Author: Blake Foster

Kenneth Hughes, who distributed leaflets advertising his gardening services, was convicted on two counts of fraud at Croydon Crown Court after misleading two residents in 2019 about the costs of disposing of garden waste. He was sentenced to 16 months in prison on Friday, June 13, 2025. He was also ordered to pay more than £2,500 in fines and costs by the court. Hughes was hired by the two residents to remove a tree and a shrub from their gardens, after which he claimed that the waste disposal would cost £1,447 for one resident and £3,641.25 for the other resident.…

Officers found Erdal Ozmen with gunshot wounds on Dynevor Road, near Stoke Newington High Street, yesterday (August 5). He died at the scene and a murder investigation is now underway. His friend, Ali Rizi Ojur, told ITV: “I’ve known him maybe more than 20 years.  “He is a very good guy, always helping people. He has two kids and family.”’My only wish is that this doesn’t go on like this’ (Image: TikTok/adirerdal1) Friends and family have taken to social media to mourn the 45-year-old. One, translated from Turkish, reads: “So, are you very happy now? The man had children. “Aren’t…

Front counters at Dagenham Police Station, in Rainham Road South, and Barking Learning Centre, in Barking Town Square, are proposed for closure at the end of this year, according to a list published on Wednesday (August 6) by Scotland Yard. The list reveals that 18 out of the 37 front desks currently in operation are earmarked for closure as part of attempts to save £260 million across the Metropolitan Police Service. This leaves several boroughs, including Barking and Dagenham, without any front counters – breaking a previous Met pledge to have one accessible 24 hours a day in each London borough. READ MORE: ‘Knife…

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The incident happened in Longland Drive at around 9.30am today (August 6). The London Ambulance Service attended the scene and treated a woman and child before taking them to a nearby hospital. The road remains partially blocked both ways at Greenway. A detour is in operation for bus 326. The detour is running via High Road, Kingsway, Ballards Lane, Alexandra Grove and Courthouse Road. Buses will not serve stops from ‘Totteridge & Whetstone Station’ (A / B) to ‘Sussex Ring’ in either direction. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 9.38am today (6 August) to reports of…

The front counter at Romford police station will stay open despite other desks facing closure, according to a list published by Scotland yard on Wednesday (August 6). Romford is one of 20 desks to avoid closure under the proposals, which will see 18 others across London axed later this year.  Cllr Barry Mugglestone, Havering Council’s cabinet member for community safety, said the authority is “pleased to see our police desk remaining open, recognising the need for these services in our borough”. READ MORE: Police ‘confident’ that woman stabbed to death and man hit by train in Romford linked Other east London desks are set…

The piece, which depicts a rat hanging from a clock arm, first appeared on a Transport for London (TfL) signal controller cabinet door in Croydon in October 2019. It was discovered in front of Banksy’s pop-up showroom installation, Gross Domestic Product, and even featured in a video posted by Banksy on Instagram that same month. To ensure the artwork’s preservation and prevent theft or damage, TfL removed the door of the signal controller cabinet, which housed the technology for nearby traffic lights and tram signals. The door has now been acquired by the London Transport Museum. The museum has mounted…

The front counter at Bethnal Green Police Station, in Victoria Park Square is proposed for closure at the end of this year, according to a list published on Wednesday (August 6) by Scotland Yard. The list reveals that 18 out of the 37 front desks currently in operation are earmarked for closure as part of attempts to save £260 million across the Metropolitan Police Service. This leaves several boroughs, including Tower Hamlets, without any front counters – breaking a previous Met pledge to have one accessible 24 hours a day in each London borough. READ MORE: ‘Knife crime is a vortex – and it’s pulling young…

The front desk at Chingford Police Station, in Kings Head Hill, is proposed for closure at the end of this year, according to a list published on Wednesday (August 6) by Scotland Yard. The list reveals that 18 out of the 37 front desks currently in operation are earmarked for closure as part of attempts to save £260 million across the Metropolitan Police Service. This leaves several boroughs, including Waltham Forest, without any front counters – breaking a previous Met pledge to have one accessible 24 hours a day in each London borough. READ MORE: ‘Knife crime is a vortex – and it’s pulling young…

The front counter at Ilford police station, in High Road, will stay open despite other desks facing closure, according to a list published by Scotland yard on Wednesday (August 6). Ilford is one of 20 desks to avoid closure under the proposals, which will see 18 others across London axed later this year.  READ MORE: Five stabbings in one week in east London leaves one dead Other east London desks are set to be shut down in an attempt to save £260 million across the Metropolitan Police Service.  This includes counters in Dagenham, Barking Learning Centre, Bethnal Green, and Chingford.  The Met…