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WEST HAM: Parker could be fit for City clash
WEST HAM boss Avram Grant does not know whether Scott Parker will be fit for Sunday's crucial match against Manchester City at Eastlands. Parker missed the defeat at home to Aston Villa and Saturday's loss at Chelsea with an Achilles injury, and Grant
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LOUGHTON: Residents describe horror at knife attack
A COMMUNITY centre hosting a birthday party for almost 100 children was put into lockdown by police after a teenager was stabbed in the chest by a gang of youths outside. The 18-year-old was attacked by up to eight youths opposite Murray Hall
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ORIENT: Forgotten Jarvis desperate for games
RYAN JARVIS announced his return from exile with a crucial strike last weekend, then spoke of his frustration at being frozen out at Leyton Orient. His 96th minute header sunk Peterborough to keep alive Orient’s slim League One play-off campaign
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WEST HAM: 'We still have belief' - Grant
AVRAM Grant insists there is still 'a lot of belief' in the West Ham squad, despite staring down the barrel of relegation at the foot of the Premier League. The Hammers were brushed aside for the fourth league game running at Stamford Bridge on Saturday
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WALTHAMSTOW: 'Regeneration masterplan' cost £36,000
A DRAFT masterplan for the future of Walthamstow which proposed that its bus station should be demolished cost nearly £36,000 to produce, it has emerged. A team of consultants and architects were hired to come up with suggestions to help the
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LOUGHTON: Churches take to the streets to celebrate Easter
ABOUT 150 people took to the streets to mark Easter with a colourful parade. They marched down The Broadway in Debden on Saturday as part of an Easter celebration organised by the Restore Community Church in Langston Road. Church leader
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BUCKHURST HILL: Marathon runner raises £1,500
AN estate agent has spoken of her pride at raising more than £1,500 for charity by running the London Marathon. Tracy Stringer, who works for Churchill Estates in Buckhurst Hill, finished the run in five hours and raised the money for the Lauren
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WALTHAM FOREST: Olympic tickets deadline tonight
THE deadline for applying for 2012 Olympic Games tickets is midnight tonight (Tuesday April 26). Tickets are being allocated on a ballot basis, meaning someone who registers this evening has just as much chance of getting them as those who
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WALTHAMSTOW: Hunt for market worker
POLICE are hunting a Walthamstow Market trader who failed to attend court after being accused of mugging a man. Martin Ters, 19, is alleged to have stolen a mobile phone from a 40-year-old pedestrian in July last year. Police say he
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Classical prom for charity
ROTARY clubs from four different towns have come together to put on a fundraising prom for the various charities they serve. The clubs of Wanstead, Woodford, Barkingside and Leytonstone have joined forces to put on a prom on Saturday, April
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EPPING: Crash sparks fresh calls for safety measures at blackspot
A CRASH that left a family car on its roof in a ditch has sparked fresh calls for action over an accident blackspot. The car overturned on Coopersale Street, Fiddlers Hamlet, near Epping, where residents say cars often spin off the road because
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Sound Advice: Beats with Betamax
Long standing indie rock act Betamax headline The Standard Music Venue in Walthamstow this Thursday (April 28). Support comes from Seranadeus and other acts to be confirmed. Entry is £6, or £5 with a band flyer. Doors open around 8pm
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REDBRIDGE: Park police to be scrapped in '2 for 1' deal
PARK security could be scrapped in order to bring extra police officers to the borough. Proposals due to be considered by the council leadership would see the end of the authority's Parks Police Service, which patrols green spaces but whose
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WALTHAMSTOW: Men attacked with baseball bat
TWO men were injured when they were beaten round the head with a baseball bat. It happened at around 10.30pm on Good Friday (April 22) on Walthamstow's Arcade site by Hoe Street and High Street. Police say the victims, aged 34 and 47
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Meerkat pups enjoy the sun
MEERKAT pups are the newest arrivals at one of the district’s farms. Their mother, Audrey, arrived at Lee Valley Park Farm in Waltham Abbey with two other meerkats in February and although staff knew she was expecting young, they had no idea
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CHINGFORD: Senior councillor silent over mosque intervention
A SENIOR councillor has refused to say why he intervened over plans to expand a mosque. The proposal by Chingford Islamic Society, based in Chingford Mount Road, Chingford, was turned down by planning officers. But Cllr Akram, cabinet
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WANSTEAD: Hope for estate playground
SPACE may finally have been found for a long-awaited playground on an estate. Children living on the Aldersbrook estate in Wanstead have had to play in the streets and on the opposite side of a busy road since the park there was condemned more
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LOUGHTON: Man stabbed by gang of youths
A MAN was stabbed in the chest after being attacked by a group of youths. The 18-year-old was stabbed at around 9.30pm on Saturday, April 23, outside the Murray Hall in Border's Lane, Loughton. He was attacked by eight white youths,
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WOODFORD GREEN: Paramedic inside abbey for Royal Wedding
A LOCAL volunteer paramedic will be only metres away from Prince William and Kate Middleton at the Royal Wedding on Friday. Kelly Mann, 47, of Repton Park, Woodford Green, is one of only eight Red Cross volunteers from across the country chosen
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Forest are relegated after Easter capitulation
THERE was no miraculous resurrection for Waltham Forest over Easter, as they were relegated from Ryman One North. Defeats at home to Harlow Town and a 5-0 thrashing at Wingate & Finchley put paid to their hopes of remaining in the division, sealing their
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DAGGERS: Relegation looms after Huddersfield defeat
DAGENHAM & Redbridge occupy the final relegation spot in League One after an Easter Monday defeat at promotion-chasing Huddersfield Town. Romain Vincelot struck to cancel out Jordan Rhodes' goal on 28 minutes, but the striker then restored the hosts'
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WALTHAMSTOW: Fire damaged warehouses to be demolished
WAREHOUSES at an industrial estate are to be demolished after one of the biggest fires to hit Walthamstow in living memory. Many of the units off Billet Road were completely destroyed in the Good Friday inferno (Friday April 22) which broke
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LOUGHTON: Farmers market to be held on Sunday
FOODS straight from the farm will be sold at a market on Sunday. On Sunday, May 1, farmers from throughout the area will set up stalls opposite The Last Post pub in the High Road, Loughton. The market lasts from 9am to 2pm and will sell
