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We'll bounce back', insists Hammers defender
HAMMERS defender James Collins insists the team will bounce back strongly against Aston Villa on Saturday, after last week's defeat at the hands of fierce rivals Tottenham. Collins found himself back in the side, partnering Matthew Upson at the heart
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LEYTONSTONE: Lincolns beer ban branded "racist"
A DECISION to stop African beer being sold at a troubled pub has been branded as racist - by its former manager. Marshall Maphosa, who formerly ran Lincolns in Leytonstone High Road, said Trust Inn Ltd’s decision to stop selling the African beer Tusker
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WALTHAM FOREST: Beer tax hike will "kill pubs", say campaigners
PUBLICANS are worried that another beer tax hike will be the “nail in the coffin” for many local drinking holes. The Government plans to increase beer duty by two per cent above inflation in the budget, to be announced next Wednesday, and by the same
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LEYTONSTONE: Teenage hotshot set to miss Euros
LEYTONSTONE teenage hotshot Danielle Carter looks set to miss out on the next Women's Under-17 European Football Championships. England were defeated twice within 48-hours meaning they are unlikely to qualify for the final stages of the championships
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WALTHAMSTOW: Comedy star backs EMD campaign
A TELEVISION star has come up with a “cunning plan” to save the former EMD cinema by backing the McGuffin Film Society's campaign. Actor and presenter Tony Robinson, who played hapless servant Baldrick in the BBC1 Blackadder comedy series and more recently
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CHINGFORD: Man glassed at busy pub
A YOUNG man was glassed in a crowded pub in Chingford. A witness reported seeing the man glassed in the head at The Sirloin, in Friday Hill, in front of horrified customers. The London Ambulance Service were called to reports of a stabbing
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EPPING: Tweed sentenced to 12 weeks for assaulting taxi driver.
JACK Tweed has been told he will face 12 weeks in custody after he was found guilty of assaulting a taxi driver in Epping last May. Epping Magistrates heard in March that Tweed, 21, grabbed Sadler's Taxi driver Stephen Wilkins around the throat
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WALTHAMSTOW: Two accused of card fraud
TWO men from Walthamstow have been charged in connection with allegedly using a credit card skimming device at a B&Q store in Ireland. Mohammed Aziz, 22, of Forest Road, and Atiaab Khan, 20, of Priory Court, were found with the device when
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WOODFORD GRN: Man dies in holiday bathroom after heroin binge
A WOODFORD Green man has been found dead in an Indian hotel room following a suspected heroin overdose. Nigel Smith, 62, was discovered in the bathroom of his hotel in Calangute, Goa, at 2am on Sunday, April 5, by his live-in partner Anne Francoise
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WANSTEAD: Support for anti-Tesco campaign grows
A PETITION calling on Redbridge Council to refuse Tesco an alcohol licence for its new shop in Wanstead has attracted more than 1,000 signatures. The campaign, which was launched just two weeks ago, was set up after the supermarket giant submitted
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WANSTEAD: By-election hustings to be held
A PUBLIC debate between the candidates in the up coming Wanstead council by-election will be held this Wednesday (April 15). The hustings, at The Cricket Clubhouse in Nutter Lane, will begin at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm. All six
