Category Archives: Broken Stuff on the Street

Payphones on the Caledonian Road

Posted on July 13, 2010 by William Perrin

Payphones are the sort of thing you don't notice these days until you need one in an emergency and then find that they are not working or have all been taken away.  We also have to remember that there are … Continue reading →

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Poor street sweeping on Rufford and Gifford Streets

Posted on April 7, 2010 by William Perrin

The standard of street sweeping on Rufford and some of Gifford Streets in the north of Kings Cross has slipped.  There seems to be a lot of detritus in the gutters and the odd bin bag scattered about.  Nearby Randell's … Continue reading →

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Bollards to you

Posted on February 6, 2010 by William Perrin

Way back in 2006 there was a persistent problem with fly tipping of builders waste and large items such as mattresses on Tilloch Street – a remnant of the old grid system in the so-called 'Bemerton slum' which was cleared … Continue reading →

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‘Islington council performs well’ say auditors – does it feel that way on the ground in Kings Cross?

Posted on December 9, 2009 by William Perrin

The Council has been audited under a new scheme designed to give an overall picture of how it is doing.  How does it feel for you on the ground in Kings Cross? Do you agree or disagree with this?  Let … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross Square – bin there done that

Posted on November 12, 2009 by William Perrin

Well done to Sean Murray who has fought a long battle with Camden to get some bins on the dismal forecourt of Kings Cross station.  Sean got some bins, that then vanished.  Now the bins are back, near the bus … Continue reading →

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Transeuropean Tip on York Way

Posted on November 10, 2009 by William Perrin

The prominent bit of land outside Transeuropean Autos has been a tip for years.  This website has been covering the problems there since 2006 (when photo was taken).  Since then Transeuropean Autos has won back some of the land and … Continue reading →

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Grafitti and tipping clean up

Posted on April 2, 2009 by William Perrin

If you report stuff to the Council they do tend to sort it out.  So i have reported about a dozen grafitti tags, illegal posters and some fly tipping in the North Kings Cross area over the last 24 hours … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross “King Rooster’s” ever broken windows!

Posted on December 28, 2008 by William Perrin

  King Rooster at the corner of Swinton Street Kings Cross Road must be a very poor man's business, for one of its windows have not been repaired there now for over six months and another for maybe two, leaving … Continue reading →

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