Results tagged “Island Gardens”

Police hunt gang after DLR attack

By Rob Virtue on July 2, 2009 1:34 PM |

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A commuter who asked a group of teenagers to stop spitting at fellow passengers was followed down the road and attacked.

The victim, a 51-year-old man, was at Greenwich DLR on Monday June 22, when he confronted the group on the platform.

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Blazing sunlight hit my eyes as I walked out of Island Gardens DLR.

I slipped my sunglasses on, checked my watch and lent back against one of the station's cool grey walls.

A breeze stirred the leaves on the trees to my left. I was waiting for the package to arrive.

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Council workers may have flushed away up to £2,000 by leaving the lights on in a disused toilet for almost a year.

Tower Hamlets Council closed the Isle of Dogs’ only public conveniences last April in a bid to save £50,000 a year on maintenance – but forgot to turn off the power before it padlocked the doors.

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