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Leader of the Council, Jas Athwal

Royal fanfare in Redbridge for the coronation

Earlier this month the country celebrated the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. It was a monumental event, and for many of us this is the first coronation that we have been witness to.

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Setting young people up for success in Redbridge

Last Monday I had the privilege of officially opening the new sensory playground at Loxford.

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COVID-19 update

We are facing an unprecedented challenge in the form of COVID-19 but let me reassure you, we are equal to this challenge. Our council staff are working extremely hard to prepare and I have been carefully overseeing the Redbridge response in partnership with our local NHS.

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Redbridge Pride - London's LGBT Pride Festival

Redbridge Council supports London Pride - The LGBT communities annual pride celebrations

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Statement on Redbridge Estates

Statement from the Leader of the Council on Redbridge Estates and Fire Safety following the recent Grenfell Fire tragedy

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Redbridge Central Library £208,000 Hub Central Launch

Today I was very proud to launch the new Redbridge Central Library Hub Central, which incorporates new centres of enterprise, technology and heritage.

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Joint community statement following terror attack in Islington

Today Farouk Ismail, Chair of Federation of Redbridge Muslim Organisations; and I made a joint statement on the terrible attacks that occurred overnight in Islington.

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Statement on Fire Safety

Information and advice in aftermath of Grenfell Tower fire from Leader, Cllr Jas Athwal.

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Statement: London terror attacks 3 June 2017

Statement from Cllr Jas Athwal, Leader of Redbridge Council and Andy Donald, Chief Executive, Redbridge Council regarding the London terror attacks on 3 June 2017.

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Mayfield Pool work begins

Cllr Sheila Bain and I helped contractors at Mayfield Pool start work to build a brand new public pool and leisure facility at Mayfield School.

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Town centre regeneration begins

Inspection of major street work improvements in Ilford, which will include improvements to public spaces, paving, play sites, parks and spaces for events.

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Budget 2017: Delivering more with less

The new budget for Redbridge and what that means for our Borough.

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Duke of Kent visits Redbridge

Redbridge Council along with employees of the Welcome Centre, Redbridge College and TFL, welcomed the Duke of Kent's visit by showing important work in Redbridge including projects to support employment.

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Save the King George A & E

We need your help to put pressure on Government and the National Health Service (NHS) to review and rethink the decision to close King George Hospital Accident and Emergency Department.

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Ilford – for you, for me, for all – our manifesto for change

Find out what the Ilford Manifesto is about.

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