Squatters were removed yesterday from a former police station.

On November 28, police confirmed that the old Leytonstone police station, in Kirkdale Road, had been occupied.

But yesterday morning the station, which was closed on October 23 and has been boarded up and empty since, was attended by police who say there is measures in place to make sure it does not happen again. 

Since closing the station last month, the Leytonstone policing team has been based at Leyton Custody Centre, in Boreham Close, Leyton.

A police spokesman said: “Police in company with staff from the Metropolitan police property services attended the premises yesterday morning to remove a number of illegal squatters who had gained entry to the vacant former police building.

“I'm pleased to say that the building is now back in possession of the MPS property services department.

“Extra efforts are being taken to ensure this situation does not occur again before the building is returned to its owner.”