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Don’t let the renaissance pass Walthamstow by!
This week is crucial in the battle to save Waltham Forest’s last cinema. A candlelit vigil is planned outside the Granada/EMD, in Hoe Street, E17, at 8pm on Saturday 18 April – all welcome to join in, and there will be entertainment afterwards.
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ORIENT: Mission Accomplished
IT IS mission accomplished for Leyton Orient. On Easter Monday, the Brisbane Road club secured their League One future for another season, with a narrow 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Swindon Town. It was Jason Demetriou who netted the solitary
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Taste of the Orient with Jason Demetriou
We set ourselves a target a couple of weeks ago, which we did not think we could realistically achieve. But four wins in ten days over the Easter period, and we have done. Everyone's over the moon, as we all, from number one to 11, have been outstanding
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LEYTON: Christ sculpture provokes fury
A SCULPTURE of Christ that was created in Leyton town hall has caused protests in France over accusations of sacrilege. Artist and musician Paul Fryer created the life-like sculpture of Christ seated in an electric chair at his former studio
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REDBRIDGE: Burglary up by 25 per cent
BURGLARY victims and police warn residents to keep their valuables out of sight as home break-ins increase by over a quarter in the borough. According to a study released this week, people in London stand a greater chance of being burgled than
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TRAVEL: Central line running again
THE Central line is running again after it was suspended west bound between Leytonstone and Newbury Park due to a faulty train at Redbridge.
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WALTHAM FOREST: Borough a hot spot for 'multi-generational households'
WALTHAM Forest is a hot spot for households with three or more generations living together as the housing crisis deepens, a new study has found. The study, carried about by FDS Research and sponsored by Lloyds TSB, showed that one household in 40 in
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WALTHAMSTOW: Video game shop in copyright dispute
A VIDEO game shop accused of selling a product before it was officially released has settled out of court with its manufacturer. Awesome Games, of High Street, Walthamstow, bought copies of Fallout 3 from an authorised supplier before the role playing
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WANSTEAD: By-election update
THE council have announced the polling stations for next week's by-election in Wanstead, but controversy surrounding the vote continues this morning. Yesterday a hustings between the six candidates was dramatically cancelled at the last minute
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WALTHAMSTOW: Rappers swap violent rhymes for more positive lyrics
BUDDING rappers are ditching violent lyrics in favour of more positive rhymes after attending workshops in a project to combat gang violence. Professional DJs and MCs from the British DJ and MC Academy worked with teenagers from Waltham Forest
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WANSTEAD: Police launch probe over new 'BNP threat'
REDBRIDGE Police have launched an investigation after an apparently pro-British National Party (BNP) website published threats against a woman who was allegedly the victim of a racist attack. The news comes after officers arrested a BNP by-election
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CHIGWELL: Our apprentice gives his verdict on last night's show
HE is the apprentice who said ‘you’re fired’ to Sir Alan Sugar. Chigwell entrepreneur Adam Freeman, who runs the loans website www.mrlender.com, dropped out of the hit TV show hours before it started, avoiding the media circus that was about
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LEYTONSTONE: Officer still fighting for life
A POLICE officer is still in a life-threatening condition five days after a car chase involving suspected armed burglars. A specialist firearms officer with the Met's CO19 Unit sustained serious head injuries at the end of the chase in Ashlin
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All at sea again
Now that we have all returned, stuffed full of Easter chocolate and emerging from our Bank Holiday torpor (I say that - I imagine not everyone was torpid. I just like the word) it's all hands on deck. With EAE on holiday and therefore not at the
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WALTHAMSTOW: Multi-million pound park plan divides opinion
PLANS for a multi-million pound revamp of a park are set to be approved next week – but not all users are happy with them. Lloyd and Aveling Park in Forest Road, Walthamstow, is poised to undergo a huge redevelopment using lottery funds, which
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WHIPPS CROSS: Serious blunder figures released
A TOTAL of 27 serious blunders were made by staff at Whipps Cross University Hospital last year. The figure means the Leytonstone hospital performed worse than other London hospitals such as Whittington Hospital, Islington, which had a total of three
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EPPING: Public to decide if park is re-named
THE people of Epping will now decide if a play park should be re-named after fallen Royal Marine Georgie Sparks. A vote looks set to be organised by the town council following an unprecedented campaign by Georgie's family, friends and comrades
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Hammers defender: We can challenge for the Champions League
WEST HAM defender Matthew Upson has challenged the club’s owners to open their chequebook this summer, as he believes a bit more ‘quality’ could see the team battle it out with the ‘Big Four’ for a Champions League place. Hammers’ players have
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STH WOODFORD: Pavement parkers 'putting lives at risk'
HOUSEHOLDS living along a busy main road say lives are being put at risk because the council has failed to stop cars parking on the pavement. Residents in the Hermon Hill area of South Woodford have been campaigning for over a year for the
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REDBRIDGE: Fury at 'fat cat' council salaries
THE chief executive of Redbridge Council earns more than Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the Guardian can reveal. The authority’s top earner Roger Hampson enjoyed an inflation-busting 31 per cent rise in his basic maximum salary last year taking
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WOODFORD GRN: Youngsters get taste of life as firefighter
EXCITED youngsters experienced life as a rookie firefighter as part of a charity initiative. Woodford Green-based Haven Buddies enjoyed an exciting and extremely challenging day being treated as new recruits thanks to Dagenham Fire Station's Life
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STH WOODFORD: Charity shop paintings sell for £1,300
FOUR dusty old paintings that were handed in to a South Woodford charity shop have been sold at auction for a whopping £1,300. The works, by South African artist Enslin Du Plessis, were handed in to the Oxfam branch on the High Road three years
