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'You can paint out our flags, not our pride' - Pride group responds to vandalism
A Pride group in Forest Gate has reacted after murals were vandalised in a spate of homophobic hate crimes. The Metropolitan Police are investigating the incidents after three pride and progress flags were painted and graffitied over outside Forest
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Community hub with café and offices gets approval
A neighbourhood is getting a new café and offices for local businesses after Newham Council unanimously gave the plans the green light. Meanwhile Space, a community interest company (CIC), had submitted plans so it could transform a vacant, overgrown
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Police called to 'knife incident' as estate's drug problem gets worse
Police were called to a reported knife incident last week on a problem estate exposed by the Recorder. But a witness claimed to this paper it was a vexatious report made by a drug user, to cause problems for an innocent resident. The row erupted
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Pride flags vandalised with red paint outside train station
Three Pride flags at Forest Gate station have been vandalised with red paint. Metropolitan Police detectives are treating the incidents as homophobic hate crimes. Officers were called to the station on Sunday morning (June 23) after a large