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	'Affair' prison officer jailed A PRISON officer from Romford who had an affair with a cage fighter in prison for an horrific acid attack on model and TV presenter Katie Piper has been jailed for 21 months. Lisa Harris, 28, sneaked kisses, cuddles and steamy text messages with Daniel Ly... » MORE

Green space land fury

OUTRAGED residents have vowed to fight a council plan to sell off a huge Harold Hill greenspace to developers. The nine acre site, next to Central Park, is home to the Albemarle Youth House, two junior football pitches, two tennis courts and an archery tr... » MORE

Imogen makes tweet music at Grammys

A ROMFORD singer/songwriter has scooped a Grammy Award, becoming just one of three British acts to walk away with a gong from this year s star-studded ceremony. Imogen Heap picked up the award for the Best Engineered Album, Non Classical for her album Ell... » MORE

Paedophile caged

A ROMFORD paedophile who sexually assaulted two teenage girls and had 28,000 indecent images of children has been jailed. Tom Cooper, 25, of Main Road, will be free in two years, but must remain on the sex offenders register for life. Two indictments at B... » MORE

Brave staff foil masked raiders

Raiders who tried to rob two of the borough s sub post offices were foiled by brave counter staff. One calmly set off an alarm and in the second raid the staff member bravely refused to open a connecting door. Police are hunting the first suspect who wore... » MORE

Tories at war in 'love traingle'

AN ALLEGED love triangle involving two male Tory councillors and a pretty brunette – and the power of hypnosis – is at the centre of a police probe. Councillor Kevin Gregory has been interviewed by police over allegations he harassed his now ex-lover, Lau... » MORE

Store tries to sell-on missing toy

WHEN three-year-old Poppy Beazley lost her favourite home-made soft toy on a shopping trip, mum Stephanie thought it was gone forever - until it turned up for sale in TK Maxx! Stephanie Beazley, 27, was Christmas shopping in the Brewery, Romford, with Po... » MORE

Web fraudsters fiddle fake tax rebate

SOPHISTICATED web hackers used a Hornchurch man s secure government webpage to trick the taxman into handing over hundreds of pounds, it has been claimed. Gary Taylor, from Rye Close, was astounded to find his online tax self assessment page - which can... » MORE

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