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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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11 Jan 2001

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Masked robbers held up a Securicor van and forced guards to hand over £50,000 cash from Barclays in Wanstead.
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Woodford Road post office was broken into minutes after closing time and got away with an undisclosed about of money.
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Vandals destroy a memorial plaque from a tree.
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Organised criminals believed to be responsible for dozens of car thefts in the area.
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Popular campaigner, Pam Ballantine, has died.
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