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WALTHAMSTOW: Girl aged seven prevents burglary
A seven-year-old girl prevented a burglary in her home after being woken up by the thief. At around 2am on Wednesday (April 20), it is believed the thief scaled an eight foot garden wall outside Massdan House in Markhouse Road, Walthamstow
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WANSTEAD: Photographer describes life picturing the stars
FROM making pizzas in Sofia Loren’s kitchen to being held at gunpoint by Lebanese millitants, Geoff Wilkinson has seen it all, and photographed it. Geoff, of Rectory Crescent in Wanstead, has worked for some of the biggest names in Fleet Street
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Motorway lane closed after van crash
A VAN has overturned on the westbound carriageway of the M25. The crash happened about half an hour ago and one lane of the motorway has been closed just after junction 26, for Waltham Abbey. The driver of the van, an Izuzu, has been
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EPPING: Residents give their views on the Royal Wedding
Epping residents gave their views on the Royal Wedding this afternoon (Thursday). Richard Gough, 60, Epping Road, Epping Green: “My wife and her mother will be watching it on TV so I will probably be doing some gardening. I do not want an elected
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WANSTEAD: MP defends right to rent allotment
MP John Cryer is defending people’s rights to rent allotments against Government proposals to abolish councils’ duties to provide people with their own plot of land. The Leyton and Wanstead MP is opposing the Coalition’s plans to reverse a
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LEYTON: MP defends right to rent allotment
MP John Cryer is defending people’s rights to rent allotments against Government proposals to abolish councils’ duties to provide people with their own plot of land. The Leyton and Wanstead MP is opposing the Coalition’s plans to reverse a
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LEYTON: Man stabbed after BBQ row
A 38-year-old man was badly hurt in a stabbing following a row at a barbecue last night (Wednesday April 20). The man suffered a cut to the head and wounds to his back and hip in the attack, which happened in Skeltons Lane, Leyton, at about
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WALTHAMSTOW: Man arrested over 'drunken' crash into church wall
A 23-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly driving a stolen car into a church wall while drunk. The driver is accused of smashing the 2010 BMW 2 Series into brickwork outside St Patrick's Church in Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow, on Sunday (
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FAN'S VIEW: Why no PFA gong for Cox?
SO nothing for our deadly left side at this week’s PFA football awards, I see. It’s shocking there was no recognition for Orient. But it was typical: those things are all back-slapping and back-biting. Dean Cox scored a stunning goal
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LEYTONSTONE: Pub shut down after violence
A TROUBLED Leytonstone pub has been ordered to close down for a month following concerns about alcohol-fuelled violence at the venue. The Sheepwalk, in the High Road, was told by the council suspend trading and remove its licence holder on
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WEST HAM: Noble vows to fight to the end
MARK Noble is confident three wins from their last five games can save West Ham from relegation. The Hammers were beaten 2-1 against Aston Villa at Upton Park on Saturday, and face Chelsea and Manchester City in the league over the next two weeks. The
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WEST HAM: Has Hammers star played his last match for the club?
KIERON Dyer may have made his final appearance in a West Ham shirt after he limped off 20 minutes into a reserve match. The midfielder had been recalled from his loan spell at Ipswich Town in the hope that he could play a role in the club's battle against
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WEST HAM: Cole fined after Twitter comments
WEST HAM striker Carlton Cole has been fined £20,000 by the Football Association over comments made on Twitter following England's friendly draw with Ghana at Wembley last month. In reference to the Ghana fans, Cole wrote: “Immigration has surrounded
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CHINGFORD: Council to decide mosque expansion plans
A BID to expand a mosque could still go ahead after a senior councillor intervened to prevent the application being refused outright. The Chingford Islamic Society bookshop and cultural centre in Chingford Mount Road wants to convert the adjacent
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ORIENT: Skipper Dawson wants to see back of injury
I have been having a bit of back trouble. I was struggling against Carlisle and I think the long coach journey back from Exeter last weekend had a lot to do with it as well. I really felt it on Monday morning during training and that was because
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LEYTONSTONE: Man kicked to the floor in random attack
A 37-year-old man suffered facial injuries when he was violently kicked to the ground in a random attack outside Leytonstone underground station. The victim had just left the Tube stop and was walking across Grove Green Road towards Fairlop
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WANSTEAD: Horses and ponies dress up for Easter
HORSES and ponies trotted into Spring during a fancy dress parade at one of the borough’s riding schools. Riders at Aldersbrook Livery Stables, Empress Avenue, Wanstead, dressed the horses there in Easter-themed costumes for a parade, as well
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BUCKHURST HILL: Residents block flats plans
COUNCILLORS have blocked plans to build a block of 11 flats that residents feared would result in traffic chaos. A delegation of 10 residents from Station Way in Buckhurst Hill attended the planning committee meeting at Epping District Council on Wednesday
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ORIENT: vs Peterborough - prediction
AN entertaining game is usually a guarantee when the Posh are involved this season. The last time this pair met, on-loan Orient keeper Jason Brown supplied plenty of talking points during a 2-2 draw. The Blackburn Rovers stopper dribbled his way
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WALTHAMSTOW: Kate Middleton thanks jewellers for gift
TWO young jewellery designers are setting their sights high after receiving the royal seal of approval from the future princess Kate Middleton. When Semhal Zemikael, 25, and Natasha Faith, 24, of La Diosa, sent a blue Topaz pendant as a wedding
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CHIGWELL / WALTHAMSTOW: Horrific crash survivor thanks helpers
A FATHER-OF-TWO who is lucky to be alive after crashing his car head-on into a concrete wall on the A406 has thanked the motorists who came to his aid. Kevin Sherwani, 34, of Northdene in Chigwell, broke his pelvis, leg and four ribs in the
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LEYTONSTONE: Masked men raid amusement arcade
TWO masked men stole a substantial amount of cash from an amusement arcade after threatening staff with a knife. It happened at Carousel, which is close to Iceland supermarket in Leytonstone High Road, at around 7.45pm last Wednesday (April
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ORIENT: Fans sentenced over station brawl
FOOTBALL hooligans have been jailed over a pre-arranged brawl outside a busy train station. The fight between Leyton Orient and Brentford supporters took place last May outside Liverpool Street station. The court heard how the Orient
