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EPPING: Campaigners object to property development
CAMPAIGNERS said their pretty street scene will be ruined if owners of a bungalow are given permission to turn it into a two storey house. More than 40 objections have been submitted to the district council against the development at the Orchards
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WANSTEAD: Residents and traders' shock as brothel madam jailed
RESIDENTS and traders in Wanstead High Street have spoken of their shock after learning that a young Thai woman was being forced to work as a sex slave next door to them. Atchara Nualpeyai, of Perth Road, Gants Hill, was jailed for six-and-a-half
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WALTHAMSTOW: Vandals destroy Michelle's birthday flowers
THE family and friends of murdered Michelle Samaraweera are distraught that flowers placed in a park on her birthday were destroyed by vandals. Bouquets tied to railings in the play ground in Queen's Road, Walthamstow, to commemorate what would
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LOUGHTON: Tributes pour in for tragic motorcyclist
A CARPENTER who had recently emigrated to England to provide a better life for his family in South Africa has been killed in a collision with a car. Paul Capetanakis, 28, of High Road, Loughton, has been remembered as a “kind, hardworking,
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Town nominated in Essex tourism awards
THE historic Royal Gunpowder Mills and the work done by the Town Partnership have been nominated for four categories in Essex's tourism awards. The Gunpowder Mills in Beaulieu Drive has beaten off stiff competition to make it into the finals
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LEYTONSTONE: Church aims to help unemployed young people
A LEYTONSTONE church has launched a campaign aimed at helping young people who are unemployed. Called “A Place For Me?”, the campaign is being run by Reverend Raymond Draper at St John's Church, in the High Road. Rev Draper said: “I
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WALTHAM FOREST: Park launches text message service
VISITORS to Lee Valley Regional Park can now text their opinions about how the popular tourist attraction can be improved. The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) has set up a new text message system to allow customers to leave feedback more
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WALTHAMSTOW: The designer who left his mark on the moon
THIS month has seen the celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of man’s only mission to the moon, but did you know that a man from Walthamstow helped to build the camera which shot footage of the famous event? CARL BROWN found out more
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ILFORD: Farmer's market this Saturday
A FARMER'S market is being held in Ilford Town Centre this Saturday (August 1). Produce on offer includes fresh meat, organic breads and cakes. The market will be in Ilford High Road between 9am and 4.30pm. Call 01277 362414 for
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NORTH WEALD: Airfield to boost business during 2012 Olympic Games
AN AIRFIELD could be used during the 2012 Olympic Games for park and ride, caravan and camping and passenger flights. District councillors agreed at a meeting last night (July 27) that the proposals would bring in income for the area and
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CLAYHALL: Family offers £1,000 reward for return of missing dog
A WORRIED family has offered a £1,000 reward for the safe return of their missing dog. Tallulah, a one year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier bitch, escaped through a hole in the backgarden fence at her home in Marsdon Road, Clayhall on Saturday
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LEYTONSTONE: Church in 'urgent need' of repair
AN iconic Leytonstone church faces falling into serious disrepair unless £250,000 can be raised to fix its crumbling tower and roof. St John's Church, in Leytonstone High Road, has been offered a grant of £96,000 from English Heritage but this
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EPPING: Vandals super-glue shop shutters
STAFF from an estate agents were left standing out on the street for two hours after someone jammed their door with super-glue. The workers from Nicholson's Estate Agents on Epping High Street arrived at their office to find the bolts on the
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WALTHAMSTOW: Estate agent's anger at council prosecution threat
AN ESTATE agent is fuming because the council threatened to prosecute him over advertising boards donated for free for a school summer fair. Central Estates, in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, regularly sponsors parents of schoolchildren to allow
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REDBRIDGE: Accounts reveal £1m rent arrears as number of council top-earners also rises
UNPAID rent from council house tenants topped £1million last year, as the number of high-earners working for the authority also rose. New data from the council's audited accounts for the 2007/08 financial year, which were released this week
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LEYTON: Special performance of Romeo and Juliet to take place
A SPECIAL outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s tale of star-crossed lovers is to take place this Thursday (July 30) as part of Love Parks Week. The performance of Romeo and Juliet will take place at the WaterWorks Nature Reserve in Leyton and
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GANTS HILL: Man knocked unconscious in Faces brawl
TWO men have been arrested after a man in his 20s was knocked unconscious in a brawl outside a popular Redbridge nightclub. Police were called to a large disturbance outside Gants Hill celebrity hotspot Faces in the early hours of Saturday
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LEYTON: Post office to be refurbished
LEYTON post office is set to undergo refurbishment aimed at providing a more modern environment. The investment is intended to offer an improved customer service area as well as making it easier for staff to offer customers information on services
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ILFORD: Cinema doorman caught working without licence
A DOORMAN at Ilford Cineworld has been caught working without a security licence. The unnamed man was found to be operating without a standard Security Industry Authority (SIA) card during a borough-wide sweep of bars and entertainment premises
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WANSTEAD: Residents duped by bogus caller
WANSTEAD residents are being warned to be on their guard after homeowners were duped by a conman pretending to be from the 'water board'. Two people living in Malford Court in The Drive, opened their doors to the man at the weekend.
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WHIPPS CROSS: Hospital to continue giving stroke care
WHIPPS Cross University Hospital is to continue giving stroke care after fears the service could be taken away altogether. A failed bid for a new emergency stroke unit earlier this year and a review of health care in north east London prompted
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WALTHAM FOREST: £1.9million wasted on unused drugs
THE health service in Waltham Forest is spending nearly £2million a year on wasted medication, health chiefs say. NHS Waltham Forest has now launched a major campaign to help reduce waste and save money to pay for other services. GPs
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WALTHAM FOREST:Three family members jailed over fake DVD conspiracy
THREE family members involved in one of the largest pirate DVD operations ever uncovered have been jailed. A company paid for by Khalid Asghar Sheikh, 53, and run by his sons Sami, 28, and 26, supplied international criminal gangs with the
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LOUGHTON: Web-designer climbs mountain to save orangutans
A WEB-DESIGNER'S concern over the plight of the orangutan saw him climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for their protection. Antony Howlett, 24, from Loughton scaled the 6,000 metre mountain in aid of the World Society for the Protection
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REDBRIDGE: Revealed - housing body spends £724,000 on temporary management
THE council's under-fire housing body Redbridge Homes has spent nearly three quarters of a million pounds on temporary management staff in just two years, the Guardian can reveal. Information obtained by this newspaper shows there are currently
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REDBRIDGE: Borough in top ten for swine flu
HEALTH authorities deny that swine flu is out of control as Redbridge is named one of the worst affected London boroughs. According to figures from the Health Protection Agency, Redbridge is in the top ten boroughs in the capital for swine
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EPPING FOREST: Police target drivers using mobile phones
MOTORISTS who are still using their mobile phone while driving will be targeted in a campaign being launched this week. Fourteen per cent more drivers were issued with fixed penalty tickets for using their mobile phone while driving compared
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WOODFORD BRIDGE: Brave cancer mum to tackle 5k race
A BRAVE mum-of-two who overcame her battle with breast cancer is to take part in a charity race to help raise funds for research into the devastating illness. Andrea Field, of Cheriton Road in Woodford Bridge, hopes to raise hundreds of pounds
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NAZEING: PCT to investigate residents' health fears after woodpile blaze
CANCER rates among people living in Nazeing are to be investigated by health bosses after the area suffered two massive industrial blazes in the space of five months. The timber reclamation site in Hoe Lane, on the Birchwood Industrial Estate
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EPPING: Women helping to reach £230,000 fundraising target
WOMEN who took part in the Cancer Research Race for Life event are being urged to return their sponsorship money. More than 3,300 women took part in the Epping Forest event at North Weald Airfield and organisers are hoping their efforts will
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SOUND ADVICE: The future of music in Leytonstone looks a bit bleak
THE musical world of Leytonstone is having a bit of a bad time of it recently. First the Loaded Dog ended its run of gigs, and now the Sheepwalk is under threat. The busy pub, in the High Road, was recently threatened with closure amid police allegations
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EPPING FOREST: National Play Day to be celebrated by children
NATIONAL Play Day will be celebrated by children in the district with a range of activities organised for the occasion. The Epping Forest Play Partnership is trying to show how important play is for children and has arranged fun and exciting
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WANSTEAD: Parents to continue campaign for playground revamp
PARENTS campaigning for repairs to a Wanstead playground insist that the money allocated will only fund ‘a sticking plaster for a very deep wound.’ A total of £5,000 has been allocated from council funds for repairs to the run-down Christchurch
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ILFORD: Free sports day this weekend
A FREE sports day is being held this Sunday (August 2) at Valentines Mansion in Ilford. Running between 11am and 3.30pm, a wide variety of games and activities including cricket, football, boxercise and hula hooping will be available for all ages to
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MOTORSPORT: Young racer in search of sponsors
A YOUNG racer is looking for local firms to join him as he heads for the summit of British motorsport, live on national TV. Speedy Robet Gaffney, 19, can be seen most weekends on ITV4 in his Renault Clio car, battling it out on the tarmac in
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OLYMPICS: Mayor calls for 2012 site to be royal park
THE Mayor of Newham has called for the Olympic site to be run as a royal park. Sir Robin Wales believes the site, which borders Leyton, should become a multi-million pound royal park, in order to ensure the best possible legacy. Sir
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SNARESBROOK: Man hit with baseball bat for his mobile phone
A MAN was hit over the head with a baseball bat and robbed of his phone and bag outside Snaresbrook Underground station. The 36-year-old had just got off the Tube and was walking down Wanstead New Road at around 12.30am on Sunday morning when
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EPPING: Spanish Golf tournament raises £150,000 for Rhys Daniels trust
A GOLFBALL stopped the jokes of comedian Stan Boardman, at least temporarily, as he took part in an annual fundraising tournament for the Epping based Rhys Daniels Trust. Thirty nine teams of sponsored golfers teed off in the Costa del Sol,
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WEST HAM: Skipper absence fuels exit rumours
WEST HAM captain Lucas Neill looks set to leave Upton Park after he was left behind on the club's tour to China, according to reports. The Mirror claims talks between the Hammers and the Australian international have broken down, and he is now on the
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WALTHAM FOREST: Council lands an extra £16m for schools
THE council has been successful in its bid for an extra £16m to rebuild and refurbish its schools. Every secondary school in the country will eventually be rebuilt or refurbished under the Government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF)
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DAGGERS: Dagenham late show sees off Braintree
DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE had to wait until the 89th minute before finding a way past Braintree Town on Monday night. Tommy Tejan-Sie grabbed the late winner, after Wesley Thomas had given the Daggers an early lead with his third goal of the pre-season campaign
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WALTHAMSTOW: Community project with a serious message
PEOPLE with learning disabilities have taken part in an anti-crime photographic exhibition. Users of the 247 group, based in the Markhouse Centre, Markhouse Road, Walthamstow, took part in a project aimed to help them feel part of the community
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STANSTED: Budget airline slashes fares despite losses
A BUDGET airline which flies from Stansted has reported reduced profits because of continued low fares. Ryanair has said it had reduced fares by 13 per cent on average over a three-month period, and while this helped increase the number of
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WALTHAM FOREST: Film director supports refugees
A BAFTA-award winning film director has pledged his support for a Waltham Forest human rights group. Director Michael Winterbottom praised Waltham Forest Amnesty International yesterday following a successful film night highlighting the plight
