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LEYTONSTONE: Should the one-way system be scrapped?
CONSERVATIVE councillors are calling for the one-way system in the centre of Leytonstone to be scrapped to regenerate the High Road. Councillor Ed Northover, the prospective parliamentary candidate for Leyton, is calling for a debate on the
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LOUGHTON: Late licence for milkshake bar withdrawn
PROTESTORS against a milkshake bar condemned as a magnet for anti-social behaviour have welcomed a last-minute decision to withdraw its request for a 2am licence. Cakes and Shakes in Loughton High Road opened in August without planning permission,
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LOUGHTON: Volunteers feel the heat at firewalking challenge
DOZENS of daredevil volunteers proved their burning passion for a children's charity when they walked across a fiery bed of hot coals. A sizzling £5,000 was raised by the 35 men and women who braved the challenge at the Football Academy in Loughton
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WOODFORD GREEN: Schoolgirl named 'Best Writer in the Universe'
A GIFTED schoolgirl has been named the 'Best Writer in the Universe' after winning a prestigious literary competition. Katie Rogers, 12, collected the coveted title after dazzling judges in the under-25s section of the eponymous contest with her short
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ORIENT: McGleish on muted goal celebration at Wycombe
ORIENT goal hero Scott McGleish had to tread carefully when he celebrated his winner last Saturday. The ever-green 35 year-old scored with his head on 76 minutes, to consign his ex-club Wycombe Wanderers and their boss Peter Taylor to a 1-0
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WOODFORD GREEN: Blackadder star joins fight to raise money for church hall
BLACKADDER star Tony Robinson has joined a campaign to raise nearly £500,000 to renovate a dilapidated church hall. Mr Robinson, who played Baldrick in the hit BBC comedy and more recently hosted the popular Time Team programme on Channel 4
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WALTHAMSTOW: Man jailed for attempted burglary
A WALTHAMSTOW man has been jailed for four years for attempted burglary. George Williams, 47, of Sturge Avenue, was attempting to break into a house in Grove Road, when a man disturbed him and phoned the police. Williams was arrested
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REDBRIDGE: All tower blocks at 'high risk' of fire
ALL 14 of Redbridge's tower blocks are at a high risk of fire, according to a survey published today. The BBC submitted a Freedom of Information request to all London councils which discovered that Redbridge was one of only three boroughs across
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WEST HAM: Zola urges team to keep the faith
GIANFRANCO ZOLA has urged his West Ham players to keep the 'faith' after their 2-2 draw with Fulham at Upton Park on Sunday. A deflected late Junior Stanislas goal rescued a draw for the Hammers, but the game looked to be up at half-time with
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LEYTONSTONE: Patients art work to be displayed
PATIENTS suffering from life threatening illnesses have produced art work which will be displayed at Whipps Cross University Hospital. The hospital's complementary therapies team created the art work with the help of an artist and patients
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LOUGHTON: Accountants raises £1,000 for meningitis charity
AN accountant practice's quiz evening raised over £1,000 for a charity close to the heart of its staff. Haslers, in Old Station Road, Loughton, decided to hold its annual staff quiz night in aid of The Meningitis Research Foundation. The evening's
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WALTHAMSTOW: Event to mark World Mental Health Day
AN EVENT to mark World Mental Health Day (October 9) will be held in the town square on Friday. The event, sponsored by NHS Waltham Forest (the re-badged primary care trust) will feature art, salsa dancing and storytelling lessons. Staff from Greenwich
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WALTHAM FOREST: Fire risk at tower blocks "unknown"
HALF of all tower blocks in Waltham Forest have not been assessed for fire risk, according to reports. The BBC says figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act also reveal the council does not record a fire risk rating for the borough
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WALTHAM FOREST: Robbins hits back at Arcade site criticism
COUNCIL leader Chris Robbins has accused his political opponents of “playing student politics” over the authority's plans for the Arcade site. Cllr Robbins, and his Labour group, has infuriated his Lib Dem cabinet colleagues by pushing ahead
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WOODFORD GREEN: Jet setting vicar takes over at church after spell in the outback
A JET-SETTING vicar has taken over at a popular Redbridge church after spending two years preaching in the Austalian outback. Rev Graham Sawyer swapped the wild beauty of rural Victoria for leafy Woodford Green to take up the reigns at St Barnabas
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WOODFORD: Charity auction to raise money for children's hospice
A FOOTBALL signed by Tottenham Hotspur players, a gym membership, a signed West Ham shirt, a boiler service and one of Ray Winston's old T-shirts from a performance of Henry VII. These are just a handful of the dozens of fascinating lots which
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LOUGHTON: Dinnertime is over after 30 years for Betty
THERE was a rousing and emotional send-off when a long-term dinner lady cooked her last school meal. Betty Thorlby, 64, has been helping feed youngsters for 30 years at Alderton Junior School, in Alderton hall Lane, Loughton, but decided to
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SNARESBROOK: Video recorder, safe and computer found during pond clean-up
A VIDEO recorder, a safe, computer equipment and rotting coconuts were just some of the items dragged from a picturesque pond during a big clean-up yesterday(Sunday)afternoon. The finds were among piles of stinking rubbish, including dozens of bottles
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LOUGHTON: Vandalism hits record high on nature reserve
VANDALS have wreaked a summer of destruction on a Loughton nature reserve - to the despair of wardens. Thousands of pounds worth damage has been inflicted on property at the Roding Valley Meadows, and officials are pointing the finger of blame at
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WALTHAM FOREST: Cllr Robbins to ask Boris for more police
COUNCIL leader Chris Robbins will this Friday ask Boris Johnson for more police officers for Waltham Forest Cllr Robbins and his colleagues say a recent police report shows Waltham Forest is being “short-changed” compared to other areas in
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EPPING: 'Brawl' nightclub licence hearing called off
A HEARING to decide the fate of a nightclub at the centre of allegations surrounding a mass brawl in Epping High Street has been called off at the last minute. Councillors were due to consider Club One9Five's licence this morning, but complications
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Super fit sixty-year-old marks late wife's birthday with 100km rowing marathon
A SUPER-FIT sixty-year-old will attempt to row 100km for charity tomorrow (Tuesday) to mark his late wife's birthday. Daniel Dancygier hopes to raise more than £1,500 during the 10-hour-long feat - which will be donated to University College
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WALTHAM FOREST: Borough's flood and drought threat
MORE flooding and droughts will damage the capital's natural habitats in the next few years, according to a report released today. The London Climate Change Partnership (LCCP) says hotter temperatures could expose wetland areas, such as Leyton
