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LOUGHTON: Bankers help spruce up playground
BANKERS spruced up a school’s playground in return for donations to a children’s charity today (Friday). The workers from Lloyds TSB in Loughton High Road painted the fence of a playground at The White Bridge Infant School in Greensted Road, Loughton
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CHINGFORD: Group to explore park's history
FRIENDS of a Chingford park are set to explore the natural history of the open space tomorrow. The Friends of Ainslie and Larks Woods will walk around Larks Wood as they look into the past of the green space. The group meets at the Normanshire Drive
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ILFORD: MP's daughter dies suddenly at 19
THE daughter of Ilford South MP Mike Gapes has died suddenly. Nineteen-year-old Rebecca Gapes, who was studying for a degree in American Studies at Canterbury University in Kent, was found dead in her room in Warwick Road, Canterbury, last
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Hammers pair in Championship Team of Season
Two of the players who will be bidding to help West Ham United secure an instant return to the Premier League in the play-off final at Wembley tomorrow have been selected in The Football League’s Championship Team of the Season. Centre-half James Tomkins
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WALTHAMSTOW: School 'failing' on pupil education
THE borough's largest primary school has been placed under special measures by Ofsted because it is “failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education”. Woodside School in Wood Street, Walthamstow, was found by the education watchdog
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Forbes, Cureton and Téhoué not offered new deals
Leyton Orient have told three more players they will not be offered new deals with the club this summer. Terrell Forbes, Jamie Cureton and Jonathan Téhoué will not form part of Russell Slade’s squad for next season, following in the footsteps
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DEBDEN: Artist's Queen portrait to be hung at Jubilee show
A GRAPHIC designer will have his portrait of the Queen displayed at a busy London Underground station after it was chosen for a Diamond Jubilee exhibition. Jason Walton, 41, of Colebrook Lane, Debden, will see his design, entitled QEII, featured
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WALTHAM FOREST: Death threat councillor calls for police protection
A COUNCILLOR who received death threats after voting in favour of turning Walthamstow Stadium into a housing estate has called for a police presence at some town hall meetings. A 44-year-old man from Walthamstow was among a group who approached planning
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REDBRIDGE: Music Service to benefit from £1.8 million grant
THE borough’s children will continue to be provided with the chance to learn a musical instrument thanks to a £1.8million grant from the Arts Council. Fears over the future of the Redbridge Music Service (RMS) had been voiced by students and
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DEBDEN: Bakery closure blamed on chain competition
AN independent baker has been forced to close a year after campaigning against a national chain being allowed to open on his doorstep. Tony Parker, 46, who had run Loughton Patisserie and Coffee Shop in The Broadway, Debden, since 2005, said
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WOODFORD GREEN: Future "bleak" for animal rescue charity
THE future of a charity which looks after 400 stray dogs and cats is in doubt after it was forced to close the shop which funds its work. Animal SOS rescues of hundreds of sick, stray animals in Sri Lanka but may have to drastically scale down
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West Ham United v Blackpool play-off final prediction
West Ham United face Blackpool in the Championship play-off final at Wembley for the right to play in the Premier League next season. The Hammers' comprehensive semi-final win over Cardiff booked their place at Wembley while Blackpool battled
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WALTHAM FOREST: Akram loses post in cabinet reshuffle
LONG-STANDING cabinet member Cllr Afzal Akram has lost his job in a cabinet reshuffle. Marie Pye will also make a dramatic return to the housing portfolio following controversy over her role in the bid to turn Walthamstow Stadium into a housing
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WALTHAMSTOW: Community centre marks one year milestone
A COMMUNITY centre is offering grants of £100 to groups in the borough to celebrate the first anniversary of organisers taking over the building. The Mill, in Coppermill Lane, Walthamstow, was handed to a collective of residents a year ago
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CHINGFORD: Parents' plea for action on "dangerous" road
SPEEDING cars driven in the wrong direction on a one-way road near a school are putting children at risk, families claim. More than 60 worried parents have signed a petition calling for the introduction of speed bumps in Waverley Road, Chingford
