Category Archives: Anti Social Behaviour, Crime etc

Con-artist scam and attempted burglary at York Central

How would you respond to this, if someone came to your door? I’m staying upstairs at x’s flat and we’ve just had a delivery.  The driver will not take my credit card, and I have no cash.  Could you please … Continue reading

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Street Drinkers at Tesco

For the past several months I’ve noticed that the population of "street drinkers" who hang out outside our local Tesco’s has been increasing.  I circtulated a note about this and received a number of emails from folks who agreed that … Continue reading

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‘London’s trendy Kings Cross’ – paparazzi – the problems of success

Ok – so we have tackled just about everything as a community – sex, drugs, porn, booze, property developers, squirrels, even karaoke but I wasn’t expecting to raise the issue of unwanted paparazzi staked out in my street.  It turns … Continue reading

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Street Safety Wardens abolished in Camden ward of Kings Cross against wishes of residents

I just read in "Your Camden" (the council’s monthly free magazine) "the news" on Street Wardens at Kings Cross.  Except it is not new.  It is probably the old plan, namely to push forward with the ending of the Kings … Continue reading

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BBC Newsnight – Stephen Griffiths local youth worker on knife crime

Stephen Griffiths CYP youth worker was on BBC’s Newsnight today – in a Gavin Esler panel discussion about knife crime with Richard Thaler, author of Nudge and political flavour of the month, Karen Buck a relatively local MP  and Chris … Continue reading

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Argent property developers try to throw resident out of Kings Cross planning exhbition

Sophie Talbot was asked to leave Argent’s planning exhibition by security guards for trying to talk to the developer’s representative Bob Evans and Islington planning officials.  Sophie had gone to the exhibition in the German Gym which has a huge … Continue reading

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Ben Kinsella tribute in Bingfield Park

These impromptu tributes by local young people to Ben Kinsella appeared in Bingfield Park yesterday.  Paul Converys touching comment here explains that Ben played football with CYP the local youth group.  ‘A random act of violence in the small hours … Continue reading

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