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Former Homebase development plans approved

Homebase site development in Goodmayes at night

Planning and Development

Victoria Munro, LDRS

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Plans for more than 560 new homes on the site of the former Homebase store in Goodmayes have been approved.
Lawyer Sarah Wilks in reception hall at Raine's Foundation school   

Education News

Mum plans to use Raine's Foundation site for new East Park church school

Mike Brooke

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Peel Place in Clayhall shortly after Sunday's flood

Flooding

Water company's flood response branded 'woefully inadequate'

Michael Cox

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The basement of Muhammad Salim Akhtar's home in Woodford Green filled with flood water.

Flooding | Video

Woodford Green and Forest Gate residents criticise councils over flooding

Maryam Zakir-Hussain

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Traffic jam

Travel

East London travel disruption round-up for the week ahead

Daniel Gayne

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An arboricultural assessment found that the 8m oak was causing structural damage to the nearby community centre

Environment News

'Uproar' at decision to fell protected oak tree in Hainault

Daniel Gayne

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Whipps Cross Hospital, Waltham Forest

NHS

Barts Trust ends major incident but situation 'critical' at Whipps Cross

Daniel Gayne

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Pictured are runners taking part in the Valentines Parkrun seventh birthday run. Photo by Louis Du P

Running

Parkrun returns to east London: Where can you join in?

Daniel Gayne

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Woodford Police station

Planning and Development

Former Woodford Police Station could become office space

Michael Cox

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Barking Town Hall

Inquest: Newham driver died of 'misadventure' after Redbridge police chase

Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporter

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Wanstead Park

Cycling

Cycling access extended at Wanstead Park

Daniel Gayne

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Left-to-right: Declan Peters, president of the 93% Club, with Darian Murray-Griffiths and Eddie Yu, also members of the club.

Education News

Oxford student bids to improve top university access for state school...

Daniel Gayne

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Redbridge Town Hall

Redbridge Council

Council performs below average in remedying complaints, data shows

Daniel Gayne

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West Ham Park is open for visitors

London Weather

London weather: No Storm Evert warnings yet, with showers forecast

Jon King

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An adult hipster son with glasses and senior father indoors at home, hugging.

Promotion

Opinion: Simple planning could help save money on Inheritance Tax

Peter Sharkey

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Murder victim Ricardo Fuller

Metropolitan Police

Ricardo Fuller death: Third man charged with murder

Daniel Gayne

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TV Presenter Ben Shepard opens a new playground with children from Haven House Children's Hospice

Haven House Children's Hospice

TV's Ben Shephard opens island themed playground at children’s hospice

Daniel Gayne

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St Francis Hospice , which won Best Commercial Area

Saint Francis Hospice | Opinion

Interfaith minister on embracing diversity at Saint Francis Hospice

Rev Paula Graham, Pastoral Care Team coordinator, Ordained Interfaith Minister

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Elderly woman with coffee cup

Care home launches 'memory cafe' to help people with dementia

Daniel Gayne

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Valentines Park in Ilford

Environment News

Litter in Redbridge parks quadruples in one year, council reveals

Michael Cox

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Barkingside ward councillor Khaled Noor

Charity Fundraiser

Councillor's year-long running challenge ends with £1.2k foodbank donation

Daniel Gayne

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A council enforcement officer with two police officers

Metropolitan Police

More than £5m worth of stolen vehicles recovered in first Redbridge...

Daniel Gayne

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Embargoed to 0001 Sunday July 04 File photo dated 25/03/21 of a nurse preparing a Covid-19 vaccine.

Coronavirus

Covid stats show cases rising across east London boroughs

Chantelle Billson

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NCS student Ayesha Karim, 18, has been offered a place at Princeton University.

Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre

Engineering student wins place at Princeton University

Andrew Brookes

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Louie Baccino

Six-year-old with rare illness has OCD, anxiety and depressive symptoms

Sally Patterson

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Singh Sabha Gurdwara

Opinion

The Sikh Network on grieving in lockdown and death 'as a process of life'

Mankamal Singh, The Sikh Network

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Cancer trial coming to Goodmayes hospital

Coronavirus

Hospital visitors urged to take Covid lateral flow tests

Daniel Gayne

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File photo dated 12/11/20 of care home resident Doreen (left) alongside her daughter Sandy at Sunris

Opinion

John Cryer: 'I support campaign to abolish sick pay lower earnings limit'

John Cryer MP, Leyton and Wanstead

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Peel Place in Clayhall shortly after Sunday's flood

Flooding

Cost of damage runs into thousands as Clayhall street clears up after...

Daniel Gayne

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Ellis Gentles at the Stockport Quadrathlon last weekend

Athletics

Olympian-trained South Woodford sprinter, 8, breaks record in Manchester

Daniel Gayne

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