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Emdad runs to highlight homelessness

EMDAD RAHMAN has run eleven British 10ks in a row to support London’s homeless. The Barking & Dagenham resident – who lives, works and volunteers while dividing his time between Barking and Tower Hamlets – joined 10-15,000 runners in Central ...

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New officers are 24% BAME

A NEW COHORT of police officers took part in the traditional passing out parade on 13th July – and almost a quarter of them were from a BAME background. The 172 new officers were congratulated by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida ...

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Man sought in insurance fraud inquiry

POLICE HAVE released an image of a man they wish to question in connection with an inquiry into a possible insurance fraud. The inquiry is being conducted by detectives from the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED). ...

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Who’s wasting the water?

AS THE HEATWAVE continues, we are all thankful that we live in a country where we can just turn a tap to get water for our daily needs. However, the water that we capture and process and deliver to households ...

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Isle of Dogs dealers sentenced

TWO MEN from the Isle of Dogs were sentenced last week at Snaresbrook Crown Court after a police investigation into an assault charge uncovered a drug dealing network. A 31 year old man was assaulted in Hackney Road, E2, back ...

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Abjol Miah: in his own words

FORMER COUNCILLOR Abjol Miah has issued the following statement to explain why he is joining the Liberal Democrat Party. After consulting community members, supporters and family members I have, for the first time, decided to move on from fractious independents to ...

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Who is Chingford street assailant?

THERE WAS A serious assault in Chingford last October – and police have not given up their quest to find their suspect. Detectives undertaking the investigation have now released CCTV footage of a man they wish to question. It was ...

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SEARCH finds jobs for SEN youngsters

AMID VERY difficult economic circumstances, public sector bodies have come together across East London to help young people aged 16 to 24 who have a learning disability to find employment. The partners in the scheme – Project SEARCH – are ...

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