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Hammers ease to Reading win
West Ham United ended their season with a 4-2 home win over Reading in the Premier League. The Hammers led 2-0 at the break with Kevin Nolan scoring before Ricardo Vaz Te added the second. Reading equalised with two quick efforts from Garath
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Woman robbed by motorbike pair
A woman had her mobile phone and Rolex watch stolen when two men on a motorbike threatened her with a knife and a handgun in the street. The 38-year-old was walking along Queens Road in Buckhurst Hill when the duo pulled up alongside her. They
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Timber building catches fire
Fire-fighters battled a blaze at a timber building in Navestock. It happened in Curtis Mill Lane at around 10.10am on Saturday. The single-storey structure suffered damage in the fire. There are no reports of any injuries and it is believed
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Flats bid rejected
A bid to demolish office buildings and replace them with a block of flats has been refused planning permission. Applicants F.A Lane and Son wanted to knock down the Larkswood Works site, at 60 Larkshall Road in Chingford, and build a block up to
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School no longer failing but 'still needs to improve'
A primary school is no longer failing but still requires improvement, according to Ofsted. Inspectors who visited Thomas Gamuel School in Colchester Road, Walthamstow, said it was improving but that teaching was not yet consistently good enough
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Gaffney edged out in racing thriller
A racing driver from Waltham Abbey came second in the first race of the inaugural Michelin Clio Cup Series last weekend with a sensational door-handle-to-door-handle battle during the opening race of the season. Although Rob Gaffney, at the wheel
