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Crazy driver with personal grudge causes alarm to sleeping residents

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Do you know the owner of this Mini? Over the last two weeks, a local Mini driver has been waking residents of Daylop Drive and Woolhampton Way, at unsociable hours, by revving a vehicle with a noise amplifier every night. The driver on the black Mini with white roof, has been captured on camera several times and today Chairman of the Chigwell residents Association, Wilson Chowdhry, has contacted local police and shared copies of videos by email. Video taken at 5.45 17th June 2020 A local resident has spoken with Mr Chowdhry, and made an earlier report to the local Police. He has informed Mr Chowdhry that the disturbance is being caused by a known individual, who has a personal grudge against the neighbours family and is using the adverse behaviour to intimidate them. Mr Chowdhry has asked the police to take the matter seriously because of the dangerous nature of the driving, the impact it is having on so many local residents (some of whom have been raising the issue

NHS Vounteering in Chigwell finally become a rewarding experience

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Image of part of the Good sam App which reveals some of the restrictions volunteers can add to their volunteer experience. By Wilson Chowdhry As an NHS volunteer, I have had a very difficult start to volunteering via the GoodSam App. The app was initially very difficult to follow, and then once I understood how to operate it, I received no notifications for the first month. Suddenly, over the last three weeks however, the app became very busy with alerts. But to my chagrin and disappointment, the app only sent me contact details for clients who had already been helped or for some other reason did not need any help. I persisted with the app, though articles in newspapers across the country spoke of the large wave of applicants who were leaving the volunteer programme. I am glad I did now, as two days ago I was able to report a safeguarding concern regarding a +70's client who had fallen from a ladder after trapping her leg. Moreover, yesterday I was able to do some sh