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WALTHAM ABBEY: Woman leaps from flat to escape gunman
A WOMAN leapt from her first-floor flat to escape a gun-wielding burglar. She was playing on a computer game when she was confronted by the masked intruder in her home in Badburgham Court, on the notorious Ninefields estate in Waltham Abbey. A man in
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WALTHAM FOREST: Do the council's sign-writers need lessons in spelling?
FREDERICK Bremer Secondary School is a seat of learning, but it appears that some council officials could do with a few spelling lessons. Two signs (pictured above) inform motorists of the entrance location to a Frederick "Bremmer" school.
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WALTHAMSTOW: Tourists accuse police of destroying their photos
A FATHER and his teenage son have complained to the police after two officers allegedly forced them to delete photos of Walthamstow buses in the interests of preventing terrorism. Klaus Matzka from Vienna, Austria, wrote a letter to the Guardian
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Zola close to West Ham deal
WEST HAM manager Gianfranco Zola has revealed he is close to agreeing a new contract with the club. The Hammers are understood to have drawn up an improved deal for the Italian, after an impressive first season at the helm. Zola insists he is keen to
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CHINGFORD: Leading Tory criticises flagship Thatcher policy
CHINGFORD MP Iain Duncan Smith has said he believes the Thatcher government's Right to Buy policy led to the creation of "ghettos". In an interview with left-wing thinktank the Fabian Society, Mr Duncan Smith said the flagship policy, which
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Council snooping powers to be reviewed
CCTV surveillance by councils could be curbed after the Government announced a review of its use for minor offences such as dog fouling and littering. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said the review would address concerns that powers were being used by
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LEYTONSTONE: Fourth arrested in connection with robbery
A FOURTH man has been arrested in connection with an incident which left a police officer suffering from life-threatening injuries. The officer, who remains in a critical condition, sustained serious head injuries in Ashlin Road, on the Leytonstone and
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WALTHAM FOREST: Murder rate doubles
THE murder rate has doubled in Waltham Forest over the last 12 months, Met Police figures have shown. There were 10 murders in the 12 months to March this year, compared to five in the same period the year before. The figures also show a 46 per cent
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CHINGFORD: Man thanks life-saving paramedics
A MAN who nearly died from a severe allergic reaction has praised the paramedics who saved his life. Arthur Peaston, 59, a carpet salesman of Boardman Avenue, Chingford, left work early as he was suffering from a chest infection and needed to attend
