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School launches free breakfast club
PUPILS at a primary school will be able to have breakfast before lessons for free at a new club set up at their school. Shelley Primary School in Milton Crescent, Ongar, has started feeding 25 pupils toast, cereal, yoghurt and fruit from 8.15am
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Pub to celebrate reopening after six-figure refurbishment
A PUB will celebrate its reopening after hundreds of thousands of pounds was spent on a refurbishment. The George in High Road, South Woodford will reopen on November 8 after shutting its doors on October 28 for a refurbishment. The pub will
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The Sheepwalk Pub set to reopen after facelift and name change to The Crown
A PUB is set to reopen next month after a name change and facelift. The Sheepwalk Pub in High Road, Leytonstone, has been closed for almost five weeks for a major refurbishment. But the pub will open on November 16 rebranded as The Crown, with
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Manor lose out in top of the table clash
Eton Manor lost out 22-8 in a top of the table clash against Bury St Edmunds. Manor began the game positively with a strong line-out and some excellent work in the scrum but Bury’s defence was untroubled. After 15 minutes Bury then opened the
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Non-league round up: Redbridge exit Essex Cup
Redbridge let a two-goal lead slip before crashing out of the Essex Senior Cup on penalties against Romford on Tuesday night. Nana Asamoah and Danny Hayes put the Motormen in the driving seat but Romford came back to take the match to a shoot-out
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Woman injured in murder house released from hospital
A WOMAN who was stabbed in the torso during a violent incident which left another man dead has been released from hospital. The 25-year-old was one of three people knifed at a house in Queens Road, Walthamstow, just after 9pm on Sunday evening
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Community library joins Twitter to increase membership
A COMMUNITY-run library has joined Twitter as it seeks to expand its membership. South Chingford Community Library already has 154 followers on the social networking site since sending its first tweet on October 18, and has more than 125 members at
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Police team moves base
A POLICE team has moved its base. The Hale End and Highams Park Safer Neighbourhoods Team, which is made up of three police officers and three police community support officers, now works from Chingford police station. People can still call
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Car park sell-off 'final nail in coffin for high street shops'
STRUGGLING shops could be forced to close if a multi-storey car park is sold off to save money, it is claimed. Waltham Forest Council has included the car park in Hall Lane, Chingford, on a list of 43 assets that could be sold to the highest bidder over
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Hospital trust charity celebrates name change with open evenings
A HOSPITAL trust charity will celebrate its name change with open evenings for the community. From November 5 Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals Charity will be called King George and Queens Hospitals Charity. The open evenings will
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Redbridge Council to join government's Armed Forces Community Covenant
SUPPORT for the Armed Forces is set to be agreed by Redbridge Council. Cabinet members will on Tuesday discuss a proposal to join the government's Community Covenant scheme, which is a statement of support between the armed forces and civilians
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Planners throw out storage bid
DEVELOPERS have had an attempt to change offices and light industrial buildings into storage space thrown out by authorities. DHA Planning wants to change the land and buildings in Broadmead Road, Woodford Green, into storage. But Redbridge
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Black History Month celebrated at centre for adults with learning disabilities
BLACK history and culture was celebrated at centre for adults with learning disabilities. Visitors to the Woodbine Centre in Woodbine Place, Wanstead, tried their hand at African drumming and tasted West Indian and African food. They also had
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Turning out for a good cause
Christmas is now just weeks away, and while our thoughts turn to how we’re going to celebrate the festive season, it’s also a good time to think about helping others. Staff from the head office of estate agents Spicerhaart will be doing their bit by
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Students take part in Question Time style debate
STUDENTS took part in an hour-long debate in the style of the BBC's Question Time as part of Local Democracy Week. The debate was chaired by thee year 12 students from Wanstead High School in Redbridge Lane West on Friday afternoon. On the
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Musicians to entertain visitors to church
MUSICIANS will entertain visitors to a church while they sit down for lunch. Agnieszka Teodorowska will play cello and Malgorzata Czapor will play piano in association with the Royal College of Music at the Abbey Church in Abbey Gardens, Waltham
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Fundraising wire challenge
FUNDRAISERS are being sought to travel along a wire suspended 40ft above the ground in aid of charity. The challenge will take place at Lambourne End Centre for Outdoor Learning in Manor Road on November 4, from 10am. All proceeds will go to
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Gilbert & Sullivan variety show to be performed
A VARIETY show featuring works by Gilbert & Sullivan is to be staged next week by an amateur dramatic group. The Chapel End Savoy Players will perform songs from the Victorian writers' most popular operas, interspersed with sketches and short dramas
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Volunteers spruce up nature reserve
LITTER pickers helped spruce up a nature reserve by collecting bags of rubbish. The litter pick, organised by Ongar Town Council on October 20, tidied up the area around the Jubilee Nature Reserve and Chipping Ongar Primary School in Greenstead
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Volunteers required for wood clear up
VOLUNTEERS to help clear a wooded area to plant flowers are being sought. Helpers will clear Chalet Wood in Wanstead Park so bluebells can be planted in the Spring. The event on Sunday is organised by the Wren Wildlife Group Anyone interested
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Christmas window display competition
SHOPS and businesses can win £100 for a charity of their choice for having the best Christmas window display. Loughton Town Council is holding the competition for the 14th year in a row. Decorations must in place by December 1 for judging to
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Runners to dress as Father Christmas in fourth annual Santa Run
THE fourth annual Santa Run will take place in a bunker. Runners taking part are expected to dress as Santa on December 9 at the Secret Nuclear Bunker, Ongar Road, near Ongar. Registration costs £15 for adults and £5 for children with the 4km
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Church to hold special services to remember those who died
A CHURCH is holding two special services to remember those who died. The first on November 2 at 8pm will remember family and friends who have died and will be set to Gabriel Faure's Requiem - a song used during the Roman Catholic mass for the dead
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CENTRAL LINE: Severe delays and partial suspension due to "obstruction"
SEVERE delays have hit the Central line due to an "obstruction" on the line at Holland Park this morning. The line is also suspended between Marble Arch and White City because of the problem today (October 30), while the service is not running between
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Rugby club jubilant after clubhouse go-ahead
THE future of sports facilities used by hundreds of youngsters has been secured after plans for a £1.4million clubhouse were given the go-ahead. Officials from Upper Clapton Rugby Club in Thornwood have been given the green light to repair and
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Fears for forest's ash trees as disease takes hold
SWATHES of trees could be wiped out if a deadly disease that is making its way across Europe hits the district, according to an expert. The airbourne ash dieback disease, which has already lead to the destruction of 100,000 trees in the UK and
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Shop fined for selling 99p can of beer to boy
A SHOP owner has been left more than £1,000 out of pocket after a member of her staff was caught selling a 99p can of lager to a boy. Trading standards officers from Waltham Forest Council carried out the sting operation against 'Inga’ in Lea Bridge
