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Council - councillors vote for gender neutral titles despite amendment calling for ‘freedom of choice’
Councillors voted in favour of using the gender neutral titles, chair and spokesperson, despite an amendment suggesting members should be given the “freedom of choice”.
Council - proposals to allow home extensions of up to eight metres are ‘just plain wrong’
Proposals to allow household extensions of up to eight metres without a planning application are “just plain wrong” and could lead to “all out warfare” between neighbours.
Goodmayes nursery gets glowing Ofsted report
A nursery which caters for children from six weeks to five years old is celebrating after receiving a glowing Ofsted report.
Council - Chadwell Heath residents are living in ‘absolute chaos’ after primary school expansion
Chadwell Heath residents are living in “absolute chaos” after a primary school expansion forced teachers and parents to park in a nearby street due to a lack of car park space.
And that’s the tooth: Hainault dental practice raise £500 for Haven House
A Hainault dental practice has marked their tenth year by raising £500 for a Woodford Green children’s charity.
Council - more toilets not part of Better Barkingside plans
Public toilets will not be funded through a £2.1million Barkingside regeneration scheme, despite plans to hold a number of community events there once work is complete.
Seven Kings aunt fighting for justice after niece, 8, ‘killed in India for organs’
A heartbroken aunt is fighting for justice after her eight-year-old niece died in India under suspicious circumstances and was returned to the UK missing vital organs.
Hainault RAF cadet chosen as Deputy Lord Lieutenant
A 19-year-old boy has been approved by the Queen for his new role encouraging volunteering in the community.
Fire at Lions Den Gym in Chadwell Heath after clothes left on heater
A Chadwell Heath sauna got a little too hot for comfort this morning when clothes hung to dry over a heating stove caught on fire.
Patrons including Mitch Winehouse and Vicki Michelle help to raise £25k for Hopes & Dreams charity
A celebrity dinner and ball raised £25,000 for Redbridge children’s charity Hopes and Dreams, thanks to help from patrons including Mitch Winehouse, who sang on the night.
Journey of Two Gun Cohen from East End boy to Chinese general comes to Kenneth More Theatre
Thanks to a previously unknown family connection, a play based on the incredible true story of Morris Cohen will get its world premiere in Ilford, detailing the journey he made from young East End boy to a general in the Chinese army.
Figures show under threat King George A&E processing ambulance patients quicker than Queen’s
Under-threat King George Hospital’s (KGH) accident and emergency unit is treating patients more quickly than the department planned to replace it.
Millwall footballer Danny Shittu inspires schoolchildren on visit and teaches them about Nigeria
Primary school students were inspired as Nigerian international footballer Daniel “Danny” Shittu took time out to talk to them about himself and his home country.
Woman killed in Newbury Park black-spot crash named as Jothini Sriskandapalan
The woman who was killed in a car crash outside Newbury Park Tube station on Monday night has been identified as Jothini Sriskandapalan.
Real-life story of first man into space twice is told in South Woodford show
Set in 1967 at the height of the Cold War, The Altitude Brothers is based on the tragic story of Vladimir Komarov, the first man to go into space twice.
Faroe Islands competition beckons for Ilford pupils with self-weighing luggage business idea
Europe had better watch out as three students from Ilford get ready for the competition of a lifetime – thanks to self-weighing luggage.
Boris Johnson urged to act now over Newbury Park black-spot after second crash death
Residents and councillors are demanding urgent action to tackle a notorious accident black-spot outside Newbury Park Tube station after a woman became the second persom to die there, nearly a year after Boris Johnson pledged to improve safety.
Woodford Green football team for recovering heart attack patients is an ‘unbelievable success’
Recovering heart patients who can often be left feeling helpless, depressed and anxious after surgery are benefiting from a pioneering rehabilitation programme set up by two friends.
Goose family rescued in Woodford Green after parent decapitated trying to cross High Road
Firefighters were called to rescue a goose family stranded in Woodford Green this morning after one of the parents was killed.
Fewer Redbridge Council staff earning more than £100k but chief executive still on more than £220k
The number of Redbridge Council officials receiving pay packets of more than £100,000 has fallen from eight to six in the past year.
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Dog Attack In Valence Park!
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New restaurant in Ilford
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Charity donations being stolen from outside shops across Redbridge
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