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Avenue maintain 100 per cent start
Eastern Avenue's Under-16 girls team maintained their 100 per cent record in the Essex County Girls Football League with an emphatic 4-0 win over Canvey Island Girls. The visitors dominated the game from the first whistle and the breakthrough came
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Manor youngsters crushed by Clapton
Eton Manor Under-14s' disappointing start to their rugby season continued with a convincing 59-0 home defeat to Upper Clapton. Despite several influential players still missing from their squad, Manor started positively with early counter attacks
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Abbey succumb to Thamesmead defeat
Waltham Abbey suffered their fourth defeat of the season so far as they lost 3-0 way at Thamesmead in the Ryman North Division. Abbey had a chance to take the lead early on but striker James Peagram shot wide. Thamesmead took the lead in the
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EPPING FOREST: Mounted police unit to be axed
ESSEX Police is disbanding its mounted unit in a bid to save £600,000 a year. The force is attempting to make savings of £42 million by 2014 and has already axed 807 posts across the county since April last year – including 324 police officers,
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WOODFORD GREEN: Children's hospice calls on marathon runners to race for them
A CHILDREN'S hospice is calling on marathon runners to race for them. Last year nine people from the area raced in the London Marathon and raised hundreds of pounds for Haven House Children's Hospice in High Road, Woodford Green. Applicants
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CHINGFORD: 'Final' decision on Walthamstow Stadium in two weeks
LONDON mayor Boris Johnson will make a final decision on plans to build a housing estate at Walthamstow Stadium in less than two weeks, the council has announced. Labour councillors approved planning permission for 294 homes at the former greyhound
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CHINGFORD: Man fighting for his life after crash with bus
A MAN is fighting for his life in hospital after his car crashed with a bus at the weekend. His dark blue-grey VW Polo and a W11 bus hit each other head-on outside Walthamstow Stadium in Chingford Road just after 8am on Saturday (October 6).
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NORTH WEALD: Burial park to host service in memory of babies and children
BEREAVED parents are invited to a service of remembrance at a woodland burial park. Epping Forest Woodland Burial Park will stage a memorial service on Sunday October 14 at 2pm for parents and families who have lost a baby or child. The event
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Father's frustration over school place refusal
THE father of a boy denied a place at his nearest school says he and other parents are being unfairly treated. Jothi Philip, 33, who lives in the Queen Mary Gate development in High Road, South Woodford, failed to get a place at Churchfields School
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HAINAULT: Tournament to raise awareness of domestic violence
A CHARITY will aim to raise awareness of violence against women through football. The London Tigers, which also supports disadvantaged young people, has arranged a tournament at Fairlop Power League in Forest Road, Hainault, on November 25 to mark
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WOODFORD GREEN: Petition launched to save police station from closure
A PETITON has been launched by a concerned resident to save a threatened police station from closure. Lori Shearer of the Monkhams ward neighbourhood watch group started the petition a week ago and has so far collected around 450 signatures.
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Salon to offer haircuts for charity
CLIENTS at a beauty salon will be able to pay what they want for haircuts and treatments in aid of charity. Bijou Salon in Electric Parade, South Woodford, will open especially on October 21 between 10am and 4pm to raise money for mental health charity
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Four for Forest sees off Romford
Waltham Forest third team notched their second win of the season with an impressive 4-2 victory over Romford seconds in Division 6SE. With Romford drawing their first three games and Waltham forest having lost one, drew one, and won one, it had
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LEYTON: Dangerous kidnapper jailed
A LEYTON man has been jailed for kidnapping and threatening to kill a 20-year-old unless a £5,000 ransom was paid. Lyndon Johnson, 24, of Griggs Road, was convicted along with two other men after subjecting their victim to what police described
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Chesterfield sign former Hammers attacker
Former Arsenal and West Ham United attacker Luis Boa Morte has joined Chesterfield. The 35-year-old winger has made the surprise decision of moving to the League Two club on a short-term deal. The former Portuguese international spent four
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THEYDON BOIS: Campaigners claim victory as 'eyesore' buildings demolished at dawn
VILLAGERS have claimed victory in a four-year battle to remove temporary buildings from Green Belt land after council workers moved in at dawn to tow them away. Delighted campaigners woke yesterday morning to find district council workers had entered
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Spurs keeping tabs on Moroccan-born playmaker
Spurs are keeping tabs on AZ Alkmaar's highly-rated playmaker Adam Maher, according to reports in the Dutch media. The 19-year-old had a sensational campaign last season as he put in 52 appearances in all competitions, scoring 11 goals and setting
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Orient defender relishing return to Cherries
Mathieu Baudry admits he has “great memories” from his time at AFC Bournemouth ahead of Orient’s trip to the south coast this weekend. The defender moved to the Cherries at the start of last year, after leaving France, where he enjoyed an 18-month spell
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WALTHAMSTOW: Council accused of exaggerating support for CPZ consultation
A CONSULTATION over the introduction of residents parking permits in an area covering an estimated 1,600 households was launched after a request from just 13 people, it has been claimed. Campaigners have hit out at proposals for a Controlled
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EPPING: Fire-fighters battle large garage fire
A MAN suffered burns to his hands when a fire broke out at a garage last night. It happened in Lindsey Street, Epping, at 8.20pm. The detached building, which has an annex above it, contained gas cylinders and six fire-fighting crews were needed
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CHIGWELL: Students' charity gala raises £1,600 for children's hospice
HIGH school students took to the stage to raise £1,600 for a children’s hospice. Pupils of Chigwell School hosted a charity gala on Friday October 5 in aid of Haven House Children’s Hospice in Woodford Green. The event, which featured dance
