new station entrance that will … Continue reading →

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5.45am alarm call

Posted on June 4, 2009 by William Perrin

For the last few months, on a regular basis, I have been woken around once a week by an automated fire alarm system in the area. This system sounds a siren followed by a recorded female voice repeating 'this is … Continue reading →

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English Heritage and King’s Cross

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Stephan Schulte

Friday 15 May TV viewing BBC2 (9-10PM) Chris F. of Albert Dock brought this to my attention and I thought it was worth passing on.  The last episode in the the English Heritage programme on BBC2 this Friday night will be about the re-development of King's … Continue reading →

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