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WOODFORD GREEN: Police appeal after petrol station fire
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a fire at a petrol station this morning. Officers evacuated 30 people from their homes shortly before 3am today (December 23), after the blaze broke out at the Total service station in Snakes Lane East, Woodford
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EPPING: Long-running lunch club serves its last meal
VOLUNTEERS have been reflecting on the end of an era after an elderly people's lunch club ceased after 25 years. The organiser of the Pelly Court Luncheon Club, which provided meals and entertainment at the sheltered housing off Hemnall Street
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WALTHAMSTOW: Link between murder and assault not ruled out
POLICE have not ruled out a link between a recent attempted assault and the murder of Michelle Samaweera in the same Walthamstow street last year. Officers are appealing for help after a 34-year-old woman was grabbed by a slim man of Asian
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WOODFORD GREEN: Residents' fear at petrol station fire
THIRTY people were evacuated early this morning after police feared a fire at nearby petrol station could blow up their homes. Officers told residents to leave their houses near the Total petrol station in Snakes Lane East in Woodford Green, shortly
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WEST HAM: I'm still learning - keeper
GOALKEEPER Ruud Boffin had to overcome a severe bout of nerves before making his Premier League debut for West Ham in the 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. “I was quite nervous before the start of the game. The first time I heard that I was
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ORIENT: Slade knows what he wants for Christmas
THE manager of Orient knows just what he wants for Christmas and also in the new year sales. Russell Slade is aiming to end 2010 on a high by capping a productive two months on the pitch in League One. He also has his eye on new signings to strengthen
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BUCKHURST HILL: Masked gunman robs hotel
A masked gunman robbed a hotel in the early hours of this morning (Thursday), forcing the night porter to empty a safe and making off with the cash. The robbery happened at the Premier Inn on the High Road in Buckhurst Hill shortly after 1am
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WEST HAM: 'Sidwell is having Hammers medical' - Houllier
ASTON VILLA boss Gerard Houllier has confirmed that midfielder Steve Sidwell is having medical at West Ham ahead of a permanent move. Sidwell appears to have been snapped up by the Hammers, as manager Avram Grant has had to contend with a number of
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WALTHAMSTOW: Arrest over student protest violence
A 17-year-old was arrested today in connection with violence associated with the central London protests over increased tuition fees. The teenager from Walthamstow is being held for questioning. He is one of 45 people to be questioned
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WALTHAMSTOW: Shotgun suspects' bail extended
A MAN and three teenagers arrested after a sawn-off shotgun was found have been bailed again due to a delayed forensic report. The weapon was found by police in a holdall on the floor of a tower blcok during a patrol of the Priory Court estate
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LEYTON: Decision on controversial development next month
DEVELOPERS are for the third time seeking permission to build blocks of flats overlooking a nature reserve. Council planners have recommended the approval of a plan for 124 flats in four blocks up to seven storeys high on Essex Wharf, which
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West Essex table tennis club in Essex Inter-League triumph
The West Essex Veterans A table tennis team gained their second win of their monthly Essex inter-league matches. Paul Pells, Russell Stone and Ray Brown beat Basildon 5-4, with five matches going to a fifth and deciding game. Firstly, Stone and Brown
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Woodford athlete meets Olympic great
WOODFORD Green athlete Alex Cornwell was one of 35 talented young middle-distance runners to be selected to attend a mentoring day with double Olympic gold-medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes recently. The 19-year-old from Buckhurst Hill was invited to take
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Ryman League Bank Holiday preview
THE new manager of non-league Leyton had no choice but to eject players from his all-new squad, he insisted. Gordon Boateng has already given four players their marching orders from the Ryman One North strugglers. Boateng has moved fast
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WALTHAMSTOW: Troubled Tube line praised
A TUBE line which has been hit by repeated delays is London’s second favourite Underground route, according to a recent poll. The Victoria line also came in second for comfort and cleanliness, following a YouGov survey of 1,000 Tube users.
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WALTHAM FOREST: 2,000 homes to be refurbished
A COUNCIL housing body has begun work on renovating 2,000 properties in the borough. Arms-length management organisation (ALMO) Ascham Homes aims to replace hundreds of kitchens, bathrooms and roofs over the next five months, as well as carrying
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WEST HAM: Keane move plunged into doubt
ROBBIE Keane’s move to West Ham is on the brink of collapse under the weight of assorted cash demands by Spurs, say reports. Cash-strapped Hammers have baulked at a pile of clauses that could send surging the cost of the Ireland hitman to nearly
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WEST HAM: Parker confident of three festive victories
WEST HAM midfielder Scott Parker is confident victory in the team's next three fixtures can kickstart the club's season. The Hammers will be bottom of the Premier League at Christmas and will have to defy history to beat the drop back into the Championship
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EPPING FOREST: Anger at missed bin collections
RESIDENTS who are watching bin bags pile up in their neighbourhoods have slated the council's policy of not catching up on rubbish collections. About 70 per cent of rubbish collections in the district were missed on Monday because of the snow
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WOODFORD GREEN: 30 evacuated during blaze
THIRTY people were evacuated from their homes in the early hours of this morning after a fire just yards from a petrol station. The fire service asked people to leave their homes as a precaution, as the blaze swept through the car wash area
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WEST HAM TALK: Upson can leave for right price
WEST HAM skipper Matthew Upson is among six players that will be allowed to leave the club in January if the right offer is made, according to the Guardian. Upson, along with midfielder Kieron Dyer, full-back Lars Jacobsen and defenders Danny Gabbidon
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HISTORY: Printing pioneer remembered
THE EASE with which people enjoy their daily newspaper can be traced back to a man born in Wanstead more than a century ago. Stanley Morison, who is best known for his role in creating the Times New Roman typeface, was born at Kent Villa in
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LEYTONSTONE: Girl in running to appear in national advert
A YOUNGSTER is in the running to appear in a new gravy advert. Mia Benjamin, seven, of Selby Road, Leytonstone, has beaten hundreds of children to be in the final 20 in the national competition. Bisto is aiming to get families to sit
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LEYTON: Teenage robbery gang jailed
A TEENAGE gang have been jailed for a series of security van robberies which netted £50,000. Olu Oyewobi, 18, of Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, admitted being involved in three of the seven raids, which took place over a three-month period last year
