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Barking & Dagenham Post - Text only page News Second teenager admits killing at bookmakersA TEENAGER today (Wednesday) admitted punching and kicking a partially deaf man to death in a bookmakers. Andrew Angus, 18, pleaded guilty to manslaughter during a brief appearance at the Old Bailey. Three weeks ago a Marcel Anderson, then aged 17, al... Home care staff cut back by almost halfTHE COUNCIL has cut back its home help team by nearly half after dozens of workers accepted voluntary redundancy. Earlier in the year town hall bosses decided to drastically reduce its number of home care staff from around 140 to 100. Carers were offered... We're opening doorsHave you ever wondered what s behind closed doors? Well, you need not wonder any longer, for on September 20-21 nearly 700 buildings throughout the capital will be throwing open their doors to the public, as part of the architectural showcase Open House... Teenager found guilty of stabbing at collegeA TEENAGER from Dagenham has been found guilty of stabbing a 14-year-old outside a college. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty of attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm with intent after a stabbing outside Redbrid... Fun day and quiz night for CourtneyA FAIRE fun day and quiz night will entertain kids and adults alike while raising money for a seriously ill girl this weekend. Residents are invited to a day of games and quizzes at Wantz Hall, Rainham Road North, Dagenham, on August 30 (Saturday), whe... Teenager killed in horror crashA TEENAGER has been killed in a motorcycle crash after he collided with the crash barrier on the A12. Conor Hare, 17, thought to be a former pupil of Jo Richardson School in Dagenham, was travelling east through Romford when tragedy struck last Thursday e... Walk in the ParkBarking and Dagenham s family walks in the park finishes on Sunday with a fun filled day of events. The grand finale is this Sunday 31 August at Valence Park, Becontree Avenue, and children can also enjoy a trip to Treasure Island. The day is free and s... Child slept with cannabis plantsPOLICE found a baby s cot wedged between cannabis plants when they raided a tower block flat. Around 14 officers swooped on Parkview House in Bell Farm Avenue, Dagenham, last Friday morning (August 22) because they suspected drugs were being grown there.... Sparks fly as van overturnsA DRIVER was taken to hospital after his van overturned and skidded along the ground in a dramatic accident. The man, believed to be in his 50s, lost control of his vehicle in Longbridge Road near the junction with Bennett s Castle Lane at 10.30am on Frid... Knife thug jailed for 15 monthsA THUG who slashed a teenage off licence worker in a row over warm beer has been jailed for 15 months. David McLeod, 39, stormed home to grab a kitchen knife before lunging at 18-year-old Carl Parker s face. Mr Parker needed nine stitches to repair the pa... Letters Another club closing downI AM a member of the Manor Active Age Centre in Neasham Road, Dagenham. This is yet another club which is being shut down by the so-called Age Concern. They are paid a huge sum of money from the council every year to look after the elderly, which is somet... Decline in services has been rather shockingI bought my flat in Longhayes Avenue, Marks Gate, three years ago. In that time, we ve seen a few changes, but since January, the decline in council services has been rather shocking. I have been emailing them for the last 11 days asking them to mend th... Regarding the glass collectionI WOULD like to respond to the letter from Miss K. Saunders in last week s Postbag. If she had read all of my letters printed in the Post regarding glass collections, she would have realised that I have been campaigning for years to get this council to ma... Good old British stiff upper lipIT was interesting to read last week s Post about the discovery of a WWII bomb in Chadwell Heath. Although I am no expert, I understood the phrase that the bomb s fuse was still active, to mean that it could explode at any time. So if the device was still... I was luckier on my Egypt visit...I FELT sorry for the family whose holiday in Egypt was ruined when the mum broke her leg, and her two sons were hurt in accidents too (Post, August 20). Seems that they missed all the sights which is a great pity because Egypt is a very beautiful country,... Needs of the paying publicHaving attended the pop concert at Central Park, I must say that the organisation was appalling. The toilet facilities were inadequate and without lighting, and the refreshments were overpriced. We were not allowed to take in our own food or drink, so man... There's nothing smashing about this glass collectionI don t know about other readers, but I am sick and tired of having to phone Barking and Dagenham Council every other week when they do not collect the recycleable rubbish. When they first brought in the garden waste bags I used them diligently, and the... Show goes on for brave MillieMY congratulations go to Amelia Dunn for her performance in the community play, Harry from the Hill at the Queen s Theatre, Hornchurch. Sixty-plus-years-old Millie sang and danced her role over five nights, despite suffering a violent allergic reaction to... 'Ghouls' gathered after accidentI WOULD like to thank the emergency services who attended the scene of a car accident on August 2, in which my daughter was injured. I would also like to thank the lady who phoned me to advise me of the incident in Eastern Avenue, Newbury Park, and who a... New service is not deliveringWHAT is the point of the council promising to provide a service which they cannot deliver in a safe an efficient manner? I am referring to their much-heralded glass collection, years after many other boroughs implemented this policy. On at least two occas... Sport Young athletes take league title in styleTHE Havering Mayesbrook Eastern Young Athletes team won by almost 200 points in their final fixture at Ilford recently to claim the League title ahead of Bedford. Their 762-point winning tally was enough to take the team up from third place to top, 19 po... Borough play a part in street games festivalBARKING & DAGENHAM athletes (pictured right) ascended on Newham Leisure Centre for the London Street Games Festival last Friday. Leyton Orient Sports Community Programme (LOCSP) provided six of the teams (Barking, Hackney, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets... Relegation for brave LadiesTHERE was heartbreak for Havering Mayesbrook as a fine fourth place at Carshalton on Sunday was not enough to preserve the squad s Division Two status as results on the day went against them. The scene was always set for a compelling final fixture with al... Mersey mission for LynesFORMER European title-holder Colin Lynes must travel to Liverpool for a chance to regain his old British light welter crown when he faces Northern titleholder David Barnes on a Matchroom promotion scheduled to take place at the Everton Park Sports Centre,... Napa bounces back in styleIAN NAPA looks back on the night he lost to Italian Simone Maludrottu in a European title fight at Dagenham s Goresbrook Centre in March last year as the turning point of his long ring career. For that points defeat against the classy Italian was brave N... Barker's a real sparklerDarren Barker continued his victory march on the other side of the Atlantic on Friday night with a performance to suggest he will soon be challenging for top honours in the middleweight division. Former Repton amateur star Barker, the undefeated British... Title rivals face return duelsTHE highly controversial British heavyweight title clash between champion Danny Williams and challenger John McDermott at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in July is booked for a rematch before the end of the year. Many thought that Williams was very lucky to ke... Dagenham duo set for world title clashAN ALL-DAGENHAM duel between Nicky Cook and Kevin Mitchell with the world super-featherweight title at stake could be all set for next year - if Cook defeats WBO champion Alex Arthur in the Battle of Britain clash at the M.E.N Arena on September 6. Cook a... Mills gets the chairKEITH MILLS has been a man of many parts at Dagenham Boxing Club over the past 20 years, serving spells as club trainer and treasurer, now he steps into a new role as chairman. Mills, who earlier boxed in the club s colours and has his own plumbing busine... Kev seeks new route to gloryKevin Mitchell admits he would love the chance to step into the ring as challenger for Alex Arthur s WBO world super-featherweight title at the MEN Arena in Manchester on September 6, but instead he will be rooting for his close friend and stablemate Nick... Captain Kurt’s ton is full of enterpriseLORDS & ESSEX PREMIER Goresbrook 274-9 BEAT BELHUS 133 ALL OUT by 141 RUNS Goresbrook ensured that their stay in the bottom two of the Lords International Premier Division was as short as possible, after a resounding victory over old rivals Belhus. Broo... Wonderful Wilding storms to a century as the thirds march onLord s International League DivisionThree Goresbrook IIIs 216 all out beat Hornchurch Athletic IVs 171 all out by 45 runs A SUPERB maiden century from skipper Chris Wilding was the highlight of another Goresbrook victory as they ensured a top-six finish i... Jo’s promotion proves a big hit!Goresbrook IIs 184 all out lost to Cosmopolitan 187 for 4 by 6 wickets A YOUTHFUL Gor-esbrook IIs were beaten but by no means disgraced in their Lords Internat-ional League Divis-ion One encounter against leaders Cos-mopolitan at Fairlop on Saturday. No... Goodmayes in with a fighting chance!GOODMAYES & BLYTHSWOOD completed a six-wicket win over Hawks at the weekend to keep alive their hopes of avoiding relegation from the Essex Lords International League Division One. Mark Embery, the Goodmayes captain, was a relieved man as his players won... Sinfield strikes in super styleTower Ravens 213-9 beat Goresbrook II 158-7 by 55 runs A superb spell of bowling from teenager Mitchell Sinfield was not enough for Goresbrook Sunday seconds as they were comfortably beaten by Tower Ravens at May & Baker. The visitors were quick out of th... Stallion ride to an easy winStallion 208-9 beat Goresbrook 123 all out, by 85 runs GORESBROOK S Sunday League season came to an undistinguished end as a much depleted side slumped to defeat at new-boys Stallion. With four regular top order batsman missing, Gores-brook s only chance... Twenty20 success for the youngstersGORESBROOK fought off strong challenges from Ilford and Beehive to be crowned the Essex under-11 Midweek League Twenty20 cham-pions on Thursday. Brook were paired in the opening match against Beehive, so it could not have been a trickier start. In the l... Nine men sink 'FleetGoresbrook under-13 s 81 all out beat Benfleet under-13 s 45 all out by 36 runs Goresbrook s under-13 s pulled off an heroic win at Benfleet in Sunday s Peter Coe Cup tie. With two players taken ill on the morning of the game Brook found themselves with... Five out of six for Goresbrook thirdsRESURGENT Goresbrook thirds, without a victory in their first seven league games of the season, made it five wins out of six in a thrilling run-chase against third-placed Barking. Set a challenging total of 197 off 45 overs, and with several regulars abs... Barking in the driving seatGoresbrook II 143 all out lost to Barking II 144-3 by seven wickets BARKING put in a sterling performance as Goresbrook found themselves completely over-run at Mayesbrook Park over the weekend. Goresbrook captain, Nick Martin, won the toss and elected to... Blues lose battle of the former giants!ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE Enfield 1893 4 Barking 1 THIS was Barking s 113th meeting with Enfield and evoked memories of the great matches between the clubs during the 1970s at the top of the Isthmian League, though it was the Blues who endured a chastening defe... Below-par Barking slump to defeatBarking 1 Grays 4 BARKING reserves proved to be way below par against a young and well-organised Grays team, in the opening Comb-ination fixture of the season. The Blues started well enough, with Beveney working hard at right back and Taiwo showing good... No FA Cup glory as Barking crash outBARKING S dreams of FA Cup glory were shattered on Saturday as they were hammered 4-0 with the hosts three up within half an hour. The Blues started with one change from the previous weekend, with Bradley Williams replacing Tanzet Osman and with both team... Blues boss Ross looking to spring surpriseBARKING crashed out of the FA Cup after a 4-0 hammering by Bedfont Town but with title favourites Enfield 1983 coming up this weekend, Blues manager Dave Ross is still confident his side can spring a surprise. The Blues drew their opening league encounte... Honours even at DerehamDereham Town 1 Barking 1 BARKING made the long trip to Norfolk to take on Dereham Town, and were a goal behind before they had a chance to settle when Daniel Beamount put the hosts ahead after 89 seconds after catching out a square looking defence. Leigha... Talking Sport with Neil TrainisAS football s evolution from a hugely accessible sport steered by enjoyment and participation to a business-orientated, commercial-driven industry has grown, so too has the power held by footballers, a notion explicitly highlighted by the Dimitar Berbatov... Oaten rides into secondRiders from Barking and Dagenham BMX Club (BADBMX) made the trip to Peterborough last weekend to complete in the 2008 British Championships, with one rider finishing an ex-cellent second. Nicholas Oaten was runner-up in all three of his motos, third in t... Talking Sport With Neil TrainisFABIO Capello s tenure as England head coach is still in its infancy but his occupancy of the position will have to generate maturity on behalf of players who still have some growing up to do in the international sphere. The so-called honeymoon period is... England call for Stevie wonder!A YOUNG ice hockey star is celebrating this week after breaking into the England squad. Stevie Dunnage, 12, of Dagenham, has been selected for an under-14 trip to Latvia next April after impressing coaches at the school of excellence in Hull. The Eastbroo... Lamb in big winTHE LAMB put in another excellent performance to crush The Maypole 7-1 at Barking Pool Club at the weekend, writes Jimmy Carney. Lamb, who have won the Barking & District Pool League Premier Division title five times in the last eight years, find themselv... Bulldogs finish in some styleBulldogs 34 St Ives Roosters 10 BULLDOGS completed their home league programme in fine style on Saturday with a thumping win over third-placed St Ives to all but confirm themselves as champions of National Conference East. After a slow start which saw th... What's On The WacknessIT S the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are awash with drugs and hip-hop music. In the middle of this period of change is Luke (Josh Peck), a confused teenager with no friends. He keeps to himself and occasionally sells weed to people includi... StrangersTHIS IS a fine debut from Brian Bertino with a simple but very scary story. Kristen (Liv Tyler), and James (Scott Speedman), have arrived at a secluded cottage after attending a friend s wedding. When they answer a knock at the door to find a strange wom... Step-brothersTHE CLASSIC comedy team of Will Ferrell and Adam McKay get together again. From their imaginations has come Anchorman and Talladega Nights, and although Step-Brothers approaches the same level of laughter, it never quite gets there. Still, for Ferrell fan... This week's filmsSTAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS (PG) THE battle for the universe has begun – on one side are the brave Jedi Knights and on the other the armies of darkness. Everyone s favourite heroes, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala are dra... Rock and Roll Concert - Saturday's reportDISAPPOINTED fans stayed away from the driving rain as the Sugababes shockingly pulled out of Saturday s charity concert at the last minute. Organisers received notification on the morning of the show announcing that the pop trio would not be able to perf... Oh Rene where are you?THE FANTASTICALLY popular British comedy Allo Allo will take to the stage next month for a week of hilarity. Say Bonjour to Rene (Jeffrey Holland), the most wanted man in occupied France; women want his body, the Resistance wants his brain and the Naz... A Docker's lot is not a happy oneANYONE would have thought with so much theatrical experience, a well known playwright would feel enthusiastic at reading his own work. However, for Queen s Theatre front of house manager, Dave Ross, the experience was: The most terrifying of my life. Th... The 'Doctor' is in townTAKE THE kids on an intergalactic space adventure all next week at Lakeside shopping centre in Thurrock. Outer Space Week will run Monday August 25– Friday 29 and will feature appearances by Dr Who s arch enemy the Dalek. Children will be able to enjoy ou... Comedy club laughsTOP COMEDIANS promise an evening that will tickle your fancy at the Queen s Theatre in Hornchurch. On Thursday August 21 at 8.30pm three fantastic funny-men take to the stage for Comedy Club in the Foyer. Jarred Christmas, Ninia Benjamin and Seann Walsh a... Shaking the dust off DustySTRAIGHT from her appearance as Dusty Springfield at Legends in Las Vegas, Katy Setterfield takes on her first solo UK concert tour. On Saturday September 27 her remarkable voice will light up The Orchard Theatre in Dartford in a show called My One and On... What's on: Theatre guideTHE BROADWAY Theatre, Barking 0208 507 5607 No performances until September 4 THE QUEEN S Theatre, Hornchurch 01708 443333 August 13-16: Fifi and the Flowertots ADVENTURES of the magical kind await the little ones as a lost fairy tries to find her way ho... It's September in the rainTHIS SUMMER enjoy a heart-warming comedy brought to you by the stars of the resident company of actors and musicians at the Queen s theatre. The story follows Jack and Liz who, come rain or shine, have been holidaying in Blackpool for years. Same old B... Return to London24 home page |