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Fitness the priority for Slade
Russell Slade stressed that fitness was the most important thing to focus on at this stage after watching his Leyton Orient side enjoy a 5-3 victory at Sutton United. It’s been over two months since the O’s last took to the field but they made
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O's fans view: 'Eight new signings is awesome'
It was great to see our team back in action last night at Gander Green Lane, after what has seemed like an eternal close-season. With no Orient players involved in the Euros - quite surprising really - it was good to see an O's side for the first
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HAINAULT: Summer donkey rides for children
CHILDREN can enjoy some summer fun during the school holidays with donkey rides at a farm. Foxburrows Farm in Hainault Forest Country Park will be offering the rides between 10.30 am - 3.30 pm every Wednesday from July 25 - August 29
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WALTHAMSTOW: Schools rated 'satisfactory'
TWO Walthamstow schools have been rated 'satisfactory' in the latest round of reports by education watchdog Ofsted. South Grove Primary, in Ringwood Road, and Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary, in Shernhall Road, were both judged to be meeting
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'A great way to end the year'
Pupils from West Hatch High School put in a ‘master class’ performance to return from the District Athletics Championship with a haul of medals and trophies. The West Hatch athletes won the overall competition at year seven, nine, and ten level
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LEYTON: Campaigners denied judicial review over Olympic marshes construction
CAMPAIGNERS have been hit with a £20,000 bill after their application for a judicial review into a decision to allow an Olympic training ground to be built on public land was rejected. The Save Leyton Marsh group must pay the costs after a
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SOUTH WOODFORD: Pensioner celebrates 25 years at retirement home
A PENSIONER who moved into a retirement complex on the day it opened celebrated its 25th anniversary with a bunch of flowers. Nettie Summers, 87, was the first person through the doors of Ullswater Court in Glebelands Avenue, South Woodford in
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REDBRIDGE: Rubbish to be collected one hour earlier during Olympics
RUBBISH and recycling will be collected one hour earlier than usual during the Olympics Residents are asked by the council to make sure their rubbish is ready for collection by 6am on the day of their usual collection. The earlier
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WALTHAM FOREST: 5,000 bags of town hall documents 'contaminated with asbestos'
THE number of documents that may have been contaminated with asbestos at Waltham Forest Town Hall amounts to 5,000 bags and much of it might not be copied before being destroyed, it has emerged. It was revealed earlier this month that a "substantial
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REDBRIDGE: Hospital campaigners to hold meeting in Ilford
A MEETING of the Save King George Hospital campaign will take place tomorrow (July 20). Campaigners opposed to government plans to move A&E and maternity services from King George in Goodmayes to Queen’s Hospital in Romford will meet at Ilford
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FYFIELD: Year of fundraising pays off for animal-mad friends
FIVE young animal lovers who dedicated the last school year to fundraising have donated more than £1,000 to charity. Olivia Smith, Teigan Edwards, Katie Warren, Luccia Irving and Rachel Meadows – Year 6 classmates at Dr Walker’s C of E Primary
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ALDERSBROOK: Become an Olympian at library
CHILDREN will have the chance to become an Olympian at a craft session at a library. They will be able to make their own torch and design a medal. The session takes place at Aldersbrook Library in Park Road, Aldersbrook on Tuesday (July 24)
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LOUGHTON: Memories of a First World War hero
AN EAST End girl has shared her childhood memories of Private Sidney Godley – the popular school caretaker who performed one of the bravest acts of the First World War. Pt Godley, who is buried in St John’s Churchyard, Loughton, was awarded
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EPPING FOREST: Social media guru to speak at meeting
A SOCIAL media expert will speak during an event hosted by a business group next week. Terry Carney, the managing director of the marketing company Sales Remedy, will give a talk on how companies can attract new business by using sites such
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WOODFORD GREEN: Conservation extension would protect front gardens
A PLAN to stop people turning their front gardens into concrete parking spaces is being considered. Monkhams Avenue, Monkhams Drive, Kings Avenue and Queens Drive in Woodford Green could all be brought into the existing Woodford Broadway conservation
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CHIGWELL: Tip to stay open through Games
A TIP next door to an Olympic hockey training centre will stay open during the Games, the council has said. But Essex County Council said the area around Chigwell Recycling Centre in Luxborough Lane next to the Old Loughtonians Hockey Club,
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WOODFORD GREEN: School celebrates the culture behind Olympics
BOAT building, singing, dancing and African drumming all made up a high school's week long celebration of the culture behind the Olympics. Lessons are suspended this week as the girls from Woodford County High School, in the High Road
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WALTHAMSTOW: Police called as 'sacked' supply teacher row escalates
A ROW over a supply teacher's dismissal from a school has escalated after police were called in following allegations he has been harassing some of those involved. Sasa Radman, 48, claims he was forced from his job after a year's service at Chapel
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CHINGFORD: Proposal to create 'all-through' school
A SCHOOL could expand by hundreds of pupils if it becomes an 'all-through' school. Yardley Primary School in Chingford hopes to spend between £6 to £10 million on a new block which would enable it to teach children from the age of five to 18, bringing
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WOODFORD GREEN: Charity shop volunteer warns others as collection box is stolen
A CHARITY shop volunteer has issued a warning to other businesses after thieves stole a collection box. June Brook, who works at the Animal SOS Sri Lanka shop in Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green, discovered the box containing £30 had been taken
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Devlin and Finch victorious at Upton Park
Talented young snooker players Ben Finch and Peter Devlin both claimed victory at competitions held at the Upton Park Snooker Centre over the weekend. Devlin, who boasts countless competition victories throughout his young career, was in action
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WALTHAM FOREST: Resident wins £130,000 in National Lottery
A MYSTERY person has won £130,000 in the National Lottery. The holder of the Lotto ticket, who lives in Waltham Forest, has finally claimed their money after the winning numbers were picked in the draw on Wednesday, April 18. Click here to follow
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CHINGFORD: Councillor 'gagged' from discussing Olympic parking restrictions
A COUNCILLOR claims he has been gagged from speaking about controversial parking restrictions during the Olympics. Chingford Green representative Thom Goddard said Waltham Forest Council has prevented him from talking publicly about controlled
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Ogogo handed Dagenham captaincy
After signing a new contract on Tuesday, Dagenham & Redbridge defender Abu Ogogo has had further good news after being named Daggers captain. The 22-year-old succeeds Mark Arber who left the club earlier in the summer following the expiration
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Loughton duo tour Netherlands with MCC
Loughton pair Beth Wild and Laura Boorman are presently part of a 13-strong Marylebone Cricket Club Women’s touring party in the Netherlands. Wild is skippering the squad which travelled on Monday for the MCC’s third overseas tour of 2012.
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LOUGHTON: War hero's Victoria Cross sells for £230,000
A HEROIC First World War soldier's Victoria Cross has fetched £230,000 at auction - £90,000 more than expected. Private Sidney Godley's medals went under the hammer at London auctioneers Spink at 10am today (July 19). After fees, the total paid
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WALTHAM FOREST: Cafés taught to offer healthier food
HEALTH authorities have been teaching cafés how to cook healthier food for visitors in the run-up to the Olympics. Five outlets in Leyton and Leytonstone have been awarded for their involvement in the ‘Catering for Health’ project, which has seen them
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Arsenal star goes back to school
Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson returned to Davenant Foundation School to help celebrate the achievements of pupils who take part in extracurricular sport. Jenkinson, a former student at the school, was in attendance at the annual key stage three
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CHIGWELL: Night of comedy at Woolston Manor
THREE stand-ups will hope to have Chigwell in stitches at a night of comedy next month. The Comedy Club Chigwell will host a line-up of comics at Woolston Manor golf club, Abridge Road, on Wednesday (August 8). The night will be headlined by Mike
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WALTHAMSTOW: Community funday to celebrate Olympics
AN Olympics-themed community funday is being held on a Walthamstow estate this Saturday (July 21). Housing association Circle 33 will be hosting a mini sports day, kids activities like facepainting, stalls, refreshments and other entertainment by its
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EPPING FOREST: Further fire fighter strikes announced
MORE strike dates have been announced by the Fire Brigades Union as a 24-hour stoppage draws to a close. The union says its members will strike on July 26, August 11, September 5 and October 18 and will only respond to 999 calls on July 27 and
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BUCKHURST HILL: Fire fighters called to burst water main
FIRE fighters were called to a burst water main in Buckhurst Hill in the early hours of this morning (Thursday). The crews were called to The Cedars at about 1.30am and called water company engineers to the scene. Earlier this month,
