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Volunteers honoured for contribution to the community
A SEPTUAGENARIAN international hockey player has won Redbridge's first Volunteer of the Year award. Chandra Arora, of Mornington Close, Woodford Green, was honoured at the inaugural Redbridge Community Awards on Friday. The 73-year-old has given
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Former magistrates' court goes on sale
THE FORMER magistrates' court in Epping has been put on the market. The court was one of 142 closed last year as part of a Government drive to make the justice system more efficient. Now the building, located in Star Lane behind the town's
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Violin group scoops £6,500 BBC grant
A GROUP for violinists has scooped a £6,500 grant from the BBC. 'Strung Out' was founded in March 2010 to provide fans of the instrument in Waltham Forest opportunities to play together, irrespective of ability or age. The money will help fund
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Police treating delivery of explosive package as anti-semitic hate crime
POLICE are investigating after an explosive device was delivered to a house in an incident they are treating as an anti-semitic hate crime. A stretch of Clayhall Avenue in Clayhall was closed at around 3pm yesterday (November 12) after police received
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Council tax discounts to be abolished to maximise income
COUNCIL tax discounts will be abolished in many cases as Waltham Forest Council attempts to maximise its income. The council previously gave varying discounts on second homes, homes undergoing "major structural works" and substantially unfurnished
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Children's charity appeals for help in finding new home
A CHARITY which helps babies and children in Waltham Forest is appealing for help in finding a new home after being told it will be evicted from its offices. Care Free Kids is having to move out of its base in Leytonstone High Road next year after
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Church to hold Christmas fair - where everything is free
A CHURCH is holding a Christmas fair with a difference - by giving treats away for free. St Mary's Church, in Loughton High Road, will host its Season of Giving Christmas fair on Saturday December 1. On offer will be books, second hand toys
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Hammers keen on Croatian forward
West Ham United are reportedly interested in signing Croatian forward Andrej Kramaric. Kramaric is on loan at Lokomotiva from Dinamo Zagreb and has scored 14 league goals since leaving his parent club in February of this year. West Ham have
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Counter-fraud squad recover £1.2 million illegally sublet homes
A COUNTER-fraud squad has recovered £1.2 million worth of illegally sublet homes. Waltham Forest Council's counter-fraud group has since April recovered the 21 social housing properties from residents illegally renting them out - and have identified
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Anger over failures to clear fly-tipping
FAILURES to clear fly-tipped rubbish have caused rats to descend on a residential street and gnaw on people's front doors, it is claimed. Exasperated resident Khalid Rashid, 47, says Poplars Road in Walthamstow has been plagued by fly-tippers
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Members wanted for new poetry group
POETRY lovers are welcome to the first meeting of a new group. The Fullwell Cross Poetry Group will meet at Fullwell Cross Library in High Street, Barkingside on December 5 at 6.30pm. Everyone is welcome and those interested are encouraged
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Health Trust under fire over ambulance handover delays
EMBATTLED health chiefs are once again under fire after it was revealed that 14 patients were left to wait outside hospitals in ambulances for at least an hour in the course of just one week. The revelation of the ‘black breaches’ came at a board
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Girl raises Remembrance money with edible poppy cake
A GIRL raised money for war veterans by decorating a cake with edible poppies last week. Xanthe Woolnoth, 6, of Studley Avenue in Highams Park, collected £14 from delighted neighbours who bought slices of the Hummingbird cake she helped her mum bake
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Diwali celebrations in school
SCHOOL pupils celebrated the Hindu festival of light by tasting food and dressing in traditional costume. Mums of children at Avon House Preparatory School, in High Road, Woodford Green cooked sweet and savory food for the children to taste to
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Cash-strapped council may have to share health director with neighbouring borough
WALTHAM Forest Council may have to share a health executive with a neighbouring borough due to a predicted shortfall in funding. The authority hopes to split the £118,000 salary of a Director of Public Health with Redbridge after discovering a £1.5 million
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Five men charged over death of 29-year-old man
FIVE men appeared at the Old Bailey this morning charged with the death of a 29-year-old man in Ilford. Thomas Cudjoe was found in the early hours of Saturday morning on the forecourt of the Shell petrol station in Ley Street, Ilford. Jerome
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Cost of CPZ consultations 'tops £31,000'
AT least £31,000 of taxpayers' cash is thought to have been spent on consultations over proposed Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) in Waltham Forest this year, it has emerged. The issue of resident and business permit parking has caused controversy
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Fire rips through home of Doodlebug survivor
A PENSIONER who survived being bombed by the Nazis had a lucky escape as fire ripped through her home. Dramatic pictures taken by the Guardian today show the destruction caused by the blaze at the terraced house in Cairns Avenue, Woodford Bridge
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New bookshop bucking trend
A NEW bookshop has been opened by a couple in an area full of struggling stores. Andrew Golds and his wife Val have launched V&A Books and Gifts in The Avenue, Highams Park, despite the recent arrival of a Tesco megastore and parking pressures, which
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Fire leaves house badly damaged - just 15 months after it was gutted by gas blast
A FAMILY have been forced to flee their home after it was badly damaged by fire - just 15 months after it was gutted by a gas explosion. The parents and two children were woken by their smoke alarm after a blaze broke out in the kitchen of their
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Growing anger over asbestos find at school
MORE than 170 parents and family members have signed a petition saying they have lost confidence in the council over its handling of an asbestos discovery at a school. St Mary's Church of England Primary in The Drive, Walthamstow, was due to
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Historic signal box set to be refurbished
AN HISTORIC landmark is set to be returned to its former glory due to the generosity of a local businessman. Dennis Swain will sink up to £60,000 of his own money into refurbishing the signal box at Highams Park Station, which has become derelict
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Authors signed copies of First World War book in bookshop
TWO authors who co-wrote a book about how the First World War transformed the English language signed copies of their work on Remembrance weekend. Local authors Peter Doyle and Julian Walker signed copies of 'Trench Talk' at the Village Bookshop
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East (17) goes West (coast)!
There was great excitement at Forest School in Snaresbrook at the start of the half term holiday when 30 lucky teenagers and four brave staff set off for an 8 day geography road trip to the West Coast of America. A fabulous itinerary was planned
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Leytonstone suffer defeat but youngsters go through
Leytonstone were beaten 2-1 by Horse and Wells in the Essex League Cup Turner Trophy with Zulqi Khan’s goal a mere consolation. Two second half goals from the visitors saw Leytonstone beaten, but Leytonstone should have killed the game off in the
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Lanes reopened on North Circular following earlier accident
ALL lanes are open on the A406 North Circular following earlier accident. Two lanes were closed eastbound and now the traffic is moving slowly, with congestion backed up to the A10 Great Cambridge Road.
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Loughts score four on way to Indian win
Old Loughtonians Men ran out out 4-1 winners over Indian Gymkhana in their Conference East Men’s Hockey League fixture. Within two minutes the Loughts were ahead when Oliver Didham finished with a sharp drag flick. Adam Price then doubled the
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Councillor to answer questions at coffee morning
MEMBERS of the public have the chance to put questions to the council’s cabinet member for Environment and Transportation. Cllr Sue Nolan will meet people at a coffee morning at Fullwell Cross Library in High Street, Barkingside on November 15.
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Giant Epping Forest puppet travels through capital's streets in front of 1.5 million viewers
A HUGE tree-planting puppet represented Epping Forest in front of millions of viewers in the Lord Mayor's Show. Staff and their families accompanied the forest's first float in the traditional yearly parade from Mansion House to the Royal Courts
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Table top sale on Sunday
THERE will be a table top sale in Foster Hall in Walthamstow this Sunday (November 18). It takes place at the venue, next to St Barnabas Church in Wellesley Road, between 1pm and 5pm. Large tables are available to rent for £10, small ones for
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Two lanes closed on the North Circular because of accident
AN accident has forced the closure of two lanes eastbound on the A406 North Circular. The lanes are closed between A104 Woodford New Road and junction 4 for the M11 in South Woodford. Traffic is backed up to A1010 Fore Street in Edmonton as
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Fire rips through terraced house
A FIRE believed to be have been caused by a cigarette ripped through a terraced house. No-one was injured in the blaze, which destroyed the first floor and damaged the ground floor of the property in Cairns Avenue, Woodford Bridge, on Sunday.
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Voter registration reminders sent to 15,000 homes
MORE than 15,000 homes in Redbridge have not responded to voter registration forms posted through their doors. Final reminders are being sent to those households as the final deadline for the council to receive the forms is November 22. If
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Builder fined after 25-year planning dispute
A BUILDER has finally admitted flouting planning laws after a dispute with neighbours dating back to the 1980s. Brian Gage, of Dale View Avenue, was described by a judge as a "thorough nuisance" as he fined him for ignoring an enforcement notice
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Garden waste to be collected by appointment throughout winter
GARDEN waste will be collected by appointment throughout the winter, rather than the usual weekly scheduled collection. Collection can be arranged by calling 020 8554 5000 or by clicking here and dowloading a form. It can also be taken to Chigwell
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Dance classes on offer for mums
DANCE classes for new mums will be on offer at a community centre from next week. Taster classes in the dance technique, which includes pilates and yoga moves, are aimed at preventing post-natal depression, which affects one in ten women. They
