Category Archives: Broken Stuff on the Street

Much needed road resurfacing at York Way Pentonville Road junction

   It should have been done years ago but finally new Tarmac is going down at this awful local junction. 

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Another street tree bites the dust

Sadly yet another tree has been broken off on York Way.  This one has been mainly sawed off at chest height and the top of the tree dumped in Railway Street.  Not clear what happened here whether it was a … Continue reading

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Waste Policy in Kings Cross (and the rest of Camden): A wish list!

There is hardly a time when the roads at Kings Cross are free of rubbish, especially plastic bags of any size with waste can be found in many locations, many corners have dropped unwanted furniture, and some communal recycling bins … Continue reading

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Kings Cross Square – map of who is responsible for what

Kings Cross Square sits at the intersection of several bits of public and private land, each with their own set of governance and care arrangements.  Long experience of working with local public bodies to keep public space in good order … Continue reading

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Appalling, dangerous road surface at junction Euston Road and York Way

There’s an unusually bad set of dips and bumps in the road at the junction of Euston Road and York Way at the moment.  There has been some bad patching of the road here in the past and tyre-scrub of … Continue reading

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Full of rubbish and poo! Camden’s management of Kings Cross streets.

Don’t get me wrong, Camden Council is carrying out daily rubbish collections on many roads in Kings Cross and they do send street sweepers around as well. A van regularly collects larger items.  But it is not difficult to see,  … Continue reading

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Olympic Torch relay comes to the Cally Road Thursday early morning

The torch is getting up early to process along the Cally Road – details below from the police. UPDATE – photos and video of the Olympic torch Relay on the Cally Road, Islington are now online. > London 2012 Olympic … 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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