Author: Blake Foster

Metropolitan Police officers are investigating after a 15-year-old was raped in St Edwards Way at around 11.35pm on Sunday, June 22. Conservative David Taylor, who represents the St Edwards ward, says he has asked the police for a public meeting and wants councillors to do more to keep their constituents safe. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “We must do more to keep women and children safe in Romford. “I have been, for years, asking for improvements to our subways and the money is there for CCTV expansion. “Residents feel like the town is no longer safe and…

The One Show, which typically airs at 7pm on weeknights, will be off TV for the next month. The news was announced live on the show as part of a summer break. It is not the only change on the BBC, with a major EastEnders change having also been revealed recently. BBC’s One Show taken off TV in big schedule shake-up The One Show has been taken off air in as part of the summer schedule shake-up. As of June 30, the long-running show will be off air until the end of July. Revealing the news, host Alex Jones said:…

The cancer had spread to her brain, and her family’s lawyers say it could have caused by exposure to asbestos to her jobs at factories in Enfield decades earlier. Carole’s daughters Annette Graham and Tracey Phillips have now instructed law firm Irwin Mitchell, which specialises in asbestos-related claims, to look into whether it could be connected to her work between the 1960s and 90s. The sisters are appealing to former workmates for anything that could help establish whether their mother came into contact with asbestos at either the Belling or the Thorn EMI factories. “Losing Carole continues to have a devastating impact on her daughters,” Irwin…

The funding, announced during London Climate Week, aims to enhance household energy efficiency in the borough. It includes £1.7 million from the Greater London Authority’s Warmer Homes London initiative, supporting residents on lower incomes in privately owned or rented homes with Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings of D to G. A further £512,000 has been allocated from the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund for installing solar panels on 100 council homes with EPC ratings of D or below. This also aims to help council tenants save on energy bills. The funding is part of a wider bid by a coalition…

Roydon is a village located in the north of Epping Forest and lies on the River Stort and canalised Stort Navigation. According to Visit Epping Forest, Roydon was recorded in the Domesday Book as Ruindune which transformed into the names Reidona, Reindon, and then Roindon by 1208. It described the village as “small but picturesque”. Roydon has its own train station on the West Anglia mainline, with trains linking the village to London Liverpool Street and Cambridge. Roydon train station (Image: Google) According to Google Maps, Roydon is only a 45 minute drive from Romford Market. Acknowledging these efficient transport links, researchers…

As well as appearing in print, our death notice pages will remain online as a lasting tribute to the memory of those we have lost. Anyone who wishes to send their own message of condolence can do so by visiting the deceased’s death notice page. Here are the most recent notices placed in the Your Local Guardian: Janette ‘Jan’ Holmes Brilliant joyous mum, nan, and friend, Jan lived in Stanley Rd, Teddington for the last forty years and prior to that Lion Road, Twickenham. She loved live music and enjoyed going out to local venues and pubs like the Red…

Multiple police vehicles were spotted in Colyers Lane near Brook Street at around 9pm today (June 21). A picture, obtained by the News Shopper, shows police officers who have formed a line across the street.  The nature of the incident is unclear at this stage.  We have contacted Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade for further information. This is a breaking news story. More to follow. Source link

I find myself going into this big explanation of the true cost of my car. Some people still don’t fully understand. The changes around the upcoming Welfare Reform has stirred the topic up again with people asking should Taxpayers be funding non-working people’s car, without truly comprehending what they are talking about. I am going to explain to you, the true cost of my Motability car, not because I feel I owe it to anyone, but because I want people to understand just how much people with disabilities put in to these cars. (Image: Victoria-Jayne Scholes) Firstly, are these cars…

I find myself going into this big explanation of the true cost of my car. Some people still don’t fully understand. The changes around the upcoming Welfare Reform has stirred the topic up again with people asking should Taxpayers be funding non-working people’s car, without truly comprehending what they are talking about. I am going to explain to you, the true cost of my Motability car, not because I feel I owe it to anyone, but because I want people to understand just how much people with disabilities put in to these cars. (Image: Victoria-Jayne Scholes) Firstly, are these cars…

The decision comes after the Mayor said there was “overwhelming” support for the plan from the 6,000 people who took part in a consultation, with two thirds backing pedestrianisation. He also revealed that traffic would be banned further east than expected, with restrictions stretching from Orchard Street near Marble Arch to Great Portland Street near Oxford Circus. It comes despite concerns from local people about where cars, buses and cyclists would be rerouted if Oxford Street was blocked off. Cllr Adam Hug, leader of Westminster City Council, has said that the decision was not the local authority’s “preferred outcome” but…