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Man dies after incident on quiet residential road in Beckton
A man has died after an incident on a residential road in Beckton. The incident happened in Winsor Terrance near Harebell Drive just after 8.30pm yesterday (November 14). An ambulance crew and an incident response officer from London Ambulance
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Man charged after drugs, weapons and cash found across Romford and Shoreditch
A man from Poplar has been charged after a vehicle stop in Romford led to the discovery of drugs, weapons, and cash. On November 13, officers from the Romford Town Centre Team arrested a 20-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman on suspicion of drugs
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Romford's Mark King guilty of snooker match fixing and gets five-year ban
Romford-born snooker star Mark King has been banned from the sport for five years after being found guilty of match fixing. King was also fined more than £68,000 after being found guilty by a disciplinary committee of one count of match fixing
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Social media star from Romford to open interactive sports zone
A social media star from Romford is opening a new interactive sports zone including a mini-golf course and crazy pool. Charlie Davis, 23, who runs a YouTube channel by the same name with just less than one million subscribers, plans to open the
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Decision made on proposed cuts at RSPB Rainham Marshes
Rainham Marshes will lose its shop, cafe and education programme as part of wider RSPB cuts - but its visitor centre will remain open for now. The retail facility and cafe at the RSPB-run nature reserve will shut for good in January, the charity
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Hornchurch poker star wins $765K in seconds at Vegas showdown
A Hornchurch man won $765,200 in just 45 seconds. Nick Marchington, 26, beat some of the world's best poker players to become the main event champion at the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) in Las Vegas. The poker pro was up against
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Romford shopping centre welcomes back 'the friendliest Santa’s grotto in town'
A Santa's grotto has reopened at The Mercury shopping centre in Romford. The attraction, which has been running for almost 30 years, was officially opened by Havering mayor Gerry O'Sullivan. He was assisted by his four-month-old granddaughter
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The 17th century 'community' pub in Brentwood looking for new managers
A historic pub in Brentwood is looking for new managers, according to an online listing. The Green Man in Herongate is listed on BusinessesForSale.com at an asking price of £16,500, with family brewery Shepherd Neame reportedly looking for new
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Pictures show lorry on fire on A127 as traffic stretches to Upminster
Cars have been stuck in gridlock after a lorry on fire shut down the A127 leading up to Upminster. Smoke could be seen rising from the eastbound carriageway on the A127 near to Basildon yesterday (November 14). The road was closed off between
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Elizabeth line, Overground and DLR all face east London closures this weekend
A series of TfL track closures are planned for this weekend affecting several east London stations along the Elizabeth line, London Overground and Docklands Light Railway (DLR). The planned closures on Saturday (November 16) and Sunday (November
