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Newham Recorder - Text only page News Curbs quits HammersALAN Curbishley this afternoon quit as manager of West Ham United after less than two years in charge of the Hammers. The 50-year-old was reportedly unhappy at the sale of defenders Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney shortly before the transfer window c... Tube tragedy of Rosie, 18A FOREST Gate teenager, who had just passed her A-levels and wanted to pursue a career with the police, tragically lost her life after falling under a train. The family and friends of Rosie Smith, who lived in Ridley Road, are baffled by the death of the... Christine: 'I'm no heroine'GOLDEN girl and national heroine Christine Ohuruogu shared with the Recorder her amazing Olympic experience, homecoming, her pride at being an East Londoner and celebration plans. And during the exclusive interview shortly after returning to Newham from C... Diabetic sees red over white linesA DISABLED Stratford man is far from impressed after Newham Council painted a parking bay outside the driveway to his home. Georges Courbanally, 63, is registered disabled and has a number of health problems including diabetes. He has a dropped kerb leadi... Plea as measles soarsTHE number of measles cases in Newham this year is already double the figure for the whole of 2007. The Health Protection Agency and Newham Primary Care Trust (PCT) said measles cases in London have been increasing, with 24 cases in the borough so far thi... 'Sir' in jail shameA teacher at Royal Docks Community School in Custom House who beat a traffic warden unconscious when he tried to ticket his car has been jailed for four months. Patrick Jardine, 39, of Woodside Road, Plaistow, punched Gabriel Babatunde twice in the face,... The last postTHE last post will sound next Wednesday for a post office in East Ham. Postmaster Kieran Bhowan and his wife Dixa, who have run a postal service at their shop in Masterman Road for ten years, will shut for good at 1pm. They have received a letter from Pos... Fall in hospital op cancellationsTHE number of operations cancelled by Newham Hospital Trust at the last minute for non-clinical reasons is being slashed. There were 12 such cases in the three months to the end of June this year, compared to 137 cases in the 12 months to the end of March... Boiling rage as folk are left without hot waterFOLK in Canning Town say they were left for weeks without hot water and heating. The Recorder has been given details of at least eight residents, living in accommodation managed by Newham Homes, who had problems after new boilers were installed. Those wo... School has brush with City slickersWORKERS from an international company have helped at a Newham school. Accenture, a global management and technologies outsourcing company, provided eight volunteers to paint and refurbish the parents room and a classroom at Avenue Primary in Manor Park.... Letters Isn't what the doctor orderedI HAVE just read MP Lyn Brown s comments about the opening hours for GP surgeries (Recorder, August 27) and I see that she feels that they should have longer opening hours. My local surgery is open until six in the evening. Surely if a person is unwell th... CAN'T BE COMPLACENT ON DIVERSITYI WAS interested to read Cllr Winston Vaughan s letter on the subject of the Holocaust and race relations (Public Opinion, August 13). Of course, he is completely right in saying that we must remember forever and grieve over the Holocaust as a dreadful ex... A little late addressing home issueONE has to laugh at the Labour Party s need to go to the press about clearing out its councillors who live outside of Newham (Recorder, August 27). They didn t seem too concerned about the same evidence presented to them when they were selecting candida... Brake needed on park bikesREGARDING the article Park easy riders halted , only two motorcyclists fined? I live looking over the park area, and almost every day there s a multitude of motorcycles, and even a quad, racing across the park where there are also untethered horses roami... Keep house in orderTHE article August 27 regarding Newham Labour leaders considering a purge on any councillors living outside the borough and possibly giving them the opportunity to move back into the borough is like a bank robber being caught with his fingers in the til... 'Solution' is not the ticketON August 20 you reported that bus chiefs have given-in to passengers demands on the 488 route to Tesco s at Bromley-by-Bow. The actual result is far less satisfactory. TfL s solution is that shoppers can board a bus, travel a few minutes, cart their s... Shouldn't be toleratedWITH the article August 20 stating that Newham tops the crime league, I believe we should also add that we top the league for tolerance . After all, we tolerate broken roads and pavements; tolerate fly-tipping; pavements used by unlicensed vendors; women... No licence for telly? Not on your nelly!THE statistics printed in the Newham Recorder on August 6, listing Newham as the area with the highest number of licence dodgers , referred to the number of people in the area caught illegally watching television without a licence. They did not refer, as... Plane truth is we face blightI WROTE to the Recorder a few months ago protesting and predicting that the London City Airport expansion would be rubber-stamped with a nod and a wink. And it would have been without the intervention of, believe it or not, our new Tory London Mayor Bor... SHOW US YOU'RE IN MARKET TO RESPOND TO OUR FEARSASTUTE readers will, I trust, have noticed two articles (Recorder, August 13) that counter the Town Hall administration s claim that they listen and respond to local people s concerns. A report on the Queens Market site, Upton Park, detailed how the plan... Hammers GONE!ALAN CURBISHLEY quit as Hammers manager yesterday with his head held high after his job had been made untenable by his West Ham bosses, writers DAVE EVANS. The manager finally called it a day, just 48 hours after left back George McCartney was sold to Sun... Boss blames outside influencesALAN CURBISHLEY has blamed outside influences on his squad as the reason why he decided to quit as West Ham United manager. The Hammers boss stepped down on Wednesday morning just 48 hours after George McCartney was sold to Sunderland, and it appears that... Hammers sign loan duoWEST HAM moved quickly to deflect criticism over the sale of George McCartney on Monday, by bringing in two players on season-long loans, WRITES DAVE EVANS. David Di Michele from Torino and Congolese left back Herita Ilunga from Toulouse were confirmed as... Give us a Bell!THE BUILD-UP to Saturday s match was all about the return of former Hammer Paul Ince, but by the end it was all about the return of a current Hammer, as Craig Bellamy s arrival finally swept West Ham to three precious points and their best start in nine y... Green gets his call-up at lastROBERT GREEN has at last been rewarded for his consistently excellent performances in goal for West Ham, by being called up to the England squad for the forthcoming World Cup double header, writes DAVE EVANS. Although David James is likely to start the ga... Ince can laugh off half-hearted jibesIT WAS supposed to be a war of hate according to the tabloids on Saturday morning, but in the end the return of Paul Ince to Upton Park as manager of Blackburn Rovers proved to be something of a damp squib. Perhaps it was the heat, perhaps it was the fact... Striker out of Welsh squadWEST HAM boss Alan Curbishley received another timely boost this week when striker Craig Bellamy was withdrawn from the Welsh squad for their forthcoming World Cup games. Bellamy returned to action for West Ham on Saturday and looked all set to feature fo... Hammers are deniedLeeds United 2 West Ham 2 WEST HAM S Academy boys were forced to settle for a second successive draw on Saturday as Leeds hit back late to take a share of the spoils. Leeds had taken an early lead, but Josh Payne s shot from the edge of the area soon had... Appiah still linkedWHILE West Ham failed to add to their squad before the closure of the transfer window, they may still be able to bring in a new name with Ghanian international Stephen Appiah being linked with a move. The 27-year-old midfielder was released by Turkish sid... Watford clash for HammersWEST HAM face a tricky trip to Vicarage Road when they take on Watford in the third round of the Carling Cup. Having needed extra time to account for Macclesfield 4-1 in the second round clash at Upton Park last Wed-nesday night, this tie against a Champi... Sport Powerful performance earns ladies well-earned promotionA POWERFUL Havering Mayesbrook women s squad confirmed promotion to the Southern Women s League Senior Division One with a convincing home victory at Mayesbrook on Sunday. Their 123 points tally was the highest in the division this season and was only 13... Nicola Hops to it for her best timeILFORD AC fielded two runners in the tough Serpentine 5K race where the warm, humid conditions made life difficult for the competitors. Not everyone struggled though and Nicola Hopkinson was the ninth lady to finish overall and second in her age group wit... Muir leaves it late to seal victoryILFORD AC successfully defended their title in the second running of the Sikh marathon relay on Sunday morning. The event also raised £1,000 for two charities, Haven House Children s Hospice in Woodford Green and Dream Factory, which helps terminally ill... All shook up!ILFORD athletes were back in action on Bank Holiday Monday at Barking Park where a major turnout from the Cricklefield-based club secured the spoils in both the men s and women s ELVIS interclub series. With just one race left, the Dagenham off-road five... King for the day!WITH just the relays at the Essex Championships to come in September, Ilford AC s Thomas King rounded of a fine season with a club record in the under-13 boys javelin in the Newham & Essex Beagles Open Meeting. He produced a good first throw of 19.05m a... Mayesbrook leapfrog opponents to take titleHavering Mayesbrook S Eastern Young Athletes team won by almost 200 points in the final fixture at Ilford recently to claim the league title ahead of Bedford. Their 762-point winning tally took the team up from third place to top, 19 points ahead of Bedf... Tunde impresses on debutTHE Havering Mayesbrook men s division three team ended their season with a third place finish against unexpectedly strong opposition at Walthamstow on Saturday. There was an impressive debut from Tunde Olayiwola who won the triple jump, took second place... Victoria set to follow in sister’s footsteps!NEWHAM & ESSEX BEAGLES future sprint star Victoria Ohuruogu has set her sights on lining up alongside sister and Olympic 400m champion Christine at London 2012 having scooped UK School Games bronze, writes Gerard Meager. The 15-year-old St Edwards Compreh... Golden girl storms inNEWHAM & ESSEX BEAGLES golden girl Christine Ohuruogu s exceptional recent form continued after she stormed to a 400m victory in Gateshead on Sunday. The Stratford Express was far too strong for the rest of her field which included British rivals Nicola S... Farah and Lewis fail to reach their goalsAFTER Christine Ohuruogu s triumph in the 400m last week, things took a turn for the worse for Newham & Essex Beagles athletes, with both Mo Farah and Steve Lewis disappointing, writes MATT DINER. Farah, an outside hope of a medal in an African-dominated... Relay woe for Beagles duoTHERE was a double disaster for Beagle sprinters Tyrone Edgar and Christine Ohuruogu at the sprint relays at the Beijing Olympics at the weekend. Olympic 400m champion Ohuruogu led her 4x400m side into the relay final on Saturday. But after a draining wee... Four in a row gives Beagles titleNEWHAM & ESSEX BEAGLES completed their dominance of the British Athletics League with a cut-throat victory at Barnet s Copthall Stadium on Saturday. The Beagles dominated the fourth meeting in a row, sealing the Championship victory in style. There were o... Beagles out to make historyNEWHAM & ESSEX BEAGLES head into the final British Athletics League meeting at the weekend knowing only a disaster will prevent them claiming their first league win in their 121-year history. Beagles will turn up at Copthall Stadium, Barnet on Saturday, k... Salamander finish in winning styleSALAMANDER picked up two more wins as they finished their East Ham & District League programme with a bang. Their penultimate game of the season had its moments of thrills against Ford at Newbury Park. Neil Warren s team of George Warren, John Plunkett a... Agony for PlashetTHERE was heartbreak for Plashet Park, as for the third time this season, the Manor Park club won two out of the three rinks only to lose overall to Ford. Plashet started poorly as the A Hogwood skipped side of C Dye, E Bloe and A Goring were hammered in... Salamander on a rollIT WAS another excellent week for Salamander as the club produced two fine victories, handing out a thrashing to Central Park. The away win at Central in the East Ham and District League kick-started their week as the Steve Wilson skip-ped side of John Le... Cook aiming to end King Arthur’s reignNicky Cook fired a straight warning to Scot Alex Arthur ahead of their WBO World super-featherweight title clash at Manchester s MEN Arena on Saturday night, writes LEN WHALEY, claiming: I am in top condition and I m ready to rip that title off your head... A Brazilian for AudleyBRAZILIAN heavyweight champion George Arias was named this week as the test-piece rival for former Repton heavyweight hero Audley Harrison at the MEN Arena in Manchester on Saturday. Harrison who was was due to fight Martin Rogan before the Irishman pulle... Happy Napa relishing his chanceIAN NAPA is looking forward to a European Championship chance on promoter Frank Maloney s two-title show at York Hall Bethnal Green on Friday, October 17. Napa meets EBU bantamweight champion Carmelo Ballone for the title he fought for at Goresbrook Leis... Have gloves will travel!Repton BC prospect Martin Ward, just back from the Olympic Games in Beijing, is off on his travels again to take part in an international tournament in Germany. The 17-year-old Ward was selected for the trip to China as one of the outstanding boxing prosp... Night Napa thought his career was overIAN NAPA looks back on the night he lost to Italian Simone Maludrottu in a European title fight at Dagenham s Goresbrook Centre last year as the turning point of his long ring career, writes LEN WHALEY. That points defeat against the classy Italian was... Oh Liverpool Lynes!FORMER European titleholder 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,... Even Stevens!Steve Foster Jnr gives Nicky Cook an even-money chance of winning the WBO super featherweight title when he challenges Scot Alex Arthur on Frank Warren s promotion at the MEN Arena, Manchester on September 6. The Salford campaigner was narrowly beaten by... Battler Dave calls it a dayLIGHTWEIGHT Dave Stewart has called it a day after a seven-year career with just two defeats - both memorable battles for the British lightweight title. Ayr-born, Wanstead-based, Stewart (pictured) had earlier accepted the offer of a meeting with Bolton s... Kazaz aims for Turkish delightNEWHAM-BASED middleweight Ghokan Kazaz heads for Turkey this week as the star attraction on a show in his own country, where he will face Gosport s Steve Ede for the English Masters title. They fight on Saturday night on a show jointly promoted by his man... Stars to turn out on night for JimmyWELL-KNOWN fighting figures will be paying tribute to former British light middleweight champion Jimmy Batten at a testimonial dinner at the Waterman s Arms pub on the Isle of Dogs on Saturday night. The dinner will be held to mark the 30th anniversary of... The final over for cricket club?OLD ESTHAMEIANS Cricket Club played what may prove to be their last-ever game on Bank Holiday Monday when they gained a creditable draw with Kent Village side Offham. Whilst the football club is celebrating its centenary season the cricket club, formed i... Stratford’s first defeatStratford Wesleyans 157-6 lost to Hainault Road 157-3 by 7wkts WESLEYANS suffered their first defeat for six weeks away to Hainault Road last Saturday, in a rain-affected contest. Batting first Stratford got their usual solid start from openers Kevin Ashl... Battling Godfrey finishes in first batchHAINAULT Roads Club rider Paul Godfrey finished 16th in a gruelling road race at the new Hog Hill circuit in Redbridge. The 2km track has some arduous climbs, but after a previous try-out the week before, which left him at the tail-end of the main bunch o... It’s Short and sweet for IanTHE Bank Holiday weekend was dominated by the closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, but it was business as usual for members of the Hainault Roads Club race squad. On Saturday morning, they tack-led the tough Victoria CC 10-mile two-up team event an... Dynamic Dulson is in fine formA SUPERB display from Hainault s Rob Dulson saw him head a three-man club squad in Sunday s National Championship 12-hour time trial in Newmarket and live up to his billing as club champion. The event, organised by the Eastern Counties Cycling Association... Rob joy as he gears up for the nationalsCOMPETING in two races in one day can sometimes be a recipe for disaster but Hainault Roads Club champion Rob Dulson rode two 10-mile events within the space of a few hours and came through with flying colours. In the mid-afternoon ECCA promotion on the E... Everitt climbs to the top of the pileWOODFORD Golf Club s Michael Everitt gained another two trophies to add to his large collection on Saturday. His round of 70 gross, the course par, gained him both the scratch prize and the centenary salver, head-ing the field with a net 65. Kevin Sulli... Webb’s a wonder in Coronation VaseA SUPER effort from 25-handicapper Tony Webb saw him win Woodford Golf Club s Coronation Vase on Saturday with an excellent 41 stableford points, gaining the award on count-back from Paul Swindells. He was yet again runner-up but both players suffered a h... Vera and Peter romp to victoryGOLF: A MIXED stableford competition was the highlight of the weekend at Woodford Golf Club as the ladies and men combined to contest the Dorie King Salvers, which were won with a score of 43 points by Vera Kelly and club secretary Peter Willett. Second... What's On Step Brothers (15)WILL ferrell and John C Reilly, who last teamed up in the box office smash Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, are reunited by director Adam McKay in STEP BROTHERS (15). Brennan Huff, 39, lives with his mother. Dale Doback, 40, lives with his dad... Rock OnIT S 1998 and the band Magik is hoping take advantage of the birth of Grunge. Singer Aditya Shroff is a bohemian wild boy from Delhi who left the comforts of his parents home to chase his dream of becoming a singer in a rock band. Guitarist Joe Masceranou... The Wackness (15)IT S THE summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop and thick with the sweet aroma of marijuana. But change is in the air. The new mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against crimes like noi... Babylon AD (12A)TOUGH guy action man Vin Diesel does his thing as a mercenary hired to deliver a package from the ravages of post-apocalyptic eastern Europe in BABYLON AD (12A). He must take the package – a mysterious young woman with a secret – to New York City. But it... HijackFAST-PACED action thriller HIJACK – a kind of Bollywood Die Hard – stars Shiney Ahuja as Vikram, a ground maintenance engineer at Chandigarh Airport. His social life is limited to one friend, Rajeev, who is head of security. Vikram s daughter is travellin... The Strangers (15)CHAMPAGNE, rose petals, candlelight. It was supposed to be a night of celebration for Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler) and James Hoyt (Scott Speedman), but after leaving a friend s wedding reception and returning to the house, everything collapses for the happy... AngelEngland, 1905 – Angel Deverell is a gifted young writer who dreams of success, fame and love. But what will happen if all her dreams come true? ANGEL (15) is adapted from a novel by the late British author Elizabeth Taylor – not to be confused with the H... College Road TripCHOOSING which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time of a young woman s life... unless your overprotective father isn t quite ready to let you go. In the Disney family comedy, COLLEGE ROAD TRIP (U), Rachel (Raven-Symone) is eagerly... Bachchan is God in comedy remakeAMITABH BACHCHAN and Salman Khan star in GOD TUSSI GREAT HO, a Bollywood remake of the Jim Carrey comedy, Bruce Almighty. At the end of the worst day in his life, Arun Prajapati (Khan) angrily rages against God for making his life miserable. To his aston... Hulk Ed in green cross modeTHE Hulk is back on our cinema screens and the film makers promise it will be more like the 1970s TV series, than 2003 s version with Eric Bana. This time Edward Norton is scientist Bruce Banner, desperately hunting for a cure to the gamma radiation that... Playing to the Gallery of SoundThe UK s longest-running weekly Friday-nighter, The Gallery, has now settled into its new base at The Ministry of Sound after being forced to leave its east London spiritual home. The big name jocks continue to play, with X-Press 2 s album launch party th... Win a visit to Old MacDonald's FarmTHE patter of tiny hoofs, paws and claws has been resounding around Old MacDonald s Farm as the spring babies find their feet. The ducklings, kids and kittens are keen to meet new friends and we are giving away three family tickets so readers can learn mo... Win a ride on the Greenwich WheelA NEW ferris wheel is rivalling the London Eye this summer. The wheel at Maritime Greenwich takes in breathtaking views from the home of the Prime Meridian. It is here for until September 28, giving visitors the chance to enjoy the spectacular panoramic... Ripping tales of depravity, criminality and hardship in Victorian east end at museumEXPLORE London s dodgy history through a series of lunch time talks at the Museum in Docklands this autumn. Discover how archaeologists and historians piece together the lives of past Londoners and celebrate the city s and Dockland s rich and diverse comm... Year-long programme kicks offFrom 22 May, artist Bernd Krauss new commission brings a live link of East London s skyline and a series of workshops for the local community and art-lovers alike. The Street is a major year-long programme of site specific artist s commissions from the... Indie mood for an Offset partyTHE latest hot young things in the world of indie music will descend on Hainault Forest Country Park this weekend for the ground-breaking Offset Festival. Almost 200 up-and-coming bands will take to the eight stages dotted around the park in Romford Road,... Jay Sean, Abba and Rat PackMULTI award-winning R&B artist Jay Sean headlines at the Under the Stars open-air music festival at Central Park, East Ham, on Saturday. The four-day event open today (Thurs) with The Rat Pack Live, a tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis... Get your rocks Off at HainaultWITH just nine days to go to the maiden Offset Festival in Hainault Forest Country Park, inventive promoters are still squeezing in bands left, right and centre to the already packed schedule. The initial promise, or boast – call it what you will – from t... Playing to the GalleryThe UK s longest-running weekly Friday-nighter, The Gallery, has now settled into its new base at The Ministry of Sound after being forced to leave its east London spiritual home. The big name jocks continue to play, with X-Press 2 s album launch party th... Life's a Riot at Dangerous DiscoTHE credit crunch maybe kicking in for all and sundry, so why not blitz it from your mind for a few hours at least with an outing at the most delightfully hedonistic night on the calendar. Yes, welcome again one and all to the second spin of the monthly D... Come on and make some noise in music festivalSOME of the freshest music talent in the borough is coming to Stratford Centre throughout August. Branded as The Red Hot Summer of Music, the month-long music festival will engage local community and shoppers in a wide variety of music styles, performance... As nutty as ever down the roadYou ve got to hand it to Madness. After 30 odd years of pumping out nutty ska party music to fez and pork pie hat sporting followers, you d think they d deserve a break – if only to sell a few fish fingers. But they re back, and on the evidence of the la... Scientists shine in Indigo styleThe Indigo2 promotes itself as an intimate live music venue . Being part of a multi-million pound redevelopment of the O2, it s clear to see the money has been invested in the right place, providing an ideal platform for bands, big and small, to play per... Tina just loves to singTURN the lights down low, whack on a mirror ball (if you have one – I do) and turn up the volume on the stereo – Tina Charles, Britain s first lady of disco, as she was once known, is back with her first studio album in 30 years. Tina, who grew up in Broc... Kinks' Ray pays tribute to Ilford PalaisRAY Davies, legendary front man of the 1960s pop group The Kinks, has written a musical set in the Ilford Palais. It opens at the Theatre Royal Stratford East on September 13 and runs until late October. Directed by the theatre s artistic director Kerry M... Bob rains on Take That's paradeNEVER Forget, the musical based on the songs of boy band Take That, is wowing audiences in at the Savoy Theatre in the West End. And much of the spectacle is thanks to East Ham-born set and costume designer, Bob Bailey. He says: It was conceived and des... Female of the Species is deadlyIF I were one of the most powerful women in the world, I might think it would be necessary to keep a gun so that I could hold it against the head of any student who thought she had something in common with me, writes KAREN BURKE. I would then make it loo... Blandine rubbishes her artAN ARTIST, who residents may have spotted rummaging around in skips for materials, is about to have her work displayed on the Underground, writes KAREN BURKE. Commuters will be distracted by a poster version of African Whispers, a work on canvas by Blandi... Free events for music-loversFROM jazz and blues to hip-hop, get into the groove for free at Stratford s famous playhouse. The Theatre Royal Stratford East Bar stages free live music or DJ sets throughout every week. Acts due to appear include vocalist Irene Serra performing jazz, b... Time for laughsFUN-LOVERS can continue to enjoy free comedy at Stratford s Theatre Royal Bar. The curtain rises on Comedy Extra on June 29 at 8pm with Matt Green who will preview his debut Edinburgh solo show – Matt Green: Grow Up Green. Joining him will be Joe Rowntree... |