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Category Archives: Planning, Licensing and Regulation
St Pancras Hospital development
For those interested in the proposed redevelopment of St Pancras Hospital – the one that backs onto Old St Pancras Church, click here to see the plans.
Cally Road – Islington’s new water feature, courtesy of Thames Water
Yet another water leak in the area, this time at Pentonville Prison jogged memories of other leaks along the Cally and nearby. The leaks below are all within 500 metres of each other along the same road. The February … Continue reading
Posted in Anti Social Behaviour, Planning, Licensing and Regulation
Tagged cally road, thames water
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On the Panayi property trail….
Local people will be familiar with the exploits of convicted landlord Andrew Panayi on the Cally Road. But what is the extent of his property empire on the Cally? We can shine a light on a small part of it … Continue reading
Posted in Anti Social Behaviour, Planning, Licensing and Regulation
Tagged #callyroad, #lne, panayi
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They’re stealing our sky again
Community based pressure groups always said allowing the eleven storey building heights at the south end of King’s Cross Railways Lands, now trademarked as King’s Cross, and the building height at King’s Place would result in further high buildings locally. … Continue reading
Seven to a room in Kings Cross
The Kings Cross rental market never ceases to amaze. Here’s the latest on spareroom.co.uk – 13 people in three rooms, one a dorm room of seven (also on Gumtree). Not quite sure where it is – but the map pin suggests … Continue reading
Posted in Planning, Licensing and Regulation
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Pentonville suicide in part due to repeated failures by prison, inquest hears – corporate manslaughter?
An horrific tale of repeated mistakes was revealed at last weeks inquest into a January 2016 suicide at HMP Pentonville. Basic procedures established following a previous suicide weren’t followed and another person died. The details are below in a press … Continue reading
Flatiron Steak replacing TED on Cally Road?
A licence transfer notice for 47-51 Caledonian Road suggests that the relatively shortlived TED restaurant is to be replaced by a steak joint, Flatiron. If this is right, as Kings Cross is short of steak places this is welcome. Reviews … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Drink, Local businesses, Planning, Licensing and Regulation
Tagged #flatiron, #lne, #localnewsengine
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CallySouth want Caledonian Road two way traffic system removed
Local residents group CallySouth organised a public meeting attended by 50 people at the Driver pub on Monday June 8. The meeting’s aim was to discuss ways to return traffic levels on Wharfdale Road to those that existed before the new … Continue reading