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WALTHAM FOREST: Pool & Track sale and Arcade site are "not linked" says Robbins
COUNCIL leader Chris Robbins has said there is no link between plans to sell Waltham Forest Pool & Track and the latest development plan for the long-derelict Arcade site. This is despite a council report in September stating that a new
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WOODFORD GREEN: Crossing for guide dog centre given green light
BLIND and partially sighted campaigners have finally won their three-year battle to get a puffin crossing installed outside a busy guide dog centre. Councillors gave the green light to plans for the new crossing in Manor Road, Woodford Bridge
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Leyton Orient 1 Hereford United 1 (PENALTIES: 2-3 to Hereford)
ORIENT'S Wembley dream was snuffed out on penalties against lower league opponent's at Brisbane Road, tonight. The omens were not good after a first half display by Orient in this Johnstone Paints Trophy quarter final tie in which they were
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Miller joins Daggers on loan deal
DAGENHAM & Redbridge have announced the signing of Gillingham midfielder Adam Miller on a one-month loan deal. The 27-year-old will provide competition for the likes of Peter Gain, Danny Green and Jon Nurse and could go straight into the squad to face
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WALTHAMSTOW: Government minister visits primary school
A GOVERNMENT minister spoke to primary school children about climate change today. Mike Foster, international development minister, visited Mission Grove Primary School, in Buxton Road, Walthamstow. The Year 5 pupils asked the minister what the Government
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WALTHAM FOREST: Auction to raise cash for dyslexia association
AN auction supper is to be held to raise fund for the Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association (WFDA). The supper will be held at the Peterhouse Community Centre in Forest Rise, Walthamstow on November 21 from 7pm. Described as the WFDA's answer to the
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WALTHAMSTOW: Special calendar to raise funds for Art Trail
FUND raising has begun for next year's E17 Art Trail. Local artists and businesses have begun working together to create the Walthamstow Calendar, which features monthly images from all over Walthamstow. Each image is donated by an artist or resident
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SNARESBROOK: Pupils past and present mark Remembrance Day at school
DOZENS of current and former pupils gathered for a poignant Remembrance Day service at a Redbridge school. Army cadets stood alongside old soldiers at Forest School during the annual parade which was held to mark the sacrifice made by Britain's
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WALTHAM FOREST: Renowned researcher to speak on dyslexia
A RENOWNED researcher is to speak at the Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association's AGM. Dr Lindsay Peer will speak at the meeting on November 25 at Walthamstow Central Library on the topic of glue ear and dyslexia. She is a fellow of the International
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BUCKHURST HILL: Flats for house plan up for third appeal
CONTROVERSIAL plans to demolish a house to make way for ten flats are due to go to planning appeal for the THIRD time in as many years. Hillcote Ltd have already had plans to demolish 51 Epping New Road, Buckhurst Hill, to build the block of flats turned
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WALTHAMSTOW: Library to launch business section
WALTHAMSTOW Library is set to launch a new business division. The library is involved with a project called Modern Local Business Library and aims to work with eight local businesses to introduce them to library resources. The scheme will also try
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WALTHAM FOREST: Refuge for victims of forced marriage opens
A NEW refuge for women from the south Asian community who are at risk of honour-based violence or being forced into marriage has officially opened in Waltham Forest. The Saranaya Refuge is the second of its kind in the UK and both refuges are
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WANSTEAD: Anger over library parking charges plan
CRITICS say plans to introduce parking charges at a popular library will unfairly penalise hundreds of elderly users. People will soon have to pay to use Wanstead Library's car park, in Spratt Hall Road, after the council said it would bring
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EPPING: Hospital radio fund-raiser this Saturday
A PARTY to raise money for St Margaret's Hospital's Radio Forest channel is being held this Saturday (November 14) in Epping. The radio station, which also provides broadcasts for The Spencer Close Unit in Epping, The Derwent Centre in Harlow and the
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Sound Advice: Don't marry them, have me Beautiful South!
CALLING all unsigned bands! Yes, you over there! Remember that '90s band The Beautiful South? You know, that one that did all those catchy easy-on-the-ear pop wonders such as 'Rotterdam', 'Don't Marry Her' and 'Thingy'. Well, they're coming to Walthamstow
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EPPING FOREST: Laing attacks MP over expenses sex assault claim
EPPING Forest MP Eleanor Laing has launched a blistering attack on Labour MP Claire Curtis-Thomas after her name was mistakenly added to a letter claiming that expenses reforms would put women parliamentarians at risk of sexual assault.
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WALTHAMSTOW: Extra £10m for Arcade site is "already paid for"
DEPUTY council leader John Macklin will tell his cabinet colleagues tonight that sufficient money is available for the Arcade site project without the need to sell off any part of Waltham Forest Pool & Track. Lib Dem Cllr Macklin, has
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WALTHAM FOREST: Woman speaks on forced marriage ordeal
A YOUNG woman who escaped a forced marriage has spoken of her ordeal as a new refuge for women like her opens in Waltham Forest. Known only as Farhana, she was helped by the Ashiana Network, which runs refuges for women who are victims of forced
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THEYDON BOIS: Drugs factory location revealed
POLICE have today begun removing more than 5,000 cannabis plants from a drugs factory in Theydon Bois - which the Guardian can reveal is located at Blunts Farm. The collection of drugs, in Coopersale Lane, is thought to be one of the largest
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WOODFORD GREEN: Half-finished road an 'insult' say residents
ANGRY residents have accused the council of 'taunting' them by relaying part of their road and leaving the rest as a pot-holed dirt track. Landscape Road, in Woodford Green, is one of 69 unadopted streets across the borough - many of them public
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WALTHAMSTOW: Extra cash for street cleaning proves contract is flawed, says Conservative
A DECISION to hand an extra £500,000 of taxpayers’ money to an under-performing street cleaning company means the original council contract was flawed, it has been claimed. Ruling councillors agreed to pay the money to contractor Kier for extra cleaning
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EPPING: Charity Xmas bazaar this Saturday
A CHRISTMAS bazaar is being held this Saturday (November 14) to raise money for Epping volunteering charity the Evergreen Club. The event, at Penny Court Hall in Hemnall Street, Epping, starts at 10.30am and runs until 12.30pm. Items for sale on
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WALTHAMSTOW: Robbers sought after three attacks
POLICE are hunting robbers who carried out three violent attacks in quick succession. A man was kicked and punched to the ground by two men at 6.50pm on Wednseday, October 28, in St Mary’s Road, Walthamstow, but the robbers failed to steal
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WOODFORD GREEN: Customers praise 'god send' newsagent
GRATEFUL former customers have said a fond farewell to a popular newsagent who sold his shop after working for 22 years without a holiday. Colin Foxwell has decided to sell Foxwell Newsagents in Woodford Green High Road and take a well-earned
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CHINGFORD: Rape claim proves false
THE investigation into an alleged rape on a 14-year-old girl has closed after the allegation prove false, police have confirmed. The girl told officers she was raped by a man in his late teens on October 2 in an alleyway between Lukin Crescent
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LEYTONSTONE: Council keeps most of illegal box junction cash
THE council has kept most of the money it gained in fines from motorists at an illegal box junction- leading to claims that it should be doing more to return the cash. A box junction installed at the corner of Burghley Road and High Road, in
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LOUGHTON: Cockney help for special school pool
A SPECIAL school has enlisted Cockney charm in its quest to raise funds for a hydrotherapy pool. Oakview School, in Whitehills Road, Loughton, needs to raise £75,000 within 18 months to gain a matched grant from Essex County Council for the
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Daggers Essex Senior Cup draw
DAGENHAM & Redbridge will face a trip to either Halstead Town or Harlow Town in round four of the Essex Senior Cup. The Daggers scraped through the last round against Great Wakering Rovers, prevailing 5-4 on penalties after playing out a thrilling 3-
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Fallen soldier's body flown home
THE body of a Walthamstow-born soldier who was shot dead in Afghanistan is being flown home to Britain this morning. Darren Chant, 40, was killed alongside four other servicemen when an Afghan policeman opened fire on them at a checkpoint last
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TRAVEL: Victoria line part suspended
THERE are delays for commuters travelling from and through Walthamstow this morning following the part suspension of the Victoria underground line. The line is currently shut between Warren Street and Brixton after a train broke down at Green Park.
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EPPING: Animal sanctuary raided by police
A WOMAN who runs an animal sanctuary has spoken of her shock after her home was raided by police following allegations that she was selling rare tortoises illegally. Tracy Cooper, 43, who runs the Small Animals Boarding and Rescue centre at her house
