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ORIENT: v St Albans City FC. Final score
Goals are not so forthcoming in the second half, but Matthew Spring makes it five as Orient run out very comfortable winners. Russell Slade replaced his whole team during the 45 minutes, except for trialist Kenny Gillet and Matthew Spring. The
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ORIENT: v St Albans City. Half time report
ORIENT are cruising against St Albans City FC as first half hat-trick by Scott McGleish is icing on cake in dominant display. St Albans, bossed by Orient legend Steve Castle never threaten the hold which League One Orient have on the game. Alex
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ORIENT: Brown misses St Albans match
A minor knee injury means defender Aaron Brown is absent from squad in action against St Albans City, this evening.
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ORIENT: Players on trial at St Albans
Kenny Gillet and Rob Eagle are back in the Orient squad to face St Albans City at Clarence Park. Full team: 1 Jones 2 Omozusi 3 Kenny Gillet 4 Chorley 5 Forbes 6 Spring 7 Jarvis 8 Chambers 9 McGleish 10 Revell 11 Dawson. 12 Butcher 14
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WEST HAM: Grant signs two players
West Ham have signed Mexico winger Pablo Barrera and also striker Frederic Piquionne. Barrera cost the Hammers £4m. Piquionne has signed a three year for an undisclosed fee. Boss Avram Grant said he is "very happy" to capture the pair. Piquionne
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EPPING FOREST: Guardian joins force with hospice ahead of charity walk
THE Guardian is joining forces with a Hastingwood hospice as their spectacular annual charity walk comes to the district for the first time. The five-mile Starlight Walk, in aid of St Clare Hospice in Hastingwood, will take place on September
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LOUGHTON: Healthy living on the menu at school
STUDENTS at Davenant Foundation School have been educating their peers in the art of healthy living. A number of pupils at the Loughton school have now qualified as Youth Health Trainers after completing a three day course at St Margaret's Hospital,
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HIGHAM HILL: Cricket used to bring deprived estate closer
STREET cricket has been introduced to a deprived estate in Waltham Forest in an attempt to break barriers between young people and the police in the area. The Peace at the Crease initiative, supported by Barclays Spaces for Sports, has been
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Much-loved lollipop man passes away
A POPULAR and long-serving lollipop man has died after a battle with cancer. Ted Feathers worked on the zebra crossing between Churchfields Infants and Junior Schools in South Woodford. He passed away this morning (July 16) at the age of 82. Mr
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WANSTEAD: Cyclist to ride length of the UK for charity
A GRAPHIC designer fro Wanstead will cycle from one end of the country to the other to raise money for an important local charity later this year. Gabrielle Collard, 40, of Grosvenor Road in Wanstead, will be taking on a gruelling cycle route from
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CHIGWELL: Teenager among first to qualify from Peter Jones' academy
A TEENAGER from Chigwell has become one of the first people to graduate from a specialist business school set up by a Dragons Den star. Lisa-Marie Organ, 17, of Burrow Close, Chigwell, was handed her BTEC Diploma in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
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Absent friends
You don’t know who you will miss until they are gone. In my case, it’s the street cleaner. She’s gone on holiday, and although I miss her friendly chats, I’m also bothered by the rapidly mounting piles of dog mess in my road. As it happens, the street
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WEST HAM: Hammers set for Germany trip
West Ham will look to build on their positive start to pre season as they travel to Germany this weekend. Avram Grant’s side will incorporate their trip to the German training camp with friendlies against VfL Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday
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SPURS BLOG: Lies, damned lies and unproven rumours
A LOT has been talked about and generally fretted over by Spurs fans this week, but the fact remains that not a lot has actually happened. While it was inevitable that, post-South African jamboree, our attention as fans would turn back to the
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STH WOODFORD: Blue badge holder fined outside doctor's surgery
A WOMAN taking her elderly mother and her friend to a doctor’s surgery was fined for parking on a yellow line outside for less than half an hour, because she did not put a clock next to her Blue Badge. Fiona Hulbert, 56, has accused Redbridge
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CHINGFORD: Concerns over toilets 'closure'
RESIDENTS fear an award-winning public toilet could be on the verge of closure. The facility in Albert Crescent in Chingford Mount is strongly rumoured to be shutting in three weeks. The loos are regularly used by shoppers and often praised
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WALTHAM FOREST: Images released of violent robbers
POLICE have released CCTV images of a gang which carried out a violent robbery on a late-night train. A 20-year-old man was attacked moments after boarding the 11.25pm service from Chingford to Walthamstow. The gang of five men, who
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WANSTEAD: New residents group to probe Olympic police HQ plans
CONCERNED residents are urging the authorities to explain plans to use a local beauty spot as a local headquarters during the London Olympics, over fears that they are being kept in the dark. People living near Wanstead Flats have formed a steering
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ORIENT: Empty seats puzzle for Porter
Seats which are never filled at Brisbane Road pain Leyton Orient’s chief executive. As the start of the season looms, Matt Porter's desk is straining beneath the weight of his stacked up in-tray. The Orient chief executive wishes more
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EPPING: Bright pink bar "looks like brothel"
A NEW 80s-theme bar stands accused of ruining the traditional look of a high street, with one resident comparing its appearance to “A Turkish brothel”. Billie Jeans, which has opened on the old site of the MF Boudoir, in Epping High Street,
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REDBRIDGE: DJ's show cancelled days after losing legal fight
A CONTROVERSIAL radio DJ has been taken off the air, in the same week as losing a legal fight against the broadcasting regulator over comments made to a Redbridge councillor. Jon Gaunt's SunTalk radio show, run by the national newspaper, has
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EPPING FOREST: Skill swappers star on TV show
TWO women who swap their skills by exchanging free lessons in hairdressing and baking organised via the internet have featured in a national TV show about the web craze. Rosie Kelly, of Highbridge Street in Waltham Abbey, and Charlene Latchford
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EPPING FOREST: Space challenge to take off at libraries this summer
CHILDREN looking for something to do this summer break can look forward to a truly cosmic experience at their local library. The Space Hop and Space Station 2010 challenge takes off on July 24 at all the libraries in the district and involves
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WOODFORD GREEN: Pensioner's generosity pays for lifeboat
DROWNING seafarers in the English Channel will have the generosity of a Woodford Green pensioner to thank as they are plucked to safety, after a lifeboat was bought from money left in her will. Peggy Staveley, of Galeborough Avenue, left £165,000
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CHIGWELL: Coffee and cakes for charity
LUSCIOUS chocolate cake, feather-light Victoria sponge, and tea in bone-china cups were among the treats on offer at an all day coffee morning held for charity. Chigwell & Hainault Synagogue member Sylvia Murray set up the event at her home in Chigwell
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REDBRIDGE: Parents urged to use 'real' nappies
PARENTS across the borough as being urged to make the switch to 'real' nappies to save money and help the environment. Redbridge Council is trying to encourage parents to use cloth or washable nappies, instead of their disposable alternatives
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NAZEING: Dispersal order could be cut short
A DISPERSAL order giving police the power to stop children from meeting outside after 9pm could be cut short after the end of the school summer holidays, it has emerged. Earlier this month Epping Forest District Council approved the scheme,
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REDBRIDGE: Lots of courses on offers over summer hols
YOUNGSTERS will have plenty to keep them occupied over the coming summer holidays, with a host of events going on across the borough. Redbridge's fifth annual 'Summer Uni' offers a range of courses from July 26 to August 27 for people between the ages
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REDBRIDGE: Care centre opens new allotment with summer picnic
A IMPORTANT centre for people with mental health needs held an open day for itsgreen-fingered members earlier this month. People at Jewish Care's Mitkadem Centre in Redbridge celebrated the opening of their new allotment by planting a host of fruit
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Giuseppe Verdi – Messa di Requiem
The South-West Essex Choir goes from strength to strength, their reputation growing along with that of their dynamic conductor, Ben Palmer. Together with the Meljon Singers and a quartet of professional soloists, they gave a stunning performance of Verdi
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Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
It may be housed in a magnificent old mansion in Piccadilly and recommended by Debrett’s, those masters of etiquette, as a fixture that one really ought to attend. But the Summer Exhibition isn’t that posh really. It’s the world’s biggest open
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WALTHAMSTOW: "Intergalactic war" at academy
INTERGALACTIC warfare, an evil genius and invading space monsters feature in a computer game designed by Walthamstow school pupils. Alex Lotz, Malek Lounis and Mohammed Webb, all 14-year-old pupils at Walthamstow Academy, have created Monster
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ST ANDREWS: Khan under-firing
GOLFER Simon Khan was in poor form as he struggled to cope with tricky conditions on the first day of the Open at St Andrews. During a rain-soaked, windy session yesterday, the 38-year-old from Chingford took just just two birdies during a
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WALTHAMSTOW: Residents shock as car mounts parked vehicle
A CAR mounted a parked vehicle as stunned residents looked on. A wheel of the Renault Laguna smashed through the front passenger window of the stationary Volkswagon Polo after the driver appeared to lose control of her car in the narrow residential
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Bubba & Luvvie
With the audience fanning themselves furiously with the programmes as the temperature in the King’s Head theatre shot up well into the 30s, Bubba and Luvvie began with a film of rough waves crashing down and swirling around. A park bench and a
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WOODFORD GREEN: Anger over damaged roads
ANGRY residents have spoken out after their crumbling roads were left off a council repairs list. Redbridge Council has listed 50 roads in the borough that need major resurfacing, but has admitted that it can probably afford to work on just
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ORIENT: Fiendly matches. A waste of time?
Leyton Orient have played two pre-season matches so far, but is it worth fans' money to go and watch what is a training game? Some supporters love to see the new signings in action and even what the new kit looks like. Others dismiss friendlies
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WEST HAM: Tal Ben-Haim could be available
PORTSMOUTH administrator Andrew Andronikou has revealed he is desperate to off-load high-earning Tal Ben-Haim from the Pompey wage bill, after West Ham reportedly showed an interest in the defender. Avram Grant is thought to have displayed an interest
