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WEST HAM: Cole out until New Year
WEST HAM striker Carlton Cole will be out of action until the new year with a knee ligament injury. It was feared Cole would require surgery to correct the problem, which could have kept him on the sidelines for the remainder of the season. However,
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WEST HAM: Zola excited by Manchester United 'opportunity'
GIANFRANCO ZOLA is relishing the prospect of taking on Manchester United at Upton Park on Saturday, claiming the clash is a 'big opportunity' for his West Ham team. The Hammers will be without Carlton Cole for the visit of the defending Premier League
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Tired footballers? Give it a rest
It's around about this time of year that the fixture list starts to get a bit congested for football clubs up and down the country. There's the hectic Christmas schedule just around the corner and managers are desperately trying to shuffle their squad
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WALTHAMSTOW: Children take part in Christmas event
CHILDREN kick-started the yule tide season by making festive hats and Christmas cards at a shopping centre. The event, which including crafts and making cards with photos on, was held at The Mall, in Selbourne Walk, Walthamstow, last Sunday. While
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CHINGFORD: Cask ale launched to help soldiers' charity
PUB launches ale to raise money for soldiers' charity. The Queen Elizabeth, in Forest Side, Chingford, has specially created a cask ale called "Liz’s Battalion" to raise money for Help for Heroes. Launched by retired servicemen, for every
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OLYMPICS: Illegal workers arrested on 2012 site
DOZENS of illegal workers have been arrested on the 2012 Olympic Park. Officers from the UK Border Agency arrested 90 people between April and November. A total of 85 are suspected of immigration offences and some have been removed from
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EPPING FOREST: Student caged over teen death plot
A FORMER Epping Forest College student has been jailed along with his friend for plotting to murder a pregnant 15-year-old over fears she would get in the way of his ambition to be a music star. Brandon Jolie and his accomplice Kingsley Ogundele
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Swindon Town v Leyton Orient: Head to head
LAST MEETING: Swindon Town 0 Leyton Orient 1 (League One 13-04-09). This game was ‘mission complete’ for Geraint Williams, as Jason Demeteriou’s cracking long-range strike settled the affair and guaranteed League One status for another season
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WALTHAMSTOW: Meeting to discuss business
A PUBLIC meeting to discuss how to help local businesses will take place in Walthamstow on Monday. The Walthamstow Business Forum will meet at the Deltaclub Group offices, 241 High Street, from 5.30pm. All local business people can attend. Click here
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WALTHAMSTOW: Disabilities films on big screen
FILMS about disabilities will be shown on the town square's big screen tomorrow as part of celebrations to mark 1,000 days until the 2012 Paralympic Games. The BBC films, which will be screened from midday, challenge “thinking about our bodies and disabilities
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WALTHAM FOREST: Robbins makes case for more police to deputy mayor
COUNCIL leader Chris Robbins has put the borough's case for more police officers to the deputy Mayor of London. Cllr Robbins met Kit Malthouse to discuss the possibility of ending Waltham Forest's disproportionately low police numbers. Cllr Robbins
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EPPING FOREST: 12 years to clear housing waiting list warns charity
THE waiting list for council housing in the district is so long it could take 12 years to clear, the charity Shelter has warned. A national survey by the group has revealed there are more than 4,600 people waiting to be housed in the region
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LEYTONSTONE: Lower High Road area "neglected"
SOUTH Leytonstone is a forgotten part of Waltham Forest which urgently needs investment, it has been claimed. Cllr Ed Northover, who will try and win the Leyton & Wanstead seat for the Conservatives at the next election, believes there
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Finlay Woods' parents relief at appeal failure
THE parents of a baby killed by a drunk driver have spoken of their relief after a judge rejected an appeal against her sentence. 15-month-old Finlay Woods died after being struck by a 4x4 driven by Katie Guiterrez-Perez outside Selwyn Primary
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Team's internet hit tops three million views
A VIDEO of a footballer missing a gaping open goal at a Waltham Abbey game has become an unexpected internet smash hit watched by more than three million people in just five days. The footage of the howler, shot during Abbey's 5-3 home defeat
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LEYTON: Labour candidate selection suspended over "irregularities"
THE selection of a Labour parliamentary candidate for the Leyton and Wanstead constituency has been suspended because of unspecified “membership irregularities”, it has emerged. Local party members have been growing increasingly frustrated
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BUCKHURST HILL: Club gets festive with flowers
MEMBERS of a social club in Buckhurst Hill showed their Christmas spirit when they made a selection of festive flower bouquets. Residents at the Funfare Club made the display during one of their meetings at St James's United Reformed Church hall in
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LOUGHTON: Family slam 'monster' who stole from widow
A FURIOUS family has slammed a conman who stole thousands of pounds from a grieving widow just weeks after her husband died. Jamie Mody, 30, who lives with his parents in a gated community in Kings Place, Loughton, was this week given a suspended
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LOUGHTON: Tango and cha-cha-ing on offer at tea dance
A TEA dance is to be held later this month for people aged 50 and over at Murray Hall in Borders Lane, Loughton. The event, on Thursday December 17, runs between 2pm and 4pm, with entry costing £2. Attendees will get the chance to try out a variety
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HIGHAMS PARK: Baby Finlay's killer loses appeal
A DRUNK driver who killed 15-month-old Finlay Woods has lost an appeal against her sentence. Katie Gutierrez-Perez was jailed for seven years for causing death by dangerous driving after her 4x4 mounted the kerb outside Selwyn Primary School
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LOUGHTON: Boxing personality takes to the stage
BOXING fans will be in for a treat later this month as a top name from the sport brings his larger-than-life personality to the area. TV personality and pundit Steve Bunce will bring his one-man show to the Loughton Academy Sports Pavilion, in Langston
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REDBRIDGE: Only one day left to become Fit Club Champion
TODAY is your last chance to become the Guardian's Fit Club Champion. Two lucky readers – one man and one woman – will win three months' free membership to Physicals Gym in South Woodford and the advice and support of a team of fitness and
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WALTHAM FOREST: 'Questions still remain' over council failings
THE political leadership of Waltham Forest Council should be investigated over the authority’s mismanagement of millions of pounds, a meeting was told. Tory group leader Matt Davis launched a scathing attack on the first independent probe into
