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WIN tickets to see Grease in the West End
Get Into London Theatre offers unbelievable ticket deals from £15 on over 35 top London shows for performances until February 13 2009. Tickets are available at £15, £25 or £35 for a choice of musicals, comedies, dramas and operas. To find out more
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Debden squeeze into next round of cup
DEBDEN Sports beat Dagenham Utd 5-3 in the Echo League Cup. Debden had to fight back from two goals down, and did so through Simpson from long range, and then Burke from close in. Addo fired Debden ahead for the first time in the match after being
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Wadham's youngsters celebrate promotion with new kit
Wadham Under 7s pose in their new kit after an excellent season saw them promoted to the Echo League.
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Woodford Youth enjoy brilliant debut win
EMH B 0 Woodford Youth B Under 7s Friendly Woodford Youth Under 7s' B debut game ended in success. Kenny struck a powerful shot from outside the box giving the keeper no chance. With continued pressure The Foxes doubled their
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Stoke City train with Loughton Academy
PREMIER League football club Stoke City prepared for their match against Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday at Loughton Academy. Taking advantage of the quality facilities on offer Stoke had a light run to get the cobwebs out before their big match
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Heather Steels herself for Ilford victory
HEATHER Steel was victorious in the first round of the Ladies' Howells Follies series at Ilford Golf Club on Saturday, winning with 36 points. The competition, a series of six rounds of stableford competitions culminating in the winners playing a
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Aiden crowned champ
AIDEN Playdell proved that he is going to be a force to be reckoned with in years to come as he punched his way to glory in the London Schools Championships last week. 14-year-old Aiden, who is from Waltham Forest but fights out of Newham Boxing Club
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Chingford impress despite defeat
CHINGFORD Town’s young side showed plenty of encouraging signs despite going down 4-1 against Broadwater United at the weekend. The local side are currently bottom of the Football Alliance League Premier division but it surely won’t be long before they
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It’s a knockout for Davenant students
DAVENANT Foundation School students were almost knocked out in surprise as they bumped into none other than Olympic gold medal-winning boxer James DeGale during a special P.E lesson last week. The school had organised for the year 11 class to take
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Lions claw down the Hawks in impressive rout
THE LEE Valley Lions roared on Saturday as they banished a four game losing streak and plucked the Slough Harrier Hawks’ feathers. The Lions’ den was the scene of the 16-1 demolition job in the English National Ice Hockey League South Two clash. Stas
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Mixed bag of results for hockey players
THERE was plenty of hockey action last weekend but wins proved hard to come by. A patchwork Waltham Forest ladies side were denied at the death a well deserved point from their East League Div 2 game against Broxbourne. Forest took the lead through
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Kat and Ronnie Sparkle for Woodford
RUNNERS from Woodford Green and the Orion Harriers were in action over the weekend. Woodford Green Athletics Club enjoyed good results at the South of England Cross-Country Championships, in Uxbridge. Katherine and Ronnie Sparke achieved a notable
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Ching give Eton all Manor of problems
CHINGFORD ensured they stayed top of the local mini-league in London Two North, while they also guaranteed their passage into the quarter-finals of the Essex Cup with a ruthless display against a battling Eton Manor side last week. With the two sides
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Ievoli adopts spirit of Troy with Leyton
Local football round-up LEYTON manager Troy Townsend has brought in former Waltham Forest boss Tony Ievoli as his new right-hand man to help reinvigorate the club’s ailing season. A run of 11 league games without a win has seen the Lilywhites
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The House Directory
Q. I have an antique glass chandelier with some broken crystals. It probably also needs rewiring. Can you suggest a restorer? A.Norfolk Decorative Antiques will tackle both the repair and rewiring for you. They can replace the broken crystals
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Daggers won’t Quake in promotion slog
SUCH is the intensity of the League Two promotion race that Dagenham and Redbridge face yet another six-pointer against Darlington at Victoria Road on Saturday. John Still’s side bounced back into the play-off places after the weekend’s win over fellow
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Redbridge unearth Geneva gala gems
FIVE members of Redbridge Swimming Club were part of the Ortus Londonium team to compete in a prestigious gala in Geneva last week. Charlie Dentith was pick of the bunch as he triumphed in the 400m free, setting personal bests for the event as well as
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Arsenal v West Ham preview
Arsenal v West Ham Barclays Premier League Saturday January 31, 3pm LAST MEETING: West Ham 0–2 Arsenal (26-10-2008) A Julien Faubert own-goal in the 75th minute got the ball rolling for the Gunners before Emmanuel Adebayor rubbed salt into the Hammers
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Zola: Savio reminds me of... me
WEST HAM boss Gianfranco Zola insists part of the reason he took a shine to new signing Savio Nsereko is that he can see a bit of him in the forward during his younger playing days. The Italian manager secured the services of the Under 19 Germany international
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A work in progress promises so much
CELEBRATION, the exhibition at The Shop at the Whitechapel Gallery, isn’t up to much as it stands at the moment. The gallery - once a real shop - is tiny. Narrow and painted in drab grey emulsion, it would be easy to miss. And the exhibition
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CHINGFORD: Pensioner jailed for child abuse
A FORMER Catholic lay preacher has been jailed for 14 years for raping two children. Maurice Praill, 78, who used to own a video shop in Chingford called Phoenix Entertainment, was jailed in Thailand for 14 years for the rape of two under-aged girls
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EPPING FOREST: Talented young people urged to apply for funding
PRECOCIOUS youngsters are being reminded to apply for a £1,500 grant to kick-start their burgeoning careers. Anyone aged 13 to 25, who can demonstrate an outstanding sporting or artistic talent, is eligible for funding from Epping Forest District Council
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Just another ordinary week in Waltham Forest
It's all kicking off this week. We've got rampant clampers descending on people's cars while they buy their newspaper, angry factions facing off at a Leyton mosque, the verdict of Cllr Sinclair's fraud trial - and gangs. Lots and lots
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THEYDON BOIS: Crash comes just weeks after warning
A CONCERNED resident has blasted the council after two cars collided outside his home, just a month after he warned highways officers the road was dangerously icy. Owen Rowland, of Abridge Road, Theydon Bois, said the drain outside his home had been
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CHIGWELL: Writer unlocks the secrets of war memorial
A TAXI driver has taken on a second career as a writer after publishing a book about the First World War. Marc Alexander, 34, decided to research the stories behind the names on Chigwell war memorial. His book, ‘Marching off to War’ provides an insight
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CHINGFORD: Councillor speaks of fraud trial 'hell'
A COUNCILLOR and his wife who were this week cleared of benefit fraud have spoken publicly for the first time about their “devastating” ordeal. After just two hours of deliberations a jury at Southwark Crown Court found Graham Sinclair, 56,
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Reggae legends ASWAD return
After fifteen albums and two decades on the music scene, Aswad remain one of Britain’s best loved reggae bands. Originally led by the trio of Brinsley “Dan” Forde (on vocals and rhythm guitar), Angus “Drummie Zeb” Gaye (on vocals and drums), and
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WOODFORD GRN: School's pupils are some of UK's 'most improving'
WOODBRIDGE High has been named as one of the best schools in the country for helping sixth form pupils to improve their work in the classroom. The secondary school, on St Barnabas Road in Woodford Green, has been placed in the top five per
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"If I can't figure it out, what's a tourist meant to do?
Whacky routes. That's what you get from Transport for London (TfL)'s journey planner, as I found out recently when on a trip with Radio 4's Peter White. We were recording an article about travel through London for disabled people - it was done
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WALTHAM FOREST: Concern over police use of 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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LEYTON: Vote now for £400,000 park grant
THIS week is the last chance to vote for a run-down Leyton green space to get a £400,000 make-over. The Help a London Park competition - run by the London Mayor’s office - closes on Friday when all votes will be counted and Londoners will find
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REDBRIDGE: 'Borough's restaurants aren't dirty,' says council
NO restaurants were forced to close by Redbridge Council last year because of breaches of hygiene rules - but the authority claims that is because they are some of the cleanest in London. New figures obtained by the Guardian show that only
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REDBRIDGE: Respects paid on Holocaust Memorial Day
HUNDREDS of people from across Redbridge came together yesterday (Tuesday) to pay their respects to the victims of genocide in the 20th century, as part of Holocaust Memorial Day. Crowds gathered at a number of events around the borough to
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WOODFORD GRN: Farrow murder - 'new leads' from Crimewatch appeal
LESS than an hour after the BBC broadcast an appeal for information into the murder of Lynda Farrow 30 years ago, "possible new leads" into the identity of her killer have emerged. Minutes ago the BBC said it had received 13 calls on the murder
