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  • An entertaining curtain

    Redbridge FC...4 Dagenham and Redbridge...1 (Pre-season friendly) AN entertaining game at Oakside on Monday saw Redbridge beat a Dagenham and Redbridge team predominantly made up of trialists and reserve team players. Just two minutes were on the

  • Opener a shambles

    Leyton Orient1 Macclesfield Town3 (Coca-Cola League Two) ORIENT: Morris, Barnard, Lockwood, Simpson, White, Mackie, Carlisle (Sub: Purser 70min), Hunt, Alexander (Ibehre 61), Steele, Scott (Newey 78). ORIENT manager Martin Ling labelled his defence

  • Andy's Scott what it takes to score goals

    HAVING scored his first goal of the season in Orient's 1-1 draw at Cambridge on Tuesday night, winger Andy Scott is hoping he will continue to find the net on a regular basis this season, writes Leo Tyrie. Last season the east Londoners relied far too

  • It's getting better

    Cambridge United1 Leyton Orient1 (Coca Cola League Two) ORIENT: Morris, Miller, White, Zakuani, Lockwood, Carlisle, Simpson, Hunt, Scott (sub: Newey 87mins), Steele, Ibehre (Purser 87). ORIENT boss Martin Ling was a much happier man on Tuesday

  • Matt's Matters

    SATURDAY was really disappointing for everyone connected with the club, because everyone was really looking forward to the start of the new season. So for us to lose in the way we did against Macclesfield was a big let down. I think we responded well

  • Injury woes for the O's

    LEYTON Orient boss Martin Ling is unlikely to be able to call upon the services of injured trio Gary Alexander (thigh), John Mackie (knee) or Donny Barnard (foot) for his side's League Two trip to Cheltenham on Saturday, writes Leo Tyrie. The crocked

  • Buiness qualification

    A CHINGFORD woman who received an award for school business management is one if the first people in the country to qualify under the new scheme. Louise Campion, of Endlebury Road, works as a senior administration officer for Lawdale Junior School in

  • See your mouth on TV

    A VISIT to the dentist could be a pleasurable visit thanks to a new camera which allows patients to see inside their mouth as the dentist is working. Bluebell Dentist Practice in Tomswood Hill, Chigwell, has installed computers in its two surgeries

  • Youth mugged on bus

    A TEENAGER was violently robbed of £350 worth of goods on the 179 bus travelling from Gants Hill to South Woodford. The boy was sitting on the top deck of the bus on Monday, August 2, at around 4.40pm, when two youths got on the bus. One sat behind

  • Cash grants

    EPPING Forest voluntary and community groups are among those to benefit from £1.8m worth of grant from the Essex Community Foundation. The biggest grant has gone to Ongar's Theatre Resource arts and theatre group to part fund the costs of "The Business

  • Police urge residents to enjoy festivities responsibly

    POLICE are urging people celebrating Pakistan or India Independence Days this weekend to stay safe and go to pre-planned events only. The police are concerned that people attending unplanned street celebrations may be at risk of injury. Drivers

  • Hospital fails to beat superbug

    PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital failed to reduce the rate of superbug infection among patients last year, National Audit Office figures revealed. Between April 2002 and March 2003, the Harlow hospital recorded 37 cases of MRSA infection, at a rate of

  • Hunt for killers goes on

    DETECTIVES are still hunting the killer who gunned down young father Marcus Paul near Wanstead Flats. Mr Paul, 22, was shot when he pulled over and got out of his red Fiat Punto in Little Ilford Lane, on Tuesday, July 27, just before 6pm. The killer

  • Grievance with service

    WALTHAM Forest Council regards complaints as important. In its booklet How to Complain about Council Services, it says it "recognises complaints as a valuable form of feedback about its services". But recent reports have suggested that making a

  • Voluntary report

    VOLUNTARY Action Epping Forest has launched a research report looking at the contribution voluntary organisations make to Epping Forest. Entitled Valuing the Voluntary and Community Sector in Epping Forest, the Government-funded report is based on the

  • Fire strike threat

    FIREFIGHTERS in Woodford are expected to give their backing to possible strike action next month over pay and bank holiday working. Ballot papers have been sent to all stations by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) after talks with employers broke down

  • Childcare career advice

    PEOPLE looking for work in the childcare sector can turn to a Waltham Forest information service that specialises in the area. The Waltham Forest Children's Information Service is based in Leyton High Road and can help with training, interview techniques