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 |  | THOUGHTS will turn to sporting achievements as the opening of the 2008 Olympics approaches fast. The pressure is already on our athletes, with ministers reported to have demanded 41 medals to justify funding. That seems rather rich as we are still way beh... » MORE
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 TEENAGERS have always been a mystery to adults. While 50s mums and dads despaired of their offspring sporting quiffs and winkle pickers and jiving to Bill Haley, today s parents rant about Facebook and My Space. What never changes is that the vast majori...
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 THE PROTEST over the closure of Ilford Swimming Pool is gathering pace, with a member of staff breaking ranks this week to back campaigners (see page 2). Some are questioning the reasoning behind the decision, particularly when it leaves the borough with...
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 CIVIL liberties have come to the fore this week, with a leading local authority chief calling on councils not to abuse their powers. There is no doubt we live in a society where people are constantly watched, be it in shopping centres, on the roads or eve...
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 A NEWS report on the radio today (Weds) claimed there would be 80 million cars on Britain s roads over the bank holiday weekend. That s enough to put anyone off venturing out – but record petrol and diesel prices must surely mean many will be tempted to s...
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THE VANDALISM attack on the Ilford War Memorial prompted an exasperated call to my office from Cllr Ruth Clark. You have to help us Chris, this cannot keep happening, she begged. A trip to the memorial gardens in Newbury Park left me speechless. How th...
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 THE TONGUE in cheek web groups highlighted in Kerri Selby s article (page 23) should raise a few eyebrows among our readers. If the best Ilford can boast of is 89p shops and the 167 bus, then town dwellers will seem a boring bunch to the rest of the worl...
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TUESDAY night s public meeting should have given people the chance to quiz Post Office Ltd bosses over the plans to close five of our branches. The proposals are such that they will have a massive effect on the communities surrounding the at risk branches...
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