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CHADWELL HEATH: Police search for mugging trio
POLICE are hunting three muggers who pushed a 45-year-old woman to the ground as they stole her handbag. The woman was walking in Gresham Drive, Chadwell Heath, towards Barley Lane, when the three men walked past her. They then turned
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ILFORD: Watches and car stolen in raid
THIEVES broke into a house and stole thousands of pounds worth of watches and a new luxury car. Police are appealing for information about the raid, in which a number of items including a Breitling watch and two Rado watches were stolen from
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Boris set for tree planting
MAYOR of London Boris Johnson will roll up his sleeves and help plant thousands of new trees in one of the borough's most popular parks this week. He will be joined by Redbridge mayor Jim O'Shea and around 100 volunteers at Roding Valley Park
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ORIENT: Keep M'Poku in Spurs loan deal
ORIENT have secured the services of Spurs teenager Paul Jose M’Poku for the rest of the season. The winger will remain at the Matchroom Stadium, it has been announced. M'Poku has impressed with two goals from nine starts during the campaign.
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'They had to go' - Forest boss on squad purge
A CLEAROUT of the playing squad was vital for victory over Leyton, claims Forest FC boss Olawale Ojalabi. Just two players are left of the squad from before he arrived at Cricklefields, during the new year. “The mentality is good now
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LEYTON: Attack accused claims self defence
A LEYTON Orient community football coach accused of attacking a mother and her son was acting in self-defence, a court heard. Yacine Rabia, 25, of James Lane, Leyton, denies breaking the arm of Anne Marie Shinkwin and smashed the nose of Daryl
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STH WOODFORD/WANSTEAD: Crunch meeting for lengthy planning disputes
TWO of the area’s most fiercely fought planning battles could come to an end this week with permission for 32 new homes. Redbridge Council will consider a bid to build 24 homes on the site of the former Chepstow House in Leicester Road, Wanstead
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Leyton at 'low point' after derby defeat
Leyton are at a low ebb but the only way now is up, insists boss Gordon Boateng. He was speaking after the Lilywhites went down 1-0 in the derby to rivals Waltham Forest FC, last weekend. The stinging result consigned Leyton to the bottom
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LEYTON: Surprise at stabbing on 'quiet' estate
RESIDENTS have expressed surprise at the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy on a normally 'quiet' estate. Police say the teenager was standing with a friend in Underwood Court on the Leyton Grange estate, off Church Road in Leyton, at 8.45pm yesterday
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Single father to appear on CBBC show
A SINGLE father put himself through a grilling on children's TV. Russell Bass, 35, of Meridian Park, Waltham Abbey, had to face daunting tasks to impress a potential date's children on the CBBC programme Project Parent, which is due to be aired
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Kind stranger helps out with clamping fine
AN unemployed father who had to pay out more than £500 to police and clampers has had part of his fine repaid by a sympathetic Guardian reader. Chris Schrader, 31, of Ninefields, Waltham Abbey, was fined £455 by Citywatch for dropping his pregnant
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Drivers fined more than £1,000 for parking
DRIVERS are trying to claw back fines of more than £1,000 each after having their cars clamped near a doctor’s surgery. After the Guardian revealed last week that patients from the Keyheath Medical Centre in Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey,
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LEYTON: Football coach denies double attack
A COMMUNITY football coach for Leyton Orient who is accused of attacking a woman and her son has denied he travelled to their neighbourhood looking for a fight. Yacine Rabia, 25, of James Lane, Leyton, is alleged to have broken the arm of Anne
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ORIENT: New date for Plymouth game
THE SNOW-HIT Plymouth match will now be played at the Matchroom Stadium in March. The League One encounter will take place on Tuesday night, March 1. Kick-off is at 7.45pm. Poor weather conditions during December forced the festive fixture
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Police investigate barge fire
POLICE are investigating the cause of a fire on a barge last night (Sunday). The barge, which was moored in Lee Valley Park, Waltham Abbey, sank into the water as the fire was being fought between 10.45pm and midnight. Two fire engines
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DAGGERS: Rochdale defeat leaves Dagenham eight points from safety
DAGENHAM & Redbridge are now eight points from safety in League One after a home defeat by Rochdale on Saturday. Chris O'Grady took advantage of some generous defending from Scott Doe to convert from 12 yards on 74 minutes. Bas Savage had previously
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WEST HAM: Clarke appointed Liverpool's number two
EX-WEST Ham assistant manager Steve Clarke has joined Liverpool as Kenny Dalglish's number two. The former Chelsea coach left his role with the Hammers when Gianfranco Zola departed the scene at the end of last season, and has been out of work since.
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WEST HAM TALK: Utaka attracts Hammers attention
WEST HAM are compiling an offer for Odense striker Peter Utaka, according to reports. The Daily Mail claims Hammers boss Avram Grant is interested in bringing the 26-year-old – who is the brother of Portsmouth attacker John – to Upton Park. The club
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WEST HAM TALK: Keane loan bid knocked back
WEST HAM have reportedly had a formal bid to sign Tottenham striker Robbie Keane turned down. The Daily Telegraph claims the Hammers offered £1million in loan fees to bring the Irish striker to Upton Park until the end of the season, with the promise
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LEYTON: 14-year-old 'serious' after stabbing
A TEENAGER is in a serious condition after being stabbed. The 14-year-old boy was standing with a friend in Underwood Court on the Leyton Grange Estate, off Church Road, Leyton, at 8.45 last night (January 9) when he was attacked by a gang.
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ORIENT: Loan starlet shines for Spurs
EX-Orient winger Andros Townsend hit an FA Cup goal on his debut for Spurs, last weekend. The 19 year-old showed his apprenticeship at the Matchroom Stadium last season was well spent, as he opened the scoring against Charlton in the FA Cup
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WEST HAM: Grant retaliates after Brady reveals transfer U-turn
AVRAM GRANT has criticised West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady's comments in a national newspaper that revealed she had pulled the plug on a deal to sign midfielder Steve Sidwell. Brady, in her column in The Sun, said she called off the deal, despite
