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LOUGHTON: BBC pays for damage to lake
THE BBC has paid to repair damage caused to a lake during the filming of an episode of Eastenders. The dramatic Christmas edition was set at Connaught Water, on the border of Buckhurst Hill and Loughton. Large vehicles used during the
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EPPING: Lightbulb ban prompts bulk-buying
By Isabel Jensen THE lights are going out all over Epping as shoppers rush to stock up on traditional lightbulbs before they are outlawed by the European Union. One hundred watt bulbs will be unavailable from September as the Government attempts to
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WALTHAMSTOW: Man accused of raping a teenage boy
A TUNISIAN man is accused of raping a teenage boy in his Walthamstow home. Naoufel Jelassi, 36, is alleged to have had sex with the 15-year-old, who can not be named for legal reasons, without his consent at a house in Cecil Road. Jelassi
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LEYTONSTONE: Youth worker fears for family in Gaza
AS A UN ceasefire resolution for Gaza is dismissed as “unworkable” by Israel, a Palestinian man from Leytonstone is living in fear for his family. Abdul Karim, 25, of Leytonstone High Road, is desperately worried about those he left behind
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LEYTON: Five in court charged with murder
FIVE men have today appeared at the Old Bailey charged with the murder of 21-year-old Adnan Patel. Mr Patel was stabbed in Stewart Road, Leyton, on July 10, and later collapsed and died in nearby Downsell Road. Akeel Shah, 24, of North Birkbeck Road
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Thornton missing for O's in Foxes clash
Leyton Orient will be without midfielder Sean Thornton for the clash with Leicester City on Saturday. 25-year-old Thornton will watch from the sidelines as he serves a match suspension. He was sent off during Orient's 1-0 defeat to Colcester for
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LEYTON: Bridge fall man remains unidentified
OFFICERS are asking for residents' help to identify a man who died after falling from a footbridge in Leyton. The man, described as white European and aged between 20 and 35 years, fell on to the A12 from High Road shortly before 6.35pm on January 4.
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WALTHAMSTOW: Teenager denies murder
A 16-YEAR-OLD has appeared in court to deny battering a shop assistant to death. The teenager, of no fixed abode but believed to be from Walthamstow, is accused of murdering David Cooper in Woolwich, South East London. The defendant cannot be named
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Irons' winger completes Stoke move
HAMMERS winger Matthew Etherington has completed his move to Stoke City. The Potters have snapped up the 27-year-old on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee, as West Ham seek to trim the wage bill at Upton Park. Etherington was the longest-serving
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Hammers midfielder secures Birmingham loan deal
WEST Ham midfielder Lee Bowyer has joined Championship outfit Birmingham City on loan until the end of the season. 32-year-old Bowyer has fallen out of favour at Upton Park having failed to establish himself in Gianfranco Zola's first-team plans. With
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REDBRIDGE: Fairlop Waters makes Boris's shortlist
FAIRLOP Waters has been named as one of the finalists in London Mayor Boris Johnson's contest to award one park in the capital £2 million in grants for improvement work. The park, in Barkingside, is one of six finalists, beating off entrants
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WHIPPS CROSS: Norovirus puts pressure on other hospitals
THE OUTBREAK of the norovirus at Whipps Cross Hospital has started to create pressure on other east London hospitals. Homerton University Hospital, Hackney is now warning people suffering from the bug to stay away from A and E as ward closures
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ILFORD: Cash machine gang member jailed
A CROOK who tried to raid cash machines across the country along with three other men has been jailed for his crimes. Stewart Bentley, 36, of Ilford, was part of a gang which attempted to steal money from 25 machines by attaching chains to the devices
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WALTHAMSTOW: Two arrested in connection with nightclub stabbing
TWO Walthamstow men have been arrested in connection with a nightclub stabbing. A 22-year-old man was knifed in the chest during a fight at 54 Mile End, a nightclub in Mile End, in the early hours of December 27. The man was taken to hospital and was
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WANSTEAD: New Tesco to open on high street
A NEW Tesco is to open at the former Woolworths site on Wanstead High Street, the Guardian can reveal. Last week, we reported rumours that the supermarket giant had expressed an interested in the vacant premises of the former Woolworths branch
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WALTHAMSTOW: Cat rescue home overrun due to credit crunch
A CAT RESCUE home is experiencing an unprecedented number of new arrivals after a sharp increase in the number of abandoned moggies due to the economic downturn. Fran Meyer, who runs re-homing charity “Cat and Kitten Care” from her Walthamstow
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WALTHAMSTOW: Passengers "don't mind travel disruption"
TUBE passengers in Waltham Forest continue to face misery caused by engineering works - but the body which manages transport services in the capital says commuters don’t mind the disruption. For the last 18 months passengers using the Victoria
