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Londoners slam UK-wide vote petition for mayor as 'ridiculous' and 'dumb'

3 days ago | ilfordrecorder.co.uk | Emilia Kettle

A petition calling for all of the UK to be able to vote on the London Mayor has gone viral, but Londoners have branded it 'dumb' and 'ridiculous'. (Image: James Manning/PA Wire) Londoners have branded a viral petition to make the vote for London Mayor open to all UK residents as 'dumb' and 'ridiculous'. Sir Sadiq Khan is the current Mayor of London and has held the position since taking office in May 2016.
Tory MP Patrick Spencer charged with sexual assaults at Groucho Club

3 days ago | ilfordrecorder.co.uk | Berk Uyal

Patrick Spencer, 36, from Suffolk, was charged in connection with an investigation which reportedly occurred at the venue in August 2023. The charges relate to two separate women. Officers say he was charged after attending a voluntary interview at a London police station on March 13.
Police surround abandoned landmark Ilford building after 'group seen on roof'

1 week ago | ilfordrecorder.co.uk | Joseph Reaidi

Emergency services in Ilford (Image: @IG1IG3 / Instagram) Emergency services flooded High Road in Ilford after reports of a group of people on the roof of the Harrison Gibson building. The former furniture store which has been left in a semi-demolished state for at least two years, was surrounded by police yesterday (May 8) at 9.44pm. Police were called to reports of a group of people on the roof of the abandoned building.
High Road Ilford property gets closure order over 'illegal sex'

2 weeks ago | ilfordrecorder.co.uk | Josh Bolton

Police attended two addresses in High Road, Ilford, following reports of anti-social behaviour (Image: Met Police) A closure order has been issued for a property in Ilford where police suspect illegal sexual activity is taking place. Officers attended the two addresses in High Road on Tuesday, April 15, along with Redbridge Council following complaints about persistent anti-social behaviour.
Gang ran ‘abusive’ sex trafficking ring between Romania and east London

2 weeks ago | ilfordrecorder.co.uk | Josh Bolton

These three men were put behind bars for their involvement in a sex trafficking ring (Image: South Yorkshire Police) An organised crime gang ran a sex trafficking ring between Romania and Ilford. Between 2016 and 2019, 14 women in their 20s and 30s were trafficked to the UK from Romania to be sexually exploited at multiple addresses in Ilford and Doncaster. Five men and two women have now been sentenced for conspiracy to control prostitution for financial gain.
Ilford Lane mammoth mural unveiled on Clementswood Church

1 month ago | ilfordrecorder.co.uk | Mike Brooke

Caitlin and some of the children who created the mural (Image: Redbridge LB) Children have helped create a life-size mural of a prehistoric mammoth with thousands of used plastic bottle tops they collected. They have named the creature Marley which appears on the wall of Ilford’s Clementswood Church in Ilford Lane. The location marks the spot close to where the best-preserved fossil skull and tusks ever found in Britain was discovered by workers in 1864.
Queen's Hospital bid for £35m to transform 'inadequate' A&E gets boost

1 month ago | ilfordrecorder.co.uk | Charlotte Anderson

2 1/1 Queen's Hospital's bid to secure £35m to transform its A&E has been given a boost. Margaret Mullane, MP for Dagenham and Rainham, has started a petition to help secure the investment. The A&E at the hospital - part of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) - was designed to support 325 patients a day, but the trust says it now regularly sees more than double its capacity.
King Charles admitted to hospital today, Buckingham Palace has announced

1 month ago | ilfordrecorder.co.uk | Katie Collier

King Charles spent a "short period" in hospital today (Image: Victoria Jones/PA Wire) The King spent “a short period of observation in hospital” today (March 27) after experiencing side effects from his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace has said. Charles will no longer attend a trip to Birmingham on Friday to allow him to prioritise his recovery. A source described the hospital trip as a “most minor bump in a road that is very much heading in the right direction”.
Where to find great white sharks - are there any in the UK?

1 month ago | ilfordrecorder.co.uk | Patrick Glover

Great white sharks can grow up to 21 feet in length, weigh up to 4,500 pounds and live for more than 70 years. (Image: Getty Images) There are a number of shark species that can be found in UK waters including Tiger, Nurse and Basking sharks - but what about great whites?
'Charlie comes here to live': Film puts spotlight on boy's life at hospice

1 month ago | ilfordrecorder.co.uk | Mike Brooke

A film immersing the audience in the life of a six-year-old hospice patient and his brother has premiered. Through Their Eyes shows Haven House Children’s Hospice in Woodford Green from the point of view of Charlie Gill and his close relationship with his older sibling Dylan. It puts the audience directly into their tactile and sensory world and how being at the hospice has forged a special close sibling relationship.