TWO SHOPLIFTERS put on their balaclavas and made for the Co-op store in Homerton High Street, Hackney, just before Christmas last year. But it was bad luck for the two thieves: police were watching on CCTV. The surveillance was part ...
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A journey of discovery
A GROUP OF group of students and staff from London Enterprise Academy made a nine-day journey to Bangladesh from 13th to 23rd February this year. This was more than just a trip: it was an experience that would stay with ...
Read More »Tower Hamlets Council: going through the motions
ON 1ST APRIL, Tower Hamlets Council was 60 years old. On 19th February, Eastenders – the popular BBC soap opera set in roughly the same area, had celebated its 40th birthday. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the two apart. Those ...
Read More »Met mark 100 convictions for violence against women
THE Metropolitan Police have seen 100 offenders convicted for crimes of violence against women and girls (VAWG) since it launched a new campaign – V100 – to tackle the problem. The V100 programme identifies the men who pose the highest ...
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