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Category Archives: Local issues
Saturday morning noise
It is unreasonable for the CEMEX plant on Rufford Street to make huge amounts of noise on a Saturday morning. I recorded at this link a short video of the tipping today Saturday 29 July at 0852. As i type … Continue reading
Gifford Street School Site – update on re-development
Councillor Paul Convery has sent this helpful update on what has happened to the proposals to stuff this site full of huge numbers of tiny homes against the wishes of local residents. [paste of convery email] Dear all, Development of … Continue reading
Posted in Planning, Licensing and Regulation
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CEMEX concrete plant – change of hours ?
It may be the start of a new pattern but in the last couple of days i think that the CEMEX plant at 1 Rufford Street has moved its first deliveries of aggregate back to 0800 rather than the traditional … Continue reading
Treaty Street – continued tipping outside school
The EDF electricity sub station on Treaty Street is a persistent tipping hotspot – it has already featured here but i have had no joy with a more permanent solution. The land is not owned by the Council and the … Continue reading
Posted in Street Tipping, Mess, Trash
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Outram place problems – transferred from Gifford St ?
It seems that the rough sleeping drug takers/sex workers who were moved on from Gifford Street yesterday may now have alighted upon the undercroft garages of 29-35 Outram Place about 150 yards away. Working with Homes for Islington, residents have … Continue reading
Posted in Anti Social Behaviour, Crime etc
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And bollards to you too……..
There are more exciting things in life than bollards. But around here when they get taken away all sorts of odd things happen – fly tipping, illegal parking, car dumping, rat-running. The council have replaced the broken bollard i reported … Continue reading
Posted in Broken Stuff on the Street
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Gifford Street school site break-in – good progress
The damaged entrance to the old Schools Keeper’s cottage was boarded up today after some good partnership working between residents (who first raised the alarm), the Police Community Support Officers, local Councillor Paul Convery and the Council. On inspection the … Continue reading
UPDATE Break-in at Gifford Street school
The Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) from the local Safer Neighbourhood Team have just telephoned. They have attended the old school keepers cottage and talked to some local residents who described many people coming and going from the site. The … Continue reading