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West Ham 2 Birmingham City 1
West Ham 2 Birmingham City 1 Carling Cup semi-final, first leg HEADING in to the match rumours were abound that Avram Grant would be sacked at a board meeting to be held tomorrow. But if he is to be pushed out, he would have gone out with a bang
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HALF-TIME: West Ham 1 Birmingham 0
WEST HAM lead Birmingham City at half-time through Mark Noble's superb volley, giving them the edge after the first quarter of this Carling Cup semi-final. Noble finished a move he began from the centre circle on 12 minutes, crashing a thunderous shot
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West Ham v Birmingham team news
MATTHEW Upson will play an unfamiliar role at left-back as West Ham bid for a place at Wembley in their Carling Cup semi-final first leg clash against Birmingham at Upton Park. Winston Reid partners James Tomkins in the centre, with Julien Faubert
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WANSTEAD: Injured boy's mum urges action over parking chaos
THE MOTHER of a six-year-old who is still in hospital four weeks after being run over outside his school, has demanded that Redbridge Council enforce its parking restrictions. Hector Beck suffered a broken leg when he was hit by a car outside
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REDBRIDGE: Council tenants braced for 6% rent hike
TENANTS in the 7,000 properties managed by Redbridge Homes could face a rent increase this year of nearly twice the rate of inflation. The cabinet of Redbridge Council has given the go-ahead for an increase of 6.39 percent – pushing the average
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WOODFORD GREEN: Budding business stars have day to remember
ENTERPRISING students met two football stars as they came within a whisker of winning a national competition. Students from Woodbridge High School in Woodford Green travelled to Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United FC, for the national
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SPURS BLOG: Beckham is a Spur...sort of
WELL there's a sight I never thought I'd see: David Beckham in a Spurs training kit. But, for now at least, it is just that. A training kit. Not the fully-fledged, watch-me-stick-a-cross-on-a-striker's-forehead-in-my-sleep, first team
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Sound Advice: New Year, New Venues
MANY music clubs in Waltham Forest are starting off 2011 settling into new homes, following the closure of the Plough Inn in Walthamstow. The pub and music venue, in Wood Street, opened and shut its doors for the last time on New Year's Eve
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LEYTON: Football coach cleared of attacks
A LEYTON Orient community football coach has been cleared of breaking a woman’s arm and beating her son as he came to her aid. Yacine Rabia, 25, was accused of attacking Anne Marie Shinkwin, 39, and smashing the nose of Daryl Reilly, 18, during
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WALTHAMSTOW: Pub to re-open under strict conditions
THE OWNERS of a pub have promised to meet strict conditions in order to begin trading. The council's noise team objected to an application from Desilu Estates to re-open The Lord Brooke in Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, because the company
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LEYTON: Nurse describes finding stabbed boy
A QUICK-THINKING nurse is believed to have saved the young life of a teenager who was stabbed during an attempted robbery. Mother of two Diana Shelley, 32, of Leyton Grange, was in her flat when her partner ran in and said the bleeding boy
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CHINGFORD: Children's club praised
A SCHOOL-BASED children’s club has been praised by an education watchdog. Ofsted has handed Yellow Birds, based at Longshaw Primary School in Longshaw Road, Chingford, a ‘good’ rating following an inspection. A report highlighted effective management
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WALTHAMSTOW: Man slashed in machete attack
A MAN was slashed with a machete during an attempted robbery. The attack happened at around 4.20am on Tuesday (January 11) in the 'Clay Path' alleyway, which runs through Lloyd Park between Winns Avenue and Bedford Road, Walthamstow.
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WALTHAMSTOW: Talented musician passes test
A GIFTED man with learning difficulties has been praised for beating the odds and passing a music exam. Viola player Christopher Tucker has achieved a Grade 3 distinction, after only a year of learning how to read music. Mr Tucker previously
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WEST HAM: Move for Man City defender
AN England international is on the brink of signing for West Ham, say reports. Manchester City left-back Wayne Bridge is set to undergo a medical at the east London club. The 30-year-old could be a good fit at the club for boss Avram Grant as he
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WALTHAMSTOW: 'Disruptive' club granted new licence
A FORMER social club has been granted a licence to trade, despite neighbours' fears that bikini-clad revellers, excessive noise and parking chaos will return. Forest Road Snooker Club in Walthamstow had permission to operate on a members-only
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EPPING FOREST: Elected mayor vote could be just months away
CAMPAIGNERS who want to see an elected mayor remain confident despite a poor response to a public consultation. The district council has run a survey asking residents if they would like to see their own version of Boris Johnson at the head
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WOODFORD GREEN: 49 and counting for panto-mad pair
With panto season well under way, reporter JAMES RANGER meets a mother and daughter who have seen every one of the last 49 staged by their local dramatic society... THE Woodford Pantomime has been a feature of the Woodford Green calendar for
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ORIENT: Striker arrives from Spurs
ORIENT have signed up yet another Spurs teenager on loan. Striker Harry Kane has joined the League One club for the rest of the season from White Hart Lane. The 17 year-old from Walthamstow has made two appearances on the substitutes
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WEST HAM: No pledge by Upson
UNCERTAINTY surrounds the future of Matthew Upson at West Ham, with everything riding on whether the club can dodge relegation from the Premier League. “You can't possibly say what will happen. We spoke but it is in a position that is on hold and
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WALTHAMSTOW: Drunken crash accused to appear in court
A MAN accused of crashing his car into a front garden while drunk will appear in court today. Rolandas Kojalavicius, 25, is alleged to have smashed his vehicle into another car before driving into a wall outside a house in Blackhorse Road,
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WALTHAMSTOW: Unexplained death witnesses sought
POLICE investigating the unexplained death of a woman following a house fire are appealing for witnesses. The 27-year-old, who has not been named, was found dead following a fire at her home in Palmerston Road, Walthamstow, last Tuesday (January
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NAZEING/ROYDON: Man cleared of trying to kill his partner
A FORMER councillor has been cleared of trying to murder his girlfriend. Leo McKnight, 59, of Epping Road, Roydon, was accused of attempting to kill Marcia McKnight in July last year, while the pair were living together with their four children
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LOUGHTON: Warning after spate of thefts from cars
DRIVERS are being urged to lock their car doors after thefts from three unlocked vehicles in one town since the start of the year. The cars targeted were all in Loughton. The first theft was overnight between January 1 and 2, when a sat nav
