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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 of this site.

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• Eastenders star Ronny Ferreira attacked in Ilford
  Eastenders star Ray Panthaki who plays the DJ Ronny Ferreira was attacked with a glass bottle at Faces nightclub in Gants Hill. It is thought the attack happened in the VIP lounge at the club.
  National news, see here.
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• Bank robber returns cash!
  On Friday May 21, Barclays Bank in Barkingside found its cash machine emptied of £115,000. Looks like the robber had a guilty concience as £104,000 of it was returned by him placing a black bin liner full of the £10 and £20 notes placed near the front door.
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• Trevor Brooking and headteacher are knighted
  Trevor Brooking, BBC sports commentator who attended Ilford County High School and also Alan Steer, headmaster of Seven Kings High School have been knighted by the Queen.
  For more information, see below:
  Alan Steer
  Trevor Brooking
  
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• Suspected terrorist arrested in Ilford
  One of the eight men arrested today after half a ton of ammonium nitrate fertiliser was found in a storage unit in West London, was from Ilford.
  All eight men arrested in raids on 24 premises across the South East were of Pakistani descent and are accused of being involved in the commission, preparation or instagation of acts of terrorism.
  The fertiliser was used in the Docklands and Bali bombings, and used by the IRA and al-Quaeda.
  Big national news - see here for more info. MI5, MI6 and GCHQ were involved in the planning of the raids.
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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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