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NORTH WEALD: Plane crashes at airfield

FIVE fire crews were called to North Weald Airfield after a hurricane aeroplane crashlanded. The aircraft was coming in to land at 11.40am today but suffered technical difficulties with its landing wheels, and tipped on to its nose as it prepared

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Bones of contention...

The row over LGBT history celebrations in schools continues to do the rounds this week. This is the story about angry parents who removed their children from school during a week of lessons on the subject, causing all manner of furore from

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Pupils on parade

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Pupils having fun

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Pupils on parade

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Book Week pupils

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Book Week parade

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Hammers set for new season

THE Lakeside Hammers have hit the track a week ahead of schedule, unveiling a stunning retro race suit design in readiness for the 2009 season. All of this year’s squad, with the exception of Kauko Nieminen, took to the track along with club asset Ricky

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Pupils get dressed up

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Kids on parade

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LEYTONSTONE: Woman attacked near Wanstead Flats

A WOMAN tried in vain to hold on to her handbag while a robber hit her in the face as she was mugged in Leytonstone yesterday (Tuesday). The crook snatched the 38-year-old's bag while she was walking along Pastures Path. After the attack

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Book Week parade at Nightingale School in South Woodford

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WALTHAM FOREST: Two filthy restaurants closed

INFESTATIONS of cockroaches and filthy work surfaces were among failings found at two restaurants closed down by environmental health officers. Kebabish, in High Street, Walthamstow, was forced to close on March 5 after inspectors found

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Costelloe crowned the champion

Warwick A.S MARTIN Costelloe was crowned Club Champion, while he also netted the KO, lake trophy and R Pearon Memorial titles. Runner-up was Dennis Meadhurst , river trophy, best crucian cup winner. Third was Micky Parini with best perch 2.13.0, best

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Six of the best for Wadham

by Ron Hudson Leaside Colts 0 Wadham 6 (Echo League U13's) WEATHER conditions played a major part in this encounter but Wadham superiority shone through the pouring rain as they kept up their impressive away record with a convincing win with

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Sungate squeeze out Jays

by Mark Finney Echo League Sungate Youth 3 Jays 2 SUNGATE Under 15s left it to the last minute to settle this windswept match. Sean Drennan opened Sungate's account with a shot from the edge of Jays' penalty area. Benson Simbule added a stunning

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Bonham enjoys top victory

WOODFORD Golf Club committee member Mark Bonham registered a win in the club’s March monthly medal, played as a stableford competition. His 39 points, off a handicap of 14, was one point ahead of 7-handicapper Paul Swindells, and three ahead of 9-handicap

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Harlow runners excel

SEVERAL Harlow Running Club members took part in the Essex 20 mile championships at Gt Bromley in preparation for running the London Marathon. Harlow's top runner on the day was Justin Revell running his debut 20 miler with a superb time of 2hrs 06min

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Redbridge come through storm unscathed

by Jane McKenna Maldon Saints 1 Redbridge Ladies 1 AS THAT famous football anthem goes: ‘When you walk through a storm, hold your head up high’, and both teams did that on Sunday. Appalling weather dominated most of the game with goals being

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Senrab roar past Tigers

by Rob Collier Tigars 'A' 1 Senrab 'A' 4 THE two halves of this game could not have been more different, with the weather playing a big part. The first half was dominated by Senrab, who took the lead through Jordan Wellington-Emile. Myles Croxford

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Redbridge North triump over South

by Paul Stephenson Redbridge Ladies South (U12s) 0 Redbridge Ladies North (U12s) 4 THE first half of this most local of derbies was a tense and hard fought affair but gradually North started to gain control. Mid-way through the half they deservedly

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Skills too slick for Forest

by Paul Richardson Newbury Forest 0 Soccer Skills 2 (Echo League, under 10s) IN terribly windy conditions, Soccer Skills' slick football was too much for a dogged Newbury Forest team. The visitors settled the better and Reece Holman nearly

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Mixed bag for Wanstead

by Paul Robertson WANSTEAD'S winning run had to end sometime and today they succumbed to Enfield’s mix of U9’s and 10’s. From the start of the first game Wanstead were under pressure. Enfield’s direct running and ability to create space out wide

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Loughton through to the final

LOUGHTON'S under 18s are through to the Chelmsford League Cup Final after twice going behind in an exciting semi final tie at home to Soccer Skills. Loughton clinched a 3-2 victory with a late headed goal. The clubs under 17s also came from behind

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Lakeview cornwed champions after thriller

Grays Athletic 1 Lakeview 2 Echo A Division Cup Final LAKEVIEW produced a performance to be proud of on a sunny day in Aveley Stadium. They played the league leaders Grays Athletic and dominated the game from start to finish with Bains producing

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Pinner at the double with Ilford wins

YOUNG golfer Matthew Pinner secured a superb double triumph at the weekend. He won the junior Dave Curran Plate before teaming up with his father, Michael, to win the Sunday winter fourball competition at Ilford Golf Club. Pinner edged out Jack Bulley

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Valley run rings round Saturn

by Melvin Sullivan Saturn FC 2 Lea Valley Under 14s 4 LEA Valley continued their winning run with a 4-2 victory over bottom of the table Saturn. Nathaniel Soneye-Thomas led the way with his fifth hat-trick of the season and Kenan Bancroft supplied

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Hill enjoy cup victory

by Natalie Cuthbert Amec 0 Buckhurst Hill B 5 BUCKHURST Hill u12B won the C Division League Cup in style at the weekend. EVERY player raised their game against a dermined Amec team but a little of class for the Buckhurst Hill

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Duske blow compounds Forest loss at Nomads

THE LADIES of Waltham Forest hockey team suffered a knock to their promotion drive last weekend, losing to mid-table opponents. But a more painful blow is likely to be skipper Ayleen Duske’s suspected broken nose. The injury forced her from the field

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Lions are left for dead after Mustangs’ late hit and run

LEE VALLEY LIONS’ woeful form continued with a fifth straight defeat last weekend which cuts them further adrift at the foot of the table. The pang of the loss to Invicta Mustangs by five goals to 10 will be sharper because the Lions squandered a two

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Redbridge Lord over competition

A TEAM of schoolgirls from Redbridge smashed their way to victory in the final of London Youth Games Cricket Cup at Lord’s at the weekend. The team, made up of pupils from a number of schools throughout the borough, were crowned champions after defeating

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Loughts enjoy day of triumph

IT WAS President’s Day at Old Loughtonians, and the results fitted the occasion. In the Allianz Mini League, the Foresters beat Oxford university’s third XI, 2-1. Richard Chere equalised for Loughts before Alistair Butcher fired home for victory in

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Roding’s sharp shooter can provide silver bullet

THERE is a stigma attached to the murky world of guns that conjures images of violence at the mere mention of the word. Too often the weapon of choice for thugs on the streets, it is a reputation that ensures clubs such as Buckhurst Hill-based

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Magnificent seven for on-form Chingford

by Phil Howell CHINGFORD took on Welwyn on Saturday at Waltham Way, in a game of certainly two halves. Welwyn who are currently bottom of the league put on a good performance for the first 10 minutes, using the strong wind to their advantage

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Final flourish earns Khan best result of season

EPPING golfer Simon Khan recorded his best result of the European Tour season so far, claiming seventh place at the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open. The 36-year-old professional produced a roaring finish in the final two rounds to surge up the leaderboard

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Bancroft batter sorry Clapton

by Russell Thame THE boys from the ‘Croft returned to winning ways on saturday with a comfortable 37-12 win over local rivals Upper Clapton. Following last weeks heartbreaking 2 point defeat to promotion rivals Campion some thought that the B's

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Redbridge in the mix after more success

REDBRIDGE remain in contention for a top three place at the Essex County Swimming Championships after another set of impressive results in the third block of the competition. Chris Inch was perhaps the pick of the local swimmers with two first places

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Woodford’s late show sees them past leaders Staines

WOODFORD registered arguably their most impressive win of the season after a pulsating contest against London Two North leaders Staines Town ended with two penalties from Nick Ford to snatch victory. The Highams men trailed with two minutes to go but

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Leyton are ready for ultimate Abbey test

LEYTON boss Troy Townsend is relishing the prospect of taking on promotion-chasing local rivals Waltham Abbey this week, in a game dubbed by the manager as the ‘benchmark test’ of their recent revival. The Lilywhites made it two wins and two clean sheets

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Guy’s goal gives the Daggers a play-off sniff

Port Vale 0 Dagenham and Redbridge 1 (League Two) JAMIE GUY grabbed his first goal for Dagenham and Redbridge as the team rekindled their faint hopes of a play-off place in League Two with a 1-0 win over Port Vale. The striker, who has impressed

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‘We’ll turn this around,’ vows Daggers boss

DAGENHAM and Redbridge boss John Still has told his players not to beat themselves up over the team’s recent slump. The Daggers have slipped in their chase for a play-off place and now have much to do following a run of just two wins in 11 league games

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WEST HAM V WEST BROM PREVIEW

West Ham v West Brom preview LAST MEETING: West Brom 3-2 West Ham (13-09-09) A late Chris Brunt strike saw the hosts take all three points after the Hammers had taken the lead through Mark Noble and Lucas Neill. LAST MEETING AT UPTON PARK: West

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REDBRIDGE: Hero to the rescue after second baby abduction

A CONSTRUCTION worker has been hailed a hero after he chased and caught a man who snatched a baby from its mother’s arms. The horrifying incident happened just days after a separate swipe when a thief drove off with a car in Woodford Green

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BUCKHURST HILL: Retired dentist completes 300-mile charity bike ride

A RETIRED dentist raised thousands of pounds for an animal welfare charity by completing a punishing 300-mile bike ride through Southeast Asia. Sian Edwards encountered blistering heat and tropical storms during her ride from Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City

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Hammers star out for six months

WEST Ham midfielder Valon Behrami will be out of action for six months after it was confirmed he has damaged his anterior cruciate ligaments. The Swiss international suffered the injury during an innocuous challenge with Wayne Bridge during

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THEYDON MOUNT: Girlband hoping for TV Ice skating success

A THEYDON Mount singer is hoping to skate her way to the stars as part of an all-singing all-skating dance trio. Girlband The Elody have battled through to the final four of ITV’s Ice Star, despite none of them being able to skate at the start

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EPPING FOREST: Reporter's surgery in Epping this week

REPORTER Isabel Jensen will be running this week's reporter's surgery for the Epping Forest Guardian on Friday morning (March 13). The surgery allows readers to come and speak to a reporter directly to share stories, raise issues in their area

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WALTHAMSTOW: Inquiry into Islamic school closes

THE Charity Commission’s inquiry into the purchase of a building by the Waltham Forest Islamic Association (WFIA) has now closed. The building, in Grove Road, Walthamstow, was purchased for £1.5million by the current committee with the intention

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BUCKHURST HILL: Funeral service held for train victim

A MEMORIAL service has been held in honour of a man who died under the wheels of a train at Highams Park Station. Mourners filled Buckhurst Hill Baptist Church, Palmerston Road to remember Robin Pye, 54, who died on February 3. He had been suffering

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LOUGHTON: Volunteers needed for festival

VOLUNTEERS are needed to help at the Loughton festival held during April. Duties would include setting up venues, selling tickets and delivering festival programmes. Festival Director Sue Taylor said: "We need people to come forward to offer an hour

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STH WOODFORD: Body found in woods

AN UNIDENTIFIED body has been found hanging from a tree in Roding Valley Park, South Woodford. On February 26 a local workman found what appeared to be a human body and alerted Ilford police. Officers attended the location at around

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Carlisle United 1 Leyton Orient 3

Orient saw off struggling Carlisle United at Brunton Park last night to ease their relegation fears. At the same time, the result has plunged the Cumbrians into the mix. Charlie Daniels opened the scoring for the O's, before strikers Scott McGleish