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THEYDON BOIS: Great-great-grandmother still dancing at 100
A GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER has marked her 100th birthday with a party, three cakes - and a surprise male stripper 80 years her junior. Rosina Grant, of The Heights, Theydon Bois, celebrated her centenary on October 12 surrounded by more than 60
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Golf sensation flying high
A promising golfer chosen to represent England has enjoyed an extraordinary year on and off the fairway. Ashleigh Greenham, 16, from North Chingford, was chosen to represent England Girls Under-16s in their match against Spain in August. Ashleigh
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CHIGWELL: Vineyard bottles its first white wine
OWNERS of district’s only vineyard have defied a miserable year for grape growers and bottled their first white wine. While many English vineyards have left their crops to wither on the vine because of the cold and wet summer, Alison and Graham
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WANSTEAD: Kinema developer lodges appeal against council's rejection
THE developer behind plans to demolish a historic cinema in the heart of Wanstead has lodged an appeal against the council's rejection of his latest plan. Four unsuccessful bids to demolish the Kinema have been made by developer Nam Pham over the
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LEYTON: Olympic bosses break promise on marsh restoration
OLYMPIC organisers who dug up public land to build a temporary sports hall have failed to restore the site to its original condition by the agreed legal deadline. Waltham Forest Council granted planning permission for the basketball training venue
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Bancroft's girls finish as cross-country champions
Three gruelling weeks of competition saw Bancroft’s Prep Girls emerge victorious in the annual Redbridge Cross Country League. After two promising events the Under 11-team, with four out of the six from the Under-10 or Under-9 age group, went into
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ABRIDGE: Plans for Guy Fawkes Night to go with a bang
FIREWORKS are set to be heard over Abridge on November 3 in the first professional display there for several years. The Guy Fawkes Night celebrations will take place from 6pm, with two rounds of fireworks starting from 8pm on the village hall field
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WOODFORD BRIDGE: Family raise hospice cash in memory of pensioner who drowned in River Roding
THE family and friends of a woman who drowned in the River Roding have raised £2,900 for a children’s hospice in her memory. Seventy-year-old Nancy Ryan disappeared after leaving her house in Gaynes Hill Road, Woodford Bridge, on August 7.
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WALTHAMSTOW: EDL members banned from planned march
LEADING members of the far-right English Defence League (EDL) have been banned from attending a planned march in Walthamstow after they were arrested at the weekend. The EDL, which claims to be opposed to Islamic extremism but which critics
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Hammers boss backs Carroll to score
West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce insists Andy Carroll will end his goal drought sooner rather than later. The Liverpool striker, who is on loan at Upton Park, failed to score against Southampton and his last Premier League goal came in April.
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WANSTEAD: Car park machines 'costing business customers'
A BUSINESS owner says she is losing customers because of a failure to ensure pay and display machines in a car park are working properly. Sam Boyce, 45, of the Wanstead Beauty Clinic in Wanstead High Street, says the machines in the nearby Grove
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CHIGWELL/WOODFORD BRIDGE: Pensioner who claims abuse ruined his life demands convent apology
A PENSIONER is demanding an apology from the convent he claims ruined his life by allowing him to be abused as a child. William Dyer was sent from his family home in Ongar to Pontville RC Special School in Lancashire in 1952, after turning to truancy
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WOODFORD BRIDGE: Premier League footballers behind academy plan
A GROUP of premiership footballers are behind a company set to establish a football academy in Woodford Bridge, it has emerged. Last week the Guardian reported Liverpool right back Glen Johnson was involved with Elite Soccer Centres Holdings Limited
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EPPING FOREST: Light up a life for hospice this Christmas
A HOSPICE is inviting people to remember loved ones over the festive season by dedicating a Christmas tree light to their memory. St Clare Hospice will stage a series of services to allow local people to celebrate the lives of friends and family
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WANSTEAD: Walkers enjoy hidden delights of Wanstead Park
THE Friends of Wanstead Parklands made their own contribution to Redbridge Council’s ‘Octoberfest’ of cultural activities with a guided walk around Wanstead Park on October 20. Group member Richard Arnopp gave a lecture on the park’s colourful
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REDBRIDGE: Youngsters invited to stand for Youth Parliament
YOUNGSTERS with an interest in politics can stand as Youth MPs. Elections to the national Youth Parliament will take place at schools across Redbridge in February 2013. The borough will send two youth MPs and two deputies to the Parliament
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Conservation day in park
SCHOOLCHILDREN built homes for bugs during a conservation day. Year three pupils at Oakdale Junior School in Oakdale Road, South Woodford, also planted bulbs and monitored tree growth as they helped prepare Elmhurst Gardens for winter. Claire
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Runners gear up for Halloween with Spooky Sprint
RUNNERS dressed as bats, witches and ghouls gathered in a park at dusk for the district’s first ever Spooky Sprint. The event in Waltham Abbey, which included 5k and 10k runs and a 1k children’s race, was organised by Parkinson’s UK, which funds
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WALTHAMSTOW: Teenagers charged over 7/7 tribute bus arson
TWO teenage girls have been charged with setting on fire a bus which was the tribute replacement for the double-decker destroyed in the 7/7 terrorist attacks. The top deck of the vehicle was almost completely destroyed in the blaze, which happened
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WALTHAMSTOW: Man charged over station sex attack
A MAN has been charged after a woman was sexually assaulted near Walthamstow Central station. Marcin Saloman, 31, of Newton Close in Walthamstow, is accused of groping the 23-year-old as she returned from a night out in the early hours of September 22
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Orient boss claims side were excellent despite Oldham defeat
Leyton Orient boss Russell Slade insisted his side were excellent for 77 minutes of their 2-0 defeat at Oldham. The O's conceded twice late on through efforts from Matt Derbyshire and Jose Baxter but Slade was pleased with the majority of his team's
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WANSTEAD: Allotment 'ruined' by tree removal
AN ALLOTMENT which once provided a tranquil haven from city life has been ruined by the removal of dozens of trees, according to the people who use it. Plot holders on the Redbridge Lane West allotments in Wanstead were dismayed when Redbridge
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BARKINGSIDE: Missing teenage girl is found
A TEENAGE girl who went missing on Thursday has been found. Andreea-Maria Dragoi, 14, was last seen at her home in Edgeware, Middlesex at 1.30pm on Thursday. She was known to have links with Barkingside. Click here to follow the Wanstead
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Secretary team wins at Woodford
Friendships were cast aside and bragging rights decided as Woodford Golf Club’s annual competition between teams selected by the club captain and the club secretary was played out last Saturday. Secretary Peter Willett’s team emerged victorious
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CHIGWELL: Police appeal for information following burglary
POLICE have released details of a burglary where more than £1,000 worth of jewellery and electrical items in the middle of the day. Burglars forced open the back door of a house in Chigwell Rise, Chigwell, shortly before 2pm on Wednesday. Witnesses
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CHIGWELL: Wounded veteran sees statue unveiled as part of day to honour wounded soldiers
A VETERAN of the conflict in Iraq who was badly injured just six weeks into his first tour of duty there has had a statue of himself unveiled in Trafalgar Square. Arron Dindyal, 29, of Copperfield Road, Chigwell, suffered internal injuries from
