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Wanstead pick up Shenfield victory
Wanstead and Snaresbrook earned a six-wicket victory over Shenfield in the Premier Division. After winning the toss, Shenfield scored a respectable 224 all out with Maurice Chambers picking up four for 42. Wanstead opener John Chambers led the side
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Buckhurst Hill land Ardleigh Green win
Buckhurst Hill made their Premier League debut this week with an impressive win at early strugglers Ardleigh Green. Being put into field first, Buckhurst Hill contained Argleigh Green from the start, with opening bowlers Josh Peters and Rob Petchy both
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CHINGFORD: Spring stars in photography competition
SPRING was the star of a recent photography competition. Furry goslings, amorous flies and sleek swans were among the entries of the Chingford Photographic Society's competition earlier this month. One of the winning snaps in the internal competition
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WOODFORD: Women faced the chop for children's wig charity
A MUM and her daughter each bravely had 16 inches of hair snipped off to be made into childrens' wigs. Laura Goodman, 29, of Hale End Road, Woodford Green, and her mum Claire Perry, 57, Lechmere Approach, faced the chop on Saturday (May 26)
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WALTHAM FOREST: Evidence emerges of further jobs failings
FURTHER evidence has emerged of poor performance by council contractors paid to help unemployed people in Waltham Forest. Failed charity O-Regen, which had close ties to the authority, broke promises to tackle long-term joblessness before going
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Ilford Catholic beaten by champions
Ilford Catholic lost to champions Theydon Bois by nine runs in Herts and Essex Division One. Theydon batted first and Catholic spinner Ravi Ramanuja bowled an excellent opening spell (two for 23) taking the wickets of Will Stoner and Paul Sartoretti
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Opinion divided over controversial parking proposal
CONTROVERSIAL proposals could see parking restrictions imposed in two more streets. Redbridge Council is consulting on a plan to introduce a pay and display scheme and permits in Chigwell Road and Hermon Hill in South Woodford. A similar scheme
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Olympian Kwakye visits Loughton school
Great Britain Olympic sprinter Jeanette Kwakye took a break from her training for London 2012 to visit pupils at Davenant Foundation School. The 29-year-old spoke to a group of 22 students about a range of subjects, including her education in Walthamstow
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EPPING: Billie Jeans owner scraps bright pink colour scheme
A BAR that had its appearance likened to a Turkish brothel when it was painted bright pink is turning heads again after its owner decked it out in red, white and blue. Gary Smith, 54, who shocked neighbours with the neon colour of Billie Jeans
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Opening win for Essex
Essex Over-50s' cricket team beat Surrey by five wickets in the first round of matches in the ECB championship at Chingford. Under cloudless skies, Essex won the toss and decided to bowl. Arshad Mughal removed the two openers Evans (21) and Sanderson
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WOODFORD GREEN: Arrests after body found
FIVE people are being questioned by police following the discovery of a body. The dead man, believed to be 18, was found off Chigwell Road, close to Broadmead playing fields in Woodford Green. Police were called to the scene yesterday
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Hammers line up busy pre-season schedule
West Ham United have lined up a busy pre-season schedule including trips to Austria and Germany. The newly-promoted Premier League club will start pre-season in early July with a game at Austria Vienna. Sam Allardyce's side will have
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WOODFORD: Area Two meeting tonight
A PUBLIC meeting to discuss issues in Bridge, Church End, Monkhams and Roding wards takes place tonight. The Area Two Committee meeting takes place at Sir James Hawkey Hall, Broomhill Road, Woodford Green at 7.15pm. Local councillors
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WALTHAM FOREST: Leader rejects departing councillor's criticism
THE leader of Waltham Forest Council has dismissed criticism levelled at the authority by a departing councillor as political manoeuvring. Former Tory representative Ed Northover slammed the council in his resignation letter last week as he
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CHIGWELL: Neighbours describe terror at block blaze
FAMILIES in a quiet estate were forced to flee for their lives in the dead of night when a fire tore through a flat in their block. At about 3.30am on Tuesday, May 29, a blaze broke out in a top floor flat in a two storey block in Copperfield
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WOODFORD GREEN: Street party to prove postcode is a happy one
A STREET in a part of Redbridge judged to be one of the unhappiest in the country is throwing a Jubilee party to challenge preconceptions. Families in Prospect Road, Woodford Green, have got together to organise the celebration on Monday. A recent
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CHINGFORD: Man charged over stabbing
A MAN has been charged in connection with a stabbing in Chingford at the weekend. Zbyslaw Dobosz, 28, is accused of knifing a 26-year-old man outside a taxi office in Hall Lane at around 2.20am on Saturday (May 26). The victim has since
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WALTHAMSTOW: Man beaten with baseball bat
A MAN was beaten with a baseball bat close to a station at the start of the morning rush hour. Police say they were called to reports of an attack in St James Street, Walthamstow, near its eponymous train stop at 6.45am today (Tuesday May 29
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Swindon continue Di Canio support
Swindon Town have continued to support manager Paolo Di Canio following further revelations regarding allegations of racial abuse made by Leyton Orient’s Jonathan Téhoué. According to BBC Sport, the Robins privately admitted that a comment
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Hammers linked with Blackburn striker
West Ham United have been linked with a move for Blackburn striker Yakubu. The Nigeria forward, who netted 17 goals last season, is determined to leave Ewood Park following Rovers' relegation. The former Everton striker has plenty of
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BUCKHURST HILL: Fete to raise funds for school
FAMILIES are invited to a summer fête in aid of charity. The event on June 10 will raise money for Joseph Clarke School for the Visually Impaired in Vincent Road, Highams Park. It takes place at Buckhurst Hill Cricket Club in Roding Lane between
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LEYTONSTONE: Fun day to celebrate hospital volunteers
THE Volunteers Team at Whipps Cross Hospital is hosting a fun day in the grounds of the Leytonstone site next Wednesday (June 6). Held between 10am and 3pm in car park two, it will feature stalls, refreshments, face painting and other activities for
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WALTHAMSTOW: Street parties bring people closer together, says organiser
STREET parties help bring communities together, said a woman who is organising a Jubilee celebration after the success of last year's royal wedding street party. Isla Hunwick, 33, said she and her neighbours in Winns Avenue, Walthamstow, have
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LEYTONSTONE: Families plan legal action against tower block missiles
FAMILIES are planning legal action to stop their tower block being used as a missile base during the Olympic Games. Households have been outraged ever since the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced proposals to place three short-range missile
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CRANBROOK: Children dress in royal robes to celebrate Jubilee
CHILDREN dressed up as Kings, Queens and even Cleopatra as part of a week celebrating the Diamond Jubilee. Cranbrook Primary School, on The Drive, Ilford, became a sea of crowns and tiaras yesterday (May 28) as the children learnt all about the British
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BUCKHURST HILL: Queen's Road sets the standard with first Jubilee party
EPPING Forest MP Eleanor Laing was among those taking part in one of the district’s first Jubilee street parties. Traffic was banished from Queen’s Road in Buckhurst Hill which was decorated with red, white and blue, while a steel band, stiltwalker,
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CHIGWELL: Couple made homeless by fire
A COUPLE have been made homeless after a fire in their first floor flat this morning (Tuesday). The fire started at the flat in Copperfield, Chigwell, at about 3.30am and the couple had escaped, along with most of their neighbours in the two-storey
