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Category Archives: Current Affairs
Poorly paid cleaners protest at KX Station
If you are wondering what the protest outside the station is about today, then wonder no more. ISS, a company that provides a range of services including corporate cleaning, pays it’s staff minimum wage. This is currently £6.19 per hour. … Continue reading
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Tagged cleaners, East Coast Mainline, ISS, Kings Cross, wages
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A word from Locality
Many thanks to Locality for sending us this article: Locality is the leading nationwide network of settlements, development trusts, social action centres and community enterprises. We believe that every community is a place of possibility. We are a national … Continue reading
Open letter to meeting on Kings Cross Roads between TfL and Camden (17th Oct. 2012)
Open letter to meeting on Kings Cross Roads between TfL and Camden (17th Oct. 2012) Note: This letter is the opinion of a resident of Kings Cross, non affiliated to any party or group. It represents his view and position … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Gyrations KX Campaign, Current Affairs, Democracy and Elections, King's Cross People, Road Safety in Kings Cross
Tagged 20 mile zones, Acton Street, air pollution, Air quality, bio-fuel, Black Cabs, Boris Johnson, bus drivers, cab drivers, Caledonian Road, Camden, car pollution, children in London, Circle Anglia, community action, Cromer Street, Cycling, cycling community, cycling in London, dangerous streets, Diesel pollution, England, ethanol, Euston Road, exhaust fume, Gray's Inn Road, health of drivers, health of Londoners, inner city traffic, Islington, Kings Cross, London, London cabbies, London King's Cross railway station, London Mayor, Lorries, Marylebone Road, mayor for London, noise pollution, Pentonville Road, pollution, Royal Mail, Smithfield Market, Speeding in London, St Pancras, Swinton Street, TfL, toxic noise pollution, Transport for London, vans, vehicle emissions, York Street
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Hot corner: ‘revolutionary socialists’ open centre
The neighbourhood may well be cementing – or re-cementing – its status as a leftie hotbed lately with the opening of Firebox, an events space and café run by Counterfire, who describe themselves as a group of revolutionary socialists. Opening … Continue reading
Our Nat paints her Somers Town Green
Arriving at Walker House in Somers Town today, there was a definate whiff of the sea and I swear I could hear the sound of the merry-go-round at the end of the pier. Brighton? Oh no… this is London (not) … Continue reading
Caledonian Ward 2012 Mayoral election results in detail
London Elects has released the Mayoral election results ward by ward. Here are the results for Caledonian Ward taken from the Guardian’s map. Candidate, party First pref votes % 2nd pref % Siobhan Benita 132, 4.8 12 Cortiglia, BNP 32, … Continue reading
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Where and how to vote on Thursday – Kings Cross polling stations
Please remember to vote on Thursday – we don’t care who you vote for, just remember to do it. The election is not just for the Mayor but also the GLA members who will hold him/her to account. So even … Continue reading
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Hands, souls, and little acts of kindness will change Kings Cross
Since about a year there is a recycling-bay in Swinton Place, taking glass, plastics and papers. At first unused, it soon became quite popular as an added opportunity for locals to dispose of their recyclables during the week. Soon the container … Continue reading
Kings Cross Environment 