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Return of the blog
After a week's absence, the blog returns with another shameless (or shameful perhaps?) plug for my reporter's surgery. My turn has rolled around again and I will be coming back to Johnstons, 626 Lea Bridge Road, between 9.30am and 11.30am on Friday
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WALTHAM FOREST: Elderly failed by home care service
VULNERABLE elderly and disable people are being left bedridden for hours without food and medication because of “teething problems” blamed on new home care system. Eight hundred eople receive home care arranged by Waltham Forest’s adult services
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NORTH WEALD: Cannabis crop found in wardrobe
A CROP of cannabis plants was found growing in a wardrobe after police searched a property in North Weald. Mature plants were also found growing in a shed at the address on Lancaster Road after police searched the residential property and seized
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LEYTONSTONE: Defoe murder accused remanded in custody
THE man accused of killing Jade Defoe has appeared at Redbridge Magistrates' Court today (April 29). Christopher Farley, 33, of Kingswood Road, Leytonstone was charged with murder and has been remanded in custody. Mr Defoe, who was 26
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REDBRIDGE: Swine flu plan 'in place'
REDBRIDGE Council and Primary Care Trust have been meeting to discuss emergency plans in case the global swine flu outbreak hits the borough. The two bodies have urged residents "not to panic for now", but are still encouraging people to cover
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WALTHAM FOREST: Lack of cash for disabled facilities
DISABLED residents across the borough are being left with inadequate and unsafe facilities because of a shortage of funds to pay for home adaptations. Councils are required to provide the disabled facilities grants by law, subject to an assessment
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WHIPPS CROSS: Hospital issues guidance on swine flu
WHIPPS Cross University Hospital has put out information on preventing the spread of swine flu following a confirmed case of the illness in London. The hospital has warned people to be "especially vigilant" and has stated that it is taking
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Senrab clinch draw
Freestyle 3 Senrab 3 SENRAB started well but fell behind after only five minutes to a Freestyle penalty. Jordan Wellington-Emile levelled the score but Senrab again fell behind after their defence stopped claiming off-side. The flag stayed down
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Soccer Skills hold Dagenham
by Paul Richardson IN A pulsating affair, Soccer Skills and Dagenham shared six goals and the points. With both teams looking to finish the season off in style, the pace was unrelenting and the skill levels very high. The visitors took the lead
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Sungate get over the Hill
Harold Hill 2 Sungate Youth 4 (Under 15s) Echo League IT WAS an uphill battle for Sungate in the first half with Harold Hill's sloping pitch. But the pressure applied by Robert Garvan and George Green forced Harold Hill to concede an early own
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Hainault racer impresses
by Paul Godfrey HAINAULT Roads Club super-veteran racer and Ilford resident Howard Staunton, travelled to Rye in Kent on Sunday to compete in the San Fairy Ann CC 25 mile time trial. The Q25/12 course started near Romney Marsh headed
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Bancroft's cricketers enjoy stunning triumph
THE cricket season has barely started and already Bancroft’s School’s young players have claimed one trophy. The eight man U15 indoor team, which included representatives from 4 year groups (year 7 through to year 10) lifted the Essex U15 Indoor Cricket
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WALTHAM FOREST: Leaseholders delight as Ascham Homes loses appeal
LEASEHOLDERS will not have to pay thousands of pounds for home improvements after the council’s property manager failed to consult them, a tribunal has ruled. The financial implications of the Lands Tribunal (LT) ruling leaves the future of
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Players Wanted - Wadham
WADHAM FC urgently require players to form a new team for the coming season 2009-10 at the age category of under 7, new School Year Two from September. The team will play in the Echo League. We are a family friendly club with excellent facilities
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Hill edge stunning game with Wadham
by Mark Williams THE Echo League hire Bhfc for their Mini soccer Finals and Hill were fortunate enough to get to the Final. So in theory it was like a home game but the atmosphere and occasion didn't make it feel like one. Support was excellent
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Cycling club promote Ken Wright Memorial
VC Revolution Cycling Club promoted the first edition of the Ken Wright Memorial Road Race on a circuit based around Abberton Reservoir, just south of Colchester. Sixty riders from across the eastern region set off from Peldon in bright but windy conditions
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WALTHAM FOREST: Street wardens axed
LEADING councillors rubber-stamped plans to axe the borough's street wardens, despite opposition from primary schoolchildren and residents. The council will replace the 18 wardens with a new team of 10 police officers and a further eight council
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Redbridge champs end season on a high
by Jane McKenna Island Girls 3 Redbridge Ladies 11 WHILE the final result was never in doubt, league champions Redbridge Ladies met a determined Island Girls' side on the last day of the season. Redbridge were one up after only three minutes
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Orion make impressive debut
ON SATURDAY the first ever Orion Ladies Athletics Team made its debut in the Southern Womens League at St Mary's College in Twickenham. Depleted by marathon commitments, only five made up the team (all previous Orion Juniors) Jo Hadaway, Lauren Richardson
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Harlow runners shine
SEVERAL Harlow Running Club members ran the Flora London Marathon on a very warm day which was ideal for supporters but very energy sapping for those running 26 miles. As a result no Harlow runner achieved a personal best time. However, there were
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Chigwell are champs despite defeat
CHIGWELL 0-1 WESTWARD Echo League under 10s Chigwell's under 10s amazing run came to an end suffering their one and only loss of this campaign on the last day of the season. The boys had amassed an amazing tally of fifteen wins and only two draws
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Orion youngsters excel in marathon test
by Frank Gordon A NUMBER of Orion's youngsters competed for Waltham Forest in the London Mini-Marathon across the Capital's streets last weekend. Leading the way for the Waltham Forest was the boys' aged 15-17 contingent who won the team award
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Loughts lads win illustrious championship
THE Old Loughtonians U13 boys’ team, fielding five U12s have their sights set firmly on the England Hockey Finals at the National Hockey Centre, Nottingham on May 17th having convincingly won the East Championships at the weekend and adding to their Essex
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Woodford Sparke to life in marathon
by Ken Bray WOODFORD had superb representation at the Adidas Mini London Marathon on Sunday. The race incorporated the elite Regional race plus the London Boroughs race. Club athletes were extremely prominent in the teams representing the local
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How Stratford looked before the Olympics
Discarded toys, deflated tyres, derelict buildings and damning graffiti are just some of the images captured by photographer Juliana Edwards in her powerful new book 2012: A Place That Was; a 120-page photographic record of the east London site
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Lions concede late in thriller
by Peter Larkin Chelmsford 4 Lee Valley Lions 4 THE Lions under 16s squad wrapped up their season with a point on the road at Chelmsford. After a poor first period, the Lions bounced back after the break to lead going into the
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Stags end with loss
THE football season ended with a whimper for Waltham Forest as they lost to Ryman Division One North’s bottom team. Not all the Forest players turned up for this match, so boss Wali Ojelabi had no substitutes to call upon. Forest slumped to a 1-0
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Central edge thriller
CENTRAL Bowls club surged through to the second round of the National ‘Top Club’ Competition with a hard-fought victory over Clementswood. Rod Hudson won a keenly-contested singles match, but the hosts battled back with two wins of their own. However
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Buckhurst Hill’s Open Day is a glowing success
SPORTS-mad families flocked to a sun-kissed Buckhurst Hill Tennis Club’s Open Day on Saturday. Mums and dads joined club members to play a few sets while the children enjoyed practice sessions with coach Lun Kwan. “We had a large number of youngsters
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Local swimmer sets sights on Euros
EPPING FOREST’S 2012 Paralympic hopeful Emma Hollis has set her sights on making her mark at this year’s European Championships in Reykjavik after receiving another £1,000 windfall from the Lloyds TSB Local Heroes initiative. For the second year running
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Wood pair win
WOODFORD Golf Club’s Foursomes Cup was won by the powerful combination of Mark Rowley and Malcolm Smith, with a nett 65. The pair finished 6½ strokes clear of Richard Blackburn and Steve Parlor, and John Mansfield and Sean Marah. In the first round
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Critically-acclaimed singer James Apollo performs in Leytonstone
tHE Trouble with interviewing exceptionally cool musicians is that you get an urge to quit your job and take to the road à la Jack Kerouac. That’s exactly the feeling I had after speaking to American singer/songwriter James Apollo who had done
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Local stars impress in Essex draw
LOCAL golfers played a key role in Essex’s thrilling six-all draw with Kent at the weekend. West Essex’s Ross Spurgeon earned one and a half points with a foursomes win and a halved singles match, while Woolston Manor’s outstanding talent Jack Winer
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Golden Gators
WALTHAM FOREST Gators returned from competition in Milton Keynes with a clutch of medals. Seventeen-year-old Nicholas Osman won two golds in the 100m fly and 50 back, while he also won a silver and a bronze. Joshua Burcombe, 10, triumphed in the 400
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Roald Dahl's world brought to life in Bethnal Green
ROALD Dahl fans can step into the author’s wonderful world when a splendiferous new touring exhibition celebrating his fantabulous partnership with illustrator Quentin Blake arrives at The Victoria & Albert Museum of Childhood this week. Visitors to
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LOUGHTON: Marathon man raises £2,000 for premature birth charity
A MAN from Loughton who was born prematurely, has gone on to become a successful marathon runner, raising over £2,000 for a baby care charity. David Shawe weighed just 3lb 9oz when he was born at Whipps Cross Hospital, where he was immediately ventilated
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Leyton net a place amongst the elite
LEYTON NETBALL Club will get the chance to pit their wits against some of the country’s best teams next season, after they gained promotion to the National Premier League Two with a series of stunning performances at the end of season play-offs in Sheffield
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Ilford must climb the Hill
ILFORD Golf club set up a second round tie against Toot Hill after overcoming local rivals Woodford in the first round of the Leslie Wood trophy. Neil Glover led the team to a comprehensive 12.5-2.5 victory, although a number of the matches went down
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Manor hit their straps
ETON MANOR’S women and girls enjoyed a successful first outing of 2009 as they combined to take third place, after some fine performances. Amelia Adams and Dilon Aktas registered impressive wins in their respective 800 metre races, while they also picked
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West claim a big scalp
WEST ESSEX cricket club got their season off to the best possible start with a highly-impressive victory over Basildon & Pitsea in the Essex League Cup. Despite their opponents sitting two divisions higher than them, West Essex took the game to Basildon
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Chingford show the pros how it’s done
CHINGFORD brought the curtain down on their season with a nail-biting extra-time victory over National League Three South side Barking to win the Essex Senior Cup. The Waltham Wayers erased the memory of a disappointing league campaign with a tremendous
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Daggers boss ‘won’t stand in the way’ of striking pair
DAGGERS boss John Still has revealed he will not stand in the way of striking pair Ben Strevens and Paul Benson if they want to leave, after reports linking the pair with moves away from Victoria Road emerged this week. Dagenham’s front men are thought
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Daggers on the brink of ‘greatest achievement’
DAGENHAM and Redbridge are on the cusp of the ‘greatest achievement in the club’s history’, according to boss John Still, as they prepare for their do-or-die clash with Shrewsbury Town on Saturday. The Daggers require only a point from the game at Victoria
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Stoke City v West Ham preview
Stoke City v West Ham Barclays Premier League, Saturday, 3pm LAST MEETING: West Ham 2-1 Stoke (28-12-2008) A late Diego Tristan strike secured the points for the Hammers after Carlton Cole had cancelled out Abdoulaye Faye's early goal.
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The game’s greats flock to pay tribute to West Ham's Neighbour
by Joe Johnson LEGENDS of the game gathered last Friday to pay tribute to former West Ham and Tottenham player Jimmy Neighbour. Ex-Hammers manager Billy Bonds was amongst a number of the game’s greats to praise Neighbour, who passed away on April
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Roald Dahl's BFG arrives in Hackney
THE STORIES of Roald Dahl are much more than just words on a page for former Royal Shakespeare Company actor Anthony Pedley, they’re part of his everyday life. For when he’s not playing the giant in Roald Dahl’s The BFG, which comes to Hackney
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The marathon man conquers Lebanon
ULTRA MARATHON man Jackson Griffith battled against injury as he completed an astonishing feat of human endurance by running the length of Lebanon and raising almost £10,000 for charity. Epping resident Griffith and running partner John Tyszkiewcz set
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The leading name in opera, Ellen Kent, brings her farewell tour to Hackney
AT the age of six, theatre producer Ellen Kent stood up on the back seat of the family Morris Minor and proclaimed she was going to be a film star. While life may not have panned out quite how the young Ellen had predicted, the theatre impresario, who
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WOODFORD GRN: Beloved toy shop owner dies
A TOY shop owner who helped bring happiness to generations of children in Woodford Green has died at the age of 72. Family businessman Peter Dobson ran Ely’s Toys in Snakes Lane East for over 30 years until its closure in 2001. A popular and well-respected
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Waltham Abbey close to glory after play-off triumph
WALTHAM Abbey captain Lee White hailed the team after they “made a statement” with a four goal win which puts them on the cusp of Ryman Premier football. Abbey took on Brentwood Town in a do-or-die play-off match on Monday night. They
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WALTHAMSTOW: Funding for playgrounds overstretched
A FUND of £1.1million to regenerate the borough’s playgrounds may be overstretched, the council has admitted. The money was awarded to the council by the Government as part of a £235million national scheme to improve children’s play areas by 2011.
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WALTHAM FOREST: Fears raised over stroke care move
FRESH concerns have been raised over proposals to move emergency stroke care out of the borough. Under the proposals, the nearest emergency stroke unit for most people in Waltham Forest will be the Royal London in Whitechapel and fears have been voiced
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WALTHAM FOREST: Knife arches in schools
KNIFE arches are being introduced into every secondary school in the borough. Waltham Forest Council claims to be the first in England and Wales to introduce the detectors into every secondary school in an attempt to tackle knife crime.
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LOUGHTON: Residents rally against care home plans
PLANS to build a private four-storey house in the grounds of a care home have been submitted for the third time, to the despair of neighbours. Dr Davie Kanandra has been trying to build the house, in the garden of Beechlands, in Alderton Hill, Loughton
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LOUGHTON: Brook could be restored after community action
A NEGLECTED brook could be returned to its former glory after a community raised £6,000 for its restoration. Residents have lobbied conservationists and councils to raise cash for the 300-yard stretch of Loughton Brook, which runs parallel with Roding
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STANFORD RIVERS: Pensioner airlifted to hospital after crash
A 76-year-old man had to be cut out of his vehicle and airlifted to hospital yesterday afternoon following a collision on London Road, Stanford Rivers. Two firecrews from Brentwood and one rescue crew from Harlow were called to the scene shortly
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CHIGWELL: Man charged with murder of sister-in-law
A man has been charged with the murder of Soabia Sayid, who was found strangled to death in her home in Hycliffe Gardens, Chigwell on Monday. The victim's brother in law, Mohammed Sayid, 49, was charged last night (Tuesday April 28) after the
