Category Archives: Local issues

Worried about Crime and Anti-Social Behavior in the Caledonian Ward…

…then this is the meeting you want to attend!  Approximately every eight weeks, the Safer Neighbourhood's Panel meets with members of the local community to discuss priorities for the Safer Neighbourhoods Police Team to target. Members of the Team are … Continue reading

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Now, does anyone have Banksy’s mobile number?!

Click on the image below to enlarge this excellent letter from Cllr Paul Braithwaite of LB Camden to the Islington Tribune.

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Emily of Islington spearheads community concerns

Emily Thornberry, MP for Islington South and Finsbury, has taken the case made by community campaigners against the so-called business case study for Battlebridge Crossing (aka the Wharfdale Road bridge) directly to LB Islington. In a letter to the Islington and … Continue reading

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Islington consults on travel

LB Islington is currently consulting on a section of its core strategy called 'Direction of Travel'. You can read and comment on the strategy online until 3 August.

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Kinsella murder verdict and Kings Cross organised crime

There has been wall to wall press coverage of the guilty verdict in the appalling Ben Kinsella murder case.  One article was more thoughtful than the mainstream and covered the alleged role of the local organised crime families, notably the … Continue reading

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Down, But Not Out! The Saga of Our Footbridge Over the Tracks Continues.

For some time there has been an ongoing campaign led by local resident Sophie Talbot to stop Network Rail's closure of the rear entrance to King's Cross station without providing alternative, easy access to the new station entrance that will … Continue reading

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5.45am alarm call

For the last few months, on a regular basis, I have been woken around once a week by an automated fire alarm system in the area. This system sounds a siren followed by a recorded female voice repeating 'this is … Continue reading

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Digging in Kings Cross – disruption from the railway lands

Laying in the electricity supply to the Kings Cross railway lands has caused havoc on local roads and an awful din as the road is jackhammered up.  Major routes York Way and now Caledonian Road have been heavily disrupted, with … Continue reading

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