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WOODFORD GREEN: Cakes & Shakes owner 'shot for holding another man's child'
A SHOPOWNER was nearly killed just because he held another man’s child, a court heard. James Bryant, 24, was shot twice in the chest in front of his mother in Woodford Green in November last year. Two men are on trial at the Old Bailey
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LEYTON: Anger at 'last-minute' parking plan for Olympics concert
RESIDENTS are furious that they have been given just three days notice of a week-long ban on parking in their street due to an Olympics concert. Families living in Brisbane Road, Leyton, say the council has decided to ban all vehicles from
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WALTHAM FOREST: New deaf social club opens
A NEW social club for older deaf people in the borough has opened. The weekly forum is to be held at the Salvation Army shop in Forest Road, Walthamstow, every Friday lunchtime. Remark, the charity organising the project, says it hopes it will
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WALTHAMSTOW: Police seek missing thief
A THIEF who stole £20,000 from an employer is being hunted after breaking the conditions of his parole. Raja Ali, 30, was released six months into an 18-month sentence and registered his address as Higham Hill Road in Walthamstow. But he has not been
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WALTHAM FOREST: Legacy boss insists borough 'will benefit' from Olympic Park
THE man in charge of the Olympic Park after the Games has said he is confident of overcoming the "challenge" of ensuring Waltham Forest residents benefit from it. In an interview with the Waltham Forest Guardian, chief executive of the London
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Orient a good choice for youngsters says Slade
Saturday’s victory over Rochdale saw Russell Slade include Moses Odubajo, Billy Lobjoit and Afolabi Obafemi in the matchday squad, with all three impressing. The immergence of the trio into first-team action provided a welcome aside to an end of season
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WALTHAM FOREST: Man murdered 'for asking if crying tot was OK'
A GRANDFATHER was stabbed to death in front of his family in a café after he asked the killer if his crying daughter was OK, a court heard. Alan Smith, 63, was knifed repeatedly in the Roma Café in Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, by 26-year-old Matthew
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HIGH BEECH: Tributes paid to former Land Army woman
A LAND Army veteran who kept her door open to people in the village where she lived for more than 50 years has died. Sue Andrewes lived at Chestnut Lodge in Manor Road, High Beech, where she was often seen on her bike, delivering the village
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WOODFORD GREEN: Father inspires research funding
A BRAVE father who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease three years ago has inspired friends and family to raise a staggering £100,000 to fund new research into the muscle-wasting condition. Wheelchair-bound Wayne Summat, 50, and his wife
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WALTHAMSTOW: Teenager stable after stabbing
A TEENAGER who was stabbed in a fight at Walthamstow Central station is in a stable condition, police say. The 15-year-old boy was knifed on platform two of the overground stop at around 4.30pm yesterday (Thursday May 10). He was stabbed
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WALTHAMSTOW: Large housing estate set to be approved
PLANS for a housing estate with 344 flats and shops have been recommended for approval by the council after a four-year battle by a developer. Property firm Hadley Homes has been trying to get permission to build on the Kimberley Industrial
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Slade: 'We have got to be more resilient than we have been'
Russell Slade says the O's have to be more resilient if they are to improve their home form for next season. Saturday’s match with Rochdale saw Orient claim just their sixth home success in League One this season, with only Scunthorpe United
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ONGAR: 10-year-old gives speech at memorial unveiling
THE 10-year-old cousin of a soldier killed in Afghanistan gave a moving speech to mark the unveiling of a war memorial in a new £6 million medical centre. At the ceremony in the Ongar War Memorial Medical Centre in the Fyfield Road, Ongar,
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CHIGWELL: Three former pupils to perform in BGT final
THREE former pupils from a local school are through to the Britain’s Got Talent final. Favourites Jonathan Antoine, 17, and Charlotte Jaconelli, 16, who won the semi-final on Monday, May 7, will be joined by Sonny Jay, 18, who plays ukulele in the three-man
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ONGAR: Police release picture after teenager groped on train
POLICE have released a picture of a man they want to trace after a teenager was groped on a train. The 18-year-old from Ongar was on a train between Brentford and Shenfield when she noticed a man staring at her. When she and the man
