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LEYTONSTONE: Injured schoolboy goes through pain barrier
A SCHOOLBOY has raised more than £200 for charity with a sponsored swim - while suffering from a broken thumb. Dominic Lazarus, 10, of Wragby Road, Leytonstone, swam 5km on April 18, wearing a plaster cast, to raise the cash for Marie Curie Cancer Care
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CHIGWELL: Woman murdered in her home
A MURDER investigation has been launched after a woman was found dead in her home. The body of the 29-year-old from Hycliffe Gardens, Chigwell was found by police officers and paramedics this morning (Monday April 27). Police were contacted
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Collison return boosts Hammers
WEST HAM have been boosted by the news that midfielder Jack Collison will return to the side in time for 'one last push' for a Europa League place. The 20-year-old winger has been working hard to get back to full fitness after dislocating his kneecap
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WALTHAM FOREST: Breast cancer deaths at record low
BREAST cancer deaths have dropped to a record low in Waltham Forest. According to the latest figures, women in the borough are more likely to survive the disease than many across the UK and clinicians say this may be thanks to a successful local screening
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WANSTEAD: Tesco granted alcohol licence
TESCO have been granted an alcohol licence for its new shop in Wanstead High Street, the Guardian can exclusively reveal. Campaigners had hoped the council would deny the supermarket giant the right to sell booze, claiming the shop would damage
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ROYDON: Gypsy blames cultural misunderstandings for opposition to expansion
THE head of a gypsy household seeking more pitches for her family to live on has blamed intolerance and misunderstanding for the number of objections to her plans. Relley Moore’s application for four additional pitches on land she owns off Little Brook
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CHIGWELL: Village fete set to start
THE annual Chigwell Village Fete is due to start next week with stalls, rides, and events for all the family. As well as old favourites including a bouncy castle and hook-a-duck game this year there will also be a 7-metre climbing wall for older children
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LEYTON: Elderly couple were poisoned
AN elderly couple found dead in their homes died of carbon monoxide poisoning, a post mortem has revealed. Donald O'Sullivan, 73, and his wife Rosetta, 70, were found collapsed in their home in Matlock Road, Leyton, on Monday last week.
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LEYTONSTONE: Ruling prompts re-think of box junction policy
THE council is changing its policy of fining people at a box junction after an illegal charge was overturned following an appeal by an outraged motorist. Pensioner Gordon George was filmed by a council spy car as he attempted to turn right
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WALTHAMSTOW: College fashion designs shown
FASHION designs by Waltham Forest College students were modelled as part of Alternative Fashion Week. A total of 70 collections were shown at Spitalfields Market, near Liverpool Street, in East London. Among the designs was a collection themed "the
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LEYTON: Two led to safety after blaze in disused buildings
A FIRE ripped through disused buildings in the early hours of Sunday morning. About 40 firefighters and eight fire engines attended the blaze in Grange Park Road after being called at about 1am. Firefighters led two people to safety
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WANSTEAD: Cornerhouse could be renamed after former Cllr
COUNCILLORS will vote tomorrow on plans to partly rename an historic Wanstead building after popular Cllr Allan Burgess, who died in February after a battle with kidney cancer. The plans, which would see the day service unit of the Cornerhouse
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WALTHAMSTOW: Cinema campaigners pleased by council gaffe
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to keep the EMD building as a cinema have welcomed the news that the Arcade site development will be delayed. A controversial council plan to bail out the redevelopment of the Arcade site with public funds will now be delayed
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WALTHAM FOREST: Big Apple to follow borough's fast food lead?
NEW York City may follow the Waltham Forest's lead and ban new fast-food restaurants near schools. Big Apple councillor Eric Gioia is said to have prepared legislation which would ban takeaways from being opened within 500ft of any school in
