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Local football round-up
Wanstead Saints moved up to sixth in the Ilford and District Churches Football League Premiership after a 3-1 victory over Ray Park on Saturday. Ray Park dominated the majority of the first half but couldn’t produce a goal their efforts deserved
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WANSTEAD: Disturbance at pizzeria
POLICE were called to a disturbance at a pizzeria last night. The licensee of Bar Room Bar, in High Street, Wanstead called police at around 6pm for help in removing a number of customers so a private party could be held. No arrests were made
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WOODFORD BRIDGE: England footballer behind planned academy
ENGLAND footballer Glen Johnson is behind a company set to create a football academy in Woodford Bridge. Mr Johnson, 28, is a board member of Elite Soccer Centres Holdings Limited, which has planning permission to build 10 floodlit practice pitches
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REDBRIDGE: Paintings and poetry at church arts festival
ORGANISERS of a two-week arts festival held in conjunction with the Woodford Festival have hailed it a success. The Barking Episcopal Area Arts Festival saw churches including St Paul’s in Woodford Bridge, St Mary’s in outh Woodford and All Saint
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LEYTON: Mark Duggan gun trial collapses
THE trial of a man accused of suuplying a gun to Mark Duggan, whose death sparked last year's riots, has collapsed. A court had heard that Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, 30, met Mr Duggan outside a school in Vicarage Road, Leyton, moments before he was
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EPPING GREEN: Talented churchgoers' work goes on display
A CHAPEL was transformed into an art gallery for a day to show off the best of its members' artwork. Epping Green Chapel marked its 150th anniversary with a one-day art exhibition featuring Christianity-themed creations from five of its members
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TRAVEL: Central line back to normal following severe delays
SERVICE on the Central line is now running with only minor delays following an earlier suspension. Services were suspended between Loughton and Leytonstone after a signal failure at Woodford earlier this afternoon. Click here to follow the
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HISTORY: The First World War reported. A look back at the West Essex Gazette
THE unfolding horror of the First World War is explored in a new project which charts the impact of the conflict on Epping through the pages of the West Essex Gazette. John Duffell, 57, of Clover Leas spent hundreds of hours leafing through wartime
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WALTHAMSTOW: School hall transformed into art gallery
A SCHOOL hall was transformed into a gallery to showcase pupils' art. Parents were to the exhibition at St Patrick's Catholic School in Longfield Avenue, Walthamstow on Tuesday. Pupils had taken inspiration from William Kalf's painting Still
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THORNWOOD: Plans to save clubhouse threatened
AMBITIOUS plans to rebuild a crumbling rugby clubhouse could be scuppered after authorities came out against the development. Upper Clapton Rugby Club, which is used by up to 250 youngsters from across the district each weekend, wants to sell its
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CHINGFORD: Stow £14.5m loss revealed - as Boris decision delayed
A HOUSING association partly funded by the taxpayer could lose at least £14.5million from building a housing estate at Walthamstow Stadium, it has emerged. Newly released figures also confirm that developers London and Quadrant (L&Q) bought
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"It's a strange paradox that the characters we should hate are also the ones we find irresistible" - writer Patrick Prior on adapting Martina Cole's debut novel Dangerous Lady for the stage
Why is it the villains that intrigue us most? “They are mad, bad and dangerous to know,“ explains writer Patrick Prior, “Those evil guys who scare the hell out of us, but at the same time turn us on just a little. “They go where we dare not go.
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WALTHAM FOREST: Borough 'to lose three fire engines' in cuts
PLANS have been drawn up to slash the number of fire engines covering Waltham Forest, it has been claimed. The Fire Brigade Union (FBU) says a leaked management document has revealed proposals to get rid of one engine each at Leyton, Leytonstone
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CHINGFORD: Halloween disco for children
LITTLE witches and wizards are invited to a scary Halloween disco. Children will be able to tuck into a BBQ and be entertained by a magician. Two sessions of the fancy-dress party will held on October 26 in Assembly Hall, in Station Road, Chingford
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Forest slip to Sutton defeat
Waltham Forest’s men’s hockey team conceded two second-half goals to lose 3-2 to Long Sutton on Saturday. Despite Sutton’s high-pressing style, Forest started well and kept possession of the ball for long periods. But it was the visitors who
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THORNWOOD: Owners invited to enter dogs for Good Citizen awards
THE COUNCIL is inviting dog owners to enter their well-behaved pooches for a national award. The animal welfare team will be staging tests for the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog award in Thornwood Village Hall, Weald Hall Lane, on Sunday October
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Winning weekend for Wanstead youngsters
Despite having to use five Under-13 players to make up their team, Wanstead Under-14s recorded an impressive 31-19 victory over Romford & Gidea Park. Wanstead started strongly and Morgan Cooper scored the first try of the game after a quickly-taken
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WALTHAM FOREST: Fireworks display will be free this year
THE annual fireworks display at Waltham Forest Town Hall will be free to attend this year, it has been announced. There is normally an entry fee for the event but the council says it wants to pay a "final thank you" to residents for putting up
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REDBRIDGE: Olympic exhibition in museum
AN exhibition looking at how the Olympics impacted on Redbridge will be held in a museum. Visitors will be able to watch a short film showing how the police base on Wanstead Flats, accommodation for security personnel at Hainault Forest Country
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WALTHAMSTOW: Man charged over fight outside pub
A MAN has been charged with three counts of assault after a brawl outside a pub. Jetmir Mugi, 35, handed himself in to a police station following the fight next to the Cock Tavern in Walthamstow High Street last Wednesday evening (October 10) at
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Orient striker Brunt sets goal target
Ryan Brunt has set himself a target of ten goals by the end of December as he looks to fire the O’s into contention for the play-offs. The powerful striker, who is on loan from Stoke City, headed Leyton Orient to the three points against Hartlepool
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WANSTEAD: Nearly new sale in church hall
CASH-STRAPPED parents can get their hands on cheap clothes and toys at a nearly new sale. The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) sale at Christchurch Hall, Wanstead Place, Wanstead will be full of items suitable for babies and children up to the age
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WOODFORD GREEN: Craft fair at bowls club
A BOWLING club will host an art and crafts fair. Stalls selling paintings, jewellery, quilts and woodcrafts will be among the attractions at the Woodford Bowling Club in Kings Avenue, Woodford Green. Among those at the event will be the local
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EPPING: Man in court after 700 cannabis plants seized
A MAN is due to appear in court today charged with growing cannabis, after 700 plants were seized. The plants, together with hydroponics equipment, used for growing the plants, were seized from a building off Hemnall Street, Epping, at 10am yesterday
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TRAVEL: Delays on Central line between Woodford and Epping
DELAYS have been reported on the Central line this morning, due to a faulty train. Transport for London says there are minor delays between Woodford and Epping stations after the fault at Theydon Bois. There is a normal service on the rest
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LOUGHTON: CCTV released after suspected homophobic attack outside club
POLICE have released details of what they suspect was a homophobic attack outside a nightclub. A 23-year-old man fell to the pavement after he was punched in the neck outside Luxe in Loughton High Road. The man, who is from Dagenham, east London
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Non-league round up
Waltham Forest booked their place in the third round of the Isthmian League Cup in style as they thrashed Grays Athletic 3-0 on Tuesday night. Forest opened the scoring just after the half hour mark with Arian Retkoceri heading home from a corner
