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CHINGFORD: 'Landslide' by-election win for Tories
THE Conservatives have held on to Larkswood ward. Edwin Northover, 29, a lawyer, polled 1,393 votes - around two thirds of the votes cast. Conservative group leader Cllr Matt Davis hailed the result as 'a landslide.' He added:
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CHINGFORD: Voting over in Larkswood by-election
VOTING has now closed for the Larkswood ward by-election. The Chingford seat is up for grabs following the death of Conservative councillor John Walter. Daniel Perrett is standing for the Green Party, Henry Boyle is representing the Liberal Democrats
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Hammers boss sets sights on Europe
GIANFRANCO Zola is confident his team can secure European qualification this season, if some of his injured troops can get back to full fitness. While star striker Carlton Cole will return from a ban next week, the likes of Valon Behrami and Dean Ashton
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LEYTON: Undercover police sting nets kerb crawler
A LEYTON man was caught kurb crawling in Tottenham during an undercover police sting. Akwas Addai, 47, of Kings Close, Leyton, is charged with soliciting a person from a vehicle for the purposes of prostitution. There were 24 other men
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WALTHAMSTOW: Taxpayers to bail out Arcade site scheme
TAXPAYERS will now have to fork out £35m for a scaled-down development of Walthamstow’s Arcade site after a private firm pulled out of the project, it has emerged. St Modwen PLC, which was due to build a tower, homes, shops and community facilties
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ORIENT: Boss stays grounded as O's rise
GERAINT Williams is reaping the fruits of hard labour at Leyton Orient, but is cautious of how everything could quickly go sour. The O's have taken 12 points from a possible 18, and a home win against Walsall on Saturday would be the fourth in a row
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Taste of the Orient with Jason Demetriou
Well, Stockport County’s pitch was the worst ever. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I stepped out on to the field before the game. It was just spongy mud. I did wonder ‘is this a joke’ because there was no grass on it at all. But you have to
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WALTHAMSTOW: Appeal for witnesses as man assaulted
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was found with head injuries in the early hours of this morning (March 19). They were called by the London Ambulance Service, who had taken the 31-year-old to hospital after finding him in Stainforth
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WALTHAM FOREST: Council brings in charity to vet child protection
A CHARITY is to vet council decisions on taking children into care. Coram, which works with vulnerable children and young people, were given a three-year contract to scrutinise decisions by social workers to take children into care.
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Part of the woodwork to go after eight decades
FAMILY business Chingford Green Joinery has been providing carpentry services to local residents for 77 years, but at the end of this month the shop will close down. Proprietor Vic Berg told reporter CARL BROWN about the history of this well-known business
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STANSTED: BAA "must" sell Stansted airport
BAA MUST sell Stansted Airport, the Competition Commission has ruled today. The government watchdog has released a report into BAA's ownership of seven UK airports. They've ordered airport owners to sell Gatwick, Stansted and then either Glasgow
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WALTHAMSTOW: Parking fine refund after blunder
A MAN had his car towed away after a blunder by the council’s highways contractor. David Cowell, 39, a bus driver of Templeton Avenue, Chingford, was visiting his severely disabled brother in Markhouse Road, Walthamstow on Sunday March 15 when
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WALTHAMSTOW: Traffic flowing again after accident
A SECTION of Blackhorse Road has re-opened following an accident in which a motorcyclist crashed into a female pedestrian. The 33-year-old woman was taken to Whipps Cross Hospital suffering from back injuries which are believed to be non-serious
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CHINGFORD: Polls open in Larkswood by-election
VOTING is underway in the Larkswood ward by-election. The Chingford seat is up for grabs following the death of Conservative councillor John Walter. Polling stations have opened in South Chingford Methodist Church hall, in New Road, St Edmund’s
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WALTHAMSTOW: Knifed man recovering in hospital
A MAN who suffered multiple knife wounds during a fight in a park is no longer in a critical condition. The victim, in his early twenties, was taken by air ambulance to hospital after being stabbed in Brettenham Road, near Lloyd park, Walthamstow
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TRAVEL: Cash crisis could halt tube improvements
A DISAGREEMENT over cost could see tube trains becoming more crowded and improvements on London Underground abandoned, the London Assembly has said. Transport for London (TfL) and Tube Lines, the maintenance firm for London Underground, cannot agree
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WANSTEAD: Reporter's surgery tomorrow
A REPORTER'S surgery is being held tomorrow in Wanstead. Wanstead and Woodford Guardian reporter Daniel Binns will be at Nice Croissant, Wanstead High Street, on Friday between 10am and 12 noon. The Guardian's weekly surgeries are an
