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Major News
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Here is a selection of Ilford news. Any major stories, national news concerning Ilford or anything that particularly catches the eye you can
count on us to tell you!
This is not meant to be comprehensive weekly news, for that see Wanstead and Woodford Guardian or similar.
Feel free to comment on each story by clicking the link below it!
Interpretation and summary by the author
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- Redbridge Council leader was decided by toss of a coin
The Conservatives, currently in power in Redbridge with a majority of 34 out of 63 seats, had a secret ballot to determine the next leader. 17 party members backed each of the choices - current leader Cllr Burgess and Cllr Hughes. According to party rules in this event, a coin would be brought out to decide. Unlucky Cllr Hughes called tails leaving Cllr Burgess to carry on in power.
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- Redbridge council tax rises 5.5%
Redbridge Council tax rises just(!) 5.5% this year after £693,000 was found from its coffers. Initially the council proposed a 7.1% increase.
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- Human remains found in car
A man who went missing on October 26th 2003 was found last week in the boot of an abandoned car following reports of a bad smell. A son is accused of murdering his 49 year old father.
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- 92 year old marathon runner to be famous
Fauja Singh, the 92 year old marathon runner from Ilford will be starring in TV adverts as part of the Adidas 'Impossible is Nothing' campaign. One of the adverts involving a young Muhammad Ali have already been shown.
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- Child abducter on the loose
A ginger-haired man is at large who is accused of trying to abduct 3 children since January. A notice that has been given to bus companies reads 'Police are currently asking all bus drivers to pay attention to any adult white males with ginger hair who travel on the bus alone. If the driver sees anyone fitting this description talking to, watching or following children either on to or from the bus they should take steps to alert police...'. Presumably people have been taking this a little too far - police add 'We are not asking to be informed of every ginger man that uses the buses'
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