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Unholy row over church club closure

AN ANGRY dispute over the closure of a church club is igniting bitter feelings, two years after the row started. Parishioners were left seething after the club, attached to the parish hall at St Augustine s Catholic Church, Cranbrook Road, Barkingside, cl... » MORE

Fatal fire leads to calls for caution

A COUNCILLOR has pledged to back a campaign for fire safety awareness, following a blaze which claimed the lives of two of his ward residents. Fifty-one year Malik Hussain died alongside his lodger when a fireball ripped through their flat in High Road,...
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Call for united front in King George A&E closure battle

CAMPAIGNERS called on all sections of the community to fight plans to axe King George A&E department. Around 100 people crammed into Ilford Community Centre, Eton Road, Ilford, on Sunday for a two hour discussion on the plans. Speakers included MPs Lee...
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Firefighters tackle office fire

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in Green Lane, Goodmayes last night. The fire sparked underneath floorboards in an office above a shop, around 9.50pm. No one was in the office at the time and residents living in flats nearby left their homes by the time a...
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People power wins new library

CAMPAIGNERS are hailing the unveiling of a temporary library site a victory for people power. Councillors and residents gathered outside the building of the Pound Plus store, High Road, Seven Kings, last week to celebrate the announcement. The disused s...
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Youth charity faces closure

A DESPERATE plea for help is being made by a youth charity as it faces a race against time to avoid the heartbreaking prospect of having to close its doors for good. The Open Door Youth Centre in Fencepiece Road, Barkingside, has just two months to find a...
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Car loving cat returns home after two years

A CAR-loving cat has been found after going missing for two years – and the feline Jeremy Clarkson just couldn t keep away from her four wheeled friends while on her travels. Workers at Belgrave Motor Services, Gantshill Crescent, Gants Hill, were stunned...
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Plea for whites to stay 'was not racist'

A SENIOR councillor has dismissed claims that his plea for white people not to leave Redbridge was racist. Pakistan-born Cllr Muhammed Javed told members of the public at last week s area committee six meeting he knew of disillusioned families moving ou...
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