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A family affair
ACADEMIA has turned into a real family affair for all four Brookes sisters who attend the same Loughton school the first time the feat has been achieved in its 67 year history. Mum Tracey Brookes now has the relatively easy task of taking Katia, three
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Spending a penny hits couple in pocket as 'jobsworth' pounces
A PARKING attendant who gave the wife of a disabled man a ticket for parking just six inches outside a designated bay in Loughton has been branded "totally out of order" by the couple. Lindsey Richell, 38, was with her husband, Neale, 43, when the ticket
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New leisure party
EPPING Forest Council has appointed a working policy group to review its objectives for leisure provision and consider bids for the future management of its swimming pools and sports centres. The seven-member group will assess the type and range of
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'No threat' to budget consultation
COUNCIL leader Allan Burgess has quashed rumours that the public consultation over next year's budget was under threat. For the last four years questionnaires have been delivered to all 92,314 private addresses in the borough asking what people thought
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Groups fears the shadows
SOUTH Woodford's grade two listed Elmhurst building will be unacceptably overshadowed by a new tower block, according to Redbridge Council's Conservation Advisory Panel (CAP). The Queen Mary and Westfield College site, which houses the building, was
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Budget may soften tax rise blow
COUNCIL tax rises may be lower than expected as Mayor Ken Livingstone's precept was lowered to single figures this week. The Greater London Authority precept will now see a 9.9 per cent rise and not 12 per cent as first thought, owing to savings in
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Record numbers of Central Line trains
THERE are now a record number of trains running on the Central Line, according to Tube chiefs. Metronet, the company responsible for the multi-million pound upgrade and revamp of the Tube network in London, has announced that over the last six weeks
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Police hunt sex attacker
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy was sexually assaulted by a man in Walthamstow, and police are anxious to find more information about his attacker. The boy had just got off the 97 bus at the Billet roundabout and was walking in Billet Road, when he was grabbed from
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Anger as clampers go into car park
FURIOUS residents rounded on wheel clampers outside their Loughton homes after they were ordered to pay up to £95 to release their cars, despite having valid parking permits. Roxanne Hadfield, 23, has lived at Cassis Court near Debden Station where
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Harry earns his Spurs
SPURS supporter Harry Hunter got the chance to meet his heroes when he was mascot for the club's recent third round FA Cup match against Crystal Palace. The seven-year-old Alderton Infants School pupil, of Colson Road, Loughton, is a season ticket holder
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Poor links to hospital
THE transport links to Princess Alexandra Hospital are poor and a park-and-ride scheme should be considered to aid patients and staff. That was the opinion of Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust chief executive John Gilham in a presentation to Harlow
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Anger over tax rise
THIS year's increase in Redbridge's council tax has prompted an angry response from pensioners in the borough. The proposed 8.1 per cent increase which is due to come into operation in April means that council tax will have risen by almost a quarter
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Linda says be loud and proud
ILFORD North MP Linda Perham was getting all tied up as she pledged her support for beating bowel cancer. Mrs Perham was taking part in the launch of the Loud Tie Campaign which aims to raise money for charity and increase awareness. People are being
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Guv'nor of 'hardest' pub returns from war in Iraq
THE landlord of the Tavern on the Hill pub, dubbed Britain's Hardest in a TV programme, is back from serving in Iraq and says he is determined to eradicate the pub's undeserved East End, bad boy image. Rob Richie, 47, said that while stationed in
