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Hammers boss: We have a long way to go
WEST HAM boss Gianfranco Zola recognises that his team have plenty of work to do if they are to ever compete with the 'Big Four', after seeing his team dismantled by an efficient Liverpool side at the weekend. The Italian manager admitted he was looking
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ORIENT: Young pair sign to stay
TWO of Orient's young players have signed to stay at the club. Winger, Loick Pires and defender Andrew cave-Brown agreed to the deals offered to them by O's boss Geraint Williams. Twenty year-old Cave-Brown and 19 year-old youth academy
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LEYTON: School to receive extra funding
A LEYTON secondary school is among five across the country to receive a slice of £45million from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). George Mitchell School, in Farmer Road, has been approved as a National Challenge Trust
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CHINGFORD: Elderly woman sent home from hospital in nightdress
AN elderly woman was forced to wait at a neighbour's home in just a nightdress after hospital staff failed to contact her family to say she was being taken home. Irene Willis, 85, of Ching Way, Chingford, was released from Whipps Cross University
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STH WOODFORD: Shop owner says critics are snobs
THE defiant manager of a controversial new shop in South Woodford has accused his critics of snobbery, as an internet campaign against his store gathers support. Some residents and traders were horrified last week when it emerged that the former
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WALTHAM FOREST: New law for recycling batteries
A NEW law has been introduced to encourage people to recycle batteries. The UK Battery Recycling legislation introduced by Parliament on May 5 requires households to stop throwing away household batteries and local councils and shops to be
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EPPING FOREST: "Staycationers" on the rise
THE NUMBER of people choosing to spend their holidays in England are expecting to double this summer. Blame it on the credit crunch forcing families to cut down on expensive foreign trips, the strong Euro or the fantastic weather that we've
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LOUGHTON: Four arrests over mass brawl
THREE men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder in relation to a mass brawl. The four suspects, two men aged 49, one aged 40 and a woman aged 37 all from the east London area, have been arrested following the disturbances at
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THEYDON BOIS: Tennis match raises over £600 for Breast Cancer research
THE ANNUAL Theydon Bois Charity Tennis match was another smashing success this year- raising over £600 for Breast Cancer research. Now in its fifth year, the charity match at the Sidney Road Tennis Club attracted well over 70 spectators on
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MATCHING GREEN: WI May meeting report
May's Matching Green WI meeting saw several members celebrating birthdays. These include Vicky Evans, Judy Howland, Hilma Downes and Bunty Leamon. The annual jumble sale in March raised just over £1,000 for their charity of choice, Parkinson's Disease
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Insect enthusiast wins creature design competition
CREEPY crawlies, insects, bugs - whatever you want to call them, they are generally regarded as an unpleasant nuisance. But for one student, his fascination with the six-legged creatures could bring him national acclaim. Bug fanatic
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SNARESBROOK: Stop perverts 'before someone is attacked'
A WORRIED parent has demanded police patrols by a popular nature spot after her young daughter witnessed a pervert performing a sex act on himself. Celia Hamlet, 33, of nearby Rivenhall Estate, was taking her nine-year-old daughter Emily and
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LEYTON: Maggot man attempts "grossest" record
MANY people have tried to break world records, but this one is being labelled the “grossest” world record attempt - the most amount of maggots moved by the mouth in one hour. Charlie Bell, 35, of Dawlish Road, Leyton, undertook the squeamish
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Leyton's place in cricketing history
AS controversy rages over plans to site a large school on the former Essex County Ground in Leyton, CARL BROWN decided to find out more about the venue, which holds a special place in cricket history. THE large green cricket pitch which straddles
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CHIGWELL: Golf day raises £4,000 for charity
ELEVEN teams teed-off for charity at the 6th Annual Friends of Jubilee Lodge Golf Day. The event, at Woolston Manor Golf Club, raised £4,000 for the Chigwell-based holiday home for the disabled which will be put towards purchasing new equipment to help
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Dodgy wheeler-dealers banned from business for seven years
THE Directors of a Waltham Abbey firm which made nearly £500,000 from scamming car sellers have been banned from acting as company directors for seven years. Jason Grech, 39 and Robert Denford, 22, from Ware operated Vehicle Connect UK Ltd from an
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WALTHAMSTOW: MP calls for allowance system change
NEIL Gerrard has said the MPs allowances system needs to be reformed in the wake of the expenses scandal. Mr Gerrard's detailed expenses have yet to be published, but the Walthamstow MP, who unlike Leyton MP Harry Cohen does not claim a second
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DISTRICT: Collapse in housing sales
HOUSING sales in the district have fallen by more than half in the last two years. Figures published by prospective Conservative MP for Harlow and Nazeing, Robert Halfon, show the extent of the collapse of the housing market across the Epping Forest
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LOUGHTON: Sensory garden helps autistic children
A SCHOOL sensory garden was officially opened by the leader of the district council John Knapman. Work began at Oak View Special school in Loughton last year, with volunteers from Epping Forest Voluntary Action helping to dig the flower beds and paint
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LEYTON/WANSTEAD: MP defends expenses claim
MP Harry Cohen has refused to apologise over his controversial expenses. The member for Leyton and Wanstead blamed a flawed system and considers his 'rebel' status as jusitifaction for the claims - including a pineapple slicer and garlic press
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WALTHAMSTOW: Reporter's surgery today
REPORTER Mhairi Macfarlane will be holding a reporter's surgery for the Waltham Forest Guardian today. The surgery allows readers to come and speak to a reporter directly to share stories, raise issues in their area and give vital feedback
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WALTHAMSTOW: 'Stow owners open to bids to buy stadium'
WALTHAMSTOW Stadium owners L&Q have been sent a letter containing a fresh approach to lease or buy the site, sparking hopes it could be home to greyhound racing again. According to the Racing Post, the housing developers received the bid
