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East London’s coroner’s officer pens first murder, mystery novel
Larry Quinn, a coroners’ officer who spends his days dealing with deaths across Newham, has penned a novel that draws on his nursing knowledge for a murder mystery.
Hilary Mantel misses out on awards treble at London ceremony
The author of Bring Up The Bodies was denied an historic treble of book awards last night as US novelist AM Homes picked up this year’s £30,000 Women’s Prize for Fiction.
Malorie Blackman will fight library closures as Children’s Laureate
The new Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman said she will use her position to champion public libraries and campaign against ‘short-sighted’ closures.
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Features See all
Ten years on, what happened to Ilford’s ambitious Unity Square project, and was it needed?
Ten years ago, plans for an impressive multi-million pound project which was set to transform Ilford Town Centre and mark the “rebirth” of the area, were revealed to residents.
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Loxford pupils nominated for our Young Citizen Award for anti-knife rap message
Two secondary school pupils will soon record a rap song to warn other youngsters of the dangers of knife crime.
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Brick Lane Comedy Festival cancelled after opposition from community groups
A comedy festival in east London due to feature acts including Al Murray, Alan Davies and Ed Byrne has been cancelled because of “heavy opposition from local community groups”.
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