POLICE ARE appealing for anyone who saw a collision between a car and a pedestrian near Crossharbour DLR station late last night, Saturday, 25th May to come forward. The collision took place in Limeharbour on the Isle of Dogs – ...
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Double stabbing in Tower Hamlets
TWO YOUNG MEN were stabbed this afternoon in St Paul’s Way, E3 – with one being left in a critical condition. Unconfirmed reports are circulating on social media suggesting that he has since died. •STORY UPDATE: Local police have now ...
Read More »Will Euro results kill off second referendum?
THE NATIONS WAIT… The results of the elections to the European Parliament will be announced tonight, Sunday 26th. For UK voters, who went to the polls last Thursday, it’s been a long wait – but no results are announced until ...
Read More »Seven Kings: man charged over gunshot
A MAN HAS now been charged in connection with the incident outside the Seven Kings Mosque in Ilford on 9th May, when a gunshot was heard after a suspicious man came into the Mosque. He is Jermaine Wright, 28, of ...
Read More »Two years after Grenfell – new cladding risk found?
ARE THERE dangers in yet another widely used type of exterior cladding? Two years on from the Grenfell fire, safety inspectors have been looking at the potential dangers of High Pressure Laminate (HPL) cladding. The Grenfell fire shocked the world ...
Read More »Romford Road robber gets more jail
ELEVEN ROBBERIES in Stratford and Forest Gate last summer was enough to earn David Blyth, 30, of Romford Road, E7 nine years in prison and seven years on licence. That sentence has now been increased on appeal. Blyth targetted lone ...
Read More »Virgin Sport and Asics launch new 10k run for London
A NEW 10K run will take place in the capital – just before the start of this year’s school summer holidays. The event, formerly known as the British 10k, will now be known as the Asics London 10k. The event ...
Read More »Yes, it’s the end of May – what’s next?
“BE CAREFUL what you wish for” is a handy and probably ancient Chinese saying – which the Tories would do well to remember as they celebrate the end of May. For months the Tory Party has been united on one ...
Read More »Friday is brothers day!
YOU’VE HEARD OF Mothers Day and Fathers Day? Now, from the USA, comes Brothers Day – a special 24 hours during which you can mark your relationship with your brother, held on 24th May. How you mark this special relationship ...
Read More »Four East Enders guilty of money laundering in £3m scam
FOUR MEN from various parts of East London have been found guilty of money laundering on account of the parts they played in a plot to steal over £3 million – after a trial lasting five months. The verdicts were ...
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