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REDBRIDGE: Poppy Appeal raises over £30k

Resident Peter Bradshall lays a wreath at the Wanstead Remembrance Service earlier this year in November.

11:54am Monday 29th December 2008

AN IMPRESSIVE £30,500 was raised for the Royal British Legion by the people of Wanstead and Woodford during this year’s Poppy Appeal, it has been revealed.

SOUTH WOODFORD: Hundreds of bargain hunters hit Woolworths on final day

Shoppers at Woolworths in George Lane today. Picture by Ken Mears

1:54pm Saturday 27th December 2008

HUNDREDS of shoppers have packed into the historic Woolworths store in George Lane as it prepares to close its doors for the very last time.

ILFORD: Rogue landlord fined £4,500

9:20am Friday 26th December 2008

A LANDLORD who illegally evicted tenants from their homes following a fire has been fined £4,500.

ILFORD: Bungling robber guilty of knife attack on cabbie

10:10am Thursday 25th December 2008

A MAN from Ilford has been found guilty of attempted robbery after a bungled knife-point attack on a cab driver.

REDBRIDGE: Library cuts slammed as 'dumbing down'

8:40am Wednesday 24th December 2008

CONCERNS that the council is “dumbing down” libraries in Redbridge have been raised again, after it was revealed that the number of professional librarians in the borough has been cut by a third in the last five years.

REDBRIDGE: Council knew murdered baby was at risk

9:12am Tuesday 23rd December 2008

A BABY was murdered by her own father - despite Redbridge Council knowing she was at risk.

REDBRIDGE: Woolworths closures announced

Woolworths in George Lane South Woodford will close its doors on December 27th

8:58am Tuesday 23rd December 2008

CRISIS-hit high street chain Woolworths has announced the closure dates for its branches in Redbridge.

WOODFORD GRN: Woman arrested after fatal crash

8:48am Tuesday 23rd December 2008

A WOMAN from Woodford Green has been arrested after a pensioner was run down and killed by a car in Berkshire.

REDBRIDGE: Council spends £2m on publicity

8:33am Tuesday 23rd December 2008

A TOTAL of £2 million of taxpayers’ money has been spent by Redbridge Council on publicity in the last year, it has been revealed.

REDBRIDGE: Corrupt cop jailed

Amerdeep Singh Johal was sentenced to six years in prison

2:26pm Thursday 18th December 2008

A FORMER police officer was sentenced to six years in prison today after being found guilty of attempting to blackmail sex offenders and suspected criminals.


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