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BARKINGSIDE: Pupils evacuated after knife alert
HUNDREDS of staff and pupils at a Barkingside school were evacuated from classrooms this afternoon amid claims that a knife-wielding teenager was on the loose in the area. A "large number" of police arrived as a precaution at Jewish school
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LEYTON: Masked robbers attack woman
TWO masked men assaulted and robbed a woman in Leyton. The robbers hid behind a parked van in Thornhill Road before attacking the terrified 24-year-old. One of the men held on to her shoulders while the other grabbed at her handbag, The robbers kicked
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WALTHAMSTOW: Gang rob man outside chicken shop
A GANG of robbers stole valuables from a man has he walked in Walthamstow. The man, 33, was walking past a fast food chicken shop in Forest Road when the three robbers approached him and demanded money. The gang took the man's Oyster travel card, bank
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STH WOODFORD: Man bottled outside bar
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked by a gang with bottles outside a South Woodford bar. The assault happened at around 2.30am on New Year's Day outside the Lizard Lounge Bar, in George Lane, but details have only just
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WALTHAMSTOW: Man accused of raping disabled boy
A TUNISIAN man raped a disabled teenage boy, lied to police, then claimed his victim was a rent boy, a court heard. Married Naoufel Jelassi, 36, is accused of twice raping and sexully assaulting the 15-year-old, who has learning difficulties
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EPPING: Old play equipment could be reused
PLAY equipment taken from a rundown park could be re-installed elsewhere. Stonards Hill playground in Epping will be updated this year, benefiting from a £74,500 makeover. But the old equipment could be re-installed in Lower Swaines park, despite
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BUCKHURST HILL: Petition for over-60s travel rights attracts 1,300 names
A PENSIONER, outraged that elderly neighbours have free tube travel while Epping District residents do not, has handed over a petition containing more than 1,300 signatures. Olivia Rhys, from Cedar Close, Buckhurst Hill, lives just yards from the Central
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CHINGFORD: Flooded drains create Icicle spectacle
THE severe weather has been causing problems for many - but the freezing conditions have also created some unusual sights across the borough. Resident David Milner took this snap of a wall of long icicles in Whitehall Road, Chingford.
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WALTHAMSTOW: Photographer and "gentleman" dies
A RENOWNED local photographer and “true gentleman” has died aged 93. Albert Bale was a founding member of the Walthamstow and District Photographic Society for over 60 years and also set up the Walthamstow Amateur Cinevideo Club (WACC) in 1947. He turned
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REDBRIDGE: Parent 'hit by ball' at junior sports contest to sue
AN ANGRY parent who claims she was hit on the head with a cricket ball at a junior sports competition is attempting to sue four local clubs. The woman, from Ilford, says she suffered several injuries, including a fractured jaw, when she was
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WALTHAMSTOW: Last chance to save Lloyd Park theatre
THE PETITION to save Waltham Forest Theatre, Lloyd Park is to expire on January 13. Set up by teenage twins Lee and Nicky Caulfield and supported by campaign group Antiscrap, the petition currently has fewer than 300 signatures and campaigners
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WOODFORD GREEN: Paedophile pensioner banned from public loos
AN 85-year-old pensioner who stared at young boys while they used a urinal in St Paul’s Cathedral has been banned from using public toilets - unless he uses a closed cubicle. Alexander Rossi, of St Barnabas Road, ogled a number of youngsters
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WALTHAMSTOW: Health services criticised over baby killing
HEALTH services have been criticised for the standard of care given to a baby killed by his mother after months of sustained abuse. Baby J’s fatal injuries were so severe they were likened to those suffered by a victim of a road accident.
