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REDBRIDGE: Council performing well say inspectors
SERVICES provided by Redbridge Council are consistently above minimum requirements according to Government inspectors who have awarded the authority three stars out of four in their annual assessment. The council was one of more than 150
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REDBRIDGE: Man under train at Ilford
SERVICES have resumed on train routes through Ilford after the station was closed earlier this evening when a man died under a train. A spokesman for Network Rail said that it was believed the man had jumped from a platform at the station at 5.37pm
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WALTHAMSTOW: Muslim leader condemns terrorist plotters
A MUSLIM leader has condemned the actions of bomb plotters jailed for conspiracy to cause mass murder. Adam Khatib, of Wellington Road, Walthamstow, was found guilty of being part of a terrorist cell led by Abdullah Ahmed Ali, also from Walthamstow
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LEYTONSTONE: Community shock over schoolgirl rape
A COMMUNITY is in shock following the rape of a schoolgirl in broad daylight. The 12-year-old was dragged off the street and raped in a front garden in Worsley Road, Leytonstone, at 8.25am on Tuesday. A 19-year-old man was arrested and
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WALTHAMSTOW: 'honour killing' trial considers verdict
THE jury in the trial of three men accused of murdering a teenager in a so-called 'honour killing' has retired to consider its verdict. Tulay Goren, 15, disappeared from her home in Glastonbury Avenue, Woodford Green, in January 1999.
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EPPING FOREST: Council staff deliver presents for children affected by domestic violence
STAFF at Epping Forest District Council have dug deep to buy and wrap dozens of Christmas presents for children from families affected by domestic violence. The gifts will be delivered to around 130 children who will be spending this festive
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CHINGFORD: Improved Sunday service promised by rail company
RAIL passengers are being promised a more frequent train service on Sundays. With the introduction of the Winter timetable, Sunday services on the the Liverpool Street to Chingford line will increase to every 15 minutes. Currently, trains run every
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Terrorist bomb plotter jailed for life
A MUSLIM man has been jailed for life for plotting to cause mass murder. Adam Khatib, of Wellington Road, Walthamstow, was found guilty of being part of a terrorist cell led by Abdullah Ahmed Ali, also from Walthamstow, which planned to blow
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Funding secured for university campus
FUNDING has been secured for a new £33 million university campus in Stratford. The joint scheme between the University of East London (UEL), Birkbeck College and Newham Sixth Form College will see the creation of a building for 3,400 students
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SPURS: Luka recalls 'devastation' of injury as Wolves loom
Luka Modric has revealed his feelings of ‘devastation’ when he broke his leg. Now the Spurs midfielder is back in contention for first team action after playing 70 minutes in a friendly against non-league opponents, this week. "It was
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A circle of dance
GET those dancing shoes on and head down to Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road, Walthamstow on Tuesday, December 15, at 1.30pm for circle dancing with Jean Duggleby to world music. The dances come from various cultures – Greek, Balkan, British, Russian,
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Animal panto magic
Students from the Primary Drama section of Phoenix Theatre School will create animal magic at their annual nativity play at Pets Corner, Harlow, on Saturday, December 12. There will be two performances, one at 11.30am with the younger members of the
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Hobbies galore
Documenting the hobbies of Waltham Forest residents, Meet, which opened at the 320 Gallery, Bethnal Green, this week, features the work of 14 photographers known collectively as Image17. From the Bonsai Group to Fuchsia Society, scrapbookers to ramblers
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Hip-hop to classic poetry
THANKS to Diversity, street dance has never been so popular. But long before the body poppin’ troupe were wowing Piers Morgan on Britain’s Got Talent, east London-based Boy Blue Entertainment (BBE) were bringing it to the masses through their youth workshops
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Christmas sing-along
WARM up those vocal chords for that festive sing-along around the piano at Chigwellian Choral Society’s annual Christmas Carol Concert at St Mary’s Church, High Road, Chigwell on Wednesday, December 16, 8pm. The evening will also feature readings and
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Tennessee Williams Triple Bill comes to Hackney Empire
WELL-known ‘80s actress Lysette Anthony stars in a Tennessee Williams Triple Bill at the Hackney Empire from Tuesday, December 15 to Saturday, December 19. Presented by Hampstead’s New End Theatre the cast also features Janie Booth, Anna Doolan, Elizabeth
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LEYTON: Mouse droppings found in Chinese spring rolls
A CHINESE restaurant has been fined after mouse droppings were found in spring rolls. A customer reported the restaurant after discovering the droppings in rolls bought from Good View in Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, which had been given to a two-year-old
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Keeping it in the family at the Kenneth More Theatre
Working with your sibling is bound to throw up a few complications, as general manager and artistic director of the Kenneth More Theatre, Vivyan Ellacott can contest to. Discussing this year’s pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which was
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Brass and beauty for the Queen's Theatre's panto
A trumpeting princess sounds like one of the panto dame’s one-liners, but in fact musician/actress Sarah Scowen is taking the lead as Sleeping Beauty in this year’s pantomime at the Queen’s Theatre, Hornchuch. “She is a fantastic trumpet player, and
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The Waltham Forest Arts Club get creative for winter
PRINTS, paintings, sculpture, video and a 3D installation are exhibited at the Waltham Forest Arts Club Winter Show at Vestry House Museum, which opened last week. Featuring the works of 33 artists, the event also includes a collaborative piece in the
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Full steam ahead
IT’s full steam ahead at the Markfield Beam Engine and Museum, Tottenham, on Saturday, December 12, with a special Christmas Steam Day from 1.30pm. Restored to its former glory, see the magnificent Wood Brother’s Beam Steam Pumping Engine,
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Japanese story
A Thousand Cranes theatre company present its beautiful re-telling of the Japanese legend of Tanabata, A Milky Way, at Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, Waterlow Park, London, on Saturday, December 12 at 10.30am and 11am. Aimed at three- to eight-year-olds
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Tropical Fun
JOIN Monty Mango, Su Su Pineapple and Bernie Banana at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Tottenham, next week, as they try to win the prize for best costume at Penny Passion Fruit’s Carnival with the help of a pirates’ treasure map. Full of humour, calypso
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LEYTON: Governors vote against schools trust plan
A £250 million program to rebuild schools across the borough is in serious doubt after governors rejected a plan to take a school out of local authority control. Governors at George Mitchell in Leyton on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly against establishing
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Chickenshed perform Pinocchio
What’s the biggest lie you have ever told? I ask actor Gavin May, the lead in the Chickenshed’s Christmas show, Pinocchio, which opened this week. “I don’t think you want to know,” he laughs coyly. Somehow, after a chat with this affable young
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EPPING FOREST: Children failed by county council
CHILDREN in the district are being failed and put at extra risk because of widespread failures by Essex County Council, a damning report has said. According to national inspections watchdog Ofsted, the region's provision of children's services
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ORIENT: Thornton fired up for MK Dons
SEAN Thornton is fired up ahead of Saturday's clash with MK Dons. The Irishman hit two goals in Orient’s 3-2 defeat at Swindon last weekend, and has impressed with his work-rate since he returned from a knee injury. This week, the influential play-maker
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Birmingham City v West Ham preview
Birmingham City v West Ham Premier League Saturday, December 12, 3pm Last meeting: West Ham 1-1 Birmingham (09-02-2008) Freddie Ljungberg's seventh minute strike was quickly cancelled out by James McFadden's penalty. That proved to be
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Treacherous Dartford Crossing awaits the struggling Abbotts
IT SEEMS like the only way Waltham Abbey will get to play a game of football this week will be to hit the road and go away from home. Two games in a row have fallen victim to adverse conditions at Capershotts. But this Saturday’s journey looks set
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Arber: Play-offs would be failure for Daggers
DAGENHAM & Redbridge skipper Mark Arber insists the team head into a ‘massive’ Christmas period undeterred from their goal of securing automatic promotion from League Two. The Daggers are without a win in four games – a run that has seen them knocked
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WEST HAM: Tomkins is ready to fight the case for the defence
THE message after Saturday’s capitulation against Manchester United was loud and clear. Forget it and move on, we have bigger fish to fry, so to speak. West Ham ventured out into the deep blue sea, only to be swept away by a red tidal wave. But they
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WALTHAM FOREST: Sentencing for terrorism pair
TWO MEN will be sentenced today (December 10) after being convicted of charges related to a bungled plot to blow up aircraft. Adam Khatib, 23, of Walthamstow was found guilty by majority verdict at Woolwich Crown Court yesterday of conspiracy
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It's one in and one out as King Khan reigns in Spain
IT WAS a case of one in and one out on the local golf scene, as Epping player Simon Khan stormed to victory in the end-of-year Qualifying School to earn a place on the European Tour once again next season. But there was less good news for
