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SOUTH WOODFORD: Popular pub wins award for flower display
A POPULAR pub has won yet another award for its eyecatching flower display. The Cricketers, in South Woodford High Road, was handed the prize for best pub in the Redbridge in Bloom competition after stunning judges with its colourful hanging baskets
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WANSTEAD: Headteacher offers talks with community over pupil behaviour
WANSTEAD High School headteacher Chris Van Bussel has offered to hold talks with residents who have criticised the behaviour of his pupils. He made the move after shoppers and traders in Wanstead High Street complained about the poor behaviour
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WALTHAM FOREST: Football game raises awareness of mental illness
FOOTBALL players held a tournament to raise awareness about World Mental Health Day. 'Coping Through Football' celebrated its second anniversary yesterday (Thursday) with a five-a-side football tournament. The mental health project aims
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WANSTEAD: Widower hits out at lifting of blunder doc's suspension
A WANSTEAD widower has hit out at a decision to lift all restrictions imposed on a doctor who wrongly gave the all-clear to his wife and 17 other women with breast cancer. After a two day hearing the General Medical Council (GMC) decided that
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ONGAR: Buggy fitness proves a hit
AN EXERCISE class with a difference is creating a stir in Ongar with its use of babies and buggies as keep-fit tools. Mums and dads have been flocking to the sessions at the area's youth centre since the launch of the scheme last month, in
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REDBRIDGE: Price rise plan at drama centre sparks protest
PERFORMING arts groups claim they are being 'priced out' of using Redbridge's best venues after plans to increase charges at the borough's only specialist drama centre were revealed. Proposals for a hike in charges at Redbridge Drama Centre
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WALTHAM FOREST: Voluntary groups urged to bid for cash
VOLUNTARY groups are being urged to bid for a slice of a £7.3million fund to help the unemployed. Waltham Forest Borough Council wants groups to apply for part of The London Councils' European Social Fund (ESF) to help people back into work
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WALTHAMSTOW: Artist inspired by 'ordinary' town
AN award-wining artist said the “ordinary” backdrop surrounding his Walthamstow studio provided much inspiration for his latest exhibition. Grayson Perry, famed for his ceramics which marry classical shapes with contemporary and provocative
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WALTHAM FOREST: Call for all-party group over flights concern
Waltham Forest Council leader Chris Robbins has called for the creation of an all-party group to address the issue of increased flights over the borough. Cllr Robbins has echoed the views expressed by Liberal Democrats and Conservatives at
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EPPING: Much-loved post office ready for re-opening
PREPARATIONS are now complete for the return of a community's much-loved post office. Allnuts Stores in Allnuts Road, Epping, was forced to close more than 18 months ago, depriving its regular customers of a popular amenity. It is now
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W'STOW: Man glassed in daylight robbery
SHOPPERS looked on as a man was glassed in the face by robbers in the centre of Walthamstow. A large section of the Arcade site, on the corner of Hoe Street and High Street, was cordoned off by police following the incident at around 12.35pm
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THEYDON BOIS: Shakespearean spectacular comes to town
ALL of Theydon Bois is a stage and all its men and women are merely players – or they will be when a Shakespearean spectacular comes to town next month. American actor and former Reduced Shakespeare Company funnyman Bryan Torfeh is to transform
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EPPING: 80-year-old driver injured in collision
AN EIGHTY-year-old man was taken to hospital after two cars collided on Epping High Road this afternoon (Friday). Traffic was held up behind the scene of the accident, which occurred at around midday, after a silver Vauxhall Meriva drove into
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WANSTEAD: Shop owner 'left in dark' over compensation for £10,000 theft
AN angry cafe owner fears he will be lucky to get back even half the £10,000 stolen from him by a former employee. Marco Barbutti, who opened The Olive Branch in Wanstead High Street three years ago, said he was yet to receive a penny of the
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LEYTON: HSE investigate couple's carbon monoxide death
THE death of an elderly couple who died from carbon monoxide poisoning is being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Grandparents Donald O'Sullivan, 73, and his wife Rosetta, 70, were found collapsed in their Matlock Road
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EPPING FOREST: Police advised not to punish 'one-off' public sex
THE human rights of people using all 46 of Epping Forest’s car parks for sex need to be balanced with those of other users - according to new guidelines. Earlier this summer the Guardian revealed that car parks and wooded areas in Epping, Waltham
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LEARNING FOR LIFE: Cherie Blair opens UEL building
CHERIE Blair QC officially opened a new building at the University of East London yesterday. Mrs Blair, opened the new Sir John Cass School of Education, a £10m teacher training facility on UEL's Stratford campus. Speaking at the event, she said: “I
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WEST HAM: Cole eyes World Cup place
CARLTON COLE has set his sights on a place in Fabio Capello's World Cup squad and has vowed to put in the hard yards to make that dream a reality. The West Ham striker, with four goals to his name for West Ham already this season, is once again a part
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WALTHAM FOREST: Pensioners "too embarrassed " to claim benefits
PENSIONERS in Waltham Forest are being urged to not be embarrassed about claiming benefits to which they are entitled. According to Age Concern, many pensioners are failing to claim Pension Credit, despite an increase in the cost of living. The charity
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EPPING: Breast cancer doctor has restrictions lifted
A DOCTOR found guilty of misconduct after incorrectly diagnosing 18 breast cancer victims has had all restrictions on him lifted by the General Medical Council. Dr Kong Fa Lan Keng Lun, the former lead clinician at the breast unit of St Margaret's
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WALTHAMSTOW: Organic gardeners to celebrate 'apple day'
ORGANIC gardeners are holding an 'apple day' to celebrate the fruit and the many ways it can be used. Hundreds of people are expected to visit the annual East London Organic Gardener’s Apple Day, which is a national event to celebrate the fruit
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WALTHAM FOREST: Charity collecting gifts for children living in poverty
A CHARITY which sends Christmas gifts to children living in poverty is appealing for donations. Operation Christmas Child is calling on individuals and families in Waltham Forest to save their spare change and use the resulting sum to buy gifts
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WALTHAMSTOW: Film-making club celebrates 60 years
A GROUP of film ethusiasts have been making dramas and documentaries for 60 years and is celebrating its anniversary with a special screening. The Walthamstow Amateur Cinevideo Club was founded in 1949 by three film enthusiasts as a splinter
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WANSTEAD: Shoppers call for teachers to control rowdy pupils after school
SHOPPERS and traders have demanded that teachers be posted in Wanstead High Street to control rowdy pupils after school. Their calls come after complaints of a marked increase in anti-social behaviour caused by Wanstead High School youngsters
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LOUGHTON: Failing school is now "outstanding"
TWO years since it was rated among the poorest educational institutes in the county, a secondary school has gained one of the best Ofsted reports in the land after a remarkable turnaround. Following its previous inspection in January 2007,
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ONGAR: Youngsters prove they've got talent with new series of shows
A NEW series of concerts at Ongar Music Club featuring the district's best young musical talent gets underway this month with a performance by acclaimed young flautist Katherine Carter. Held on Friday October 23, the show will see Katherine, who is
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TRAVEL: Engineering work on Central and Victoria lines this weekend
ENGINEERING work is taking place on both the Central and Victoria lines this weekend. There is no service on the Victoria line on Saturday due to upgrading work. A replacement bus service will run from Walthamstow Central to Finsbury
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MP would try to 'mend broken society' in Tory government
IAIN Duncan Smith will be given a government position to address the country's social problems, should the Conservatives win the next election. Tory leader David Cameron announced during his speech on the final day of the Tory conference in
