Was cabbie a serial offender? “Perry was a taxi driver for 25 years and I must consider the possibility he may have committed other offences. Anyone coming forward will be treated with the utmost sensitivity.” dci samantha price Register for the big day Make sure your name is on the electoral register to be able to vote in the General Election on May 7. see below News News in brief Get on the register THE dissolution of Parliament on March 30 marked the start of the countdown to the General Election on May 7. And residents are reminded to make sure their name is on the electoral register to ensure they can cast their vote. The council has sent letters to all households to remind them to register their details online. Registering is quick and easy – go to www.gov.uk/registerto vote or call the elections team on 7364 0872. The candidates for Bethnal Green & Bow and Poplar & Limehouse constituencies will be announced after 5pm this Thursday, April 9. Vision nominated WHITECHAPEL Vision has earned praise in the Royal Town Planning Institute Awards. Following its ‘silver’ at the national Planning Awards in November, the scheme has been nominated for the Excellence in Plan Making Practice award. Aman Dalvi, director for development and renewal at the council, said: “Being nominated for this award is yet another credit to the hard work of our planners in the council.” Teenager found TEENAGER Chloe Fawsitt from the Isle of Dogs, who was reported missing last month was found safe and well on Sunday, March 29. Sex attack cab driver jailed Police make appeal for any other assault victims to come forward on August 14 last year and his DNA was matched to both offences. He was charged the following day. Perry pleaded guilty on February 2 this year to sexually assaulting two victims and was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on March 30. Detective Chief Inspector Samantha Price, from the Met’s sexual offences, exploitation and child abuse command, said: David Perry has been jailed for ten years “Perry’s sentence reflects his crimes. As the driver of an iconic black taxi, he was in a position Council staff celebrate 50th anniversary INDIAN RESTAURANT & TAKE AWAY Lane, director of education, social care and wellbeing Robert McCulloch-Graham, praised staff. “In all the meetings that I have in and around the borough, I am constantly met with praise for my colleagues – testament to the achievements we’ve made over these many years. Here’s to another 50.” The council’s #50TH campaign, commemorating invites residents to share photos, memories To find out more or to send in your pictures, words and works, visit www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/50 Long-serving staff Elaine Commons and Pat Coans are pictured with Aman Dalvi director of development & renewal and Robert McCullouch-Graham GRILL & INDIAN CUISINE 15% off on all online orders Banquet Night £9.95 Every Mon to Thurs (From 5pm – Midnight) Full Course Meal Sunday Buffet £8.95 12pm unl 11.30pm (Eat as much as you like, 30 items to choose from on our set menu) Free Home Delivery Available (3 mile radius) with orders £12.00 or more Free bole of Coke/Lemonade with delivery orders £20.00 or more Open 7 days a week: Mon–Sat: (including Bank Holidays) 5.00pm–12Midnight; Sun: 12pm–11.30pm 501 Roman Road, Bow, London E3 5LX 020 8983 4301 / 020 8983 5341 Visit: www.chilligarlic.com | Also order via Just Eat. Visit: www.just-eat.co.uk/restaurants-chilligarlic-e3 of trust. Sadly, he breached that trust by targeting women he perceived to be vulnerable.” She praised the women for reporting the attacks and “their strength and determination to see him brought to justice”. She added: “Perry was a taxi driver for some 25 years and I must consider the possibility he may have committed other offences that have not been reported to the police.” She appealed to anyone who thinks they have been attacked by Perry to call 8217 6446. the past half a century, and views of the borough. LANDLORDS Does Your Agent Have? Licensed ARLA member for lengs? Licensed NAEA member for sales? ? We offer Rent Guarantee 0% Commission Sell your Property 1% Commission 8 Vallance Road, London E1 5HR 0207 375 1188 / 079 4487 2919 (line open 9am-11pm) www.primeestateagents.co.uk admin@primeestateagents.co.uk Members of: BY STAFF REPORTER A BLACK cab driver from Bow has been jailed for ten years and will serve another five years on licence, for sexually assaulting his passengers. David Perry, 52, of Gayton House, Chiltern Road, Bow, committed the offences on January 27, 2013 in Highbury and on May 4, 2014 in South Woodford. Both his victims were women in their 20s who had been out socialising before getting into Perry’s taxi and falling asleep, only to wake up and find him assaulting them. On July 9, 2014, DNA evidence from both offences was linked to one person but did not match any existing profiles on the police database. Police investigations led them to a cab registered to Perry, who had no previous convictions. He was arrested at his home STAFF celebrated the 50th anniversary of the council at the Town Hall last Wednesday, April 1. It was 50 years to the day since the metropolitan boroughs of Poplar, Stepney and Bethnal Green merged to become the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Long-serving members of staff joined in the festivities including Elaine Commons, who began working at the council in 1975 as a junior entrant. She now works as a finance and information manager. Elained said: “I’ve worked in many different jobs across the council – even in dog licensing.It’s been so nice to be joined by my colleagues throughout the years to celebrate this achievement.” Speaking before cutting a special cake designed by Cakes & Gateau in Brick Foundation learning change THREE head teachers have jointly decided to take foundation learning students into their schools from September, after changes to special educational needs provision at Cambridge Heath Sixth Form College. The heads of Oaklands, Morpeth and Swanlea schools said they made the decision so students with special needs were not isolated. It would also mean a senior member of staff was on site at all times to monitor them in the same way as other students. The three schools feed into the sixth form college, based at the Wessex Centre in Bethnal Green, where the heads said there had been staffing changes. But many parents are unhappy with the move, among them Emma Price, whose son Bobby is autistic, and who called the closure “morally wrong”. A council spokesman said the authority was in discussion with the schools and the parents of the young people affected. 6 – 12 APRIL 2015 N E W S F R OM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 3
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