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EPPING FOREST: 'Spy cars' to crack down on illegal parking outside schools
PLANS to introduce a hi-tech spy car to crack down on illegal parking outside schools have been met with mixed reaction. The North Essex Parking Partnership (NEPP) has agreed to trial one of the camera-mounted cars, which will monitor double yellow
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Leyton Orient bring in Charlton striker
Leyton Orient have signed Charlton Athletic striker Scott Wagstaff on a one-month loan. The 22-year-old will fill the void left by a hamstring injury to Kevin Lisbie and could make his O's debut tomorrow at Bournemouth. Wagstaff netted against
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HIGH BEACH: Rider taken to hospital after falling from horse
A RIDER is recovering in hospital after being thrown from her horse. Paramedics were called shortly before 11am yesterday after a woman in her late 40s fell from a horse on a track opposite the Kings Oak hotel in High Beach. The rider injured
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HISTORY: Swinging Walthamstow
Reporter DANIEL BINNS speaks to a band about their memories of Walthamstow's thriving live music scene in the swinging sixties - as they prepare for a reunion concert 50 years after forming. “WALTHAMSTOW back then was just fantastic. Every night
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WOODFORD GREEN: Talk on listed airfield
THE history of a First World War airbase will be discussed in an illustrated talk organised by the National Trust. The talk on the Stow Maries Airfield will be given by Ivor Dallinger at Sir James Hawkey Hall in Broomhill Road, Woodford Green
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WOODFORD GREEN: Young musician living his dream
A MUSICIAN is living his dream of working with top record producers and performing in front of thousands after being plucked from obscurity. Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jonathon Holder, of Ingatestone Road, Woodford Green, was chosen to
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Golden day for Karate club
Members of Shikon Karate Kai club secured 16 gold medals at the National Championships. The club has members from Buckhurst Hill, Woodford, North Weald, Epping, Bishops Stortford, Abridge, Loughton and Brentwood, and has topped the medal table
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HIGHAMS PARK: Pensioners could be forced off allotment due to 'petty' rules
GREEN-FINGERED pensioners who forged a friendship while working on an allotment together could be forced to give up their hobby after 15 years. Clifford Robnett, 83, and his 78-year-old friend, Derek Cassie, have enjoyed growing thousands of vegetables
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CHINGFORD: Rugby club granted licence after compromise
A RUGBY club has been granted permission to sell alcohol and play music until midnight at weekends after it offered a series of concessions to residents. Several families living near Chingford Rugby Club in Waltham Way originally complained
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Bournemouth v Leyton Orient preview
Leyton Orient travel to League One strugglers Bournemouth this weekend hoping to extend their unbeaten away run. The O's have picked up seven points from their last three trips with wins at Swindon and Walsall alongside a point at Crewe. It
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REDBRIDGE: Thousands of medals awarded in summer reading challenge
THOUSANDS of medals were awarded to children who read their way through a summer reading challenge. A three percent rise on the number of medals awarded to children was seen across the borough as 1,976 children were awarded for reading six books
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WALTHAM FOREST: Labour whip suspended over planning allegations
A LEADING Labour councillor has been suspended from his role as chief whip over allegations he tried to influence the outcome of a planning vote. An investigation has been launched into a complaint made against Cllr Afzal Akram by his party colleague
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DEBDEN: Hardworking mum publishes fantasy novel
A YOUNG mum has completed and published her debut novel while working full time and bringing up a toddler – and is already itching to write her next. Caroline Hands, of Willingale Road, Debden, is the author of The UnBound – the first book in a
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Clean sweep for East London Runners
East London Runners club made it a clean sweep of all the medals at the Wanstead Flats 5km event last Saturday. Thomas Grimes finished first with a time of 18.07, closely followed by Patrick Brown who finished runner-up two seconds later. Mark
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WANSTEAD: Travel back in time and become a highwayman
CHILDREN can make their own highwayman disguise during an afternoon travelling back to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Families can discover what it was like to travel by road in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries on October 31.
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WALTHAMSTOW: Runners raise thousands for YMCA
A TEAM of six runners raised thousands of pounds for charity by taking part in a half marathon. The team ran on behalf of Forest YMCA in Forest Road, Walthamstow, in the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon on Sunday. Simon Farmbrough, resident
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CHIGWELL: Burst water main closes road
EMERGENCY repairs are being carried out to fix a burst water main in Chigwell. The burst water main between High Road and Manor Road has forced the closure of Hainault Road. The closure is also affecting Station Road to Chigwell tube station
