Category Archives: Anti Social Behaviour, Crime etc

Now close Pentonville Prison for good

The news that the somewhat tragic elderly murderer John Massey managed to escape from Pentonville Prison by climbing the wall with an improvised rope beggars belief.  This underlines that the Victorian prison is no longer fit for modern use.  In 2010 … Continue reading

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Complex story of Pentonville escapee John Massey

The media is full of ‘escaped murderer John Massey’ this morning.  The media and police will of course seek to sensationalise a prison escapee. A Police Spokesman said: “Police are appealing for help in tracing a convicted murderer who has … Continue reading

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The Cally – planning enforcement is possible, it just doesn’t happen very often

Many people were appalled by the flagrant disregard of local planning rules displayed by a local landlord and property developer on last night’s BBC documentary about the Cally.  It was striking that he was cynically exploiting the lag/drag in planning … Continue reading

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ICSL a bit rubbish on Rufford Street

Stuart up on Rufford Street has been doing a great job to hold the council’s waste collection services to account in a long running saga about not collecting rubbish left next to the bins by people who are just plain … Continue reading

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Thornhill Square stolen iphone stash – successful prosecution by local police

Good news from the local police as they succeed with a prosecution of a local serial robber and mugger who used a garden in Thornhill Square to stash a large haul of stolen iphones. Police message begins: A 22 year … Continue reading

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Caledonian Ward Partnership Public Meeting: Wednesday 23 May at 7pm Jean Stokes Community Centre, Carnoustie Drive, N1 0DY

Sounds like a promising community meeting on public safety in a couple of week’s time.  It’s important to go to this sort of thing to let the police and others know what your priorities are. ‘The Caledonian Ward Partnership Public … Continue reading

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Cally ward invites you…

In recent years residents have become much more aware of the issues of anti-social behaviour and the things that can be done to address this type of problem. There are a lot of different organisations who have a role to play in directly dealing with, and … Continue reading

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Highbury Corner this week

As part of a continuing mission to support the police and judiciary in Kings Cross here, in the public interest is a list of charges etc scheduled at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court this week that have a local connection to Kings … Continue reading

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