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LEYTONSTONE: Chicken shop granted late licence
A CHICKEN shop was granted a late licence, despite police and councillors warning it would increase anti-social behaviour and create a “party-town”. The co-owners of Texas Chicken in Leytonstone High Road, at the junction with Grove Road, applied
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LOUGHTON: Icy roads bring motoring dangers to schools
ICY conditions on a busy school road have brought motoring safety issues to a head. Staples Road, in Loughton, home to both Staples Road Junior and Infant schools, has long suffered from parking issues due to its narrow nature. The icy
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WOODFORD GREEN: Date set for underground bar judgement
THE DATE has been set for a meeting to decide the fate of plans to open a controversial underground bar, which prompted dozens of complaints and a 100-strong petition. Councillors will meet on Friday January 22 to examine an application to open The
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CHINGFORD: Former solider who beat cancer to run marathon
A FORMER soldier who won his battle against cancer is in training to run the London Marathon. Keith Purssord, 43, of Rolls Park Road, in Chingford, was told by doctors he had just five years to live – but five years later he has been given
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EPPING FOREST: Schools improve well in latest league tables
SCHOOLS across the Epping Forest District are showing good progress in the latest league tables. For the first year in some time, no schools in the district have fallen below the Government's target of 30 per cent of pupils attaining five A
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REDBRIDGE: Council takes A&E closure fight to government
COUNCILLORS will appeal to the government to investigate controversial plans to shut the only A&E in the borough. Members of Redbridge Council's Health Scrutiny Committee passed a resolution registering their objection to the plans, drawn
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Teenager avoids surgery for debilitating back condition
A SOUTH Woodford teenager who was diagnosed with a debilitating spinal condition has been able to return to her passion for dance – without surgery. Ellie Passey, 13, of Waltham Road, who attends Woodbridge High School, was told she was suffering
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CHIGWELL: Murder accused 'was mentally ill'
A TRAINEE teacher accused of killing his sister-in-law was mentally ill at the time and should be cleared of murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility, a jury heard. Mohammed Sayid, 49, is currently on trial at Chelmsford Crown Court
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SOUTH WOODFORD: £32k raised to save Christian bookshop
A CAMPAIGN to save a bookshop from imminent closure has raised £32,000. Wesley Owen Books, in South Woodford High Road, which sells Christian literature, was told it was faced with closure after charity International Bible Society Send the
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The London International Mime Festival returns to the capital
MIME has come a long way since the days of white gloves and being stuck in an imaginary box, and this week London’s celebrated annual showcase for contemporary visual theatre returns to the capital with 19 days of boundary-breaking performances
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Essex and the suffrage movement
WE take it for granted now, but less than a century ago, tireless campaigners were still fighting for women’s right to vote. Discover how the good fight was won with a talk by the Parliamentary Outreach team and the Women’s Library at the Epping Forest
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Music Hall returns to Queen's Theatre
FORGET the cold snap, and warm yourself up with a good ol’ East End knees up at the Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch, next Thursday, when Music Hall returns. The colourful afternoon of variety entertainment will feature Johnny Dennis as your chairman, cockney
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EPPING Club 195 reapplies for licence
CLUB 195 has reapplied for a late-night entertainment licence. The troubled club, in Cottis Lane, Epping, which was closed down in September last year after a mass brawl outside its premises, has posted a small notice on its road advertising its re-licensing
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Dancing with the devil at Stratford Circus
Does your soul have a price? Maybe you could be tempted by the allure of wealth, power, or success? For actor Simon Rivers it is a question he has had to consider recently as he prepares to star in a new version of Christopher Marlowe’s classic
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The show must go on in Theydon Bois
SNOW may have crippled most of the country this month, but the show must go on in Essex this week, as the Theydon Bois Drama Society opens with its production of Aladdin at the Theydon Bois Village Hall tonight. Speaking about the ‘adverse
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The panto spirit comes to Broxbourne
YOU may think ‘it’s behind you’, but the panto season is still going strong. This week, the award-winning Broxbourne Theatre Company present its production of Cinderella at the Broxbourne Civic Theatre, Hoddeson. The group has won the National Operatic
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The voices of Leyton
Residents of all ages have been sharing their memories of Leyton in a new exhibition at Vestry House Museum. Across the Divide – Voices from the Heart of Leyton has used these recollections to help chart the transition of the area from open
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HLSI screen Dai Sijie's moving film
HIGHGATE Film Society presents Dai Sijie’s touching 2002 film, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, at the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, South Grove, on January, Thursday 14, 7.30pm. The movie sees two boys sent to a remote village
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Laura performs rare works
LOCAL prize-winning harpsichordist Laura Tivendale makes her debut at Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, London, on Sunday, January 17, 7.30pm. The Highgate-based Royal Academy of Music graduate, who won the prestigious Broadwood Harpsichord Competition
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Robin Hood and his Merry Men bound into Palmers Green
WIth memories of rule-bending, expense-claiming MPs and greedy, grubby-fingered bankers still leaving a bitter taste, Robin Hood’s selfless mission to steal from the rich to give to the poor has a renewed appeal. It’s perhaps no coincidence then, that
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The Bizzarros play Millfield Arts Centre
A world champion harmonica player, Monty Python’s songwriter, a formative member of the band Talk Talk, the music arranger of Bad Manners and six other highly-talented musicians whose collective CVs boast working with everyone from Fleetwood Mac to Jools
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Art of ideology
GREEK painter Evi Photopoulos displays a collection of passionate, dramatic and highly decorative canvases, entitled, The Cross of Ideology, at the Highgate Gallery, South Grove, London, from this Friday. Strongly influenced by Byzantine iconography
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LEYTON: MP condemns Uganda
A COMMONS motion tabled by Harry Cohen MP attacking the Ugandan government's plan to introduce the death penalty for gays has won the backing of 20 MPs. The Leyton and Wanstead MP is calling for the British government and European Union to apply
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Let us play
FOOTBALL clubs throughout the area are counting the cost of the latest big freeze and praying for some action this weekend. From League One Leyton Orient to the grassroots of the game, postponements have been the order of the day. Even Premier
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NAZEING: Witness speaks of horror at lake drowning victim
A WOMAN who heard the cries of a drowning dog-walker who had fallen through the ice of a frozen lake has spoken of her horror at the tragedy. Gillian Hayne, 41, lives by Dobbs Weir Park, Nazeing, where an as yet unnamed woman in her 40s died
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Restaurant applies to extend hours
A RESTAURANT and bar in South Woodford has applied to extend its opening until 12.45am during the week and 1.45am on Friday and Saturday. Red Mantra, in George Lane, recently took over the premises from Tuus, which closed down in 2009, and manager
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WANSTEAD: Much loved rector to bid farewell to parish
A POPULAR priest is preparing to bid a fond farewell to his 'extraordinary' parish after nearly a decade in charge. Canon Robert Springett will leave his role as rector of the Parish of Wanstead at Easter, to become Archdeacon of Cheltenham
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WALTHAM FOREST: Mother of shooting victim appeals for witnesses
THE mother of a man who was shot in the face has spoken of the terrifying moment when she found her injured son. The 20-year-old was shot during a short trip to a shop in an apparent random attack on Hale End Road, Walthamstow, at 9.46pm on
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WOODFORD: Rotarians raise cash for wounded soldiers
A ROTARY club has raised £200 for a charity for wounded soldiers. The Leytonstone and Woodford Rotary Club raised the cash for Help for Heroes to go towards establishing personal recovery centres across the UK. The centres aim to provide wounded
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WHIPPS CROSS: Hospital bans all visitors in battle against norovirus
WHIPPS Cross Hospital has banned visitors from entering the site in a bid to tackle an outbreak of norovirus. The hospital originally shut five wards to new patients and restricted visitor access to try and contain the spread of the illness, but has
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WALTHAM FOREST: Severe weather warning issued due to icy roads
THE Met Office has issued a severe weather for today because of ice on the roads and is warning drivers to “be prepared”. Following yesterdays snowfall, the weather experts are advising Londoners to be aware of ice on the roads today and to
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Aston Villa v West Ham preview
Aston Villa v West Ham Premier League Villa Park, Sunday January 17, 1.30pm Last meeting: West Ham 2-1 Aston Villa (04-11-09). A last-minute strike from Zavon Hines earned the Hammers their first home league victory of the season. Mark
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WOODFORD GREEN: Meeting on future of healthcare tonight
THE FUTURE of the borough's only A&E service will be up for discussion at a public meeting tonight (January 14). Members of the public are invited to a meeting to examine proposals to shut the service at King George Hospital in Ilford at
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Time to embrace the new ice age
IT IS time to get your skates on. With temperatures continuing to plummet, there is not a better time to take to the ice - inside or outside. And if you get down to the Lee Valley Ice Rink in Leyton, top-level coaches are on hand to
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WALTHAM FOREST: Council awarded £1.8million housing grant
MORE than 20 families are set to benefit from a £1.8million grant for social housing. Waltham Forest Council has secured funding from The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) after submitting a bid last October. The Government grant, combined
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REDBRIDGE: Jewish school receives glowing Ofsted report
STAFF and pupils at the borough's only Jewish secondary school have been rewarded for their hard work after receiving glowing praise in its latest Ofsted inspection. King Solomon High School, in Barkingside, was judged to be of a good standard
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ILFORD: Nursery remains closed because of burst water pipe
A POPULAR nursery will remain closed today after a burst water pipe damaged the building's heating system. The service at Christchurch Primary School, in Ilford will be shut for the rest of this week after water from the broken pipe flooded the boiler
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Top honour for club 'lengend'
A WOODFORD Green with Essex Ladies legend has been recognised for her services to athletics by being included on the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. Jean Pickering was awarded an MBE for her contribution to the sport, as well as her service to the
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REDBRIDGE: Health bosses give tips for avoiding norovirus
HEALTH bosses have released advice on how to avoid catching the norovirus after an outbreak of the illness led to ward closures at Whipps Cross Hospital. Hospital services at Whipps Cross and King George Hospital, in Ilford, have been stretched
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REDBRIDGE: MPs propose motion calling for hospital plan to be rejected
TWO Redbridge MPs have proposed a motion in Parliament calling for plans to close the borough's only A&E department to be rejected. Lee Scott, MP for Ilford North and Mike Gapes, member for Ilford South, sponsored an early day motion calling
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REDBRIDGE: Drivers warned to take care with ice still covering some roads
DRIVERS have been warned to take extra care on their journey into work this morning with ice still covering many roads despite the rain. The wet weather has begun to clear most areas of Redbridge of snow, but ungritted streets in outer areas remain
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Casualties on the front line for West Ham
AFTER the big freeze put West Ham’s weekend schedule on ice, the temperature will be turned up several notches this week when Gianfranco Zola’s side travel to the Midlands to face high-flying Aston Villa. The postponement of the Hammers’ Premier
