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Potholes
@PapaL - and how does filling in some pot holes on Hanley Road, which I agree are getting a little bit out of hand, will deal with the UK falling behind to airport hubs in Europe and Asia, and the trade that's lost with the Far East and South A…

Comment by ActionVerb May 17 permalink
Sad news about the railway
The planning permission for the extra residential floors also included an extension to the pub, which basically infills their outside area. You don't need planning permission to go from pub to cafe use (if you choose to believe that Starbucks a…

Comment by ActionVerb May 17 permalink
2012's Worst-Run Tesco Competition
I want to hear more about Abdul and Cassie.

Comment by ActionVerb November 2012 permalink
Forchetta
The Forchetta in Farringdon is more of a cafe / sandwich / pasta takeaway place. They had opened up another one in similar format further up the road towards Angel, but that closed down pretty sharpish.

Comment by ActionVerb November 2012 permalink
Skyfall - best film ever?
You're an idiot.

Comment by ActionVerb October 2012 permalink
Good old Sainsbury's
Looks very nice from the street too (or as nice as a small shop can look), all open glazing and no adverts covering the front.

Comment by ActionVerb August 2012 permalink
Stroud Green - Planning Applications
I'm pretty sure that this is supposed to be a permanent and full redevelopment of the site, replacing the current uses (car wash, fruit/takeaway stall etc), which in theory are temporary. This might be my second ever objection to a planning app…

Comment by ActionVerb August 2012 permalink
Stroud Green - Planning Applications
@ Arkady, yep, strange, doesn't work for me either, but that's the right reference. I've pasted the link below, if that doesn't work, search for Stroud Green Road, and jump to the last page. http://www.islington.gov.uk/online…

Comment by ActionVerb August 2012 permalink
Stroud Green - Planning Applications
Some more drawings submitted in respect of the redevelopment of the yellow car wash on SGR. Application ref: P121537. It's lovingly entitled a 'Retail Shed' and looks a bit on the chunky side of things. Application to extend open…

Comment by ActionVerb August 2012 permalink
Tube from FP today
Sorry, yeah, it did apparently happen at Finsbury Park. I too must have just missed it, was at the station around 8.30, and it was fine.

Comment by ActionVerb August 2012 permalink
Tube from FP today
I would imagine that any emergency on the tube triggers a standard emergency services response until the details are actually confirmed, so that there’s no risk of not being able to deal with whatever’s going on if the details are sketchy. Driver pr…

Comment by ActionVerb August 2012 permalink
Tube from FP today
Person under a train on the Victoria line, probably about an hour ago or so.

Comment by ActionVerb August 2012 permalink
Stroud Green - Planning Applications
Hold on to your hats everybody, Sugar Lounge have submitted an application to amend their opening hours. No details as to what they are proposing as yet. Application Reference: P121646

Comment by ActionVerb August 2012 permalink
Old clothes
We are in the process of moving, and one of the flatmates has apparently been told that Mind aren’t accepting any clothing donations at the moment. I haven’t verified this myself however.

Comment by ActionVerb August 2012 permalink
Olympics
I'll throw Sir Peter Hall's column from today's Planning magazine into the mix, if we're doing links @Arkady. http://s12.postimage.org/kjna7lfwd/Peter_Hall.jpg

Comment by ActionVerb July 2012 permalink
Wifi on London Underground
Only works at platforms, not in tunnels. So you'll only have wifi access for the couple of minutes whilst waiting for a train. I hooked up to this whilst waiting for a train at Kings Cross a couple of weeks back, and it was good to get a quick …

Comment by ActionVerb July 2012 permalink
New Shops
The one on Tollington Park will be a 'Pizza Restaurant' according to documents with application ref: P112796

Comment by ActionVerb June 2012 permalink
Development of John Jones Site
Wouldn't surprise me, as those new flats have been on the market for a while. They might be re-thinking the 1-bed flat format.

Comment by ActionVerb June 2012 permalink
Most expensive soft drink in SG pub
You could have made that same point and shared thoughts in respect of the good service at the OD without being a dick about it. And yeah, I appreciate the irony. Personally, I've never found the service in OD particularly unfriendly, but I…

Comment by ActionVerb May 2012 permalink
Stroud Green - Planning Applications
@Arkady - the application is invalid as the information submitted does not look sufficient given the scale of the application, and presumably doesn't satisfy national and Islington's application submission document requirements to have a …

Comment by ActionVerb May 2012 permalink
New Costa?
@yagamuffin Personally I think 13% is too little. There is a shortage of housing, but there's as much shortage of affordable housing as normal, market rate housing, if not more, and this may be my old socialist university making an appearance, …

Comment by ActionVerb May 2012 permalink
New Costa?
13% affordable housing in that FP station development, which makes me a bit sad. Now that a developer has been appointed, I think we'll now see another planning application to make changes to the approved scheme, to engineer out some of th…

Comment by ActionVerb May 2012 permalink
Stroud Green - Planning Applications
@Ali - that application has been put together by someone who clearly doesn't know what they're doing. "A tidy site" is not a form of development, and their 3D sketches make it look like quite a considerable sized building, which …

Comment by ActionVerb May 2012 permalink
New Costa?
The Railway did have an 'Acquired' sign on it a few weeks ago, although it doesn't striker me as a Starbucks location.

Comment by ActionVerb May 2012 permalink
Stroud Green - Planning Applications
An application to replace the yellow car wash on SGR with something a bit fancy, although not exactly sure what from the application documents. Application number: P120603 http://www.islington.gov.uk/services/planning/planninginisl/plan_inter…

Comment by ActionVerb May 2012 permalink
Il Piccolo Diavolo
Just to continue on the slight tangent - anywhere in SG open tonight for dinner? (apart from Petek though, we've been there a few times recently). Back on topic though - we had a very nice fry up here a couple of weeks ago. Strangely The Da…

Comment by ActionVerb May 2012 permalink
New cafe
We have food there regularly, egg and bacon sandwiches, omelette and a couple of different soups all good, havent tried any of the cakes yet though. @barnesbq did you order the whole cakes in advance, or were they happy to sell the whole thing ther…

Comment by ActionVerb March 2012 permalink
Can I borrow your Kindle for half a hour?
You can borrow mine - but it won't be till tomorrow morning, if that helps? @Stella - kindle 4 has the e-ink screen as well. Think you might be confusing it with the Kindle Touch?

Comment by ActionVerb March 2012 permalink
Lynne Choona Featherstone Interviewed by The Times
If a lesbian person is against gay marriage, then it's definitely wrong.

Comment by ActionVerb March 2012 permalink
Lynne Choona Featherstone Interviewed by The Times
I've always thought that the bleeding-heart liberals are the bullies of the world.

Comment by ActionVerb March 2012 permalink

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