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OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY: Live coverage
11:02pm TIM ASHTON IN THE OLYMPIC STADIUM: There are 205 countries parading or about to parade round the stadium, brought up at the rear by Team GB. It reminds us that the Olympics does indeed, as Ban Ki-moon said, bring
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CHINGFORD: Proud torchbearer reflects on historic day
A TORCHBEARER spoke of his joy at carrying the Olympic flame last weekend. Erim Metto, 44, walked with pride as he brought the torch from Grosvenor Park Road to Walthamstow Central Tube Station on Saturday, July 21. "It was a majorly humbling experience
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CHINGFORD: Campaign launched for threatened festival
A POPULAR celebration which brings people together to promote a strong sense of community is under threat due to a lack of funding. More than 10,000 people visited this month's Chingford Festival, which saw a range of entertainment for all ages
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WANSTEAD: Vets celebrates 60 diamond years with torch relay
A VETERINARY group has celebrated 60 years of looking after animals with a torch relay across London. Goddards Veterinary Group started life in 1952 with two practices, one in Wanstead and one in Chingford. Now the group boasts 45 practices
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WOODFORD GREEN: Van stolen containing music equipment belonging to indie band
THIEVES have stolen a transit van containing thousands of pounds worth of music equipment belonging to band Noah and the Whale. The van and the equipment was stolen on Monday (July 23) between 8pm and 12.30am from Cross
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LOUGHTON: Gardening grandad's vegetables victorious
A GREEN-FINGERED grandad’s vegetable-growing skills have seen his allotment named the finest in Loughton. Brian Smith, of Millsmead Way, impressed a panel of judges to win the town council’s annual Best Allotment award for the second
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EPPING FOREST: Details of district's dirtiest kitchens revealed
PREVIOUSLY unseen reports have granted an alarming insight into the grimy details of the district’s cafes, restaurants and pubs. Filthy floors, out-of-date food and clueless staff are among the problems highlighted in hygiene inspection reports
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WANSTEAD: Little actors course for children
CHILDREN can become little actors this summer as a threatre company puts on a performing arts course especially for kids. Little Actors Theatre Company will hold the course from August 13 to August 17 at Wanstead House, in The Green, Wanstead
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HIGHAMS PARK: Ward fundraiser
LOCAL councillors are holding a Bollywood night fundraiser to secure money for ward projects. Hale End and Highams Park representatives will provide an Indian buffet and Bollywood music at the event next month, when they will also celebrate the launch
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REDBRIDGE: Fostering services rated as 'adequate'
FOSTERING services in Redbridge have received an adequate Ofsted rating. The Ofsted report noted the council showed "significant shortfalls" in completing assessments of foster carers within deadlines, training of foster carers and
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CHINGFORD: Burglar jailed
A BURGLAR who ransacked a pensioner's home before laying in wait to steal her car has been jailed. Lee Hutchinson rifled through the 83-year-old's cupboards and drawers for valuables at the property in Henry's Avenue, Woodford Green.
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WALTHAM FOREST: Knife-wielding muggers hunted
POLICE have released CCTV of two men suspected of carrying out knifepoint muggings on trains. Officers are linking the duo with two robberies, one of which took place on the Chingford to Liverpool Street Overground line. Detectives say
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WANSTEAD: First village show to support charitable projects
RESIDENTS of Wanstead are encouraged to bake, garden, arrange flowers and take photos for Wanstead's first ever Village Show. St Mary with Christ Church in Wanstead Place has organised the show on September 22
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LEYTON: Campaigners plan to appeal against Olympic marsh costs
CAMPAIGNERS plan to appeal against a £24,000 bill for questioning a decision to allow an Olympic training centre to be built on public land. Save Leyton Marsh group were ordered to pay the legal costs after a High Court judge rejected its application
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WALTHAMSTOW: Pensioner, 80, burgled at knifepoint
AN 80-year-old man was left badly shaken after two men broke into his house in the middle of the night and robbed him at knifepoint. It is thought the duo got into the home in Leucha Road, Walthamstow, by breaking through a back door. Police
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THEYDON BOIS: Diving suit fundraiser carries Olympic flame
MARATHON man Lloyd Scott swapped his deep sea diving gear for an Olympic tracksuit to complete his leg of the torch relay on Wednesday evening. Mr Scott, of Coppice Row, Theydon Bois, has raised more than £5million for charities by running marathons
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LEYTONSTONE / WANSTEAD: 'Flexibility' over Olympics roundabout closure
TRANSPORT bosses say they will lift Olympic traffic restrictions on a roundabout at some busy times following complaints about major delays. The temporary closure of the A12 slip-road at the Green Man roundabout, on the border between Leytonstone
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EPPING: Bells ring out to mark start of Olympics
BELLS have rung out across Epping Forest and the country to mark the start of the Olympic Games. Brian Rolfe, the chairman of Epping Forest District Council, was joined by the Matching Handbell Ringers outside the council headquarters in High
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EPPING: Bells ring out to start the Olympics
BELLS have rung out across Epping Forest and the country to mark the start of the Olympic Games. Brian Rolfe, the chairman of Epping Forest District Council, was joined by the Matching Handbell Ringers outside the council headquarters in High
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BUCKHURST HILL: Fresh hope for conservation area
CAMPAIGNERS who want to see more protection for treasured buildings in their community have welcomed plans for a new conservation area. The zone, which would place tight controls on developers, looks set to be established in Buckhurst Hill as
