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31/08/2012
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Cumbria Flood Victims
A £50,000 relief fund has been made available For householders badly affected by the flash floods which struck west Cumbria.
The Cumbria Community Foundation will offer grants of up to £1,000. This will aid people with clean-up and recovery costs after hundreds of houses were flooded on Thursday.
Many people will be unable to return to their homes for up to 18 months.
Bus Driver Assaulted In Southall
Police Officers from the joint Metropolitan Police Service and Transport for London Safer Transport Command Workplace Violence Unit are appealing for help in identifying a man following an assault on a bus driver in Ealing.
The incident occurred on Thursday 15 March 2012 at about 16:30 on a route 105 bus travelling along Burns Avenue, UB1.
The suspect became abusive to the driver after the bus stood stationary to regulate the service. The suspect alighted the bus and approached the driver's window and slapped him in the face before making off.
The victim did not require medical treatment.
The suspect is described as a black man, wearing a dark coloured zip-up top with short dark hair.
A £50,000 relief fund has been made available For householders badly affected by the flash floods which struck west Cumbria.
The Cumbria Community Foundation will offer grants of up to £1,000. This will aid people with clean-up and recovery costs after hundreds of houses were flooded on Thursday.
Many people will be unable to return to their homes for up to 18 months.
Bus Driver Assaulted In Southall
Police Officers from the joint Metropolitan Police Service and Transport for London Safer Transport Command Workplace Violence Unit are appealing for help in identifying a man following an assault on a bus driver in Ealing.
The incident occurred on Thursday 15 March 2012 at about 16:30 on a route 105 bus travelling along Burns Avenue, UB1.
The suspect became abusive to the driver after the bus stood stationary to regulate the service. The suspect alighted the bus and approached the driver's window and slapped him in the face before making off.
The victim did not require medical treatment.
The suspect is described as a black man, wearing a dark coloured zip-up top with short dark hair.
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CCTV Images Released Following Bus Driver Assault
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CCTV Images Released Following Bus Driver Assault
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