Author: Blake Foster

The London Ambulance Service was called at around 12.30pm today (August 7) after a collision in Brentwood Road. Two ambulance crews and two paramedics were sent to the scene. A person was treated at the scene and then taken to a major trauma centre as a priority. The road remains partially blocked with very slow traffic both ways. A detour is in operation for bus routes 165 and 294. Westbound, bus stops from ‘The Drill Roundabout’ to ‘Brentwood Road’ will not be served. Eastbound, bus stops from ‘Romford Station’ to ‘Salisbury Road’ will not be served. Transport for London (TfL)…

A poll of 2,000 adults found 42 per cent have skipped a running warm-up or cool-down. While a third (32 per cent) have run through pain, or ignored early injury warning signs, just to stay moving. More than nine in 10 (94 per cent) admitted to making at least one ‘running red flag’ mistake, with many making the same early missteps. More than a quarter (27 per cent) wore the wrong shoes or gear, while 23 per cent compared their efforts to others on social media like Strava. Others admitted to buying expensive gear before building a habit (15 per…

The Friends of Richmond Park has also said that a planned modernisation of the UK’s airspace threatens the “world famous green space”. Last week, two proposals were submitted for a new runway to be built at Heathrow airport, which could be operational by 2035. Heathrow has said that its plans, which would see a new 3,500-metre runway open to the north-west of its existing location, would increase the number of flights per year from 480,000 today to 756,000. It comes amid efforts by the government to modernise flight paths across the UK for the first time since the 1960s.  …

Since the country emerged from the last of the Covid-19 measures early in 2022, searches for ‘mobility aids’ and 1,068 related terms such as ‘disability aids’ and ‘disability equipment’ rose by 7.52% by January 2025.   Area Jan-22 Jan-25 % change United Kingdom 294,210 316,340 7.52%   This rise comes at a time when the government is considering a range of reforms to the UK benefits system, including measures used to support people who are unable to work due to disabilities, or who may need additional support in order to find employment. EMS Lifts, who carried out the research, examined…

Officers are investigating a sexual assault on board a train from Chadwell Heath to Whitechapel on June 16 at around 8am. A man sexually assaulted another man as they stood near the doors of the train. Images have been released of a man who detectives believe may have information that could help with their investigation. Anyone who recognises him is asked to contact BTP by texting 61016, or by calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 688 of 16 June. Information can also be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Source link

The woman is said to have been sexually assaulted between Southwark and London Bridge stations on June 30 just before 5pm. An image has been released of a man who police believe could help with their investigation. It shows a man walking around in just his shorts, with his hands appearing to be down his pants. A shirtless man walking in a London Underground station (Image: BTP) Anyone with information is asked to contact British Transport Police by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 500 of 30 June. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555…

Croydon Council described the prosecution as part of its ongoing efforts to tackle illegal waste dumping and keep the borough clean. Muhammad Ali, 46, from Thornton Heath, was fined after pleading guilty to fly-tipping following an incident in August 2023. The offence came to light when a councillor spotted a large pile of renovation waste dumped on the green between Pollards Hill West and Pollards Hill South. Jason Perry, executive mayor of Croydon, said: “Fly-tipping is a blight on our borough – it makes our streets look uncared for, it damages the environment, and it costs thousands of pounds in…

It is due to the Labour government’s new Electric Car Grant portal, which launched this Monday. Only 20 of the top 40 most accessible and affordable EVs on the Motability Scheme meet the grant’s £37k price limit, leaving half of the most practical models excluded. This is according to Matt Fieldhouse, Group Managing Director and Car Expert at Mobility in Motion. Apparently it was Blue Badge enforcement day yesterday. Nearly 2% of inspected badges were seized … lower than I thought but still shameful. @ParkinsonsUK #Disability pic.twitter.com/ZdxCuApm1y — Kevin Peake (@wcolts12) August 6, 2025 Fieldhouse also shared the top qualifying…

Issa, who has worked as a street cleaner for years under Barking & Dagenham Council, was assaulted on Broad Street at 6.46am on July 31. He was found with injuries to his face before being treated by the London Ambulance Service. Two women, 20 and 21, were arrested on Sunday (August 3) on suspicion of assault and racially aggravated public order. They have since been bailed. On Monday (August 4), a 23-year-old woman was also arrested for assault. In a fundraiser set up for Issa, it reads: “Please donate to help our local street cleaner who has been seriously assaulted whilst doing his job…

People living in Old Mill Cottages, on the western edge of the Dunton Hills Garden Village, say the planned buildings up to four storeys high would be surrounding them on all three sides. A Traveller site a short distance away also features in the plans. Brentwood Council has agreed to work to impose conditions to extend the buffer between Old Mill Cottages, in Tilbury Road, and the development to 30 metres as well as limiting the height of those buildings to nine metres. Richard Newman, of the Old Mill Cottages Association, said they were disappointed their request for the homes…