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EPPING FOREST: Chief Constable announces retirement
THE Chief Constable of Essex has announced his retirement. Roger Baker has held the top position in the county since 2005 overseeing a number of high profile decisions. He attracted criticism in August last year with his plan to sponsor
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ORIENT: Morgan at the double rescues point for Reserves
DEAN Morgan struck twice for Orient Reserves this afternoon. The O’s second string team took on Ipswich Town and struggled to dominate the game, which ended 2-2. Both of the 25-year-old’s goals were equalizers. Afterwards, Waynbe Burnett said
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Warnock could sue West Ham over Tevez affair
FORMER Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock has hinted that he may sue West Ham United after the two clubs came to an agreement whereby the Hammers are believed to have paid out almost £20million in compensation to the Blades over the Carlos Tevez affair
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WALTHAMSTOW: Residents object to cheap business parking
MORE than 100 residents have signed a petition calling for an end to a council policy which allows workers to park cheaply in their streets, meaning the people who live there struggle to find a space. The council currently allows people who work at
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ONGAR: Threatened bus service 'likely to be saved'
A LIFELINE looks to have been offered to an axe-threatened bus service. Councillors say "several companies" have tendered bids to run the number 46, which runs from Ongar to Chelmsford. Essex County Council, which subsidises the Arriva-run bus service
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Leprechauns spotted in supermarket
SHOPPERS were stunned when a trio of green leprechauns danced into a supermarket today in Waltham Abbey. But on closer inspection relieved members of the public realised it was actually three workers at the Co-Op, who had donned their costumes
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CHINGFORD: Stand-off between clampers and driver
A MAN found himself locked in a showdown with clamping firm City Watch after being caught parking illegally in Chingford. Riccardo Morgan, 24, a financial advisor of Peel Close, Chingford, stopped to pick someone up on private property in Old
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WALTHAMSTOW: William Morris gallery to get cash injection
THE world-renowned William Morris Gallery has won an £80,000 Lottery bid. Waltham Forest Council applied for the grant last November as part of a mutli-million pound project to make the gallery, in Lloyd Park, Walthamstow, more accessible and to build
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EPPING: Teen undergoes facial surgery following unprovoked attack
AN ASIAN student has undergone reconstructive surgery to insert a metal plate in his face following a unprovoked and possibly racially-motivated attack. The 17-year-old, who lives with his family in Epping, was set upon as he walked away from the Harlow
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WALTHAM FOREST: Palestine campaigners visit Parliament
WALTHAM Forest campaigners have lobbied MPs about the situation in Gaza. A number of local councillors and residents from across the borough lobbied Walthamstow MP Neil Gerrard and Leyton MP Harry Cohen at Westminster in an event organised by the Palestine
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CHINGFORD: IDS meets the Republicans
AN influential American right wing think-tank has been given advice on ‘caring conservatism’ by Iain Duncan Smith. The Chingford MP met with members of the Heritage Foundation to offer advise on how the Republican Party can rebrand itself in
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STH WOODFORD: Empty Woolies 'blights' George Lane
FRUSTRATED shoppers and business leaders say South Woodford is being “blighted” by the empty Woolworths shop on George Lane, which is still yet to find a buyer. It has now been over two months since the popular store shut down for good after
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WALTHAM FOREST: Rise in 'well off' seeking financial help
MORE middle class people in Waltham Forest are seeking financial help as the economic downturn worsens. The Credit Union loans money at low interest rates and has traditionally been used by the less well off. But in the last year there
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WALTHAMSTOW: Police praised for response to knife attack
QUICK thinking community police have been honoured for saving lives when a knife-wielding teenager ran amok in a Walthamstow shopping centre. Shoppers and staff in The Mall, Selbourne Walk, looked on in horror as the 18-year-old slit his throat with
