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LEYTON: Factions clash at mosque
TEMPERS flared as rival factions clashed at a Leyton mosque. Police were called on Friday afternoon following reports of a altercation at the Waltham Forest Islamic Association, otherwise known as Lea Bridge Road Mosque. It is believed
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WALTHAM FOREST: Jury retires in councillor fraud trial
THE jury in the trial of a councillor and his wife who are accused of benefit fraud has retired to consider its verdict. Graham Sinclair, Conservative member for Chingford Green, and his wife, Deborah de la Nougerede Sinclair, allegedly defrauded
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WOODFORD GREEN: Medium claims ghost of highwayman pleaded innocence
A MEDIUM who claims her family was stalked by the ghost of a notorious highwayman says the outlaw asked for his name to be cleared as his immortal soul was finally laid to rest. Bill Saunders was part of Dick Turpin’s Gregory Gang which terrorised
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CHINGFORD: Robbery victim hits out at Sainsbury's security
A WOMAN has hit out at Sainsbury’s after she became the latest in a long line of shoppers to fall victim to robbers in the car park of its Chingford store. Daphne Edwards became the 13th victim of violent thieves outside Sainsbury’s in Low
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STH WOODFORD: Vicar declares war on Channel Four over 'offensive' show
A LEADING Redbridge vicar has launched a scathing attack on Channel Four after they broadcast two "outrageously offensive" TV shows about Christianity. Rev Robert Hampson, of South Woodford's Holy Trinity Church, said new series ‘Christianity
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HAMMERS TALK: West Ham close in on £5million striker
WEST Ham technical director Gianluca Nani is understood to be brokering a deal to bring Brescia striker Savio Nsereko to Upton Park. The Hammers chief is close to agreeing a £5million deal with the Italian outfit for the German, according to the Times
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EPPING FOREST: Credit crunch puts pawnbroker back in fashion
AS THE credit crunch leaves banks too terrified to lend money, a long-neglected source of finance is returning to fashion in a big way. Pawnbrokers are coming into their own as a ready way of raising cash for struggling businessmen and residents
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DISTRICT: Pubs fighting back against crisis
THE Guardian is calling on its readers to help save a famous British institution - the pub! Following news that a lethal cocktail of costs and bureaucracy is forcing six pubs to close everyday, we are backing the Campaign for Real Ale's bid
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WALTHAM FOREST: Concern over stop and search
TOO many innocent people in London are being stopped and searched using powers under the Terrorism Act, it has been claimed. Figures released by the Metropolitan Police show 157,000 stop and searches took place in the 12 months up to September last year
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Big guns queue up for Orient job
A RAFT of big names that include the likes of Paul Ince, Teddy Sheringham and Lawrie Sanchez have been touted as potential successors to Martin Ling in the Orient hot seat, after club chairman Barry Hearn wielded the axe last week. The O’s shock second
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Collison loving life with Hammers
WEST Ham midfielder Jack Collison admits he is loving the hustle and bustle of life in the fast lane, having been thrown in at the deep end by Gianfranco Zola. The young Wales international has made the left midfield role his own in recent weeks after
