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Residents get traffic survey results five months after pressuring council
CAMPAIGNERS who claim to live on rat-run roads have finally received the results of a traffic survey conducted by the council, after five months of pressure. According to the campaigners, the results of the survey show that during one 24-hour period
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Teenage boy wins Britain's first gold medal in Shaolin Kung Fu
A TEENAGE boy has become the first Brit to bring home a gold medal in an ancient martial art after taking up the sport three years ago because he was mugged. Charles Donald, 16, of Draycot Road, Wanstead, racked up an impressive two medals at the
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Elderly woman ejected from housing offices after staging sit-in protest
A MAN has said he is outraged after his elderly mother was forcibly removed from a housing body's offices for staging a sit-in protest. Meryem Kilic, 74, was ejected from the headquarters of Ascham Homes in Fulbourne Road, Walthamstow, after
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New team to tackle blue badge fraud
A CRACKDOWN on motorists who fraudulently use disabled blue badges has been launched. Waltham Forest Council has set up a new specialist team to tackle non-disabled drivers who use the cards to avoid normal parking restrictions such as yellow
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House designed by MI5 architect one step closer to demolition
A HOUSE built by an influential architect has come one step closer to demolition after a government agency said it would not be protected. Developers want to replace the 1928 house in Traps Hill, Loughton, with a three-storey mock Tudor dwelling
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Anti-permit parking campaigners vow to battle on
RESIDENTS against permit parking have vowed to battle on following a largely successful campaign against its introduction across Leyton and Leytonstone. Waltham Forest Council controversially launched a consultation last month asking households
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Walthamstow Stadium - Waltham Forest's landmark
WALTHAMSTOW Stadium stands, at the moment, in silence. Long since carried away by the wind are the cries of thousands of punters cheering on the stadium's last race in 2008, and yet to come is the cacophony of builders tearing down much of the site to
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Concern grows for missing mum-to-be
CONCERN is growing for the safety of a missing mum-to-be. Emma Aldington, 25, of Harold Hill, in Havering, is due to give birth in November and is believed to be living in Redbridge or Newham. Her health visitor is keen to trace her because
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Green space campaigners to hold meeting
A CAMPAIGN group is inviting people to a meeting to discuss how best to protect green spaces in the future. Save Leyton Marsh is inviting anyone from Waltham Forest or Hackney concerned over the future of public land after the government built temporary
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Rod Stewart to sign autobiography at high street book shop
ROD Stewart will be signing copies of his new autobiography at a high street bookshop. The rock star, who lives in Copped Hall, near Epping, is due to visit Epping Bookshop in the High Street on November 17. He said: “I really wanted to do
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'Drunk driver' reversed into police car
A SUSPECTED drunk driver was arrested after he reversed into a police car. Officers stopped the 43-year-old man in Corbett Road, Walthamstow, on Thursday (November 1) after noticing he was driving eratically. But after the driver stopped he
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Men arrested over gym burglary
TWO men were arrested after they were allegedly caught breaking in to a gym. Officers were called to Flex Gym in Markhouse Road at around 2am yesterday (Thursday November 1) to reports of a burglary. They arrested two men aged 42 and 46 at
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Nightclub owner says he saw nothing of 100-person brawl
A NIGHTCLUB owner claimed he knew nothing of a brawl involving at least 100 people in the early hours of Saturday morning. The fight started at a nightclub in Cottis Lane, off Epping High Street, at about 3am. Ben Murphy, who was at Club 195
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Results of Evergreen Field survey announced
RESULTS of a survey which asked 200 households what they would like done to a treasured green space have been announced. The Wanstead Society canvassed its members in October and asked them if they would like Evergreen Field in High Street, Wanstead
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Arts and craft fair in library
AN art, design and craft fair will be held next weekend. Art Group Wanstead will be displaying some of their artwork at the fair in Wanstead Library's Churchill hall, in Spratt Hall Road, on November 10. Stalls will range from furniture to
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New Tesco 'making independent traders lose out'
STRUGGLING traders claim they are losing hundreds of pounds a week since Tesco opened its doors last month. The megastore off Larkshall Road in Highams Park has been open since October 5, and independent businesses claim they are "wasting away"
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Philharmonic concert this weekend
WALTHAMSTOW'S Forest Philharmonic orchestera is to perform a concert this Sunday (November 4) featuring pieces by Brahms and Strauss. The concert takes place at Walthamstow Assembly Hall in Forest Road from 6.30pm until 11.45pm. Admission is
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Gym trainer in bid to win national competition
A PERSONAL trainer has beaten thousands of hopefuls to reach the final of a national competition. James Quilter, 29, of Hainault Road in Chigwell, is one of the top ten trainers listed in Exorex's Personal Trainer of the Year Competition, and if he wins
