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WEST HAM: Luca Toni at Upton Park?
WEST HAM have been linked with World Cup winner Luca Toni. The Hammers are understood to have approached Toni during the last transfer window. Now the 32-year-old striker has raised doubts about his future at beaten Champion’s League
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LOUGHTON: Mental health club will close
THE seal looks to have been set on the closure of a well-used social club for people recovering from mental illness. At a meeting of the charity Action in Mental Health last week, it was announced that its Spanners club, at St John's Church
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ORIENT: To play Scottish Premier Kilmarnock?
LEYTON ORIENT are set to take on Kilmarnock of the Scottish Premier League this summer. The League One club is set to clash with the Ayrshire outfit at a friendly cup competition in Devon. The tournament takes place between July 19 and
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ILFORD: Arrests made during prostitution crackdown
TWELVE prostitutes were cautioned by police during a crackdown in Redbridge. Officers from Loxford Safer Neighbourhood Team issued the warnings during an operation run in the Ilford Lane area of Loxford from Thursday May 20 to Saturday May 22. A
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SNARESBROOK: 'Pollution' at beauty spot caused by pollen
AN oily film seen floating on the water at a popular beauty spot is 'not pollution,' according to the body which maintains the site. The City of London Corporation claims the substance, which has appeared on the surface of the boating lake
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EPPING FOREST: 'More cuts to come' warns county council
THE leader of Essex County Council has said the Government has "taken a leaf out of our book" with its announcement today of measures to tackle the deficit - and warned the authority will make further cuts. It comes after chancellor George
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BARKINGSIDE: Man assaulted by gang outside swimming pool
A MAN was left with serious head and facial injuries after being attacked by a gang outside a Redbridge swimming pool. The 28-year-old needed hospital treatment following the assault, which was carried out by four Asian men opposite Fullwell Cross
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ONGAR: Cricket bat firm hanging on after winning reprieve
A family-run business threatened with closure by a ban on the chemical they use to make cricket bats has been granted a temporary reprieve. Anglian Willow Services, in Kings Street, Ongar, is one of just five companies in England which treats
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NON LEAGUE: Leyton FC spared Ryman chop
Leyton FC have been saved from relegation out of Ryman one north. The troubled club in Lea Bridge Road finished last season inside the drop zone, but now can plan for another season in the division. The Football Association and the Isthmian league
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REDBRIDGE: 'Stansted expansion halted but other airports could grow', say campaigners
CAMPAIGNERS will be celebrating the news that the owner's of Stansted Airport have shelved plans to build a second runway in the face of government opposition, but fears still exist that this could see in an increase in flights from other airports
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WALTHAM FOREST: Liberal Democrats to challenge local election result
THE result of the local elections in Walthamstow's High Street ward is to be challenged by the Liberal Democrat Group. As previously reported by the Guardian, three Labour councillors were elected in the ward following the May 6 election. But the Office
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WALTHAM ABBEY: "Noisy" supermarket wants extended delivery times
A SUPERMARKET chain which provoked anger from nearby residents with the noise of its lorries has applied to dramatically increase its delivery times. Lidl, in Cartersfield Road, Waltham Abbey, wants to increase the times its lorries can make
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EPPING: Fun run in sun for charity
MORE than 100 runners completed a five-mile course in the summer sun yesterday for a high-profile charity. The Epping Fun Run is an annual event held in support of the Rhys Daniels Trust, and 108 people took part on Sunday (May 23) to raise
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NON LEAGUE: Boss Alzapiedi quits Abbey shock
WALTHAM ABBEY boss Glen Alzapiedi has quit as boss of Waltham Abbey FC. Alzapiedi resigned from the position yesterday (Sunday) after discussions with chairman Joe Collins over the weekend. The exit of Alzapiedi comes as a surprise.
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ALDERSBROOK: New tennis mini-court opened
THE BUDDING Andy Murrays and Laura Robsons of the area now have a new facility to use as they try to become the tennis champions of tomorrow. Aldersbrook Tennis Club, in Blake Hall Road, Wanstead, unveiled its latest training facility aimed at getting
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CHINGFORD: Robber jailed for baseball bat attack
A CHINGFORD man has been jailed for his part in a robbery where a man was beaten with a baseball bat. Selwyn Cephas, 26, of Hazel Way, was jailed for eight years and three months for robbery and other offences following the attack in Bell Lane
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CLAYHALL: Pensioner assaulted by gang of children in park
POLICE are searching for a good samaritan who intervened to stop a pensioner being attacked by a gang of children in a Redbridge park. Officers would like the woman - who called them after seeing the 67-year-old man being kicked and punched
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WALTHAM FOREST: Ascham Homes performance worsens
The service provided by the organisation which manages council housing has worsened, according to a government watchdog. The Audit Commission has handed Ascham Homes one star for its “fair” service to tenants, following an inspection earlier
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REDBRIDGE: Residents told to keep windows locked
RESIDENTS have been advised to keep ground floor windows shut despite the hot weather - to help cut the number of opportunist burglaries. Thieves in Redbridge have been taking advantage of the recent warm spell by getting into homes through
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WOODFORD GRN: MMR doc struck off
A DOCTOR who made young, vulnerable children undergo invasive and unnecessary medical procedures during a study which wrongly linked the MMR vaccine with autism has been struck off. Dr John Walker-Smith, of Monkhams Drive, Woodford Green, was
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Miracle feat by OAP at Chigwell golf club
CHIGWELL GOLF club has witnessed an incredible event which is as unlikely as winning the lottery four times. An amateur golfer hit two holes-in-one in the same round during a veterans match at the club, in High Road. Pensioner Peter
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EPPING FOREST: Tractor tracks are ruining forest claim horseriders
HORSERIDERS in Epping Forest are outraged at the damage caused to woodland paths by the City of London Corporation's use of tractors. In the latest incident, a tractor operated by the Corporation created 18 inch ruts in the path at Wintry Wood
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WALTHAM FOREST: CCTV released on anniversary of brutal train attack
POLICE have released CCTV images of two men on the first anniversary of an attack which left a commuter with a fractured skull. The 45-year-old man tried to flee a confrontation after boarding a train at Leytonstone High Road station at 4.45pm
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LOUGHTON: Reward offered in 'cash machine crook' hunt
THE company which runs Britain's cash machine network has offered a reward of up to £25,000 for information about a tampered ATM machine in Loughton. As reported in the Guardian last week, police are currently hunting a suspect who they think
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WANSTEAD: Popular eatery to be transformed after refit
THE MENU at one of Redbridge's most popular eateries is set to be transformed after it had a new £67,000 kitchen installed. Customers of Belgique in Wanstead were left fearing for the future of the cafe when it closed for two-and-a-half days
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WOODFORD GREEN: Healthy swarms for beekeeper
A KEEN beekeeper is celebrating the success of his latest two swarms, which have now gone to their new homes. Rabbi David Hulbert has kept a hive at his home in Mayfield Avenue, Woodford Green for the last decade and each summer his bees swarm
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OLYMPICS: Investigation into Olympic Park legacy for community
AN investigation has been launched to look into how the future of the Olympic Park will affect the local community. The London Assembly investigation will be looking into the effects of any deals that are made for the Park's use after the games in 2012
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LOUGHTON: Race for Lifer running for aunt's memory
A PA and part-time waitress is hoping to complete this year's Race for Life in memory of her aunt. Louise Burns, 20, of Hillyfields, Loughton, decided to take on the 5,000 run, at North Weald Airfield, on July 21, after her aunt Silvie died of breast
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TRAVEL: Delays after four-vehicle accident
JOURNEYS are being delayed on the North Circular after a four-car pile-up earlier this morning. Police were called to the crash on the A406 at the junction with the A12 Eastern Avenue at 9.27am, after three cars and a van were involved in a collision
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REDBRIDGE: Council 'spying' up three-fold
THE LEVEL of surveillance carried out on residents by the council more than tripled last year, it has emerged. Redbridge Council used the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) to 'spy' on residents ten times in 2009-2010, up from three times
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WANSTEAD: Second flag appears in trees
A SECOND flag has appeared in the trees on a popular green, more than a month after the first was spotted. Residents have spotted a union flag flying in the breeze on top of one of the large trees on George Green, near Wanstead High Street,
