Author: Blake Foster

Eligible businesses were entitled to a single Bounce Back Loan of a maximum of £50,000 to support them through the pandemic.  Ruxanda Guja, 40, formerly of Bell Avenue in Harold Hill, secured three separate loans for her business – Roxy Contracts Limited – totalling £145,000.  On Tuesday, December 3, a High Court judge banned Guja from being a director for 13 years and will have to pay £107,038 in compensation.  Dave Magrath, director of investigation and enforcement services at the Insolvency Service, said: “The rules of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme were extremely clear. Businesses were only entitled to a single…

Marcus Fakana was on holiday with his family in the UAE when a romance blossomed with the girl, who is also from London and is now 18, according to campaign group Detained in Dubai. The two were together in August and reportedly kept the relationship secret from her family – but Mr Fakana has been unable to return to the UK after he was taken into custody when police in Dubai became aware of what was happening. On Wednesday (December 11), he was sentenced in Dubai to one year in prison. Radha Stirling, his representative from Detained in Dubai, said…

The video shows cars queued to exit a car park while the Audi tries to manoeuvre around them during the incident in Livingstone Road at 5pm on Friday (December 6). Undercover police are seen in pursuit before the driver abandons the car and attempts to flee on foot.   @sambela110 #claphamjunctionbynight#💚❤️ ♬ Mission Impossible Theme (Movie Trailer Mix) – Dominik Hauser Police confirmed a man was quickly detained and arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop, and attempted grievous bodily harm. The suspect was tasered during the arrest and taken to hospital as a precaution. A spokesperson for…

Officers were called to reports of an assault in Lensbury Way just before 8.50am today (December 11). London Ambulance Service and an air ambulance attended and found a man in his 40s who had been stabbed. He was taken to hospital for treatment where his condition is currently unknown. A boy was arrested at the scene on suspicion of affray, he has been taken into police custody.Police enquiries into the circumstances continue. A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 08:46hrs on Wednesday, 11 December to reports of an assault in Lensbury Way, SE2. “Officers, the London Ambulance…

The incident happened in High Street, Barkingside just before 8.10am today (December 11). Officers and London Ambulance Service crews attended, however, the man was pronounced dead shortly after. His next of kin is yet to be informed. The death is not being treated as suspicious. A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 08:09hrs on Wednesday, 11 December to a medical incident in High Street, Barkingside, Ilford. “Officers joined colleagues from London Ambulance Service. “Paramedics treated an elderly man but despite their best efforts, the man sadly died at the scene. “His next of kin is yet to…

Network Rail engineers will begin tests at Euston Station on Wednesday evening (December 11) to display live travel information on the large screen where the departure boards used to be.  The screen stopped being used to show adverts in October when former transport secretary Louise Haigh ordered Network Rail to improve the management of the station. The digital board will be fully activated next week as part of a five-point plan aimed at improving the station. The improvements are being made in response to feedback from passengers, who said that replacing a large advertising board with smaller ones in the central…

Film crews were spotted in Romford Shopping Hall on Monday (December 9), getting footage ahead of the show’s final on Saturday. Romford Shopping Hall manager Michelle Petty revealed the producers wanted to film people’s opinions about this week’s Strictly climax, and said it was “absolutely brilliant” that they wanted to talk to the shop owners. Staff from Bow Bells cafe could appear in this Saturday’s Strictly Come Dancing final (Image: Michelle Petty) The BBC show’s final will see Chris McCausland, Sarah Hadland, Tasha Ghouri and JB Gill compete for the glitterball trophy with their respective professional dance partners. Around 15 different independent…

Cavan Medlock, of Harrow, was found to have committed the act of making a threat to kill and the preparation of terrorist acts at a fact-finding hearing at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday. The 32-year-old “wanted to provide a ‘rallying cry’ to inspire other extreme right-wing terrorists”, the force said. Medlock targeted solicitor Toufique Hossain at the Duncan Lewis law firm in Harrow on September 7, 2020, and was arrested at the scene with a rucksack containing a knife, handcuffs, gaffer tape and two large flags “demonstrating extreme right-wing terrorist ideology”, Acting Commander Helen Flanagan, from the Met’s Counter Terrorism…

The ride – on November 30 – delivered new toys for the Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal to Ambition, Aspire, Achieve (AAA). The charity runs the annual initiative in partnership with the Newham Recorder. The bikers have been supporting the appeal for many years. Organiser John Pryke said more than 45 riders, some dressed in festive attire and with tinsel-decorated bikes, started their run at Triumph East London headquarters in London Road, Romford. Motorcyclists gather with festive spirit and gifts for the Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal (Image: Colin Grainger) Triumph also collected toys at its base to support…

Orhan Ekren, 48, was last seen in the vicinity of Camden Market, near Camden Lock, at around 10.40pm on November 26. He was wearing dark clothing and carrying a dark backpack, which was found near the canal the following day. (Image: Metropolitan Police) Orhan is of Turkish heritage and lives with his family in Milton Keynes. Police are particularly keen to speak to people that live in the Camden area, or who might have been in the area at the time, or that have a barge moored on the canal. If you have seen Orhan or have any information on…