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WALTHAMSTOW: Thieves hit off-duty police officer
AN off-duty police officer was mugged in Walthamstow. The victim, a 49-year-old woman, was walking along Havant Road from Shernhall Street at about 9.30pm on May 20 when she discovered she was being followed by three men. She told police that one
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WALTHAM FOREST: School fine mayor is new education boss
A COUNCILLOR who was fined for taking his child out of school is the new cabinet member responsible for education in Waltham Forest. Cllr Liaquat Ali was last year prosecuted for taking his daughter on a pilgrimage without permission while
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EPPING: Fancy dress popular with pupils
CHILDREN were delighted to dress up in costumes created by a team of secondary school students. The pupils from Epping Infant School on St John's Road, helped out a Year 11 Textile class from St John's School, Epping by trying on the costumes they had
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WOODFORD GRN: Local heroes thanked after elderly lady's fall
A PENSIONER has thanked quick-thinking Budgens staff and the kind members of the public who rushed to help his wife after she collapsed in the street. When Derek Hall arrived to meet his wife Joyce on Snakes Lane last weekend, he was shocked
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Hammer Sears to Orient?
GERAINT Williams is mulling over whether to sign West Ham striker Freddie Sears. Hammers boss Gianfranco Zola has told Sears that his first-team opportunities next season are likely to be limited once Dean Ashton resumes training and would like to
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WOODFORD GRN: Long delays after fire on A406
THERE are big traffic jams on the North Circular in the Woodford area following a vehicle fire. The road was partly blocked following the blaze just before where the northbound M11 splits away from the A406. The fire is now out, and all lanes have
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EPPING: Parents join in with after school club
A BOOK club with a difference has started up at a secondary school. The Boys-Beer and Books club at St John's School in Epping was set up to encourage boys to read, but they bring their fathers along to the sessions. Teacher at the school Jo Turner
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Detectives renew appeal for information about armed raid
DETECTIVES have renewed an appeal for information about a burglary in which a woman leapt from her first-floor flat to escape a masked man with a gun. Police now believe up to three men were involved in the raid at Badburgham Court in Ninefields
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WALTHAMSTOW: Shop worker knifed after confronting gang
A MAN was stabbed as he confronted a gang outside a Walthamstow shop. Shop assistant Ozgur Ucar, in his late twenties, from Hackney, was trying to apprehend a youth who had not paid for a can of soft drink at Luks Minimarket on the corner of
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Supermarket opponents branded "fools."
OPPONENTS of the new International Supermarket in South Woodford have been branded “fools” by shoppers who regularly use its popular sister store in Walthamstow. Hundreds of people rely on the Walthamstow High Street branch to do their weekly shopping
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STH WOODFORD: Residents lose fight against late night bar
RESIDENTS say their quality of life has been sacrificed as they lose the fight to stop another bar opening late in South Woodford. After originally being refused a late licence by Redbridge Council in October, Lizard Lounge bar in George Lane
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WALTHAM FOREST: Fears over 'killer' crows
CROWS could be turning savage in Waltham Forest, a resident has warned. Concerned Guardian reader Maggie Harding described a scene in Larkswood, Chingford reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock thriller The Birds. She said: "My husband has
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LOUGHTON: New animal-friendly party launchs from district
A NEW animal-friendly party fighting in the European elections for the first time is to launch its manifesto from the Epping Forest District. Animals Count has chosen the Kings Oak, in Forest Road, Loughton as the launchpad for its election push and
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WALTHAM FOREST: Emotional Loakes says farewell
AN EMOTIONAL Clyde Loakes officially stepped down as council leader last night, saying he has "loved every minute" of his leadership. Cllr Loakes is stepping aside to contest the Northampton South parliamentary seat at the next general election
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ILFORD: Charity football team tackle MPs at Chelsea ground
A MAN from Ilford with cystic fibrosis was named man of the match in a thrilling football game between charity supporters and MPs. Michael Winehouse, 22, played alongside TV presenter Angus Deayton, athlete Darren Campbell and footballing heroes
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OLYMPICS: Building work 'going to plan'
BUILDING work on the 2012 Olympic site is ‘on track’ one year after construction began, organisers say. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) said the project on the 500-acre, which will include a stadium, Aquatics centre and an Olympic Village on Waltham
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WALTHAM FOREST: New Mayor to raise cash for Whipps
ANNA Mbachu was last night elected Mayor of Waltham Forest. Cllr Mbachu, who represents the Leyton ward of Grove Green, said: "I am looking forward to meeting people from all backgrounds and walks of life, part of the one community that is
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WALTHAMSTOW: Ex-teacher offers £500 to find him a job
A FORMER maths teacher has come up with a novel approach to finding a new job. Anthony Mckay, 28, of Clifton Avenue, Walthamstow, has set up a website offering a £500 reward to the first person to help him find six months of full-time paid
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Ringing the bells of the past
Sung in playgrounds up and down the country for generations, the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons has provided the soundtrack to our collective childhood memories for centuries. Now composer Benjamin Till has returned to the ditty to create a community-based
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DISTRICT: Voters prepare to go to the polls
VOTERS are preparing to go to the polls to elect dozens of local politicians. All seven Essex County Council seats in the Epping Forest district will be up for grabs on June 4, and three sitting councillors have announced they will not be standing
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Our apprentice gives his verdict on this week'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 ABBEY: Station re-opens after grand refurbishment
A FIRE station had a grand re-opening following a £400,000 refurbishment. Waltham Abbey Fire Station, in Sewardstone Road, has had 40 metres of dual carriageway installed on its site to simulate a realistic environment for road crash accident training
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LOUGHTON: Further arrest in Academy brawl
ANOTHER suspect has been arrested in relation to a mass brawl at the Football Academy, in Loughton. A 37-year-old man, from Chingford, was arrested at 6.20am this morning (Friday) on suspicion of violent disorder following the fighting which broke out
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WALTHAMSTOW: Victoria Line running again after yesterday's strike
SERVICES on the Victoria Line have resumed after yesterday's (Thursday) strike caused chaos for commuters in Walthamstow. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers' Union (RMT) walked out for 24 hours at 9pm on Wednesday. The union is
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LEYTON: Disability worker forces word change
A CHARITY worker forced an agency to remove the word ‘retarded’ from an adoption guide for gay people. Ismail Kaji, 31, of Leyton, discovered the offensive word in The Pink Guide to Adoption, published by The British Association for Adoption and Fostering
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WALTHAMSTOW: School boss slams lack of sport time
A FORMER top ranking tennis player who runs a specialist sports school in Chingford has blasted the education system for dedicating too much time to academic subjects. Helen Crook, who competed at Wimbledon eight times, believes the lack of
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O's boss considering loan swoop for Hammers striker
GERAINT Williams is considering a loan move for West Ham striker Freddie Sears. Hammers boss Gianfranco Zola has told Sears that his first-team opportunities next season are likely to be limited once Dean Ashton resumes training and would like
