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BUCKHURST HILL: Police patrols and drug raid target anti-social behaviour
A POLICE clampdown on anti-social behaviour has seen two men arrested and a flat searched for drugs. Under operation Newhaven a team of 12 officers and six PCSOs were sent to the Loughton Way area of Buckhurst Hill where they carried out patrols
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LEYTONSTONE: Chaos as van catches fire in rush hour
THICK black smoke billowed over Leytonstone this afternoon after a van exploded on the A12. The van caught fire on the A12 eastbound direction causing smoke to rise, engulfing passengers coming out of Leytonstone tube station onto Grove Green
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REDBRIDGE: Police launch new scheme to keep children out of trouble
POLICE have launched a new scheme aimed at helping youngsters avoid getting involved in crime and anti-social behaviour. The Police Explores project will involve children aged 11 to 14 - and is designed to give them the social skills they need
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LEYTONSTONE: Teenage graffiti artist bail is extended
A TEENAGE graffiti artist accused of stealing pencils belonging to artist Damien Hirst worth £500,000 has been re-bailed. The artist known as Cartrain, from Leytonstone, is bailed to return to an east London police station on Wednesday, October 14
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TRAFFIC: Severe delays on M25 following accident
THERE are severe delays on the M25 this afternoon following a crash involving three lorries. The accident happened at just before junction 25 at around 2:55pm. The motorway is closed between junction 23 with the A1 (M) and junction 25 with the
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WOODFORD GREEN: Bancroft's cricketers crowned Essex champions
A TEAM of talented young cricketers from Bancroft's School have been crowned champions of Essex after beating one of their greatest rivals. The school's under-12s turned the record book on its head to defeat Brentwood School in the Essex Cup
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LEYTONSTONE: Woman hospitalised after fall
A WOMAN has been hospitalised after falling from the first-floor window of a Leytonstone home. A neighbour reported seeing the woman, in her thirties, arguing with a man on the porch of the house, then returning inside and falling out of the
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LEYTON: Murderer jailed for street stabbing
A MAN who murdered a 21-year-old trying to protect his younger brother from drug dealers has been jailed for life. Akeel Shah, 24, was told he must serve a minimum of 15 years behind bars for stabbing Adnan Patel through the heart in July last
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LEYTON: Football supporters club scoops real ale award
THE Leyton Orient Supporters Club (LOSC) has trophy from the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) for the beers it serves. The club has received the 2009 Greater London Club of the Year for the fifth time. It has also been East London Club
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SOUTH WOODFORD: George Lane CCTV locations revealed
LOCATIONS for George Lane's long-awaited CCTV cameras have finally been revealed - with the area's banks due to get the closest coverage. Each of the shopping district's banks will have one of the £30,000 devices positioned within yards of
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ORIENT: Defenders on bus to Stockport
CAPTAIN Stephen Purches and Ben Chorley have travelled to Stockport. Each had been a doubt for the game, after collecting hamstrings injuries last weekend, against Exeter. But the pair have been in training during the week and look to have proved
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ORIENT: Chambers misses Stockport clash
ADAM Chambers is out of the Stockport game, tomorrow. He has been ruled out with a calf problem. Chambers is just finding his way back to fitness after six months out. He has told the Guardian he hoped the problem was behind him
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LEYTONSTONE: Family fun promised for Car Free Day
RESIDENTS are urged to leave their car at home and walk to a free afternoon of entertainment for the annual Car Free Day. On Sunday, September 21, in Leytonstone town centre, there will be performances from boyband member Simon Webbe from recently
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REDBRIDGE: Council agrees tax freeze 'in principle' under pressure from Lib Dems
COUNCIL tax could be frozen next year after the Tory administration agreed to the idea 'in principle' - under pressure from the Lib Dems. Plans for a zero per cent tax rise for 2010 received the backing of members at a full council meeting
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LEYTONSTONE: Concerns grow over missing teenager
POLICE are concerned about the safety of a teenager who has been missing since Sunday. Rizwana Molazam,17, was last seen at her home in Harold Road, Leytonstone. She is Asian, with shoulder length brown hair. Anybody who may have
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LOUGHTON: Baby P killer was caught after delaying tactics at Epping Forest campsite
THE killer of Baby P was captured after quick-thinking staff at the Epping Forest campsite he was staying at delayed him until police arrived, it has emerged. Steven Barker, 32, had been camping with his brother Jason Owen, and Owen's 15-year-old
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REDBRIDGE: Council leader labelled 'big baby' for reaction to BNP appointment
REDBRIDGE'S only British National Party councillor has labelled council leader Keith Prince 'a big baby' for criticising his appointment as vice chairman of a minor committee. The decision to select Julian Leppert to the position on the Cycling
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LEYTONSTONE: Police to spend a whole day trying to catch naughty motorists
POLICE will be clamping down on traffic violations as part of a “zero tolerance day” next Thursday (24). Officers in Leytonstone ward will spend eight hours focusing solely on tackling motorists who use mobile phones while driving, do not wear
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TRANSPORT: Thames to return to tube map
THE River Thames will be restored to tube maps from December, it has been announced. The latest Transport for London tube maps had the River Thames removed in an attempt to “de-clutter” them to make them easier to read. But following
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LEYTON: Murderer to be sentenced today
THE man who murdered 21-year-old Adnan Patel in Leyton will this morning be sentenced at the Old Bailey. Akeel Shah, 24, of North Birckbeck Road, has been found guilty of murder, while three others will be sentenced for committing violent disorder
