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Knife crime prevention groups, the ForJodieProject and Take a Knife Save a Life (TAKSAL), have placed 12 public bleed control kits in Havering and Romford.

An anti-knife crime charity TAKSAL was on hand to prevent incidents involving knives at the Manning Fair in Harrow Lodge Park this week.

Groups tackling knife crime after the Jodie Chesney tragedy in Harold Hill near Romford are giving out bleed control kits and first aid training in Havering. 

Romford teenager Levi Harriott has made the rap song Never Forget You in tribute to two Brentwood boys who died, with help from knife crime charity TAKSAL.

Community heroes were recognised at the mayor of Havering's Civic Awards 2021.

Published: 10:29 AM May 28, 2021    Updated: 10:53 AM May 28, 2021 TAKSAL and Havering Mind members at a previous fundraiser. (From left to right) TASKAL coordinator Dave Kirk, TASKAL general manager Rob Dean, TASKAL events and fundraising coordinator Coryn Maile, Havering Mind events, fundraising and training coordinator, Ciaran White and in front owner of Ricknroll Mascots, Ricky Lennon-Reeve. - Credit: Coryn Maile A fundraising team is set to whizz down Englands "longest and fastest" 70...

Published: 1:01 PM May 25, 2021    Members from Friends of Central Park, Harold Hill Wombles and Harold Hill Deer Aid joined forces with local residents to clean up Central Park on Sunday (May 23). - Credit: Jan Sargent A number of Harold Hill community groups have joined forces to clean up Central Park. Marshalled by Gooshays ward councillor Jan Sargent, members from Friends of Central Park, Harold Hill Wombles and Harold Hill Deer Aid combined to clear rubbish from the green space. Friends...

Fair owner, James Manning, with the mayor of Havering, John Mylod. - Credit: Chantelle Billson James said: “Thanks to TAKSAL, there is no safer environment than the one we are now able to provide. We support them as they support us and so far, we have donated £1,500 this year to them. "However, the elements are against us and we haven’t been able to open as much as usual.”   The rain didn’t stop the children from enjoying the rides, and leader of Havering Council, Cllr Dam...

ESSEX is gripped by a “micro-pandemic” of knife crime with a four-fold rise in offences in seven years.

ESSEX is gripped by a “micro-pandemic” of knife crime with a four-fold rise in offences in seven years.