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Here is a selection of Ilford news. Any major stories, national news concerning Ilford or anything that particularly catches the eye you can
count on us to tell you!
This is not meant to be comprehensive weekly news, for that see Wanstead and Woodford Guardian or similar.
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Interpretation and summary by the author
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- Hospital man fed lamb and spuds 16 times in 8 consecutive days!
A man staying at Whipps Cross Hospital was served the same meal for 8 days running. Not only was his dinner the same every day but his lunch was too, and his lunch was the same as his dinner. He has a food allergy to wheat and gluten so could not eat normal meals, but he thinks there was a somewhat of a lack of imagination when preparing his meals.
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- 200 queue to see pebbles
Two pebbles were found by teenage brothers whilst on holiday in the Isle of Wight. One had natural markings spelling the name of Allah in Arabic. The other found a pebble, the markings on it spelling out Muhammed, a prophet in the Koran. Their father took the pebbles to an Islamic centre in Ilford where 200 people queued to see them. He said 'You could spend your whole life looking for something like this and not find it'.
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- Thieves steal memorial benches
Thieves stole three benches dedicated to former members. The manager says they were irreplacable. About £1800 worth of garden furniture was taken.
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- Brawl on Sunday afternoon next to the Town Hall
Sunday shoppers got to watch a fight involving four shoppers and a group of guests arriving at the Town Hall for a Bengali wedding. Police do not know what started the fight. It happened at 2:30pm last Sunday.
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- Man charged over stealing £1.99 takeaway from a man in the street
An unemployed man was taken to court for stealing a £1.99 chicken meal off a man in the street. Richard Hoskins, magistrate said 'some people might think this is a small crime' and that he could have been sent to prison for it. He gave the man the option of paying a £75 fine or spending a day in custody.
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