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Orient open pre-season with victory
Leyton Orient enjoyed victory in their first pre-season friendly of the campaign as they overcame Sutton United 5-3 at Gander Green Lane. Kevin Lisbie handed the O’s the lead just two minutes into the contest but his effort was swiftly cancelled
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BUCKHURST HILL: Gold medal-winning boxer is a knock-out at school
AN OLYMPIC gold medallist packed a punch when he dropped in on schoolchildren in Buckhurst Hill. Boxer James DeGale – who triumphed at the 2008 Beijing Games – paid a visit to St John’s C of E Primary School on Monday (July 16
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LEYTON: Schoolkids trained by football legend Ray Wilkins
SCHOOLCHILDREN were put through their paces by footballing legend Ray Wilkins this week. Around 20 kids from Riverley Primary School in Park Road, Leyton, joined the former player then coach at Chelsea FC on a training session before the kids played
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LOUGHTON: Fire crews free man with finger trapped in hedge cutter
FIREFIGHTERS had to free a man after his finger became trapped in a hedge cutter. Crews were called to a property in Tylers Close, Loughton, shortly after 2pm today (July 18). An ambulance was also called to treat the injured man,
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West Ham sign Mali striker
West Ham United have completed the signing of Mali striker Modibo Maiga for about £5m. The 24-year-old has left Sochaux and is believed to have agreed a four-year deal with the Hammers. Maiga failed a medical at Newcastle United in January
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Preview: Sutton v Orient
It’s been more than two months since Leyton Orient last took to the field but the wait for a return to action ends tonight when Russell Slade takes his new-look side to Sutton United. The fixture against the Blue Square Bet South outfit is
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WANSTEAD: Introductory and long walks around Wanstead Park
SEVERAL walks around Wanstead Park have been orgnised by Friends of Wanstead Parklands. The Big Wanstead Park Walk, will start on Sunday (July 22) and will take walkers on a two hour stroll around the surviving historic features of Wanstead
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Success for Epping Forest Gym Club
Epping Forest Gym Club are toasting the success of a group of their young members following impressive displays at the Essex Grades. The quartet of gymnasts from the club all performed well last month and have been rewarded by passing their grades
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James makes it eight
Leyton Orient have made their fourth signing of the week after Lloyd James penned a two-year deal with the club today. The 24-year-old has been on trial with the O’s and has impressed manager Russell Slade sufficiently to earn a contract with the
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WOODFORD BRIDGE: 'Travellers' leave council-owned field voluntarily
THE owners of four caravans which have been parked on a council-owned field left the site voluntarily this morning (July 18). The vehicles moved in on Monday after bollards blocking the entrance to the site in Chigwell Road, Woodford Bridge,
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THEYDON BOIS: Olympic campsite organisers apply to treble opening period
OLYMPIC campsite organisers have angered their neighbours with plans to open their gates for three times as long as they originally announced. The site at the former Old Foresters’ Club in Theydon Bois was first advertised as a temporary campsite
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HIGHAMS PARK: Hundreds turn out for Highams Park Day
HUNDREDS braved the wet weather to visit Highams Park Day. An estimated 500 children and parents enjoyed live music and food at the event on Vincent Green, off Vincent Road, on Saturday (July 14). The day started with The Stow Caledonia
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WANSTEAD: Students perform at Covent Garden theatre
A GROUP of budding actors from Wanstead High School took to the stage of a Covent Garden theatre last week. The year nine students, from the school in Redbridge Lane West, Wasntead, performed at the Donmar theatre on July 10 for the pinnacle
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CHINGFORD: Households' fears over Olympic rubbish strike
ROADS could be left covered in rubbish during the Olympics if bin collectors and street cleaners act on their threat to strike. People are outraged at the news that their binbags will be left to be ripped open by foxes and their streets left uncleaned
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REDBRIDGE: Schoolchildren to get Paralympic tickets thanks to Rotary Club
CHILDREN from five schools will receive tickets to the Paralympic Games thanks to the generosity of a Rotary Club. Members of the Leytonstone and Wanstead Rotary club presented a total of 256 tickets to the schools including St John's RC in Woodford
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EPPING FOREST: Fire fighters join strike
FIRE fighters from the district are taking to the streets to protest at funding cuts. Most members of the Red Watch crew from Loughton fire station will be among those marching in Chelmsford today (Wednesday) as part of a strike to protest
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SOUTH WOODFORD/ WANSTEAD: Farmers' market forced to close after rent hike
A FARMERS’ market has been forced to close and another is in danger after the council raised ground rents. The monthly Essex Farmers Market in George Lane, South Woodford has been shut with immediate effect because organiser Ian Chisholm says he
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WANSTEAD: New era of cycling through Wanstead Park proposed
CYCLISTS are praising a new era in cycling as a public consultation for the first ever cycle route through Wanstead Park opens. Several local groups have pushed the City of London Corporation over the past 18 months to enforce a clause
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Orient bring in former Terrier Clarke
Nathan Clarke has become Leyton Orient’s seventh signing of the summer. The former Huddersfield Town defender became the O’s third new recruit in as many days after he penned a two-year deal with the club. Clarke’s brother, and former Terriers
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WALTHAMSTOW: Teachers threaten strike over academy fears
TEACHERS are threatening strike action amid fears their schools will be turned into an academy - although governors have denied the claims. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) says teachers are angry at proposals to amalgamate Chapel End Infants
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WOODFORD GREEN: Police station closed to the public for 15 days
A POLICE station has been closed to the public because a member of staff went on holiday. There are fears that Woodford Police Station in High Road, Woodford Green, could be shut permanently as the Met looks to dramatically cut costs. And
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LEYTONSTONE: Children campaign outside Parliament in bear fur campaign
CHILDREN dressed as the Queen's guards and baby bears campaigned at Parliament this week against the use of bear fur in royal guards' helmets. The pupils from Mayville Primary School in Leytonstone want the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to replace the
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WALTHAMSTOW: Firefighters to give fitness lesson
YOUNG people are set to be shown what it takes to be a firefighter in a day of fitness training this weekend. Officers at Walthamstow Fire Station will be on hand to kit people out in the London Fire Brigade's full uniform before ordering them about
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WALTHAMSTOW: Manhole collapse partly closes road
A COLLAPSED manhole has forced a road to be partly closed. The southbound lane of Millfield Avenue in Walthamstow has been closed between Billet Road and North Countess Road while workers carry out emergency repairs on the hole in the road this morning
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HIGHAMS PARK: Road reopened after level crossing failure
A ROAD has been reopened after problems at a level crossing were fixed this morning. Hale End Road in Highams Park was closed for around two hours when a level crossing between Larkshall Road and The Avenue stopped working, but the problem has now
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WANSTEAD/ WALTHAM FOREST: MP joins calls for CCTV in Green Man underpass
PEOPLE living next to a busy underpass fear it is becoming a magnet for crime, but they cannot lobby their council for safety measures because it is in the next borough. Calls are growing for CCTV to be installed in the subway beneath the Green
