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WALTHAMSTOW: Businessman in bizarre sex death
A BUSINESSMAN suffocated while pleasuring himself with a plastic bag over his head, an inquest heard. Yoshino Joseph Nomura, known as Joey, was discovered by his partner lying on a bed unconscious wearing only his socks. It is believed Mr Nomura had
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WALTHAM FOREST: Cash shortage prompts play area security fears
OVERSTRETCHED funding for improvements to public playgrounds has prompted fears over security. The council admitted that £1.1million awarded to Waltham Forest to improve 22 play areas for eight- to 13-year-olds “does not go that far” and cannot fund
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DISTRICT: Pot plant crime increase
POT plant crimes have increased across the district as the warmer weather arrives. During the past week large pot plants and hanging baskets have been stolen from private houses. Thieves arrive at the houses in transit style vehicles
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NORTH WEALD: Council "kills off" man's flowers
A KEEN gardener has blamed an over zealous council groundsman for the death of many of his prize blooms. Tommy Sharpe, 75, of Queens Road, North Weald, said his flowers were growing nicely in time for the spring when they suddenly died off a few days
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WALTHAMSTOW: Opera to come to the Big Screen
AN OPERA performance is going to be shown live on the Big Screen in Walthamstow. The Royal Opera’s The Barber of Seville will be beamed from Covent Garden’s Royal Opera House to a the town square television for the first time as part of the BP Summer
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Essex star given the nod by England
LOCAL cricketer Ravi Bopara looks set to be given a chance to make England's number three spot his own, after he was given the nod by the national selectors for the first Test against the West Indies next week. The former Hainault and Clayhall all-rounder
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WALTHAM FOREST: Secure homeless hostel to open
A NIGHT-SHELTER for the homeless is being re-launched as a hostel with individual bedrooms to help users feel more secure. The Branches charity was previously operating as a day centre and night shelter in Forest Road, Walthamstow, where homeless
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Head to head: Orient v Huddersfield
LAST MEETING: Huddersfield Town 0 Leyton Orient 1 (League One 25-11-2008) LAST MEETING: Huddersfield Town 0 Leyton Orient 1 (League One 25-11-2008) LAST TIME AT BRISBANE ROAD: Leyton Orient 0 Huddersfield Town 1 (08-03-2008 League One
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Taste of the Orient, with Jason Demetriou
I saw quite a bit of the afters at Millwall. That's just them. As long as everyone on the Orient side came out okay, that's the main thing. That sort of thing is real. You only hear about it most of the time, but it is real. I think a few tried to get
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Time to impress club and fans for free-agent players
MORE hints this week that Geraint Williams is poised to sign on the dotted line and commit to Leyton Orient. Williams has revealed that he is making plans with chairman Barry Hearn for next season. “We’re planning for next year and I’m
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CHIGWELL: Our apprentice gives his verdict on last night's show
HE'S 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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WALTHAM FOREST: Local Labour rebels help inflict Government defeat
NEIL Gerrard and Harry Cohen were among the 28 Labour MPs who rebelled against the Government over rights of Gurkhas to settle in the UK. The Liberal Democrat motion, which called for Gurkhas to have equal right of residence, was backed by
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WOOD STREET: House fire under investigation
FIREFIGHTERS spent more than two hours battling a house fire yesterday. Four fire engines and 20 firefighters from Walthamstow and the surrounding area were called to a house fire in Corbett Road, Wood Street, at 5.38pm. The Brigade
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WALTHAMSTOW: Deaf club has new worker
A VOLUNTARY club run by and for the deaf community of Waltham Forest has a new worker to help members write official letters. Shahwar Butt (pictured), who is British Sign Language (BSL) qualified and has a degree in Deaf Studies, has become a club communication
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REDBRIDGE: Council clamps down on bogus callers
BOGUS callers are being clamped down on by Redbridge Council in a new scheme. The number of Doorstep Calling Restricted Zones is set to increase taking the total number of residents covered from 6,000 to 10,000. The zones have already proven a success
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OLYMPICS: Drop in proportion of local people employed
THE proportion of local people employed on the Olympic site has dropped by three per cent. According to figures released by the Olympic Delivery Authority yesterday (April 29) there are now fewer people from the five host boroughs working on the site
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NORTH WEALD: Golf club raises thousands for charity
TEAMS of Golfers teed off in glorious sunshine at Blake’s Golf Club in North Weald, raising over £2,500 for a charity for seriously ill adults. The Willow foundations charity golf day on Friday 24 April saw six teams taking to the 18-hole course to
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ONGAR: New bus service connects town to Stansted
A NEW bus service which will run through Ongar directly to Stansted Airport is being launched this week. Airport by coach will be running once every half an hour, connecting Ongar to Stansted, Basildon, Brentwood and Grays. The luxury coaches promise
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West Ham boss eyes top four place after penning a new contract
GIANFRANCO ZOLA has set his sights on Champions League football with West Ham ‘in the next few years’ after penning a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2013. The Italian manager signed the four-year contract after watching his team go down
