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EPPING: Botanist to lead summer flower walks
A BOTANIST will be leading tours throughout the summer to identify the district’s wild flowers. Ken Adams, who is Botanical Society of the British Isles Recorder for Essex, will be setting off into the fields from Epping London Underground
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EPPING: Rugby club's future 'under threat' unless funds can be found
THE future of one of the oldest rugby clubs in the country is under threat unless cash can be raised to replace their run down facilities, the chairman has claimed. Upper Clapton Football Club was founded in 1879 in Clapton, east London, only
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WALTHAM FOREST: Tension over planning decisions
TENSIONS are still running high on the planning committee over claims that members simply vote along party lines. Councillors are supposed to make independent decisions on planning applications but after recent contentious proposals, members have faced
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WALTHAM FOREST: Olympics campsite cancelled
A PLANNED Olympics campsite in the grounds of a college has been cancelled - while a second is under threat due to funding problems. The London Camping Company (LCC) had wanted to run camps at Sir George Monoux College in Walthamstow and Ive
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WALTHAM FOREST: Trip gives confidence boost to disabled youths
A GROUP of young adults with learning disabilities were taken on a bus tour of Waltham Forest as part of an event designed to boost their confidence and safety. The 18 men and women, from the Leytonstone-based Eastway Care support group, were
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DEBDEN: Clinton administrators announce store closures
WORKERS at a troubled greetings card chain will have to wait at least until Friday to find out if their jobs are safe. Administrators drafted in to manage Clinton Cards after its main supplier called in £35million of debt have announced that
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LEYTONSTONE: Post box given silver makeover
A TRADITIONAL red post box has been completely spraypainted silver. Gabriel Lecointe, who owns Classic Upholstery in Colworth Road, Leytonstone, took this photo this morning. And while some would be appalled at the act of vandalism,
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REDBRIDGE: Robber who targeted youngsters jailed for nine years
A VIOLENT man who subjected teenagers across Redbridge to a string of terrifying robberies during a four-day crime spree has been jailed for nine years. Harpareet Singh, 20, of Ashburton Avenue in Ilford pleaded guilty to 10 offences of robbery
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WALTHAM FOREST: Stow car park and housing plans approved
PERMISSION has been granted for a large housing estate on an industrial area destroyed by fire. Hadley Homes had a previous proposal turned down by the council due to the low proportion of affordable homes, but it successfully appealed to the planning
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O's announce three friendlies
Leyton Orient have announced their first three pre-season friendlies with a trio of trips to non-league opposition on the cards. Russell Slade will first take his squad to Blue Square Bet South side Sutton United on Wednesday July 18 (kick-off
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WALTHAMSTOW: Fury at parking meters proposal
HOUSEHOLDS have accused the council of turning their road into a car park over a plan to introduce parking meters. The authority hopes to introduce the measure in Winns Terrace, Walthamstow, ahead of the reopening of Lloyd Park adjacent to
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HISTORY: New book recalls East End origins of many of estate's residents
THE East End origins of many of the families who make up the backbone of Debden have been explored in a new book by one of its residents. In his book A 1960s East End Childhood, Simon Webb, 58, of Newmans Lane, remembers the run-down terraces
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Football League release attendance figures
Figures released by the Football League show an increase in crowds for the eighth consecutive season. A total of 16.3m supporters attended the 1,656 fixtures played across the Championship, League One and League Two, with English football’s
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BUCKHURST HILL: Man threatened and robbed after answering car ad
A MAN was threatened and robbed of a four figure sum after answering an advert in a car sales magazine. On Saturday, April 28, a 58-year-old man from Oxford travelled with his wife to St John’s Court in Buckhurst Hill after replying to an advert
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Horn takes successive ABA boxing title
Essex boxer Harvey Horn secured his second successive national junior ABA boxing title with a victory in Yorkshire over Manchester's Dylan Manning. The two fighters were level at seven points apiece at the end of the first round but Horn had
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No fee agreed for Vertonghen
Spurs and Ajax are yet to agree a fee for defender Jan Vertonghen, according to the Daily Mail. Tottenham are thought to be willing to pay £7m for the Belgian defender, who has a year left on his contract with Frank de Boer’s side, but the
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WALTHAMSTOW: EDL march 'will inflame tensions'
TENSIONS could rise in the community if far-right group the English Defence League (EDL) is allowed to march through Walthamstow, critics claim. Both the Waltham Forest Anti-Cuts Union and Trades Council have criticised plans posted online
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'It was a really proud moment for me'
Leyton Orient’s Scott Cuthbert spoke of his pride after he was named the club’s Player of the Year at the weekend. The O’s held their Star Man awards dinner at the Prince Regent Hotel in Chigwell on Saturday, with Cuthbert taking the top honour after
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West Ham linked with Blackburn defender
West Ham United have been linked with a move for Blackburn Rovers defender Scott Dann. The 25-year-old suffered relegation with Birmingham City last season and endured the same fate this year with his current club. Dann is likely to be on the move
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Hammers boss ignores form ahead of Blackpool play-off final
Sam Allardyce has warned his West Ham United side to forget about their previous wins over Blackpool this season as they prepare to meet them in the Championship play-off final at Wembley. The two sides will clash on Saturday with an immediate return
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WALTHAM FOREST: Police officer picked to accompany Olympic Torch
A POLICE officer based in Waltham Forest has been speaking of her excitement as she prepares to accompany the Olympic Torch around Britain. PC Judy Lewin is one of 35 officers who has been selected from more than 600 applicants to join the
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Cancer Research shop to celebrate 20th anniversary
CHAMPAGNE will greet customers at a charity shop celebrating 20 years of work in the community. The Cancer Research UK shop on George Lane, South Woodford will mark the anniversary of its opening on May 25 by offering the first 20 customers
