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Murder charges in severed thumb kidnap case
A LEYTONSTONE teenager has been charged with murder in connection with the alleged kidnap of a man whose severed thumb was found in Ilford. Arnold Yousaf, aged 18, from Cann Hall Road, is charged with murder, conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy
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WALTHAMSTOW: Festival may not go ahead this year
WALTHAMSTOW's popular summer festival will not go ahead this year, according to the McGuffin Film Society. The festival, which has been running since 2003, attracts thousands of people to the Town Square over three days for live music and entertainment
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ILFORD: Public invited to meet local bobbies
SHOPPERS and traders will get the chance chat with their local bobbies over a cup of tea during a meet-and-greet in Ilford. The event, at Lemar Cafe in The Exchange shopping centre will taken place from 10am until 12pm on Thursday, May 20. A police
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TRAVEL: Tube line part-suspended
SERVICES have been part-suspended on the Piccadilly Line due to emergency engineering work. Trains are not running this evening (Wednesday) between Green Park and Hammersmith - with minor delays affecting the rest of the line. A Transport for London
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SNARESBROOK: Student wins place at Harvard
A GIFTED sixthformer is set to turn down a place at Oxford to study at one of America's top universities. Awais Hussain will become one of the first people in his family to go to university when he starts at Harvard in September. The Forest School
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WALTHAMSTOW: Historical walk on 'socialist pioneers'
A HISTORICAL walk and lecture are being held about the socialist pioneers of Walthamstow. On Saturday, May 15, as part of a Local History Day, a talk will be given on "Radical Walthamstow", concentrating on Socialist pioneers in the late 19th and early
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LOUGHTON: Train track push accused fails to show at court
A WARRANT has been issued to arrest a teenager accused of trying to push a schoolgirl onto the train tracks at Loughton station after he failed to attend court. Jerome Carney, 19, of Northolt, was due to appear at Harlow Magistrates Court yesterday
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CHIGWELL: Musician of the year crowned
CHIGWELL School has held its tenth annual Musician of the Year competition to celebrate its virtuoso instrumental talent. This year's special guest adjudicator at the school, in Chigwell High Road, was Lee Ward the director of music at the
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WEST HAM: Brooking suggests new manager will need 'clarity' from owners
WEST HAM great Sir Trevor Brooking believes the club's new manager will want 'clarity' over the relationship with owners David Sullivan and David Gold. Gianfranco Zola was sacked by the club this week and delivered a parting shot to the chairmen, saying
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WALTHAM FOREST: Council to appeal against traffic decision
WALTHAM Forest Council will appeal against a ruling following a traffic appeal. As previously reported by The Guardian, motorist Ian Osang challenged a penalty charge notice (PCN) he was given by the council after making a right turn into Essex
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LOUGHTON: Cookery fun for dads at nursery
DADS were cooking up a a treat at Kids Inc nursery when they were invited in for a day of food-based fun. The nursery, in Old Station Road, Loughton, held the Daddy's Cooking Day, to give hard-working fathers the chance to join their children
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LEYTON: Walkers take part in beating the bounds tradition
A GROUP of people came together to take part in a four-mile walk beating the bounds ceremony. On Sunday afternoon, 42 people took part in the annual event organised by the New Lammas Lands Defence Committee to celebrate the ancient tradition of marking
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CHIGWELL: 'Multiple identity fraudster' wanted by police
A MANHUNT is underway to find a suspected fraudster who uses multiple identities. The Metropolitan Police are appealing to the public for help in tracing 35-year-old Tyrone Somerszaul, who is known to have links with the Chigwell area. Officers
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WALTHAM FOREST: New Lib Dem leader elected
A NEW group leader has been selected by the Waltham Forest Liberal Democrats to replace John Macklin, who lost his seat at the local elections. Last night, the Lib Dems elected long-serving Leyton councillor Bob Sullivan. Cllr Winnie
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WANSTEAD: Royal audience for dancing youngsters
PRIMARY school pupils will perform in front of a royal audience at an event next week. Youngsters from Aldersbrook Primary School in Wanstead will perform two dances, inspired by the Olympics, in front of an audience including Prince Phillip
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REDBRIDGE: Youngsters take first step on career ladder
ELEVEN teenagers have taken their first step on the career ladder after completing a college course aimed at preparing them for life in the workplace. The hard working students were equipped with vital skills needed to break into the employment market
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ONGAR: Pickles 'lands cabinet post'
ONGAR Conservative MP Eric Pickles looks set to take up a place in David Cameron's new coalition cabinet. The Department for Communities and Local Government has listed Mr Pickles as its new secretary of state. However the post is yet
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LEYTONSTONE: Acid attack victim's horrific injuries
THESE images show the horrific injuries sustained by Awais Akram after sulphuric acid was poured over his head during a premeditated attack. Mohammed Vakas, 26, of Hatherley Road, Walthamstow, was convicted of conspiracy to murder and jailed
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REDBRIDGE: Artist exhibits work inspired by mental illness
AN ACCLAIMED artist paid a visit to one of the borough's libraries on Wednesday to talk about how she used her work in her 11-year battle with mental illness. Bobby Baker told the audience at Redbridge Central Library in Clements Road, Ilford
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CHINGFORD/WOODFORD GREEN: Iain Duncan Smith secures cabinet job
IAIN Duncan Smith has been given a role in the coalition Government's cabinet. The Chingford and Woodford Green MP has been confirmed as the new Work and Pensions secretary. It is a return to frontline politics for the former Conservative
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ORIENT: Is Ash the new back-up keeper?
Luke Ashworth will miss the first game of next season after his spectacular diving save, last weekend. Centre-back Ashworth got red carded just as the season was about to finish. He stopped Kem Izzet’s stoppage-time shot with the sort
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Adams learns from the best
SQUASH enthusiast Carey Adams won the chance to train with former world number one Peter Nicol at Epping Sport Centre. Carey won a raffle at the sports centre and got the chance to pit her wits against the four-time Commonwealth Games champion. Nicol
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Bancroft can’t gain Campion revenge
BANCROFT were denied a league and cup double by this season’s bogey team, Campion, at the weekend. The two premier sides of Essex One, who have both secured promotion to London Three North East in recent weeks, clashed for the third time this year in
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Billericay pose final test for Epping
THERE is still work to be done at Epping FC as they gear up for what could be a crunch time for the club. Epping play in a cup final tonight at the home of Ryman Premier team Billericay Town. Winning silverware in the form of the Denny King trophy
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National pride for Chigwell
CHIGWELL under-14s hockey team recorded a highly-impressive top six finish at the recent National Schools Hockey Championships. The boys, pictured, qualified as one of the top two teams in the east of England region and rose to the task in the finals
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Orion juniors land huge medal haul
Orion Juniors hit new heights with a record medal haul at the Essex County Track & Field Championship, last week. The youngsters won 15 medals which is double the 2009 tally. On day one of the competition, Aaron Glasgow was crowned Essex champion
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Woodford trio scoop double titles
by Ken Bray In cold and sometimes windy conditions at Chelmsford over the weekend, Woodford Green with Essex Ladies athletes took several titles at the Essex Championships. Other athletes picked up medals amongst many fine Woodford performances. Three
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Buck Hill champs
Buckhurst Hill under-10s are Echo League Premier Division champions and are on the lookout for new players to launch a successful defence of their title next season. The team, pictured, is set to become an 11-a-side outfit from next season and they
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Young fencer Pearce-s the competition
YOUNG fencing sensation Pearce Clarke recently returned from the British Youth Championships in Sheffield with a bronze medal hanging proudly around his neck. The Forest School pupil blazed a trail through the competition field, blitzing his way to the
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Eagles are flying high
EASTSIDE Eagles under-16s girls team came within a whisker of being crowned national basketball champions at the tournament finals in Sheffield. Having secured their place at the finals by excelling in their regional competition, the girls went on to
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REDBRIDGE: Hospital set for healthy eating events
NUTRITIONISTS and dieticians will run a series of informative events at King George Hospital later this month, as part of NHS Redbridge's drive to cut obesity and increase healthy eating through the borough. The hospital, in Barley Lane, Ilford, will
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WEST HAM: Boa Morte leaves Hammers on a high
LUIS Boa Morte signed off his West Ham career with a bang on Sunday, in more ways than one. The Portuguese midfielder put the Hammers in front against Manchester City with a smart finish before sticking the boot in to his employers after the final whistle
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Cricket's curtain raiser produces a mixed bag
THE cricket season got into full swing at the weekend and there were mixed results for the area’s top sides. Wanstead, attempting to reclaim their Essex Premier crown after losing out to Brentwood last year, were given a stern examination by local rivals
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ONGAR: Popular son died after losing control on bend
A MUCH-LOVED and popular man died at the age of 21 after he lost control of his car on a bend, a coroner's court heard. Adam Lawley, of Stanford Rivers Road, Ongar, had been returning home from work on November 21, 2008, when he lost control
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WEST HAM: Zola loses battle for owners' support
THE HUNT for Gianfranco Zola’s successor began in earnest this week, after the Italian was sacked by West Ham. Club owners David Gold and David Sullivan wasted no time in removing the manager they inherited upon taking control of the Hammers
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WANSTEAD: Club's search for new home hampered by venue costs
THE CHAIRWOMAN of a popular flower club has complained about spiralling venue hire costs in Wanstead after struggling to find a new home for the group's meetings. Leyton and Wanstead Flower Club has held its final meeting at Cambridge Park
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LEYTON: Mystery surrounds grandmother's asbestos death
A GRANDFATHER is looking for answers as to how his 60-year-old wife became exposed to asbestos which killed her. Iris Goodwin, of Capworth Street in Leyton, described by her daughter as having a “heart of gold”, died from a tumour on her lungs
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WANSTEAD: Care home ready for multicultural day
RESIDENTS and staff at a care home will celebrate their cultural heritage at a special event this afternoon. People living at Forest Dene Care Home in Wanstead will enjoy a range of traditional food from countries all over the world, served
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NORTH WEALD: School forced to close after thieves steal boiler
A SCHOOL was forced to close for two days just as pupils were about to sit their SATs exams after thieves knocked out its water supply when they stole a boiler and copper pipes. St Andrew's Primary, in Beamish Close, North Weald, has finally
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BARKINGSIDE: X Factor star returns to former school
X-FACTOR star Stacey Solomon returned to her old secondary school last night to judge contestants in a special version of the hit TV talent show on which she made her name. Miss Solomon took her place on the panel for the KS Factor, at King
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Golden age of steam returns at gunpowder mills
A NOSTALGIC trip to the steam age is on offer this weekend at the Royal Gunpowder Mills. The venue, in Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, will be showcasing 12 full size and more than 40 scale steam engines as well as its recently constructed model
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NORTH WEALD: Expert on bereavement to host seminar
A REKNOWNED expert on grief and loss is hosting a seminar on caring for the bereaved. Dr Bill Webster, director of the Centre for the Grief Journey, will speak at Epping Forest Burial Park, in Kiln Road, North Weald next Tuesday, May 18. During the
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Museum sparks witch hunt
EPPING Forest District Museum is creating a witch hunt for its next exhibition. The museum, in Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, has joined forces with the Renaissance in the Regions group to present an exhibition on the East Anglian witch hunt of 1645-7.
