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LEYTONSTONE: School closed due to fault
GWYN Jones Primary School in Leytonstone will be closed tomorrow (Thursday April 28) following a serious electrical fault at the site. There is no electricity at the school, in Hainault Road, and it will not be reopened until the problem is fixed,
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DAGGERS: Still hails players as relegation scrap intensifies
JOHN Still lauded his players after their battling performance in defeat against promotion-chasing Huddersfield Town, and insisted such a display will stand the team in excellent stead for the last two games of the season that will determine their fate
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Sunk Forest look to bounce back
A TORRID campaign ended in long-feared relegation for Waltham Forest last weekend. The Stags lost 2-1 to Harlow Town last Saturday, a result which fatally wounded dim prospects for survival in Ryman One North. Two days later, fatigued Forest sunk
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WOODFORD GREEN: Parents' plea for return of video
PARENTS are appealing for the return of video footage taken after the dramatic birth of their five-month-old daughter. Kate Coughlan and Andy Makin, both 33, recorded the fortnight leading up to their daughter Minnie’s birth, as well as her
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WEST HAM: Sears urges Hammers to have no fear in drop scrap
FREDDIE Sears is confident that if West Ham can replicate the level of performance achieved during Saturday’s defeat to Chelsea then they can be a match for anyone. After a frustrating spell spent on the bench, Sears was handed a surprise starting berth
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WALTHAMSTOW: Ex-residents and enthusiasts to celebrate town's history
DOZENS of people from across the UK and Europe who are fascinated with Walthamstow will descend on the area this summer for a unique mini festival celebrating its history. Guided tours of Walthamstow landmarks, history talks, film shows and
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"We know this is you" - a student protest inspired exhibition turns on its visitors
The man leaves the room visibly shaken. “I just called my wife a lying b****!“ he splutters. “I’m going to have to call her and apologise now. They made me say it!“ His expression has completely changed from when I saw him just a few minutes
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HIGH BEECH: Driving instructor baffled by L-plate theft
A DRIVING instructor says he is baffled by the theft of the magnetic sign from the top of his car. James Gibbs, 76, of Wellington Hill, High Beech, near Waltham Abbey, had the sign with the name of his business, the Start-Rite School of Motoring
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ORIENT: League One play-off dates announced
THE dates for this season’s League One play-off semi-finals have been released. Huddersfield are the most likely opponents for Orient at present, should Russell Slade’s side grab sixth place from AFC Bournemouth. The Yorkshire side bossed
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WALTHAMSTOW: Brothers in film success
A FILM by two Walthamstow brothers is among the top 20 best selling DVDs in the country. Directed by Stuart St Paul, who grew up in Blackhorse Road, the film 'Freight' is about a feud between an eastern European gang and a streetwise family
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WALTHAMSTOW: Police investigate sexual assault
POLICE are investigating an alleged serious sexual assault on a woman. The incident is reported to have taken place in Palmerston Road, Walthamstow, on Monday morning. A car park was cordoned off and forensic officers searched the area
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WALTHAMSTOW: Good Friday inferno 'not suspicious'
A HUGE fire which ripped through an industrial estate in Walthamstow appears not to have been started deliberately, police have said. The blaze, which started at around 4.20pm on Good Friday (April 22) at the Kimberley Road estate by Billet
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WALTHAM FOREST: Olympics website swamped by last-minute buyers
THE official 2012 Olympic Games ticket website was swamped last night by last-minute buyers. The deadline for applying for seats was initially midnight but had to be pushed back to 1am because of a huge surge in demand. Users reported
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WALTHAMSTOW: 'Happy ending' for rescued Afghan puppy
AN abandoned puppy that was rescued by a Walthamstow soldier in Afghanistan is finally settling in to life in the UK after being released from six months in quarantine. Hundreds of people from Waltham Forest and beyond donated more than £4,000
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LOUGHTON: Taxi driver attacked in attempted robbery
A TAXI driver was punched and threatened with a knife by men who demanded money. At 11.45pm on Thursday, March 17, two men flagged down a taxi on Highwood Lane, Loughton. The men approached the taxi, one of them holding a bladed weapon, grabbed
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WOODFORD GREEN: Poetry night at Woodford Green Library
A POETRY evening with one of Britain’s foremost poets will take place tonight as part of the Book and Media Festival 2011. Jacqueline Gabbitas will be discussing the work of one of her favourite poets, the 19th century great John Clare, at Woodford
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SOUTH WOODFORD: 'Princes and princesses' to celebrate Royal Wedding
PRINCES and Princesses will flout formality to celebrate the Royal Wedding by playing musical chairs and pass the parcel. Children at Kids Inc Nursery, in Cleveland Road, South Woodford, will join staff in dressing up as royalty to take part in fun
