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17th September 2018
06:05pm BST

Credit Columbia Road Cartel art group
One sign instructed road users to "give way to oncoming drug dealers", whilst another lamppost was labelled a "crack pickup point" by the group. The on-road graffiti has now been removed by the council.
When JOE visited the area the anger towards authorities over the crime problem was apparent.
A local resident told JOE: “It’s [the parking space] been removed, it was about 6 o’clock last night that they did it. But they don’t come and clear all the needles away.”
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The Weavers Community Action Group commissioned the street signs after forming in April this year as a response to the prevalence of drugs in E2, which it claims has become "a normal part of daily life".
The group boasts around 70 members who are residents near Columbia Road.