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Superbug infections rise at Princess Alexandra
PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital has seen an increase in the number of superbug infections with an average of more than three cases per month, latest figures show. The Government is losing its battle to cut hospital deaths from antibiotic-resistant bugs
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Water works causes delays
OVERNIGHT work to replace and maintain water mains alongside the A414 between Ongar and North Weald overran on Wednesday, January 21, causing jams in the morning rush hour. Work started on the stretch of road last week and contractors for Three Valleys
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Special needs riding school needs volunteers to cope with demand
A RIDING school in Chigwell which caters for people with special needs is seeking volunteers to help provide help for the 150 people who take to the paddock each week. Chigwell Riding Trust For Special Needs based at Grange Farm, High Road, is looking
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A healthy result
REDBRIDGE Sports and Leisure has won this year's Time Out health and fitness award. The awards are made annually to the clubs, facilities and services that offer Londoners exceptional quality of leisure provision. As winners of the category best private
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£70,000 for play area
MONEY has been set aside for the construction of a new play area in Aldersbrook after a long campaign by residents. If budget proposals are approved, £70,000 will be earmarked for the construction of an area on Wanstead Flats on land owned by the
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A great cast
A MUM-OF-TWO in Chingford is offering youngsters in the area the chance to make Mother's Day truly memorable this year. Emma Campbell, of Moreland Way, has quit the rat race to start a new business creating unique plaster cast impressions of babies
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Residents want rubble removed
CAMPAIGNERS are demanding the council forcibly remove tons of rubble dumped on a Chingford golf course. It has been revealed that only 40 to 50 metres of rubble contaminated with dangerous asbestos will be removed from Chingford Golf Range, in Waltham
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Schools get permission for facelifts despite light issues
COUNCILLORS gave the thumbs-up for the redevelopment of two Walthamstow primary schools. The 1970s school buildings of South Grove Primary School in Ringwood Road will be demolished over the next five years and replaced with a star-shaped, single-storey
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Pair are write on
TWO women from the Epping Forest district are hoping an Essex County Council writing competition will help unlock their potential to pen a bestseller. Sandra Stone, from Greensted and Jacqueline Jacques from Buckhurst Hill, have both been shortlisted
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Council gets more involved online
DECISIONS taken by Redbridge Council on controversial applications will now be available to residents at the click ofthe button. The agendas, reports and minutes of all the main Redbridge Council meetings will now be readily available for everyone to
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Police seek witnesses in train stabbing
A STABBING on a train travelling from Chingford to Highams Park has led to an urgent appeal for witnesses. A 19-year-old man was attacked just seconds after the 4.13pm train pulled out of Chingford station on Tuesday, January 20. The stabbing was
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Cricketers' knife ordeal
THREE teenagers were threatened at knifepoint and robbed when they were approached by youths while playing cricket in Walthamstow. The youngsters, all aged between 15 and 16, were in Stoneydown Park, Pretoria Avenue, at 4pm on Saturday when one of
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Couple enjoy TV times
A FORMER member of a naval minesweeper crew, now a Waltham Forest Council tenant, has won a widescreen colour TV in a competition aimed at encouraging people to pay their rents by direct debit. The competition was run by Ascham Homes, which manages
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College gets full marks for disability policies
TWO ticks have been awarded to Waltham Forest College, a symbol which means it is positive about disability, according to Jobcentre Plus. The college in Forest Road, Walthamstow, had to demonstrate through its policies, procedures and practices that
