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WALTHAMSTOW: Apple day enjoyed by youngsters
AN EVENT to teach young people about health and wellbeing took place on the Priory Court estate. More than 30 people attended an 'apple day' at Priory Court Community Centre, which was organised by Circle 33 housing association. Visitors
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CHINGFORD: Anger over danger junction following three-car crash
RESIDENTS living near the scene of a three-car smash which has left a man hospitalised have called for a controversial roundabout to be made more safe. Firefighters used equipment to cut a motorist out of a red Ford Ka following an accident
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REDBRIDGE: Entertainers needed for cabaret revue
CALLING all entertainers – a well-established cabaret group is appealing for new acts. John Dudman has been running Cab-Hoo-Ray Variety Entertainers, which puts on shows across the borough for 33 years and is on the look out for new acts. But rather
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WALTHAMSTOW: Children to show support for anti-runway campaign
PRIMARY school children are to join Walthamstow MP Neil Gerrard and Greenpeace volunteers to plant an apple tree as a sign of protest against the third Heathrow runway. Pupils from Hillyfields Primary School will take part in a special tree planting
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LEYTONSTONE: School raises funds to help trafficked children
PUPILS and staff at Leytonstone School have raised funds for a charity aimed at helping trafficked children and children forced into prostitution. A total of £262 was raised at the school, in Colworth Road, with a 'pure pamper party', to be
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EPPING: Best-selling author to visit town
BEST-SELLING historical novelist Alison Weir is visiting the district this Thursday (November 19) as part of an event organised by the Epping Bookshop. Ms Weir, famous for her works such as The Lady Elizabeth and the Innocent Traitor, will be speaking
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WALTHAMSTOW: Parking dispensation given to disabled drivers
DISABLED drivers in Walthamstow are to be given special dispensation to park in restricted areas of the High Street over the Christmas period. They initially feared they could be forced to park long distances from Walthamstow High Street after a parking
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LOUGHTON: At least 27 school pupils affected by break-in
MORE details have emerged concerning the theft of dozens of items from a school changing rooms. At least 27 pupils at Roding Valley High School, in Alderton Hill, Loughton, have now reported they have had items stolen following a break-in while
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CHINGFORD: Children see construction in action
A GROUP of Year Three pupils have been given the chance to take a tour of a construction site. About 90 pupils from Chapel End Junior School attended the site of a new extension, being built at Low Hall Sainsbury's. They were each given a high visibility
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CHIGWELL: Children act to save the world
CHILDREN at a Chigwell drama group enjoyed a day dressing up as superheroes as part of a project to educate young people about global warming. Youngsters at Perform Drama School, which meets at All Saint's Church in Chigwell Row, "flew" for the day
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WOODFORD GREEN: Tweed set for rape trial
JACK Tweed has been ordered to stand trial for allegedly raping a teenager. The widower of former reality TV star Jade Goody is charged with raping the unnamed 19-year-old woman at his home in Brandesbury Square, Repton Park, in Woodford Green
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WALTHAMSTOW: Fund-raising evening for Macmillan
A NIGHT of fun to raise money for charity will take place at a Walthamstow pub on Friday. Staff and customers at The Queen's Arms, in Orford Road, have raised £3,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support through various fund-raising activities. On Friday the
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THEYDON BOIS: Carriages wins Guardian Restaurant of the Year
STAFF and management at Carriages are celebrating after it won this year's Guardian Restaurant of the Year award. The eatery, in Coppice Row, Theydon Bois, has earned a strong reputation locally for its contemporary British cuisine, despite
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WALTHAMSTOW: Injured artist calls for change to "dangerous" road layout
AN ARTIST who fears a “devastating” injury caused during an accident will permanently affect her ability to paint has slammed the design of a busy road junction in Walthamstow. Grandmother-of-three Valeria Bateson, of West Avenue Road, was
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New Speakers' Corner could find home in Walthamstow
IN 1872, the first Speakers' Corner was born in Hyde Park and has seen such famous figures as Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin and George Orwell use it as a platform to share their ideas. Since then, other corners have sprung up in Lichfield and Nottingham
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WOODFORD GREEN: Olympic hopeful inspires pupils
AN OLYMPIC hopeful put on a memorial gymnastics display for young schoolchildren last week. Danny Lawrence visited Bancroft's Prep School on Whitehall Road, Woodford Green on Thursday November 12 and put on a breath-taking demonstration of
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WEST HAM: Man admits stabbing footballer
A MAN has admitted stabbing West Ham player Calum Davenport during an attack in Bedfordshire. Worrell Whitehurst, 25, of Finsley Walk, Derby, pleaded guilty at Luton Crown Court to stabbing Mr Davenport in the legs, leaving him with a 15-inch
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Seven-pitch gypsy site sparks opposition
PROPOSALS for seven new gypsy and traveller pitches have alarmed residents who say that their area does not have the facilities to cope. Developer Lewis McEwan has submitted the application for the pitches in Mott Street, Waltham Abbey, on
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LEYTONSTONE: School to host 'healthy fashion show'
PUPILS at Leytonstone School are organising a fashion show with a difference. Using their teachers as models, they intend to promote a healthy body image and speak out against 'size zero culture'. Redmond Carter, 13, who is in Year Eight and is
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REDBRIDGE: Could you become a Fit Club champion?
THE Guardian has joined forces with Physicals Gym in South Woodford to offer two lucky readers the chance to become our Fit Club Champions. If you have always avoided joining a gym, but you are determined to shift a few pounds, this is your
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CHINGFORD: Policeman to take fitness challenge for charity
A CHINGFORD policeman is to take on a series of physical challenges in aid of armed forces charity Help for Heroes. Sergeant David Johns, of Endlebury Safer Neighbourhoods Team, will undertake a 'gym test' at Chingford Foundation School on November
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THEYDON BOIS: Community group appeal for funds
A GRAND Christmas auction is to be held to raise much needed funds for The Theydon Bois Action Group. The community organisation, which campaigns to preserve the Green Belt of Epping Forest, is staging the event at Theydon Bois Village Hall
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LOUGHTON: Charity walk in honour of soldier
A FUND-RAISING walk is being held in honour of a serving Afghan soldier. Private Lewis Keogh of the 1st Royal Anglians is currently fighting in Afghanistan and his friends and family are organising a walk from Loughton to Woodford to raise
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WALTHAM FOREST: Trades council raises cash for meals for the homeless
WALTHAM Forest Trades Council has made a donation to a charity which provides free meals to homeless people. The organisation gave a £70 cheque to Christian Kitchen, which provides evening meals seven days a week. Darren O'Grady, Waltham Forest Trades
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EPPING: Developer's electricity plans scuppered
RESIDENTS are celebrating a partial victory in their long-running battle with a property developer after its plan to install a 12-foot-tall electricity substation at the bottom of their gardens was rejected by the council. Families living
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CHINGFORD: Driver airlifted to hospital after horrific three-car smash
A MOTORIST is reportedly fighting for his life after a crash involving three cars. Firefighters used cutting equipment to remove the roof of a Ford Ka following the crash, at the junction of Sewardstone Road and Mansfield Hill in Chingford,
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WEST HAM: Manchester United warned Cole is not for sale
WEST HAM have issued a hands-off warning to any clubs looking to cash in on their financial problems by swooping for their star players. Striker Carlton Cole is the latest name to have done the rounds, with Manchester United reportedly weighing up a
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WOODFORD GRN: Firefighter honoured for 30 years service
A FIREFIGHTER from Woodford Green has been honoured for more than 30 years of service. Roy Jackson, 55, of the Boulevard in Repton Park first began his career in 1976 at Woodford Fire Station, before going on to posts in Finchley and Holloway.
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REDBRIDGE: Library books to be sold off
SOME of the borough's stock of library books, videos, cassettes and CDs will be sold off at a sale this Saturday (November 21). The items will be for sale between 10am and 3pm on the day at Ilford Central Library.
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TRAVEL: Delays on Central Line
THERE are major delays on the Central underground line this morning, causing chaos for commuters in Redbridge, Waltham Forest and Epping Forest. Transport for London say trains have been delayed and some halted altogether after a group of trespassers
