Ilford Town Hall and Ilford High Street 21/5/14 EL77212 2. A Redbridge Conservative councillor has left the party due to his frustration with the Government’s handling of coronavirus. Cllr Robin Turbefield (Bridge) says he is “not a Covid-denier or anti-vaxxer” but feels the Government “approached the situation in the wrong way” by locking the country down. After more than a decade as a Conservative councillor, he has now joined the former Brexit Party, renamed Reform UK earlier this year. While he says he is eager to push the party s agenda in his remaining time as councillor, he does not plan to stand for re-election next year.
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Tributes have been paid to Edward Griffin, Conservative councillor for Hainault for 12 years, who died on January 31.
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Tributes have been paid to a former Hainault councillor of 12 years who also worked with the British Transport Police, where he was on duty during the King s Cross fire.
Edward Griffin died at the age of 75 on January 31 at Saint Francis Hospice following a short illness.
He was first elected in May 2002 and briefly became an independent member in April 2004, but re-joined the Conservative Party in June 2004.
In February 2014 he resigned from the Conservative group and joined UKIP, losing his seat in the election later that year.
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Melin Chigwell has reportedly been causing problems for residents since opening A restaurant owner stripped of his licence after months of illegal club nights has hinted at plans to open a new business in Dubai. Police told Redbridge Council’s licensing committee on January 19 that the well-known Chigwell Road restaurant, owned by Ali Melin, held regular illegal parties from May until early November last year. Despite attending at least 13 incidents at the Woodford Green restaurant, police made no mention of fining Mr Melin. The council confirmed in September this had not been done. It was confirmed today that Mr Melin lost his licence after the committee heard Melin Chigwell called a “Covid factory” and a “continuing threat to public health” by the ward councillor.