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LEYTON: Drivers escape injury in road crash
A CAR overturned in Lea Bridge Road today, but the driver escaped without injury. The 4x4 collided with another car just before 3.45pm and overturned near Leyton Football Club, in Leyton. The London Ambulance Service were called and
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LOUGHTON: New mayor for town
LOUGHTON has a new mayor after Cllr David Wixley was given the honour at the town council's annual meeting. Mr Wixley received the chain of office from outgoing mayor Cllr Ken Angold-Stephens who thanked councillors and officers for their support
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WALTHAMSTOW: Recount possible after 'human error'
A RECOUNT in High Street ward could be held after 'human error' led to 1,000 extra votes being counted for Labour. At last Thursday's local elections, three Labour party candidates were voted into High Stret ward, in Walthamstow. However
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LOUGHTON: Suspected burglar sought by police
POLICE have released a picture of a man suspected of committing two burglaries in Loughton this month (May). Sam Grieveson, 25, was last known to be living in Pyrles Lane, Loughton and also has connections with Woodford Green, Copperfield, in Chigwell
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WALTHAM FOREST: 'Exciting but difficult times ahead', says council leader
THE council has 'exciting but difficult' times ahead, according to the council's leader, Chris Robbins. Following last week’s local government elections when Waltham Forest shifted from a borough with no overall political control to one with
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ORIENT: Slade dips into non-league for first signing
Russell Slade has made a youngster from non-league outfit Cray Wanderers his first signing as Orient boss. Seventeen year-old striker George Porter has spent time training with Orient and he scored one goal for the reserves side. Slade explained
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LOUGHTON/THEYDON BOIS: Grieving couple hold walk in memory of their daughter
MORE than 60 friends and family members turned up for a couple's charity walk in memory of their daughter. Hannah and Paul Henson, of Swans Hope, Loughton, decided to arrange a Toddle Waddle across Theydon Bois village green in aid of The Meningitis
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SOUTH WOODFORD: School skipathon for air ambulance
OVER a hundred school pupils will hold a sponsored skipathon in aid of London Air Ambulance next week. Pupils aged three to 11 at Snaresbrook College Prep School in Woodford Road, South Woodford, will skip for an hour in teams next Friday (May 21),
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ILFORD: Boy charged with cinema murder
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy has been accused of the murder of an Ilford teenager, who was stabbed during a fight outside an east London cinema in February. The boy, who is from Dagenham and cannot be named because of his age, has been charged with the
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LOUGHTON: Man forced to leave father's funeral to pay for clamped car
A CLAMPING company forced a man to leave his own father's funeral so he could release his partner's car. Bonnie Huwes-Davies, of Woodland Road, Loughton, had been driving to the funeral of her partner's father when she stopped off at HRH florists
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WOODFORD GREEN: Woman battles for compensation after water leak injury
A WOMAN has launched a legal battle for compensation after suffering a debilitating back injury and a series of infections, which she says was due to water and sewage leaks beneath her home. Karen Imber, 52, suffered a series of floods and
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EPPING FOREST: Survey to take place on bus services
PEOPLE interested in improving their local bus services are being urged to complete an online questionnaire. Essex County Council is calling on people in the Epping Forest District to fill out its transport survey and offer advice on how to improve the
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REDBRIDGE: School to triple non-Jewish admissions
THE borough's only Jewish secondary school is set to more than triple its admission of non-Jewish pupils to meet the shortfall in demand for places and minimise job cuts, the Guardian has learned. King Solomon High School, in Barkingside, has
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EPPING: Life during the First World War discussed at meeting
A TALK on the Royal Navy Brigade during the First World War formed the centrepiece of the latest meeting of Epping Probus Club. At the meeting, club member and Epping resident Mike Hayter read extracts from the diary of his uncle Henry Hale
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ORIENT: Who should Slade sign?
WHICH players should Orient seek to sign up this summer? Money is tight for boss Russell Slade at Brisbane Road, where chairman Barry Hearn keeps a tight grip on the purse-strings. But Slade wants to mould a new team, and with just six
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TRAVEL: Tube works affecting journeys this weekend
COMMUTERS face disruption to their journeys this weekend due to continuing maintenance work on the London Underground network. Central line Between Liverpool Street and Leytonstone there is no service due to Network Rail engineering work
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ORIENT: Former players come back for charity this weekend
EVERYONE is invited to watch football at Leyton Orient this weekend, all in aid of cancer relief. Two groups of Orient fans are to battle it out on the pitch for the Dale Jacobs Trophy, named after a fan who died of bowel cancer. Former Orient players
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WALTHAMSTOW: Comedy club night at pub
A COMEDY club night is being held at the Plough Inn in Wood Street. "New Variety Live" has been running since February and is run by the producers of variety shows, New Act of the Year and 291 Club, which ran at the Hackney Empire Theatre for 25 years
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Can the Daggers make it to Wembley?
DAGENHAM & Redbridge are preparing for the biggest game in the club's history this weekend, with Morecambe the visitors to Victoria Road for the first leg of the League Two play-off semi-final. The Shrimps' late surge in the final straight saw them soar
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CHINGFORD: Guided forest walk being held
A GUIDED forest walk is being held in north Chingford. On Sunday, May 16, at 11am, the two-hour walk will start at Hawkwood Plant Nursery, in Hawkwood Crescent, Chingford. The event is free and to two children per adult are welcome. Walkers are
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WALTHAMSTOW: Japanese art event
A WORKSHOP is being held in a tradional Japanese art form. Local Japanese Culture Group, Koinobori no Kai, are holding the workshop in Chigirie, a Japanese traditional art form that uses torn paper. Artist Noriko Matsubara will be on hand to show
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WEST HAM TALK: Stoke line up £5m bid for Noble
STOKE City are lining up a £5million bid for West Ham's Mark Noble, according to reports. The Telegraph claim the midfielder is top of Potters' boss Tony Pulis' summer shopping list. Hammers co-owner David Sullivan has revealed that any member of the
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WALTHAMSTOW: Public consultation on station overhaul
THE public are being invited to submit their views on proposals to redevelop Walthamstow Central Station. The station is earmarked to be transformed as part of a £500m investment programme by Network Rail and construction firm Kier Property
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WALTHAM FOREST/REDBRIDGE: Sex attacker jailed
A PAEDOPHILE has been jailed after police investigated a series of sex attacks on schoolgirls across London. Andrew Moore, 45, of Albury Ride, Cheshunt, pleaded guilty to one offence of trying to engage in sexual activity in front of a child
