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WEST HAM: Obinna denies racial abuse report
WEST HAM forward Victor Obinna has refuted claims his family were racially abused at Saturday's home game against Manchester United. Reports emerged that the striker's - and team-mate Freddie Piquionne's - families were abused during the match at Upton
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SPEEDWAY: Hammers aim to boost youngsters' careers
LAKESIDE Hammers speedway fans are being given the opportunity to get behind two of their rising stars. Youngsters Marc Owen and Shane Hazelden are set to turn out for the Hackney Hawks at the Arena-Essex Raceway as they bid to kick-start their
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ORIENT: Chorley injury update
BEN Chorley is a major doubt for Orient’s match with Southampton, this weekend. The centre-back is still struggling to shake off a thigh injury which he collected nearly two weeks ago, against Yeovil Town. It means boss Russell Slade
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ORIENT: Boss pleased with plunder of Plymouth
RUSSELL Slade was happy for Orient to return to winning ways, last night (Tuesday). At the Matchroom Stadium, struggling Plymouth were sunk by two incisive early goals from the hosts. The 2-0 scoreline sealed a first win in five games for the O’
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ORIENT: Revell injury update
Crocked Alex Revell is to undergo tests on his injured knee. But no scan is possible until tomorrow (Thursday), while swelling subsides. Early indications are that the striker did not suffer a fracture in the incident, on Tuesday night
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EPPING: Volunteers needed for celebrity charity skydive
BRAVE volunteers are needed for a charity skydive with celebrity Jodie Marsh. Essex Air Ambulance is looking for volunteers to take part in the skydive on Sunday June 12 at Cambridge Airfield to raise money for the service. Volunteers
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Double celebration for primary school
THERE was a double celebration at a primary school last week as it unveiled new buildings and was praised for better teaching. Teachers and pupils at Leverton Junior School in Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, showed off £150,000 worth of improvements
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SPURS BLOG: The end of the road
WELL, it was fun while it lasted. Rather than dwell on the negatives of last night's 4-0 pasting by Real Madrid – and, frankly, there are a few – I want to reflect on the incredible memories this year's run in the Champions League has given us plucky
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HAINAULT: Reward offered over shooting of five-year-old girl
POLICE are offering a £50,000 reward for information following the shooting of a five-year-old girl and a 35-year-old man. Redbridge schoolgirl Thusha Kamaleswaran, pictured, was shot in the chest at a food and wine store owned by her aunt
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REDBRIDGE: Bailiff use among highest in country
ONLY nine authorities in the whole of the UK use more bailiffs to recoup their debts than Redbridge. Between 2007 and 2010 the council referred 82,718 cases of overdue council tax and parking fines to debt collection agencies – the 10th highest in the
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WOODFORD GREEN: Duckweed to be cleared from pond
VOLUNTEERS will be asked to help rid a popular lake of an unsightly moss once and for all this summer. Duckweed has been a problem at Warner’s Pond in Woodford Green since it was dredged in March 2006 and party re-filled with nutrient-rich
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WALTHAMSTOW: Woman missing for 3 months
POLICE say they are becoming increasingly concerned about a woman who has been missing for three months. Jane Mayo, 43, was last seen in Walthamstow on December 27 last year. Since then she has failed to contact any family or friends
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Buckhurst Hill are first name on U11s Cup
James Searle’s 29th minute strike was all that separated Buckhurst Hill from Thurrock as they claimed the inaugural Essex Under 11s Cup, last weekend. Manager Doug Kibblewhite said: “It was a close game. “For ten-year-olds, pressure
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Abbey edge out Romford in thriller
WALTHAM Abbey overcame Romford 3-2 in a thrilling encounter on Tuesday night. The Abbotts sit in 12th in Ryman One North after the result, although they stand nine points adrift of the play-off places. For more non-league football news, pick up a copy
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Forest's drop fears intensify after Market defeat
WALTHAM Forest slipped to a 4-0 defeat at promotion-chasing Needham Market on Tuesday. The result dents the Stags' hopes of preserving their Ryman One North status, as they are four points adrift of second-bottom Ilford. Two wins on the bounce in the
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Forest ring the changes in last bid to beat drop
THE turnstiles at Waltham Forest have been put into overdrive over the last week as manager Wali Ojalabi has overseen a number of comings and goings in a desperate final bid to avoid relegation from Ryman One North. Midfielder Marvin Samuels has arrived
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CHINGFORD: Police offer £20k reward to catch dad's killer
POLICE are offering a £20,000 reward to anyone in the Waltham Forest community who can help them track down the killer of a loving father-of-five. Wayne Powell, 39, was gunned down on Tuesday July 5 in Higham Station Avenue, Chingford, as he
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WALTHAMSTOW: Historic vehicles forced to move off museum site
THE owners of dozens of vintage vans, buses and railway carriages say a unique part of history in the borough is being lost because of a decision to sell the land on which they are parked. The Pump House, in South Access Road, Walthamstow
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Four men arrested for drug dealing
FOUR men from Waltham Abbey were arrested this morning (Wednesday) on suspicion of dealing Class A drugs, in a series of police raids across the county. Officers swooped on addresses throughout Essex and Kent as part of Operation Zinc, targeting
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ONGAR: Burglars target post office
MORE than £1,000 in currency was stolen from a post office by burglars who broke in through the floor of the flat above. The thieves smashed their way through the front door of the first-floor flat over the post office in the High Street, Chipping
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THORNWOOD: 98-year-old attacked in her home
A 98-YEAR-OLD woman was attacked and robbed in her own home by criminals posing as workmen. The woman was sitting in the living room of her home in Rye Hill Road near Thornwood when she saw a man wearing a flourescent yellow workman's jacket
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DAGGERS: Ball double sees Dagenham slip into drop zone
Daggers 0 Peterborough 2 League One DAGENHAM & Redbridge slipped back into the League One relegation places with a defeat at home to Peterborough on Tuesday. David Ball struck twice inside the first eight minutes to suck the wind out of the Daggers
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CHINGFORD: School refuses to let autistic boy go on trip
THE parents of an autistic boy who was allegedly not allowed to go on a classroom trip because of his disability are to take legal action against his school. The Mazalon family, of Leadale Avenue in Chingford, say they were told by staff at
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WALTHAMSTOW: Spar crowned best shop in the country
A WALTHAMSTOW convenience store which “works in harmony with the community” has been crowned the best shop of its kind in the country. The Village Stores Spar in Orford Road was also named as the best independent store at the prestigious Convenience
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WALTHAM FOREST: High use of bailiffs revealed
DEBT collectors have been hired by the council to chase 65,545 separate debts in the last three years, it has emerged. The figure means the authority is the 18th most frequent user of bailiffs, out of 318 local authorities in the UK.
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CHINGFORD: Stow owner may tweak leisure centre plans
THE owner of Walthamstow Stadium has said it is considering a raft of new suggestions for its planned leisure centre at the site. Housing association London and Quadrant (L&Q) has told the Guardian it is now looking at a variety of proposals
