
Barry Caffrey
News Broadcaster, Reporter and Presenter at BBC
BBC Broadcaster - News correspondent and Presenter 📺 📻 🎤 / Irish in London / Views my own. (DMs open) 📧 [email protected]
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Barry Caffrey
Image caption, Saira Begum Mir founded the food bank five years ago during the pandemicOne of the biggest food banks in east London is appealing for help to find new premises after being served an eviction notice. Pl84U Al Suffa in Leytonstone, which supports about 500 people a week, has been ordered to vacate its home by 8 June. The landlord of the building plans to refurbish the premises.
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Barry Caffrey
Image caption, Leitita says she was motivated to give blood because she has the RO sub-typeBlood donors across south London may have potentially saved around 11,000 lives in the three months since Brixton's new blood donor centre first opened to the public, according to data from NHS Blood and Transplant. Between December 2024 and February 2025, 3,773 people donated at the centre in south London, providing more than 3,000 units of blood. Each unit can save up to three lives.
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Feb 13, 2025 |
bbc.com | Victoria Cook |Barry Caffrey
No water for a second day in parts of south LondonVictoria Cook & Barry CaffreyThames WaterThames Water says this is the pipe that burst underground on Alleyn Road in DulwichThe outage is affecting thousands across Crystal Palace, Forest Hill, Sydenham, West Norwood and Streatham, including 7 schools and 3 care homes. Thames Water said its teams were "working 24 hours a day to resolve the situation" and bottled water was being provided outside Sainsburys in Southend Lane.
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Jan 18, 2025 |
yahoo.com | Barry Caffrey
A soup kitchen in south London, which says it is a "lifeline" to the community, may be forced to close its hub. Peckham Soup Kitchen was established in 2021 to help people struggling to afford food and basic essentials. It has been based in an unused unit in the Aylesham Shopping centre on Rye Lane since 2023, but now needs to move by next week because the owners of the unit need to redevelop it.
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Dec 2, 2024 |
yahoo.com | Jess Warren |Barry Caffrey
Demolition work has started on a block of flats in east London which caught fire leaving more than 80 people homeless. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) rescued at least 20 people from Spectrum House on Freshwater Road, Dagenham during a fire on 26 August. A spokesperson for Barking and Dagenham Council said the building owners had decided to demolish the block after surveyor reports confirmed the building was unsafe. AdvertisementBuilding owner Arinium Holdings Limited has refused to comment.
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A pleasure to meet magician Laura London and fmr magician Sophie Lloyd today. Sophie tricked her way into the Magic Circle by disguising as a man in 1991 before being expelled. Now she’s being welcomed back. Report coming up on @BBCNews at 6 - big thanks to @SJTHarrison producing https://t.co/kictvnEBLI

Working from the East End today for @BBCLondonNews with great camera man Dave Godfrey - so lunch had to be traditional two pie and one mash, with liquor and a cuppa of course! https://t.co/zcpfQOJmPZ

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