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Rammell returns from Korea trip

FOREIGN Office Minister and Nazeing, Roydon and Sheering MP Bill Rammell has returned from a landmark visit to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea), the first ever by a British Minister. During his visit key issues including human

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Man robbed in street

CASH, a mobile phone and door keys were stolen when two men attacked a man as he walked along Maple Road, Leytonstone. The 50-year-old was hit from behind and he fell to the ground. One of the men carried on punching him while the other rifled through

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Agency staff numbers to be cut

THE number of agency staff at Whipps Cross University Hospital is to be reduced after its annual report revealed they cost the trust £13 million last year. Of the hospital's total wage bill, 15 per cent was spent on agency staff. Eileen Sills, director

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Antkiller pleads guilty

A HOTEL worker has pleaded guilty to killing ants by pouring cleaning fluid down anthills. John Glasscock, an employee at the Royal Forest Hotel, Rangers Road, Chingford, appeared at Waltham Forest Magistrates Court last week. He was fined £25 with

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MP takes on rail role

ILFORD North MP Linda Perham has been re-elected as chairwoman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Crossrail. Delighted about the re-election, she said: "This project would benefit London greatly. Our group now consists of over 100 MPs and peers,

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Movies at the Plough

BIG screen movies finally return to Walthamstow on Saturday when the McGuffin Film Society opens its new temporary cinema venue. The film group has developed a screening room at Walthamstow's Plough Inn, Wood Street, to maintain local screenings while

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Free safety checks

REDBRIDGE Council is offering all residents a free safety check of their electric blankets. Every year unsafe blankets cause between 800 and 1000 fires, and to avoid that residents become one of these statistics, the council has arranged for an engineer

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Get on your bike for a bargain

UNCLAIMED bikes are being donated by police in Waltham Forest to a recycling scheme. Police have around 20 bikes in storage which have been confiscated because they have been handed to them as lost property and the owners have not been traced. In partnership

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Tackling persistent criminals

A NEW Government initiative will see the most prolific offenders targeted by police and criminal justice agencies. Redbridge's Crime and Disorder Partnerships will specifically focus on repeat offenders to not only catch them but stop them re-offending