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21/11/2011
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Appeal For 'Vulnerable' Missing Man
An appeal has been launched for assistance to trace a missing man from Homerton. Philip Towner, 62, was last seen at home on Friday, 18 November at approximately noon, and hasn’t been seen since. Officers are concerned for his safety and wellbeing as Mr Towner suffers from dementia, is scared of large groups of people and suffers from walking difficulties. Mr Towner is white, described as 183cm to 188 cm tall with a slim build and receding dark brown hair. He was last seen wearing black slip on shoes, blue denim jeans, a grey coloured jumper and a blue coloured jacket. Whilst Mr Towner is not thought to have any money, it is thought that he may be changing from bus to bus not knowing where he is headed. He has gone missing before and has previously been located in the Bexley, Kent and Newham areas.
Neighbourhood Team Discover Drugs
A safer neighbourhoods team has made three arrests and recovered Class B and Class A drugs on Friday following the execution of a drugs warrant at an address in Greenwich House, Oakwood Close. The warrant was executed following complaints about the increase in anti social behaviour at the location. The team in recent months had increased their activity in and around the estate in order to identify the address concerned. Officers entered a flat at approximately 6.45am and conducted a thorough search of the premises. During the search they found 57 cannabis plants and a Class A drug believed to be heroin. A 43-year-old and 19-year-old man were arrested for cultivating cannabis and possession of heroin and have been bailed pending further enquires. A juvenile who was also arrested at the time was released without charge. Police Sergeant David Laurie, Lewisham Central Safer Neighbourhoods Team said: “Our team is dedicated to improving the lives of people that live in and work in the Hither Green area. We will continue to work with our partners to robustly fight drug activity.”
Worry As Markets Unresponsive To Spanish Convervative Win
The new Spanish Prime Minister elect Mariano Rajoy has come under pressure on Monday to give details of his policies to settle his country's financial volatility. The price of Spanish ten-year yields were higher after his win, at 6.57%, creeping closer to the perilous 7% level that forced countries like Greece and Portugal to seek bailouts. The problem Mr Rajoy is facing is that there is likely to be a three-week vacuum between the weekend result and when the new government takes up power. This is because Spanish law doesn't allow Parliament to resume any sooner than 13 December with the new government not voted in until the following week. Rajoy is powerless to impliment his austerity package to temper the markets' distrust of Spanish bonds. Commentators are saying that there is a significant risk that events could overtake Spain if there is further deterioration in Spanish bond yields on the scale of last week.
(DW)
An appeal has been launched for assistance to trace a missing man from Homerton. Philip Towner, 62, was last seen at home on Friday, 18 November at approximately noon, and hasn’t been seen since. Officers are concerned for his safety and wellbeing as Mr Towner suffers from dementia, is scared of large groups of people and suffers from walking difficulties. Mr Towner is white, described as 183cm to 188 cm tall with a slim build and receding dark brown hair. He was last seen wearing black slip on shoes, blue denim jeans, a grey coloured jumper and a blue coloured jacket. Whilst Mr Towner is not thought to have any money, it is thought that he may be changing from bus to bus not knowing where he is headed. He has gone missing before and has previously been located in the Bexley, Kent and Newham areas.
Neighbourhood Team Discover Drugs
A safer neighbourhoods team has made three arrests and recovered Class B and Class A drugs on Friday following the execution of a drugs warrant at an address in Greenwich House, Oakwood Close. The warrant was executed following complaints about the increase in anti social behaviour at the location. The team in recent months had increased their activity in and around the estate in order to identify the address concerned. Officers entered a flat at approximately 6.45am and conducted a thorough search of the premises. During the search they found 57 cannabis plants and a Class A drug believed to be heroin. A 43-year-old and 19-year-old man were arrested for cultivating cannabis and possession of heroin and have been bailed pending further enquires. A juvenile who was also arrested at the time was released without charge. Police Sergeant David Laurie, Lewisham Central Safer Neighbourhoods Team said: “Our team is dedicated to improving the lives of people that live in and work in the Hither Green area. We will continue to work with our partners to robustly fight drug activity.”
Worry As Markets Unresponsive To Spanish Convervative Win
The new Spanish Prime Minister elect Mariano Rajoy has come under pressure on Monday to give details of his policies to settle his country's financial volatility. The price of Spanish ten-year yields were higher after his win, at 6.57%, creeping closer to the perilous 7% level that forced countries like Greece and Portugal to seek bailouts. The problem Mr Rajoy is facing is that there is likely to be a three-week vacuum between the weekend result and when the new government takes up power. This is because Spanish law doesn't allow Parliament to resume any sooner than 13 December with the new government not voted in until the following week. Rajoy is powerless to impliment his austerity package to temper the markets' distrust of Spanish bonds. Commentators are saying that there is a significant risk that events could overtake Spain if there is further deterioration in Spanish bond yields on the scale of last week.
(DW)
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