STOMACH churning fear turned into ecstatic joy as hundreds of 16-year-olds opened up their GCSE results today. Scenes of delight were repeated across Barking and Dagenham as the country saw its biggest rise in top marks since 1990. Eton College-bound Bill..
GCSE results day
TODAY S the day anxious schoolchildren discover their GCSE fate. Thousands of pupils will venture back into the classroom hoping their hard work has paid off with places at sixth forms and colleges up for grabs. The Recorder will be visiting various school
Former Ford worker killed in Thailand
THE body of a former Dagenham Ford employee has been found at his home in Thailand. Ian Beeston, 69, was found beaten and stabbed to death in the north east Thai province of Roi Et on Sunday, August 10. According to friends of the design engineer who work…
Park body ‘was middle-aged man’
POLICE have confirmed that a body found hanged in a Chadwell Heath park was that of a middle-aged man. The grisly find was made by a passer-by walking their dog through St Chads Park, Alexander Road, at just after 6.30am on Saturday. An ambulance crew too…
Sports fun for dads and children
DADS and male carers are being invited to get fit alongside their children at John Perry Children s Centre, Auriel Avenue, Dagenham, every other Saturday until November 22. There will be lots of activities including sports training, football skills and…
