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THEYDON BOIS: Trade group to hold open evening
A BUSINESS group will hold an open evening later in the month. The Epping Forest Business Group is inviting potential new members to its meeting on September 20 at Theydon Bois Village Hall from 6pm to 8pm. There will be free food and wine,
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REDBRIDGE: Fears over future of countryside education centre
A COUNTRY mansion, which provides hundreds of Redbridge schoolchildren with a break from city life, is preparing for the start of an academic year which could be its last. Glasbury House in Wales, has been welcoming teachers and pupils from
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NORTH WEALD: Pilots' concerns over rubble factory plans
AS council officials prepare to defend controversial plans to build a giant rubble factory on farmland, pilots from a nearby airfield have added their voices to the chorus of objections to the scheme. Last year, Essex County Council launched
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EPPING FOREST: Have your say on crime and rubbish collection
WANT to have your say on crime and rubbish collection in the area? Epping Forest District Council is inviting residents to complete online surveys on the subjects in attempt to improve services. The waste management can be found at http
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WALTHAMSTOW: E17 Art Trail a 'record breaker'
ORGANISERS of the E17 Art Trail say this year's event is experiencing a record-breaking number of visitors. The festival, which kicked off at the weekend and concludes this Sunday (September 11), is the biggest yet featuring more than 300 exhibits
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WOODFORD GREEN: 200 extra sixth-form places
SIXTH forms are set to expand dramatically despite pressure on school budgets. The council has been handed £1 million from the Government to deal with a rapid rise in demand for further education. Trinity High School in Mornington Road
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QPR rubbish Beckham rumours
Queens Park Rangers have denied reports that they are interested in bringing David Beckham to the club when his contract with LA Galaxy ends. Rangers brought in 13 players during the transfer window and were one of the most active sides following the
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REDBRIDGE: Learning disability partnership likely to disband
THE council is likely to terminate its partnership with Waltham Forest Council to deliver adult social services in both boroughs. The cabinet is recommended to decide at a meeting tonight to withdraw from its nine-year partnership with the
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EPPING: Traders battle council to boost High Street
TRADERS in Epping claim that the authorities are blocking their attempts to boost business on the High Street as the biggest shopping centre in Europe threatens to drain their customers from them. The Epping Town Centre Partnership, which campaigns
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Porto threaten to report Chelsea over Pereira move
Porto are believed to have threatened to report Chelsea to UEFA and FIFA over the failed move for wing-back Alvaro Pereira. The Blues were reportedly interested in bringing the 25-year-old to Stamford Bridge during the summer but could not
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EPPING: Delay in release of sex attack details 'unfortunate' – police
A SIX-week delay in making people aware of a sexual assault in a residential road was “unfortunate,” police have admitted. A 24-year-old woman was attacked on Stewards Green Road, Epping, at about 12.30am on Saturday, July 23, by a man in his
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CHINGFORD: Walthamstow Stadium meeting postponed
A PUBLIC meeting for those living near Walthamstow Stadium to discuss proposals to turn the site into a housing estate has been postponed. Residents in Empress Avenue, Chingford, had been hoping to hold the meeting at Rushcroft School next
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WALTHAMSTOW: Dirty chicken shop fined
THE owner of a fast food chicken shop has been fined £2,800 for failing to keep it clean. Babar Hussain was taken to court by Waltham Forest Council following an inspection of his ‘Griller' outlet at 200 Walthamstow High Street. He was
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CHINGFORD: Care worker sleeps in church for charity
A DIABETIC care worker slept in a church to raise money for its renovations. Gayna Brown, 44, who works at Spinney care home in Forest View, Chingford, suffers with type two diabetes and spent five nights without insulin at St Matthew's Church
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CHINGFORD: Women carjacked at knifepoint
TWO women were carjacked at knifepoint in a busy residential street. The attack happened in Endlebury Road, Chingford, at around 8.20pm on Saturday (September 3). The 29-year-old driver stopped outside her friend’s house to pick
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Arsenal's Vermaelen set for six week spell on the sidelines
Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen could be missing from the Gunners starting XI for up to six weeks. The Belgium international had surgery on an Achilles injury picked up in the Champions League qualifier against Udinese last month. Arsenal have
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WOODFORD GREEN: Estate talent show proves a big success
TALENTED residents competed for a £100 prize in a competition at a fun day on a local housing estate. The ‘Ray Lodge has Got Talent’ show held at the Ray Lodge Estate in Woodford Green, last Saturday (September 3), attracted singers, dancers
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LEYTONSTONE: 'Eco-beer' created to celebrate anniversary
A BEER has been created to celebrate the second anniversary of an environmental group. Transition Leytonstone and Leyton brewer Brodie’s have teamed up to create an organic beer to compliment the group’s aim of promoting sustainable living.
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CHINGFORD: Plans for home extension rejected
AN application to build a large extension on a house has been refused. John Dear hoped to extend both the ground and first floors of the property in Waltham Way, Chingford, in order to add five bedrooms. But council planners said the
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CHINGFORD: Plans proposed for three new houses
PLANS to build three new houses have been submitted to the council. The site of the proposed three-bedroom properties is at 67-69 Yardley Lane in Chingford. The applicant is a John Ayling of WY Chimneys in Epping. Click here to
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REDBRIDGE: Council to get help on loan sharks
OUTSIDE expertise is set to be brought in to tackle loan sharks as the council does not have the resources or expertise to deal with the problem. A team from Birmingham City Council will co-ordinate action on illegal lending in Redbridge and
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CHIGWELL: Craft fair for disabled children's charity
AN arts and crafts fair will be held in Chigwell to raise money for a riding school for disabled children. The fair will be held in Grange Farm, Chigwell on Sunday, October 2, to raise money for the charity Chigwell Riding Trust for Special
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CHINGFORD: Horticultural society to hold late Autumn show
THE Chingford Horticultural Society will be holding its late Autumn show next month. It takes place on Saturday October 29 at Mornington Hall in Station Road, Chingford, between 2pm and 4.45pm. There will be a plant sale, raffle and
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Hammers midfielder nets for England
West Ham signing Henri Lansbury continued his impressive England Under-21 form with a goal in their 4-1 win over Israel last night. The Arsenal midfielder, who has moved to Upton Park on a season long loan, came off the bench at Oakwell and scored.
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WANSTEAD: Police deny compulsory purchase rumour
THE METROPOLITAN police have denied a Facebook rumour that they have issued a compulsory purchase order on land earmarked for a temporary Olympic base. Campaigners are currently seeking judicial review of a decision to allow the building of
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NORTH WEALD: Policeman scales three peaks on bike for charity
A POLICEMAN will be riding up three mountains on his bike for charity. Over this week Jim Collin, 46, from York Road, North Weald, will be cycling up mount Snowdon in Wales, Scafell Pike in the Lake District, and Ben Bevis in Scotland, the
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EPPING FOREST: Free electric blanket testing
FREE testing of electric blankets is being offered as winter approaches. The district council is offering the service during a session at its civic offices in Epping High Street on September 26. Its Safer Communities Team will carry out the
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ESSEX: County to receive funding for families
THE county council has been announced as one of 37 local authorities across the country to enter into a government scheme aimed at providing stability in children’s lives. The government has set aside £6 million for the project, but it is not
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EPPING FOREST: Home owners could be made to pay for house name changes
ANYONE who wants to put their mark on a new house by giving it a name will be charged £50 under district council plans. Currently, the service of changing a house name is given free of charge, but the council says this is unfair on the taxpayer
