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ORIENT: Thrash out of toon Newcastle, in pictures
Newcastle brought a galaxy of stars to Brisbane Road on Saturday, but they were totally eclipsed by a barn-storming performance from Orient's players, which can only raise hopes for the season ahead. Boss Geraint Williams fielded a full
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WALTHAMSTOW: Heist foiled by police
A SUSPECTED bank robber has been arrested in Walthamstow following a high speed pursuit through London. Police lay in wait as robbers struck Barclays Bank in Finchley Road, north London, at 3am, using a grab-arm to hoist a cash machine onto
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STH WOODFORD: Community shock at passport factory revelations
SHOCKED residents on a affluent residential street have spoken of their surprise at having an illegal passport factory in their midst. Andrius Ezerskis, 25, of Sylvan Road, Snaresbrook, and Lithuanian-born Giedrus Domkus, 34, of South Woodford
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Two women die as car crashes into house
A MAN has been arrested after the BMW he was driving crashed into a house killing two women passengers. Police were alerted at 7.20am this morning to the incident in Forest Lane, near the Leytonstone border with Forest Gate. The driver
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LONDON: Post strike starts
POSTAL workers have begun a three-day strike in a row over jobs and wages. An estimated 12,000 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will walk out today with the protest due to continue on Monday and Tuesday. The union accused Royal
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WALTHAMSTOW: Arcade site opens for family fun
A FUN DAY to celebrate the official opening of Walthamstow's Arcade site takes place today. Attractions include children's entertainers, face-painting, a bungee run, a football competition, a climbing wall and more. Visitors will can
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WANSTEAD: Sex trafficker jailed
A CRUEL people trafficker who forced young Thai women to work as sex slaves at a Wanstead brothel has been jailed for six-and-a-half years. Atchara Nualpenyai, of Perth Road, Gants Hill, appeared at Croydon Crown Court yesterday after pleading
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British aviation took off in Walthamstow – so why isn’t the council celebrating?
One hundred years ago this month, an Edwardian gentleman wheeled a bizarre-looking contraption out of his workshop under a Walthamstow railway arch. It had a motorbike engine -- made down the road in Tottenham – plus bicycle wheels and three sets of
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STH WOODFORD: Tireless tailors celebrate 40 years on George Lane
A COUPLE who have patched-up and altered everything from bras to bedsheets for the people South Woodford, are celebrating 40 years in the same shop. Veena and Sohan Rattan, who came to South Woodford from Kenya in 1969, still work from their
