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Fines teaches student a costly lesson
A LOUGHTON student was fined £190 for parking with her two wheels on a pavement. Student Laura Fineberg, 21, had parked up the kerb because the road was narrow and she was concerned emergency vehicles would not be able to drive past. Miss Fineberg
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Increase or cuts?
COUNCIL tax payers in the Epping Forest district could be hit by an increased council tax burden or districtwide cuts to services if an agreement cannot be reached over the future of the Roding Valley recreation ground in Loughton. Loughton town council
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Appeal for war names
LOUGHTON town council is appealing to the public to come forward with the names of those they would like to see on a plaque commemorating Loughton's civilian casualties of the Second World War. The council already has a list of names gathered through
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Kids get new play area
PUPILS at a South Woodford school now have the ideal excuse for monkeying around a brand new set of playground equipment. Nightingale Junior School in Ashbourne Avenue has been boosted by a brand new play area in the lower juniors' playground
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Sites could help housing
THE Queen Mary College and former Jaguar Garage sites in South Woodford could help to increase the amount of affordable housing in the borough. An agreement signed by Redbridge Council and other organisations will see a boost to the provision of affordable
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Fight the gun pledge fires public support
POLICE invited members of the public to sign up to an anti-gun pledge in Selborne Walk shopping centre. Leading members of the community were at the mall in Walthamstow High Street to lend their support to a London-wide campaign aimed at tackling
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Council facing gritty criticism as people go sliding on pavements
THE big freeze finally hit Waltham Forest this week, and the council has been criticised for not doing enough to tackle dangerous frozen pavements. Pavements across the borough were not gritted yesterday morning when the first of the bitter Artic weather
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MPs Cohen and Gerrard defy Government over tuition fees
MPs Harry Cohen and Neil Gerrard have stood firm over their opposition to university top-up fees. They voted against the Government over the issue on Tuesday night in the House of Commons. But the Higher Education Bill was passed by just five votes
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Police confident of arrest
POLICE investigating the murder of a teenage asylum seeker who lived and worked in Waltham Forest say they are confident of an arrest in the long term. Dritan Perdoda was discovered buried in a shallow grave in private Hertfordshire woodland on New
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Staff unpaid for eight weeks by bankrupt fitness club
STAFF at a gymnasium have not been paid since the beginning of December after the company which owns it went into liquidation. Solutions Gym in Wadham Road, Chingford, has gone bankrupt with serious debts. Staff have been left with no cash following
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New look for nurses
NURSES at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, are being issued with new uniforms. The uniforms range from light blue for nursing assistants, through royal blue for qualified nurses, to dark blue for sisters, charge nurses, ward managers and midwives
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Council plans to use empty homes
HOME owners with empty properties in Waltham Forest can arrange to have them brought back into use for homeless families. The council has launched a campaign aimed at renting out and, if necessary, refurbishing more than 1,000 vacant houses, flats
