Category Archives: Local issues

Kember Street flat furore – this is hardly the first time

Posted on June 4, 2014 by William Perrin

The national (and international) media have been expressing their incredulity about the letting of a clearly awful flat on Kember Street off the Cally Road (behind the Co-Op) for over £700 per month (Guardian, Independent, Huffington Post).  It isn’t clear … Continue reading →

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Institute of Physics comes to Balfe Street and the Cally Road in 2015

Posted on May 7, 2014 by William Perrin

If seems that finally, concrete proposals are emerging for the troubled site at the apex of Balfe Street and Cally Road.  It’s been a hoarded-up abused dump since TG Lynes plumbers moved out donkey’s years ago. The Institute of Physics … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Daniel Z. Zylbersztajn-Lewandowski

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 →

Posted in Anti Social Behaviour, Crime etc, Broken Stuff on the Street, How to get things done locally, Street Tipping, Mess, Trash | 1 Comment

How can canal users and canal side residents ‘live harmoniously and healthily together’?

Posted on April 8, 2014 by William Perrin

  Kings Cross is a densely populated place. People from all walks of life live cheek by jowl. Occasionally frictions will arise due to this proximity and, over the years a body of rules has built up to enable harmonious … Continue reading →

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Concerns over TfL interim proposals for gyratory

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Sophie Talbot

Last week Transport for London announced a programme of removing old style gyratory systems across London including King’s Cross, which we welcome here with the proviso that the new road system designs provide substantial improvement for vulnerable road users as … Continue reading →

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Redevelopment of Belgrove House

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Sophie Talbot

Local resident and activist Richenda writes: Belgrove House is the low red-brick building currently housing Access Storage, the King’s Cross post office and so on. It sits opposite King’s Cross Station forming the south end of King’s Cross square, and … Continue reading →

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What’s the value of a community getting its act together on arson? About £200,000 perhaps?

Posted on March 2, 2014 by William Perrin

Kings Cross has improved a lot over the last ten to fifteen years – particularly anti-social behaviour. A new set of data has prompted me to have go at estimating how much one aspect of that improvement is ‘worth’, in … Continue reading →

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Waitrose and new events space in old potato store

Posted on February 25, 2014 by William Perrin

Plans for the old potato depot by York Way are up for approval – I have lost track of the complexities of the planning process for some of these buildings – can any local planning experts let us know in … Continue reading →

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