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CHINGFORD: Controversial flats plan turned down
A PROPOSAL to demolish four houses and replace them with 45 flats has been met with a resounding refusal from the council. Residents opposed to the plans, put forward by L&C Housing and Family Mosaic, packed the council chamber at tonight
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LOUGHTON: Future of old Woolworths still in doubt
THE future of an old Woolworths store is still up in the air with the council seemingly bogged down in negotiations with a potential buyer. Epping Forest District Council had suggested back in September that a new client for the former Woolworths
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EPPING FOREST: Taxi drivers call for action over illegal cabs
TAXI drivers have slammed the district council's “crackdown” on illegal minicabs, saying the measures do not go far enough. The authority announced it would take strong action against rogue drivers back in the summer after the Guardian highlighted
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Hammers in breach of contract rap over Curbs exit
WEST HAM Utd have been rapped at a tribunal for how the club ignored ex-boss Alan Curbishley's contract. A football arbitration hearing today ruled that Curbishley WAS constructively dismissed, last September. He walked out after Aton Ferdinand
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LOUGHTON: Vital bus route set to go
HOSPITAL patients and students are going to be left with no transport after a vital bus shuts its doors for the last time. The H1 bus is the only service which runs between Loughton and Harlow and has been serving the community for ten years.
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CHINGFORD: Police organise week of events for young people
YOUNG people have taken part in a week of special activities with Waltham Forest police aimed at 'breaking down barriers'. Youths aged 10 to 20 were invited to take part in activities organised by the Police Community Engagement Team at Gilwell Park
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CHINGFORD: Man stands trial for robbing spree and rape
A MAN went on a robbing spree threatening lone women with a machete and raping one of them down a secluded alleyway, a court heard. Donovan Smith, 43, of Hungerdown, Chingford, is accused of stalking women travelling on buses in Chingford,
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LEYTON: Cannabis campaigner's anger at drugs advisor sacking
A DISABLED cannabis campaigner who is fighting his prosecution for growing the drug has written to the home secretary to complain about the sacking of drugs advisor Professor David Nutt. Professor Nutt was axed after he said he believed the
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REDBRIDGE: Council tenants angered by funding cut
TENANTS have spoken of their anger after the council was denied the millions of pounds it needs to bring their dilapidated homes up to scratch. People living on the borough's housing estates face a huge delay in getting their crumbling bathrooms
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LOUGHTON: Council tenants defy furnishings ban
DEFIANT maisonette tenants have refused to comply with council demands that they remove all furnishings from their communal hallways. Epping Forest District Council issued a sternly written letter warning residents in Torrington Drive, Loughton, to remove
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LEYTON: Children enjoy sports day
CHILDREN enjoyed a junior sports day at the Score Centre in Oliver Road. The children, aged eight to 11 years, attended the event, which was organised by staff from Priory Court Community Centre (PCCC), in Walthamstow Youngsters played athletics
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LEYTON: Olympic footbridge to go ahead despite green light for hydrogen refuelling depot
A PLAN for a pedestrian footbridge which the council hopes will open up the Olympic park to the borough's residents will NOT be scuppered by the approval for a hydrogen refuelling depot for buses, it has emerged. The fuel cell facility,
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EPPING FOREST: Shadow ministers meet with Tory members
SHADOW minister for schools, children and families Michael Gove visited Theydon Bois Golf Club at the weekend for a meal with Epping Forest MP Eleanor Laing, as part of the district's Conservative Association's annual Blue Ribbon Dinner.
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Teen meets PM after dazzling judges in writing prize
A TEENAGER from Waltham Abbey got the chance to chin-wag with Prime Minister Gordon Brown at No.10 Downing Street after she came runner-up in a nationwide writing competition. Molly Oatham, 16, impressed the judges at Take A Break magazine's Young
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LOUGHTON: Young politician takes part in historic debate
A BUDDING young politician took part in a historic debate in the House of Commons on Friday (November 30). Justin Kempley, 18, of Meadow Lane in Loughton, is a Member of the UK Youth Parliament (MYP) for Essex. He was one of 300 MYPs who became
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WALTHAM FOREST: No discipline for council staff who 'ignored abused girl'
THE council will not take disciplinary action against staff after the local government ombudsman found their inaction worsened the suffering of a sexually abused girl. Ombudsman Tony Redmond's report concluded the council failed to take proper
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Bar owner defends safety record after stabbing
POLICE have appealed for help in catching a thug who stabbed a man in the stomach with a broken champagne flute in the middle of a crowded bar. Officers were called to Funky Mojoes in South Woodford High Road at about 1am on Sunday after a
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LEYTON: Pub gets into Halloween spirit
A PUB was transformed into Dracula's lair on Saturday. The Hare & Hounds, in Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, is every year decorated to look spooky. Staff also got into the Halloween spirit by wearing scary costumes. Click here to
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REDBRIDGE: Cabby intervenes to stop woman being abducted
POLICE are hunting for a would-be kidnapper who tried to abduct a young woman outside a Tube station. A brave cab driver foiled the attempt when he saw the man grab the woman from behind and try to bundle her into a car next to Hainault Underground
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LEYTON: Flasher sought by police
A MAN who flashed a woman in Leyton is being sought by police. A 24-year-old woman was walking along Peterborough Road on Saturday morning when a man walked passed her, turned around and indecently exposed himself. He is described as
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CHIGWELL: Family's heartbreak after double burglary at new home
A FAMILY who moved to Chigwell only three weeks ago have spoken of their devastation after their new home was burgled twice. The O'Connell family, of Stanway Close, had two mountain bikes worth £500 stolen in the first break-in last Wednesday
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WALTHAMSTOW: Youth worker stabbed while protecting teens from gang
A YOUTH worker remains in a life-threatening condition after being stabbed while protecting a group of teenagers from an armed gang. Simon Somerville, 41, from Walthamstow, had been running a three-day youth programme about gang culture with
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WANSTEAD: 'Poster girl' appears across London
AN A-LEVEL student has become the star of a new poster campaign to inspire young people to work hard at school. Leonie Richardson, 16, who attends Wanstead High School in Redbridge Lane West is one of four youngsters from across the capital
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WALTHAMSTOW: Beer festival with a difference to be held at pub
A BEER festival with a difference is set to be held at a Walthamstow pub as CLAIRE HACK found out. The Nags Head, in Orford Road, Walthamstow Village, like any other pub, has its regulars. But some of those regulars are different to
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WOODFORD GREEN: Duncan Smith calls for shorter prison sentences to be scrapped
IAIN Duncan Smith has called for 'farcical' shorter prison sentences to be scrapped. The Woodford Green MP said jail terms of less than two months should be replaced with probation courses to help prevent criminals re-offending. Mr Duncan Smith
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REDBRIDGE: Foreign youngsters land top A-Level results
FIVE foreign students have seen their hard work pay off after landing top A-level results in a range of languages. More than 30 students at Redbridge College achieved AS or A-Level passes in French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Dutch or Urdu
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LOUGHTON: Community award for selfless pupil
A PUPIL'S selfless charity work and volunteering was acknowledged with an award from a local business. Marius Vermaak, a former student at Roding Valley High School, in Alderton Hill, Loughton, was presented with the Foundation Award by accountants Haslers
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WANSTEAD: Police urge vigilance over bogus callers
POLICE are advising homeowners to be vigilant after a bogus caller impersonating a police officer was reported last Wednesday (October 28). The man knocked on the door of a house in Wanstead and claimed to be an officer doing spot-checks on
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LOUGHTON: Women's conference to be held at church
A WOMEN'S conference is being held this Friday and Saturday (November 6 and 7) at Loughton Methodist Church in the High Road. The 'Soar Like Eagles' event, staged by the Churches Together group, aims to give women in the area an opportunity
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CHIGWELL: Shakespeare born again in casino
TO be or not to be in a Sheakespeare play was the question posed to West Hatch High School drama students who answered resoundingly in the affirmative. Pupils at the school, in Chigwell High Road, were given the task of putting on The Merchant of Venice
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LEYTON: Visit to House of Commons celebrates IT and sports project
REPRESENTATIVES from the Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP) visited the House of Commons last night for an evening celebrating the Communicating for Success Project. The project, run in partnership with BT and the Football Foundation
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WANSTEAD: Residents to have a say in future of healthcare
RESIDENTS across Wanstead and Woodford will be able to give their views on how they receive their healthcare in the future. NHS Redbridge will be asking for opinions on polyclinics across the borough, following the recent opening of the Loxford Polyclinic
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LEYTONSTONE: Nursery celebrates 10th birthday
CHILDREN and staff enjoyed a special party at a Leytonstone nursery to celebrate its birthday. The Sunshine Nursery in Wallwood Road turned 10 on October 30 and marked the occasion with a Halloween party. Children were treated to spooky
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WALTHAM FOREST: Teenagers to pass on mediation skills
PUPILS from three Waltham Forest schools are set to attend a special day of workshops to pass on their conflict resolution skills. Charity Leap, a specialist in youth conflict, will host the event on Thursday (November 5). Students in
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LEYTONSTONE: Couple win Scottish holiday
A LEYTONSTONE couple have won a holiday to Orkney – after correctly guessing the meat used in shepherds' pie. Nick and Marge Heath, of Queens Road, saw off thousands of entries and were presented with their prize at Shaw Butchers, in Station
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STH WOODFORD: Man glassed at troubled bar
A MAN was glassed in the abdomen at troubled nightspot Funky Mojoes. The 29-year-old was in the VIP area of the bar at about 1am on Sunday morning and tried to intervene in an argument between too other men. The victim was then stabbed
