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He said: “The evidence had no cred- itability.Iamrelievedandbemusedhow thechurchhasconducteditself. “Theclaimswereanonsense.Ididnot doubtthecommittee’sverdict. “As far as I am aware this is the first time the council’s standards committee hasclearedsomeoneofallallegations.” Mr Akutu made a complaint to the council alleging that Mr Davis said the girl’s name during a heated conversation. Thechurchhadbidtoopenachurch- cinema at the former EMD building in HoeStreet,Walthamstow.Thecommittee unanimouslyrefusedpermission. Eight-year-oldVictoriaClimbiédiedat the hands of her great-aunt Marie- Therese Kouao and partner Carl ManningonFebruary25,2000with128 separateinjuriestoherbody. Intheweeksleadinguptoandtheday before her death, the youngster and her great aunt visited a pastor representing the United Church of the Kingdom of GodattheSevenSistersRoad. 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TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 SYWAL www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk YellowAdvertiserSeries,Thursday,January31,2013 3 Taxi driver jailed for 12 speedread ➤ years over lover’s death Caberet night AMANhasbeenbroughtto THEFriendsofValentinesMansionarepresentinga justice and jailed for 12 cabaretnightatValentinesMansion,EmersonRoad, years after his lover disap- Ilford,onFriday,February15. peared and was never seen Dinerscanenjoycandlelittables,musicfromGeoff again more than 17 years SeeffandtheWheezards,serenadedbythefantastic ago. jazzsingerCatherineLimaandroomtodance CabdriverKevinDoherty, Refreshmentsareincludedinthepriceoftheticket. 57, of Cherry Tree Rise, Theeveningstartsat7.30pmto10pm. Buckhurst Hill, was found Ticketsareavailableat£14formembersofthe guiltyattheOldBaileyon Friends,£16tonon-members. Tuesdayofthemanslaughter ContactBarbaraNorcaroon02084787248toensure of Jane Harrison after she yourplace. disappeared in 1995 aged 32. Photographic icon in Jane,whohadaone-year- conversation old son with Doherty and another 14-year-old son JAILED:KevinDohertywasfoundguiltyofthe ICONICBritishphotographerDavidBaileywill fromapreviousrelationship, manslaughterofJaneHarrison. presentshisperspectiveon1960sEastEndLondonin disappeared on June 15 newexhibition,EastEndFaces. 1995. The last confirmed CrimeCommandtolookat ThepairhadmetatCharlie Baileywilldiscusshiscareerinconversationwith sightingofherwasataround furtherinAugust2010. Chan’s nightclub in SandyNairne,directoroftheNational,attheWilliam 5pm in the Wood Green Doherty, who is married Walthamstow in January MorrisGallery,inWalthamstow Shopping City precinct, with a family, was arrested 1992andbegantoseeeach BorninLeytonstoneandraisedinEastHam,he where she was seen with on Tuesday, May 29 2012 other despite the fact photographedtheeverchangingfaceofLondon’sEast Doherty. andsubsequentlycharged. Dohertyhadawifeandthree Endandthepeoplewholivethere. Jane, of Poets Road, As the last person to see children. It was a turbulent DavidBaileyInConversationwillbeheldon Highbury, was never seen Jane alive, he had initially relationship, peppered with Wednesday,March13,at7.30pm.Ticketswillgoon again. Extensive enquiries been treated as a witnesses break-upsandphysicalvio- salelaterthismonth. werecarriedoutincludinga whenshefirstdisappeared. lence and Doherty was reconstruction of her last As the investigation pro- obsessiveandcontrolling. Train station to reopen movements. gressed he was arrested on On June 14, 1995 he Onthefourthanniversary suspicion of abduction in bookedalast-minuteholiday LEABridgeStationisabouttoreopen. ofherdisappearance,police July 1995. However, there toFloridaforhimself,Jane MeetingsbetweenWalthamForestCounciland offereda£10,000rewardfor wasnotenoughevidenceat andhersons. NetworkRailhaveresultedinanundertakingtowork information leading to her thatstagetochargehimand The following day they togethertoreopenLeaBridgeStationassoonas whereabouts,eitherdeador theenquirygroundtoahalt. went shopping in Wood possible. alive,butnosightingswere But when detectives Greentobuyclothesforthe “Iwasdelightedwiththeresultofthemeeting,”said reported. lookedafreshatthecasein holiday and Doherty then CouncilLeaderChrisRobbins.“NetworkRailis InMarch2010theinvesti- 2010andcarriedoutmobile claimed to have dropped extremelypositiveaboutreopeningthisstationand gationwaslookedatagainin phone analysis, they found Janeoffclosetohermother’s we’vesetinplayagoodrelationshiptobeabletogo depth by the Met’s Murder Doherty’saccountsandalibi address. forwardtogethertoseethestationbuilt.” ReviewGroup. didnotstackup. Hereportedhermissingon Thenewsofthemeetingcomesoffthebackofthe Potential new lines of Heclaimedhehadspoken Friday,June16,1995. Councilsecuringthefundingfortheprojectattheend enquirywereidentifiedand to Jane a number of times Her body has never been oflastyear,makingalong-soughtambitionforthe the case referred to the after she was last seen but found but she is presumed boroughastepclosertobecomingareality. Homicide and Serious thiswasdisproved. murdered. 4 YellowAdvertiserSeries,Thursday,January31,2013 www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SYWAL TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 Students enjoy tour of Commons by MP speedread ➤ SCORESofHaveringCollege was followed by a walk to Money for hospital BTEC IT students enjoyed a WestminsterHallwherethey trip to the House of were shown the new stained trust Commons. glasswindowpresentedtothe The visit was organised by Queenincommemorationof BARKINGHaveringandRedbridge former college student, herDiamondJubilee.” HospitalTrustwillgetasliceof£25mto Romford MP Andrew Student Toseef Iqbal, 17, improveitsservice. Rosindell. fromForestGate,said:“Itwas TheTrusthasbeenallocated£181,000 They enjoyed a tour and agreatexperience,particular- toupgradeitsmaternityservices. took part in a workshop on lyseeingthedebate.” Themoneywillbeusedtobuyhand democracy. Classmate Fardosa Ahmed, heldmeterstodetectforjaundiceand MrRosindell–whostudied 19,fromEastHam,said:“It improvethefamilyrooms. forabusinessqualificationat wasafantastictrip.” Afurther100trustsacrosstheUKwill the Havering College Thegrouplaterposedfora begettingasliceofthemoney. Ardleigh Green Campus in photoatnearbyHorseGuards Youth elections theearly1980s–heldaques- Parade. tionandanswersessionforthe FormoreinformationonIT THENAMESandmanifestosofthe10 visitors. courses from Level one candidatesforthisyear’sRedbridge ITlecturer,LaurenceTurner, through to degree level call YouthElectionhavebeenannounced. said:“Afterabriefhistorytalk 01708 462801, e-mail infor- Therewere47nominationsforthe the students were taken into [email protected]. youthelection.Eachnominatedyoung theHouseofCommonstosee uk or visit www.havering- personwasinvitedtotakepartin a debate taking place. This college.ac.uk manifestoworkshopswheretheywere VIPVISIT:CollegestudentsenjoyatriptoLondon givenadviceonpresentationandhowto Taxi driver jailed for rape of teen writeamanifesto. Theelectionwilltakeplacefrom Monday,February4toThursday, February14inRedbridgeschoolsand youthcentres. ATAXIdriverhasbeenjailedforeight placed upon him and committed this Visitwww.redbridge.gov.uk/youth years for raping a 17-year-old from terribleoffenceagainstateenagegirl.” electionformore. Basildon. JurorsweretoldthatTalabacontinued Budget savings Romanian-born Nicolae Talaba, who workingaftertheattackandwasarrest- lived in Mawney Road, Romford, was ed in July 2012 as he returned to REDBRIDGECouncilisgivingresidents convictedbyjurorsafterasix-daytrial. EnglandfromaholidayinRomania. asayonhowitshouldmakesavingsasit ThecourtheardthatTalaba,35,raped DIStotensaid:“Thiswasalengthand launchesRedbridgeConversation2013. thegirl,whowasinavulnerablestate painstaking investigation that lasted Councilbossessaidlastyear,the afterdrinkingtoomuchonanightoutin almostayear. authorityhadtomakeasavingof£10m Romford,inFebruary2012. “When the rape was reported the becauseofashortfallinfunding. Streetpastorsanddoorstaffarranged offender’s identity was unknown. He Worriedfinancechiefssaidthe forhertotravelhometoBasildoninthe waspreviouslyfromRomaniaandsohe authoritywillbeforcedtomake£33mof cab,thinkingitwassafebecauseTalaba wasnotontheDNAdatabase. savingsoverthenextthreeyears,despite wasalicenseddriver. Talaba was sentenced on Monday, Redbridgebeingagrowingborough He stopped the car and raped her as January21.HewasplacedontheSex withextrademandonitsservices. theynearedheraddress. OffendersRegisterforlife. Tofindoutmorevisitwww.redbridge. InvestigatingofficerDIDannyStoten gov.uk/conversation said:“Talabatookadvantageofthetrust JAILED:NicolaeTalaba. TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 SYWAL www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk YellowAdvertiserSeries,Thursday,January31,2013 5 Leyton Gym reopens LEYTONGymhasre-opened as part of the first phase of Waltham Forest’s multi-mil- lion pound leisure centre overhaul. 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Author digs deep into Walthamstow history ANAUTHOR has dug deep Walthamstow High Street Jacqueline drew on her into Walthamstow’s past in was used by villains to own history for the novel - newcrimenovel. escape the long arm of the her grandmother was an Set in Walthamstow, the law. attractive char-woman from crime novel The Colours of “I figured that if this was Walthamstow. CorruptionissetinVictorian truethenitmusthavebeenin She took up writing early London. existenceforatleastaslong in her career, but raising a Author Jacqueline Jacques asthefirstshopswerebuilt. familyandherteachingpre- was brought up in “Reading about the slums ventedher. Walthamstow and says that and underground passage- It is her first crime novel she feels such an affinity ways in Old Nichol, near and combines her love of withitthatthetownfeatures Shoreditch, I thought, ‘why writingwithherotherinter- inmostofherbooks. not?’ ests:artandsocialhistory. 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