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Dunne could be set to face Spurs
MANCHESTER City powerhouse defender Richard Dunne could be fit enough to face Spurs at Eastlands on Sunday. The 28-year-old was stretched off against Reading last weekend with a cut to his shin that required nine stitches. But City manager Sven-Goran
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Smith and Coppin come up short
BOXING ONGAR-based boxers Chris Smith and Luke Coppin agonisingly came up just short in finals against tough opposition. Teenager Smith faced last year's European champion Joe Costello in the national U46kg final of the Royal Navy Golden Gloves final
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CALLING all former fans of Romford Speedway...
TWO local authors, Paul Hiscock and Tony McDonald, are producing a new book, entitled Romford Speedway The Brooklands Bombers (1969-71), to mark the 40th anniversary of when speedway came to town and attracted regular 5,000 crowds throughout the summer
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Dagenham keep about title push
Dagenham 43 Writtle Wanderers 0 (Essex One) DAGENHAM kept up their charge in Essex One recording a comprehensive victory against old foes Writtle to register their 11th league win on the trot. The Central Park side were still without a number
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Skipper believes Spurs can be Kings of Europe next season
SPURS skipper Ledley King believes the north Londoners will come back stronger next season in Europe following their Uefa Cup exit. Tottenham have already qualified for the competition following their Carling Cup success, and King feels they can learn
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Spurs interest revealed in Spurs defender
TOTTENHAM have been reported as one of the clubs that attempted to lure veteran defender Dario Simic away from AC Milan. According to the 32-year-old Croatian's agent AC boss Carlo Ancelotti prevented his client from trying his luck in England During
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Spanish trip is a big boost for junior trio
GOLF WEST Essex Golf Club junior members Harry Eden, Jack Heasman and Chris Moore certainly didn't bring back the warm weather with them from Spain. The trio, who returned to the storms in England on Sunday had enjoyed seven days of intense warm weather
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LOUGHTON: Anger as 10k rampage results in £300 fine
VICTIMS of a yob's £10,600 cocaine-fuelled rampage have slammed a court's decision to order him to pay just £300 to his victims - because he is on benefits. Unemployed Charlie Hanshaw, 19, of Chequers Road in Loughton, admitted attacking cars in Pancroft
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Ben’s tough break in Bancroft victory
Bancroft 10 Wanstead 8 (Essex One) BANCROFT were made to fight all the way to edge this tight local derby with Wanstead at Hillside Avenue. Both sides, missing key players, were forced to delve deep into their senior squads once again as the season
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Ilford keep faint promotion hopes alive
Ilford Wanderers 39 Millwall 10 (Essex One) ILFORD kept their faint promotion hopes alive with a comfortable win over the Essex One strugglers. It wasn't all plain sailing for the hosts in the first half though. While they scored tries from Dermott
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Kemp’s efforts make little headway for losing Clapton
Malden 50 Upper Clapton 10 (Essex One) UPPER Clapton continue to struggle at the wrong end of the table after a heavy defeat at the title-chasers. The hosts' young side ran in 25 unanswered points in the opening 40 minutes. From the restart the
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City slickers prove too strong for Woodford
Woodford 11 Letchworth Garden City 20 (London Two North) THE Highams men slipped to a disappointing home defeat against fellow mid-table outfit Letchworth. After improved performances against Tring and Ruislip it was hoped that Woodford would
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Chingford maintain title push
Welwyn 13 Chingford 24 (London Two North) CHINGFORD maintained the pressure on the top two after securing a win over a Welwyn side currently fighting for their lives. On a cold a blustery day in Hertfordshire, Chingford rested a few players
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White's boys struggle on Tring's Manor
Tring 46 Eton Manor 8 (London Two North) ETON Manor did a lot to flatter the title-chasers as they slumped to defeat. The New Wilderness men, who secured 25-13 win over Tring in September, went into the game confident that they could give the
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Upson back to boost under-performing Hammers
WEST Ham's Matty Upson could hand under-fire boss Alan Curbishley a boost for Saturday's encounter with Blackburn. The defender limped out of the Irons' defeat at Liverpool last week with a calf injury and subsequently missed the drubbing at Spurs on
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LOUGHTON: Take action 'or a child will die'
PARENTS, teachers and families have demanded crossings and speed bumps be introduced in a notorious rat-run after a schoolgirl was hit by a double-decker bus. The Hereward Primary School pupil was airlifted to Queen's Hospital in Romford following the
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WALTHAM FOREST: Good and bad news on health
HEALTH in Waltham Forest is continuing to improve, but it is still behind the rest of London and there are worrying signs that it may get worse in the future, according to an influential study. Waltham Forest Primary Care Trust (PCT) yesterday launched
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No panic from Ongar’s Dad’s Army as they battle to win
Ongar 6 May & Baker 0 (Essex Three) ONGAR showed what might have been this season with an excellent win over already promoted May & Baker. The hosts were forced to field a number of veterans including Jeff Blake, 37, Andy Surridge, 44, Kevin Spray
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HASTINGWOOD: Hospice chaplain given cash boost
A HOSPICE has been given a £200 Epping Town Council grant to put towards employing a chaplain. The money will help St Clare Hospice, at Hastingwood, employ someone on a permanent basis to organise pastoral care for terminally ill patients. Councillor
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Ryan FC
JUNIOR FOOTBALL Ryan FC require good standard players for next years Cheshunt League season. Players must be in U15's (School year 10) from Sept 2008. Training at Peter May Centre on Wednesdays, games on Sundays. If you are interested please call
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Pearson double keeps Forest ladies on course for promotion
HOCKEY Brentwood 0 Waltham Forest 3 (NE14HOCKEY East Div 2S) WALTHAM Forest ladies kept alive their slim hopes of promotion with a convincing victory at Brentwood. The team are in fifth place in the table but sit only three points off top spot
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Lilywhites put up brave fight but lose to late Angels efforts
FOOTBALL Tonbridge Angels 3 Leyton 0 (Ryman Premier) BRAVE Leyton almost recorded a morale-boosting point away at Tonbridge, but effectively fell to two late penalties and a sending off. The Lilywhites defended resolutely for the opening 70 minutes
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Bilic flattered by Hammers rumours
FORMER West Ham defender Slaven Bilic has admitted that he is "flattered" by stories making him favourite to replace current boss Alan Curbishley if he is sacked. The Croatia coach only has eyes on helping his homeland enjoy a successful 2008 European
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Stalteri wants out of Spurs
SPURS defender Paul Stalteri has hinted that he would love his loan deal with Fulham to become permanent. The 30-year-old Canada captain, who moved to Craven Cottage in January until the end of the season has struggled to hold down a regular place at
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Abbey’s young battlers set up a final fling against Hill
JUNIOR FOOTBALL Young Parmiterians 1 Waltham Abbey 2 (Cheshunt Youth League Cup) WALTHAM ABBEY continued their stunning form of 22 wins in 23 games to earn themselves a Cheshunt League Cup Final place. The Abbotts began very sharp and direct
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Keeper snubs Spurs
SCHALKE keeper Manuel Neuer has played down rumours linking him with a summer switch to Spurs. Tottenham boss Juande Ramos is believed to be in the hunt for a new stopper, as it is thought he remains unconvinced by England gloveman Paul Robinson.
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We’re still in with a shout...all thanks to ginger Thornton?
DESPITE another poor result on Saturday we are still in the play-off race after another great fight back on Tuesday against Swindon. We have always responded in the right way after a loss this season and the fact that we've not suffered back-to-back
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ONGAR: A414 crash victim named
A MAN who died in a three-vehicle collision on the A414 at Norton Heath, near Ongar, on Monday evening has been named. Darren Tracey-Bower, 34, of Little Wakering Road, in Great Wakering, near Southend, was driving a white Vauxhall Combo van which was
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Jason hails the patient support
MIDFIELDER Jason Demetriou believes support from Orient fans is helping him enhance his growing reputation in the game. Manager Martin Ling has already admitted this season that the 20-year-old has been attracting interest from other clubs. And following
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Chloe wins bronze
ATHLETICS LOCAL athlete Chloe Galloway returned from appendicitis to take third place and the bronze medal in the England Athletics U17 Penthahlon. The Woodford Green Athletic Club with Essex Ladies athlete finished with a personal best of 3,335 points
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New free pan-disability multi-sport sessions available at the Score Complex
SPORTS COURSES LEYTON Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP) and Tottenham Hotspur Foundation are working in partnership to deliver brand new free pan-disability multi-sport sessions at the Score Complex, Leyton. The session run every Saturday from
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Curbs still has much to prove, says Potts
FORMER West Ham favourite Steve Potts believes that Alan Curbishley has yet to prove himself as the man to take the club forward - but should be given more time to show what he can do. Curbishley's future as Irons boss looks to be on thin ice following
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REDBRIDGE: Holocaust survivor dies
A HEROIC peace campaigner and survivor of five Nazi concentration camps has died aged 97. Leon Greenman, of Ingleby Road, Ilford, lost his wife Else and three-year-old son Barney in the death camps but dedicated his life to spreading racial harmony
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Woodgate heartache as Spurs go out on penalties
DEFENDER Jonathan Woodgate has spoken of the penalty heartache the Spurs players felt after their Uefa Cup shoot-out agony in Holland last night. Tottenham had put on a lion-heart performance in the Philips Stadion to beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 in the second
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LEYTONSTONE: Raid nets £52,000 Heroin haul
OFFICERS from the Metropolitan Police's Specialist Crime Task Force have taken heroin worth £52,000 off the streets. At 3pm on Tuesday, March 11, officers based in Waltham Forest raided an address in Ramsey Road, Leytonstone. As a result, approximately
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TRANSPORT: Easter Travel Warning
COMMUTERS planning to travel by train during Easter should double check their travel plans because of rail improvements causing disruptions to timetables. During the holiday weekend, overhead line replacements are taking place from Chingford to London
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Spurs boss' dream ends in heartache
JUANDE Ramos saw his dream of landing the Uefa Cup for a third year running end in heartbreak after Spurs' penalty shoot-out agony in Eindhoven. The former Sevilla boss, who won the competition for the last two years with the Spanish outfit watched on
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WALTHAM FOREST: Accusations fly over waste plan
CLAIMS that the public have not been properly consulted about a new waste strategy have been rejected by the organisation responsible for carrying it out. Paula Mitchell, of Walthamstow Socialist Party, said the party was concerned about lack of consultation
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CHINGFORD: Murdered Danielle's mum speaks of anguish
THE mother of murder victim Danielle Johnson has said her killer was a gang leader who admitted he carried a knife. Jan Johnson, 41, told the Guardian she had warned her daughter against being friends with Marc King-Bromley and banned him from her house
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LOUGHTON: Bus crash girl facing crucial hours
THE heartbroken father of a ten-year-old schoolgirl hit by a double-decker bus has said he is overwhelmed by the outpouring of support for his daughter. John Norman, 45, told the Guardian the many comforting letters and notes he has received have kept
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Promotion plans back on for Orient boss Ling
ORIENT manager Martin Ling believes his side now has a great chance of realising their promotion ambitions. The O's bounced back from a 1-0 home defeat against Huddersfield on Saturday with a 2-1 victory against Swindon on Tuesday that leaves them just
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WALTHAM FOREST: Council blunder costs taxpayers £3.5 million
MORE than £3 million of taxpayers' money has been lost by the council because of a blunder with its new education contract. The gaffe, the details of which have been confirmed by two separate senior town hall sources, will blow a large hole in the council's
