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Entries from Londonist tagged with 'ilford'

November 9, 2008

Here’s what we’ve learned this weekend whilst you’ve been Remembering: For the man who has everything this Chrissie: get thee to Sotheby’s on Wednesday where they are auctioning a flight with the Red Arrows. A teenager has died after a stabbing in Ilford. Now wash your hands: norovirus is back in South East London. The Queen and other members of the Royal Family were at the Cenotaph today for Remembrance Sunday. London’s Poles have......

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June 26, 2008

Do you dread walking down Brick Lane because of the torrent of curry touters? Well fear not ASBOshave started being handed out to persistent touters! Who knew! As well as wasting time, facebook has proved it has it's worth by helping to catch a diamond thief in Ilford. If you were wondering why you were kicked offStreatham Common on Sunday, it's because a WWII grenade was being removed! Now we've nicked off with Boris,......

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June 16, 2008

Swimmers in Redbridge have stroked their collective chins and yelled "Reckon?" at plans to offer free access to swimming baths under the 2012 legacy plan. Front-crawlers in the Redbridge Swimmers Association don't quite believe the government's claim that, in four years time, pools won't cost a penny. Their skeptism is given weight by the planned closure this December of Ilford Swimming Baths, which dates from 1931 and has been deemed "too expensive to repair".......

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May 23, 2008

The Crewe by-election looks like it just might be a bit of a watershed for the Conservatives. It's the first time the Tories have won a by-election in a Labour-held seat since 1978 - 30 years ago. If David Cameron becomes PM, will everyone look back at this moment as the point where he really began to take control? Anyway, Crewe is miles away - why should London care? Well, for one thing the......

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