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LOUGHTON: Pilgrims travel to St Albans
MEMBERS of two churches enjoyed a pilgrimage walk to St Albans Cathedral. A team of 18 worshippers from Loughton’s Baptist Church and Methodist Church walked the 24 miles to the cathedral as part of a scheme to encourage alternative forms of Christian
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LEYTON: Shop workers to cycle 60 miles for charity
A GROUP of three cyclists from a Leyton shop are to take part in a charity bike ride. Paul Eagle, Andy Williams and Anthony Reily, who all work at Cash Converters in High Road, Leyton, are to join 30 other staff from across the capital in the ride
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LEYTONSTONE: School holds charity 'coin race'
A LEYTONSTONE school has raised nearly £700 with a "great coin race". Children at George Tomlinson School, in Vernon Road, raised the funds during the annual event to help pay for a "quiet area" to be installed in the playground. Organised
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LOUGHTON: Students' CCTV protest sparks global debate
POLITICS students who protested against surveillance cameras at their school have welcomed the global debate it has sparked. Following our report on the use of Big Brother-styled CCTV in classrooms at Davenant Foundation School in Loughton, hundreds
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WALTHAMSTOW: Climate change film screened at Asian Centre
MORE than 100 people have attended a screening of a film designed to highlight the issues of climate change. Screened at the Asian Centre in Orford Road, Walthamstow, on May 22, 'The Age of Stupid' stars Pete Postlethwaite OBE as a man living alone
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EPPING: Masterclass for gifted pupils
GIFTED pupils from primary schools across the district were given a master class in design and technology. The year five students attended a workshop at St John's secondary school in Epping to learn how to design various products and learn new technical
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STH WOODFORD: Blocked drain destroying business
A FUMING shopkeeper says his business is being drowned out by flood water as nobody is willing to take responsibility for the problem. Father-of-three Hussein Cicek, 50, runs All You Want Supermarket in High Road, South Woodford, but every
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ONGAR: MP used expenses to pay local party branch
CONSERVATIVE party chairman Eric Pickles has been accused of using tax-payers’ money to help out his local party branch. The Telegraph newspaper said the MP made a £1,000 expenses payment in 2007 to the Brentwood and Ongar Conservative Association for
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CHINGFORD: School raises money for breast cancer charities
STAFF at a Chingford primary school have raised in excess of £2,000 for breast cancer charities. A total of 12 staff from Larkswood Primary School raised funds by taking part in a special sponsored night walk in central London on May 16. Along
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LEYTONSTONE: New Hitchcock film to be premiered
LEGENDARY film director Alfred Hitchcock's east London roots have been celebrated in a new documentary. The film, entitled 'Alfred Hitchcock in East London', looks at the director's early life in Leytonstone, Limehouse, Stratford and Hackney and how
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WALTHAMSTOW: School reunion planned
FORMER pupils and teachers are invited to attend a reunion for the class of 1964. A reunion of alumni from Willowfield School in Clifton Avenue, Walthamstow, who left in 1964, is being held on Saturday in Chingford to mark the former pupils’ 60th birthdays
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LEYTONSTONE: New "community cafe" to open
A NEW "community cafe" will open in a Leytonstone church next month. St Andrew's Church, in Colworth Road, will offer teas, coffees, hot cholocates and lunches from Tuesday to Saturday every week. A creative programme, entitled Reflect, will run alongside
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DISTRICT: 'Use your vote to fight racists'
A SPIRITUAL leader is urging people to use their vote or risk seeing extremist parties gain power. The Bishop of Barking Rt Revd David Hawkins wants all members of the public to visit the ballot box on June 4 for the European Parliament elections. He
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LEYTON: Store holds charity event
SHOPWORKERS have held a "wild west" event to raise money for charity. Staff at Tesco in Leyton came to work in "wild west" themed costumes on May 22 in aid of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. Indra Phillips, who works at the store, said: "There
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CHIGWELL: Mother and her ducklings mowed down by Mercedes
PEOPLE watched in horror as a family of nine ducks was mowed down by a driver at a notorious accident black spot. Cars had slowed right down to watch the mother and her eight ducklings cross the road and allow them to pass, but the charming
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Hammers trio called up for England
WEST HAM trio Matthew Upson, Robert Green and Carlton Cole have been included in Fabio Capello's England squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Andorra. The team will make the long trip to face the Kazakhs on June 6 before
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WALTHAMSTOW: Networking event held for E17 Art Trail
THE E17 Art Trail has moved forward another step with a special networking event for those people interested in taking part. The event, which was held at Harmony Hall, in Truro Road, Walthamstow, saw a host of community groups and solo artists
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WANSTEAD: Muck in for a community clear up
ROLL up your selves and give nature a helping hand this weekend with a litter pick in Tarzy Woods. George Washington from the Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Epping Forest and Newham conservation and wildlife group (WREN), will be hosting a nature talk followed
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EPPING: Charity shop clothes slashed with knife
HUNDREDS of pounds worth of clothes on sale for charity were destroyed when someone entered a Cancer Research shop and slashed the items with a knife. Volunteers at the shop on Epping High Street realised something was wrong when customers
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REDBRIDGE: Dial-a-Ride strike disrupts vital transport services
TRANSPORT services for hundreds of elderly and disabled residents in Redbridge were left badly disrupted when Dial-a-Ride drivers went on strike over “unacceptable” changes to their working conditions. More than 110 staff at the organisation
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LEYTON: Council threatened over plan to build on cricket ground
THE Charity Commission has threatened to take action against the council if it does not provide evidence that its plan to build a school on Leyton cricket ground is legal. The authority has applied to change the use of part of the former Leyton
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CHINGFORD: Tudor-themed concert held
A TUDOR-themed evening concert has been held at Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge. The 16th-century hunting lodge, in Rangers Road, Chingford, was host to singing group the Erato Consort, who performed in full Tudor costume on May 23. Made up of five
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EPPING: CHARITY walk makes dreams come true
WALKERS from across the county took the the streets of Epping to raise cash to make youngsters dreams come true. The 43- strong group travelled through five miles of idyllic Essex countryside on May 19, raising £430. Organiser Avril
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SOUND ADVICE: Free gigs are most welcome in times of economic woe
AS the economy continues to crunch down on us all, and doom continues to rampage through our collective national conscience, it’s always nice to know there’s plenty of free gigs out there to enjoy. Let’s face it - going to a live show can be
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WOODFORD GRN: Death driver freed after three months
THE FATHER of an England cricket star, who killed a motorcyclist while driving, has been released after serving just three months behind bars. Kenneth Foster, 64, of Glengall Road, Woodford Green, was jailed for 18 months in February when he was convicted
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One in Four - lifestyle magazine with a difference
LIKE any lifestyle publication, Walthamstow-based magazine One in Four looks at health, wealth, life and love - but with one important difference. The title refers to the number of people who will suffer from mental illness at some point in
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WALTHAM FOREST: No charges after education fraud probe
CHARGES will not be brought against anyone in relation to allegations a private education company used money earmarked to help at-risk children to boost profits. The Met’s Specialist Crime Directorate has announced there is insufficient evidence
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Parker voted West Ham's player of the year
WEST HAM midfielder Scott Parker was crowned the club's Hammer of the Year after an outstanding season. The England international missed the last chunk of the campaign through injury, but he built an impressive partnership with Mark Noble in
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DISTRICT: New logo competition for women's football team
THE competition is on to find a logo for the district's new women's football team. The Davenant Diamonds were formed just under a year ago with the help of Epping Forest District Council and Essex County Football Association, to promote women's football
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REDBRIDGE: Council admits ethnic minorities are under-represented at highest level
REDBRIDGE Council has admitted it needs to do more to employ people from ethnic minorities in senior positions. The news comes following a report from the GMB union, which has placed the authority 23rd out of 33 London boroughs for its proportion
