Category Archives: Local issues

Gifford st generation game…..

Another chilly night looms for resident of Gifford St, the Bemerton estate and the West of the Cally road as a massive power outage hits the area.  A high voltage cable has burned out, probably in Cally Road on Friday … Continue reading

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More street issues……

The Council graffiti team are doing well at the minute – they have cleaned up some persistent tags in the neighbourhood, so I have done a round up in North Kings Cross and reported more – see pictures at this … Continue reading

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Kings Cross access – final meeting 19th April

The meeting to conclude the debate on the Kings Cross application will be on Thursday 19th April, probably in the evening at 1900 and presumably in the usual place, Camden Town Hall opposite St Pancras Station.  This is the crunch … Continue reading

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Cally crime…….

Oh dear, here we go again – Sunday 11th March 0230 a group of males was assaulted receiving serious head injuries at this site in an unprovoked attack.  This is outside the newsagent near Iceland on the Bemerton side of … Continue reading

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Kings Cross Street environment issues

I did one of my regular walks at the weekend in Kings Cross and reported a range of street environment issues.  Contact Islington (who are now getting better at handling email it seems sent the response below.  Street problem fetishists … Continue reading

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Kings Cross access – bad news as decision looms

Network Rail has now said that they do intend to close the access to Kings Cross station from the North and the East – sawing a community in half.  Following our meeting Network Rail propose some palliative measures  Download letter_to_paul_convery_mar_07.pdf … Continue reading

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Tudorvale noise at St William’s Yard

All still very up and down with the Tudorvale construction site at St William’s Yard on Gifford Street.  No work on Saturday which is good but a lot of overruns, noise and a hardening attitude towards residents who continue to … Continue reading

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More street environment problems…..

Some more issues reported to Contact Islington, photos in gallery here:   three sainsburys trolleys gifford st at junction with rufford st.  a fourth trolley around corner on rufford street outside number 8 mattress and wooden planks tipped opposite 7 … Continue reading

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