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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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- Suspected terrorist arrested in Ilford
One of the eight men arrested today after half a ton of ammonium nitrate fertiliser was found in a storage unit in West London, was from Ilford.
All eight men arrested in raids on 24 premises across the South East were of Pakistani descent and are accused of being involved in the commission, preparation or instagation of acts of terrorism.
The fertiliser was used in the Docklands and Bali bombings, and used by the IRA and al-Quaeda.
Big national news - see here for more info.
MI5, MI6 and GCHQ were involved in the planning of the raids.
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- Redbridge Council leader was decided by toss of a coin
The Conservatives, currently in power in Redbridge with a majority of 34 out of 63 seats, had a secret ballot to determine the next leader. 17 party members backed each of the choices - current leader Cllr Burgess and Cllr Hughes. According to party rules in this event, a coin would be brought out to decide. Unlucky Cllr Hughes called tails leaving Cllr Burgess to carry on in power.
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- Human remains found in car
A man who went missing on October 26th 2003 was found last week in the boot of an abandoned car following reports of a bad smell. A son is accused of murdering his 49 year old father.
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- Redbridge council tax rises 5.5%
Redbridge Council tax rises just(!) 5.5% this year after £693,000 was found from its coffers. Initially the council proposed a 7.1% increase.
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- Ilford girl to be in box office film
8 year old Ilford girl is set to appear in a Julia Roberts film. Closer, which also stars Jude Law, is due to be released in the US in December. The young girl has 'a tiny part playing a young girl in the background'.
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