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CHINGFORD: Pub seeks opening hours extension
A PUB has revised plans to extend its opening hours after police raised concerns. The Bull on the Green in Chingford has applied to serve drinks alcohol until 12am on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for pre-booked events. Previously the pub owners
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CHINGFORD: New nursery room opens
A NURSERY celebrated the opening of a new room over the weekend after receiving a council grant worth £24,000. Whitelily Nursery in Friday Hill West, Chingford, which cares for children aged between three months and five years, opened Fuchsia
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WALTHAM FOREST: Whipps criticised over Bank Holiday pay
A UNION has criticised Whipps Cross Hospital NHS Trust for its decision not to pay staff Bank Holiday rates on the day of the Royal Wedding. Unite claims that many trusts in the UK will be paying staff extra on the date but said some were "
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Old Loughts girls are national champions
OLD Loughtonians' under-16 girls team are national hockey plate champions after prevailing in a three-way round robin tournament in Cheshire. The Chigwell outfit needed to win their final game by two goals to take the title after a draw in
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REDBRIDGE: World Cup legend launches bowel cancer awareness campaign
WORLD Cup winning football legend George Cohen launched a bowel cancer awareness campaign in Redbridge on Monday (April 11). The Bowel Cancer: Know the Signs campaign will aim to raise awareness of the second-most common disease in Britain,
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Derby clash could seal Forest's fate
WALTHAM Forest's Ryman One North fate could be sealed by rivals Waltham Abbey this week, as the pair prepare to clash at Capershotts. The Stags occupy the one remaining relegation spot – after Leyton's removal from the league – and are six points behind
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Waltham Abbey show loyalty to players
ABBEY boss Paul Wickenden wants to keep every single player at Cappershotts for next season. While most managers are drawing up a list of who is surplus to requirements, Wickenden wants to keep his young squad together. “I have told
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WALTHAM FOREST: Protest planned ahead of cuts meeting
ANTI-CUTS campaigners will again be protesting outside Waltham Forest Town Hall tonight as the council's cabinet prepares to rubber stamp its latest round of redundancies. Phases four and seven of the reorganisation plans, which will be voted
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Only Way Is Essex makes a stop-off in East London
TV show The Only Way is Essex invaded East London this week when a local photographer played a starring role in the latest episode. Photographer Rikki Sorbie, 25, of George Lane, South Woodford, was roped into the latest storyline of the popular
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WALTHAMSTOW / CHINGFORD: Pair re-arrested in murder enquiry
TWO men have been re-arrested in connection with a the murder of an 18-year-old man. Wahab Zaaki was stabbed to death in Atlee Terrace, off Prospect Hill in Walthamstow, following a row involving a large group of youths. Police have re-arrested
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NAZEING: Man shot himself after suffering from tinnitus, coroner told
A MAN shot himself after being tormented by constant ringing in his ears, a coroner’s court was told. John Sullivan, 74, killed himself with a shotgun at his home in North Street, Nazeing, on January 30, while his wife, Eileen Sullivan, was out for
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Fat Girl Gets A Haircut tells of tragic teen tales but proves a positive experience for the cast
When a tragic death strikes a family, it can be incredibly painful to talk about. Speaking about a lost loved one can be difficult, one party may want to verbalise their feelings while another would rather remain silent. Rosie Evans-Hill
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WALTHAMSTOW / WANSTEAD: Would-be mugger jailed
A MAN who punched two train users in the face in a failed bid to rob them has been jailed for three years. Maslah Mohamud, 26, of Forest Road, Walthamstow, hit a 20-year-old man at Manor Park station and then travelled to Snaresbrook Tube station
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BUCKHURST HILL: Eleven flats planned for congested area
PLANS to knock down an electricity sub-station and replace it with a block of 11 flats have sparked anger among residents. Thirteen neighbours of the former London Underground site in Station Way, Buckhurst Hill, have written to the district council
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WALTHAMSTOW: Child injured in road accident
A 12-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after being hit by a car in Walthamstow. Air ambulance and the police were called yesterday at around 3.45pm, to reports of a road accident involving a car and pedestrian, in Blackhorse Road.
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Abbey boss vindicated by result
TYLER Campbell proved the tactics of Waltham Abbey boss Paul Wickenden right by hitting two goals, last weekend. Campbell struck twice in 10 first half minutes, as Great Wakering Rovers were sunk 2-1. “They went 1-0 up early and we had
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WALTHAMSTOW: School wins 5k to buy learning equipment
CHILDREN at a primary school have won £5,000 to buy learning equipment and resources after coming second in a national competition. Pupils from Thorpe Hall School, in Hale End Road, Waltham Forest, were awarded the prize fund by RM Education
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WOODFORD GREEN: Anger at pub development plans
PLANS to build a restaurant and housing complex on the site of a 300-year-old pub have come under fire from residents. Developer RCT Construction wants to convert the Horse and Well in Woodford Green High Road – which dates back to 1730 – into
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Band get a shot at the big time
A BAND from South Woodford is one step away from a performance in front of 23,000 people at the O2 Arena after qualifying for the semi-finals of one of the country’s biggest music contests. Myernark are influenced by Depeche mode and David
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1 Million Kids Challenge launched at Lee Valley
TO mark 500 days until the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, Sainsbury’s, official partner of the 2012 London Paralympic Games, has launched its 1 Million Kids Challenge. The Challenge aims to encourage 1 million children from across the UK
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REDBRIDGE: Opera company to perform world premiere
IN an evening of desire, love and comedy an opera company is to give a world premiere performance. Young and upcoming opera singers and actors from Little Operations opera company will be performing at Redbridge Drama Centre in Churchfields
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WOODFORD GREEN: School shelves salary payback plan
A CASH-STRAPPED secondary school has shelved plans to ask staff to hand back part of their salary following criticism from a teaching union. Dr Paul Doherty, headmaster at Trinity Catholic High School in Woodford Green, was set to hold a secret ballot
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HAINAULT: Police condemn leaflets in girl shooting case
POLICE have condemned leaflets urging people not to co-operate with police investigating the shooting of a five-year-old girl. Thusa Kamaleswaran, of Tomswood Hill in Hainault, was shot in the chest inside a convenience store in Stockwell,
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ORIENT: Slade drops hints on future
RUSSELL SLADE has dropped an early hint about his plans for next season. Talking about the play-offs, Slade said: “If it’s not to be this season, and that’s not to say I’ve given up because we never give up, but then hopefully we can push on
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ILFORD: Pair guilty of trying to sell baby
AN ESTATE agent has been found guilty of trying to sell an 11-month-old girl for £35,000. The 48-year-old man from Ilford, and the girl's mother, 29, who police will only say is from north east London, were convicted of conspiracy to commit cruelty to
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SPURS BLOG: Once more unto the breach, dear Spurs
REDDERS is right – it will take a “miracle” to knock Real off their perch tonight at the Lane. Harry Redknapp gave it the big 'uns in a press conference earlier today, hoping to whip us h is charges into a frothy-mouthed, goal-scoring, clean sheet-keeping
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LONDON 2012: Names suggested for Olympic Park developments
REDGRAVIA, Plasticity and Templar Mills are just some of the names the public have suggested for future developments inside the Olympic Park. Last month residents were invited to suggest names for the five neighbourhoods that will be created
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HAINAULT: Woman fined for kicking police officer
A WOMAN has been fined for kicking a police officer in the groin as she tried to stop bailiffs repossessing her car. Redbridge Magistrates ordered Hannah Anto-Agyei, 38, of Fencepiece Road in Hainault, to pay a fine of £770. On April 27 last year a
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WALTHAMSTOW: 'Please find my Ann-Lucy' pleads desperate dad
THE desperate father of a teenage girl who has been missing for more than a week has made an emotional appeal for information about his daughter. Ann-Lucy Mokhoon, 15, was last seen leaving her grandmother's house in the Coppermill Lane area
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ORIENT: Injury shock update
Jimmy Smith is unlikely to play again this season for Orient. The midfielder has suspected knee ligament damage, from last weekend’s defeat to Southampton. He played no part in last night’s goalless draw with Carlisle. Boss Russell Slade revealed
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SOUTH WOODFORD/WOODFORD GRN: Support for festival
A CULTURE festival due to be held later this year has been awarded another grant. Organisers of the Woodford Festival, which is due to be held in October, have been granted £1,265 by the Redbridge Arts Council towards the £13,000 cost of the
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DAGGERS: Brighton edge seven-goal thriller
Brighton 4 Daggers 3 League One DAGENHAM & Redbridge did their best to delay Brighton's promotion celebrations but they eventually fell short in a seven-goal thriller. The plucky Daggers twice took the lead against League One's leaders but were
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LOUGHTON: Singer aiming for success
A YOUNG singing hopeful has taken another step towards a £4,000 recording contract. Lucy Closier, of Dunmow Close in Loughton, made it through to the fourth round of The Essex Factor competition on Sunday (April 10). Lucy, 14, wowed judges with
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CHINGFORD: Bogus police targeting elderly
POLICE have issued a warning after two pensioners were targeted by men posing as police officers in Chingford. An 87-year-old woman in Chingford Mount Road and an 89-year-old man in Maida Way alerted family after receiving suspicious telephone
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WANSTEAD: Police defend robbery response time
POLICE defended their response time to a robbery at a jeweller’s after they took nearly a quarter of an hour to turn up despite their headquarters being just a five minute walk away. Three robbers in ski masks and gardening gloves used a sledgehammer
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WEST HAM: Striker leaves after agreeing £1.5m pay-off
BENNI McCarthy's West Ham ordeal is over after he agreed a £1.5million pay-off to terminate his contract. The South African striker made just 14 appearances for the Hammers since joining from Blackburn Rovers for £2.2m last January and did
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WALTHAM FOREST: 'Community heroes' honoured
RESIDENTS and groups who have made a major impact improving life in Waltham Forest have been honoured at the annual Love Your Borough awards. The ceremony was hosted by former hurdler and sprinter Kriss Akabusi at Walthamstow Assembly Hall in Forest
