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CHADWELL HEATH: Police target cashpoint crime
POLICE will hold special sessions to help people avoid falling victim to crime when using cashpoints in the run-up to Christmas. Chadwell Safer Neighbourhood Team will hold the crime prevention surgeries at Barclays Bank in High Road Chadwell Heath
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WOODFORD GREEN: Charity leg wax for children's hospice
MORE than £700 was raised for a children's hospice by some tough male car salesmen, who had their legs waxed for the charity. Seventeen men working at the Renault East London dealership in Romford Road, Ilford, agreed to go hair-free from the knees
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EPPING: Fears rise over pub development
A DERELICT pub could make way for a development of nine houses, which one resident has dubbed a “mini-estate”. People living near the former Spotted Dog pub, in Ivy Chimneys Road in Epping, have voiced their concerns about plans to knock down
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WALTHAM FOREST: Tube drivers vote to strike on Boxing Day
LONDON Underground drivers from the Union Aslef have voted to go on strike on Boxing Day. It claims Tube bosses are treating December 26 as an "ordinary day" and want extra pay for working on the festive date. An Aslef spokesman said
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WANSTEAD: Festive arts and crafts fair coming to town
CHRISTMAS shoppers can pick up a few last-minute gifts and enjoy the work of artists from the area at a festive fair next weekend. The Christmas Art & Craft Fair will take place upstairs at The George pub in Wanstead High Street on Saturday
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REDBRIDGE: Residents thanked for shoebox donations
A CHRISTIAN charity has thanked Redbridge residents for donating around 3,800 gift-filled shoeboxes for needy children this Christmas. Operation Christmas Child, now in its 20th anniversary year, collected the boxes from across the borough and
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WEST HAM: 'Players still have belief' - Stanislas
WEST HAM winger Junior Stanislas is confident the team can turn their fortunes around and climb out of trouble. Stanislas was in the side that lost to Manchester City 3-1 on Saturday; a result that keeps the Hammers at the foot of the Premier League
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LEYTON: Police meeting next week
POLICE are holding a street briefing next week to update residents on current issues. Leyton Safer Neighbourhoods Team will hold the event between 4pm and 5pm on Wednesday, December 22, in Goldsmith Road, at the junction with Primrose Road,
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SPURS BLOG: Gomes has that 'hero and villain' thing down to a fine art
JUST our luck to play Chelsea the day they decide to perform like anything other than a bunch of overpaid has-beens for the first time in a month. Sunday afternoon's match was an exciting affair and ultimately the draw was probably a fair result
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ORIENT: Play-offs for O's?
ORIENT are now just six points off the play-off places. The 2-1 win at Tranmere Rovers on Saturday lifted the O's to 16th position. League One is so tight, however, Russell Slade's men are still only two points clear of the drop zone. But it is now
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WALTHAMSTOW: Artist lights up Central Library
A BUDDING artist's work is on show at Walthamstow Central library. Beverley Grey, of Avon Road in Walthamstow, is displaying 12 of her works - all featuring candles - in the foyer of the building this week. Ms Grey, 55, has spent the
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LOUGHTON: Armed gang steal thousands in burglary
A GANG armed with guns and knives stole thousands of pounds from a man when they burst into his home last night (Sunday). The group of four broke into the house in Nursery Road, Loughton, at around 11pm. A man, aged in his 40s, was sleeping
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WANSTEAD: Students make map to celebrate area
ARTISTIC school pupils have produced their own map of Wanstead to help foster community links and encourage walking. Year 8 students from Wanstead High School combined drawings and photographs of the area to create the work, which has been
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ORIENT: Keeper praises stand-in defenders
ON-LOAN Orient keeper Jason Brown was full of praise for stand-in centre-backs Aaron Brown and Elliot Omozusi on Saturday. With regular centre-backs Ben Chorley and Terrell Forbes missing, the duo were responsible for keeping Tranmere's strikers at bay
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WEST HAM TALK: Hammers keen on Varney
WEST HAM are interested in signing striker Luke Varney, according to reports. Skysports.com claim Hammers boss Avram Grant is lining up a move for the forward in January, who has impressed at Blackpool this season, where he is on a season-long
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WALTHAMSTOW: Further crashes at accident blackspot
THERE have been further crashes at a spot were safety measures are said to have made the road more treacherous. The accidents outside St Saviour’s Church in Markhouse Road, Walthamstow, on Saturday night saw cars repeatedly colliding with a
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LOUGHTON: Festive event to raise money for burns victims
FIREMEN will be raising money for a children's charity this week. Loughton firefighters have organised a Santa's grotto at the fire station, in Old Station Road, on Wednesday. The event will help raise funds for the Children's Burns
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WEST HAM: Grant calls on owners to back him in January transfer window
AVRAM GRANT has called on West Ham's owners to back him in the January transfer market if the team is to escape the drop. The Hammers boss admitted it would be 'great' if owners David Gold and David Sullivan handed him £10million to spend when the transfer
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WEST HAM: Grant bullish despite City loss
AVRAM GRANT remains convinced West Ham will be able to drag themselves out of the relegation mire, despite being comprehensively outclassed by Manchester City on Saturday and seeing the gap between themselves and 19th-placed Wolves widen to three
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WALTHAM FOREST: Help for elderly during cold snap
HELP is available for older people who are struggling to deal with the winter freeze. Age UK Waltham Forest has received calls from people who have been unable to get out of their homes for days during the recent cold snap. The charity said
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Impressive DeGale lands British title
LOUGHTON Academy boxer James DeGale won the super-middleweight British title with an impressive ninth-round stoppage of Paul Smith. DeGale, who has set up his training base at the Academy in Loughton, delivered his most eye-catching display
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WALTHAMSTOW: Car theft gang to be sentenced
A GANG of car thieves who arranged for keys to be stolen from owners’ homes are due to be sentenced today. Ifzal Uddin, 27, of Coppermill Lane, Walthamstow, and Iqbal Khan, 29, of Queens Road, Walthamstow, along with three others admitted handling
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Essex Premier Cup results
Essex Premier Cup - Round 3... Arlesford Colne Rangers 1 Galleywood 3. Brightlingsea Regent 3 Southminster St Leonard 0. Dedham Old Boys 1 Leigh Ramblers 0. Harold Wood Athletic 2 Ongar Town 1. Hatfield Peverel 1
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Essex Sunday Cornithian Football League
There were 11 league matches and 6 county cup games played at the weekend. Greengate progress in the London Intermediate Cup, beating Chandler Athletic 2-0. Royal Falcons are into the next stage of the Essex Premier Cup, beating Renaissance 4-0 in
