Dagenham Dustbin?

All too often we see the wrongdoer being rewarded. The greedy MP immorally claiming thousands in expenses, the celebrity convict receiving nominal punishment followed by lucrative rounds of public speaking or the teenage law breaker, treated to rehabilitation at Alton Towers or Thorpe Park. So it was inspiring to witness the London Fire Brigade engage with worthy youngsters under the brigade's LIFE (Local Intervention Fire Education) Project. Ironically, the history of the programme lies in attempting to connect with the scrotes of East London who thought hoax calls and stoning firefighters was fun. And it's proved successful. Using a combination of teamwork and communication exercises and firefighter training the youths now see the firefighters as people rather than targets. Thankfully, the scheme has now extended beyond the ne'er do wells. Local charity PACT (Parents of Autistic Children Together) got together with LFB and eight lucky youngsters enjoyed a week at Dagen...

So the motorsport season is over and Ford WRC driver Mikko Hirvonen took it to the wire, losing the championship by only one point. After such a hard campaign he took a well deserved rest by visiting the Ford Heritage Collection. So you're in Dagenham, home of Ford, you have a choice of historical, iconic vehicles and you're suddenly peckish. What to do? A quick blast in a GT40 to the Ivy restaurant? Charge down to Southend in an XR3i for some local seafood? Nah, this is Dagenham afterall.....let's hope this isn't next season's car!