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EPPING FOREST: Angry scenes as council recalls park home decision
HUNDREDS of angry residents packed out the district council offices to voice their concerns about new legislation for park homes. In unprecedented scenes, councillors were repeatedly barracked by a vocal public gallery for the previous decision they
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Waltham Forest FC 1 Kentish Town 1
Not one member of the Waltham Forest first team played in the 1-1 friendly draw against Kentish Town, on Saturday. Stags boss Tony Mercer watched a side comprised entirely of trialists play out the first match since the club announced the end
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WALTHAMSTOW: Estate residents treated to free fun day
MORE than 270 residents of an estate enjoyed themselves at a free fun and sports day. The event was held at the Priory Court Community Centre and organised by Circle 33 Housing Trust. A range of activities were on offer for all ages,
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EPPING: Bogus callers try to con pensioner
POLICE are warning people in the Stewards Green area of Epping to be on the look out after bogus callers visited a woman in her 80s. The woman received a telephone call on Saturday from someone claiming to be from her GP surgery, who said that
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WOODFORD GREEN: Dancing pupils take part in world record attempt
PUPILS from one of the borough's secondary schools were part of a world record attempt last week. Students from Woodbridge High School took part an the T-Mobile Big Dance 2010 event at Mayfield School in Dagenham on Friday (July 9). The ten pupils
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CHINGFORD: Bethany, 14, determined to beat cancer
THE mother of a young dancer has spoken with great pride about her daughter who is fighting bone cancer. Bethany Ross was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer in March and she endured a five-hour operation in May. But months of
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EPPING FOREST: Key park home meeting tonight
THE Guardian will be reporting live tonight from the crucial council meeting to discuss new laws for park homes. Epping Forest District Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee is due to debate the recent cabinet decision to enforce stricter rules on
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WALTHAM FOREST: New firm takes over school improvement
A NEW company is responsible for improving schools in Waltham Forest. Babcock International has agreed a deal to takeover VT Group, whose education subsiduary has been providing support services in the borough since 2008. Babcock's core
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REDBRIDGE: School suspends porn star teacher
A SEX EDUCATION teacher has been suspended after his bosses discovered he had another job – as a stripper and porn star. Benedict Garrett, 30, from Hackney, worked at Beal High School in Woodford Bridge Road for three years until he was suspended
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WALTHAM ABBEY/THORNWOOD: Motocross owner defends safety record
THE owner of a motocross circuit has defended its safety record after a serious accident led to a biker being air-lifted to hospital. Phil Garland, 34, of Greenwich Way, Waltham Abbey, suffered 23 fractures after falling off his bike at the
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ORIENT: On treadmill to success, predicts Omozusi
Elliot Omozusi predicts that all the "hard" training sessions will reap dividends in the up-coming league campaign. The 21 year-old defender told Guardian Series Sport: “Nobody expected Swindon Town would be in the play-offs at the start of
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STH WOODFORD: Couple beaten in robbery
A YOUNG couple were assaulted by two robbers in South Woodford. The pair, who are both in their early 20s, were walking along Grove Crescent at around 3.15am on Sunday July 11 when they were approached by two men. Police say the men
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REDBRIDGE: Sex-pest physio struck off
A PHYSIOTHERAPIST has been struck off for groping his patients. Ashok Chitte Sreenivas, who worked at Physiomatters in Eastern Avenue close to Redbridge tube station, massaged the breasts of three women who had gone to see him for treatment
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Hollis to compete for England at UK School Games
SWIMMER James Hollis, 16, of Theydon Bois has been selected to compete on behalf of England at the 2010 Sainsbury’s UK School Games. Hollis, who attends the Davenant Foundation School, will compete against the UK’s school-aged elite in the 100m fly being
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Fishing round-up
Simon Roberson was victorious at Walthamstow Bros' latest meet at Willows Lakes, London Colney. Twenty anglers took part, with Roberson weighing in with 32-4-0. John Bruce (31-5-0) and Steve Arthey (30-13-0) were second and third respectively. Arthey's
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Martial arts triplets excel at British Masters
by Craig Rodhouse . . . A trio of brothers from Waltham Forest excelled at the annual taekwondo British Masters Open in Crawley. Eight-year-old triplets Ilyas, Ibrahim and Ismail Hussain returned home victorious from the tournament,
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SPURS BLOG: Suarez would be gamble
ON THE face of it, we'd be mad to turn down someone who put away 49 goals in 48 games last season. Feel free to call me cynical here, and I have a thick skin, but I'm not sure I'd welcome Luis Suarez making a move from Ajax to White Hart Lane
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WALTHAM FOREST: Bhopal workers meet borough kids
PUPILS learnt about one of the world’s worst industrial disaster from those who remain working with survivors. Youngsters from Waltham Forest schools, including Buxton School and Hillyfield Primary School, met members of the Bhopal Medical Appeal (BMA
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CHIGWELL: Packs of dogs 'wrecking' nature reserve
PROFESSIONAL dog walkers are wreaking havoc in a nature reserve by bringing in large groups of the animals which then scare and attack wildlife, it has been claimed. Staff at Chigwell Riding Trust say that Roding Valley Meadows in Chigwell
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WALTHAMSTOW: Terror bomb plotters get life
TWO Walthamstow men have been jailed for life after being found guilty of conspiring to cause mass murder as suicide bombers. Arafat Khan, 29, and Waheed Zaman, 26, of Walthamstow, have today been sentenced along with Ibrahim Savant, of Stoke
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Pupils make safety appeal to parents
PUPILS at a primary school will urge parents not to put their safety in danger by parking directly outside the school at an event this week. Children at Nightingale Primary School in Ashbourne Avenue, South Woodford, will hand out leaflets
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WANSTEAD: Woman denied home visits for living in 'wrong' borough
A PENSIONER has slammed the after-care she received following a stay in hospital, after claiming she was denied home visits because she lives in a different borough to her GP surgery. Sandra Samler, of Elmcroft Avenue in Wanstead, spent a night
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LEYTONSTONE: Mobile classrooms set for school
THE COUNCIL has asked permission to introduce eight new temporary classrooms at a primary school to address a shortage of places. The authority has submitted applications for the installation of three two-storey mobile units and a one-storey
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WALTHAM ABBEY: New exhibition highlights sporting achievement
AS preparations for the London Olympics continue, people in the district can get into the mood at a new exhibition. The Sporting Heroes exhibition, at the district's museum, in Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, celebrates the achievements of the East Of England's
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BUCKHURST HILL: Blooms, quilts and cookery at summer show
CHALLENGING gardening conditions this year failed to stop a bumper crop of entrants showing at an annual horticultural show. In addition to cut flowers and pot plants, Buckhurst Hill Horticultural Society's Summer Show this year also included
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WEST HAM: Villa eye Scott Parker
SCOTT Parker has been in high demand throughout the summer, and with Aston Villa lining up a potential bid for the 29-year-old, West Ham chairman David Gold has hinted that the club may be prepared to sell their star man. The Iron’s owner
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Science festival goes off with a bang
CREATURES from outer space, rockets and a car fuelled by laughing gas were some of the weird and wacky sights that cropped up at the Royal Gunpowder Mills's science spectacle at the weekend. The event has become one of the highlights in the
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DAGGERS: Dartford 3 Dagenham & Redbridge 1
DAGGERS lost 3-1 away to Dartford on Saturday. Lee Wootton netted for John Still’s side on 43 minutes as the Legaue One side outfit fought back from an early 2-0 deficit. But that was as good as it got for the Daggers at Princes Park
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WEST HAM: Sol Campbell for Hammers?
by Craig Rodhouse AS ONE English central defender looks set to leave the Hammers, another ex-England international could be entering the fray at Upton Park, in the form of Sol Campbell, according to reports. Current defender Matthew Upson
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CHINGFORD: Police to re-visit murder scene
DETECTIVES will re-visit the street where a man was gunned down in search of witnesses. Wayne Powell of Tottenham, died after being shot several times in High Station Avenue, south Chingford, at about 11.15pm on Monday, July 5. It is
