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LEYTON: Imam of mosque jailed for beating a child

A former Imam of The Jamia Mosque in Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, has been jailed

3:56pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

A RELIGIOUS leader has been jailed for punching and kicking a nine-year-old boy, then beating him with a bamboo stick.

WHIPPS CROSS: Daughter of cancer patient slams hospital conditions

4:43pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

THE daughter of a cancer patient has hit out at the “war camp” conditions her father has had to endure since being admitted to Whipps Cross Hospital during the norovirus outbreak.

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WANSTEAD: Residents speak of horror following stabbing

2:56pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

RESIDENTS of a quiet Wanstead street have expressed shock after a man was stabbed in the leg while trying to buy a car.

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ILFORD: Man awaits surgery after being hit by truck

4:08pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

A MAN remains in hospital in a stable condition after being hit by a truck in Ilford.

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REDBRIDGE: New business website launched

4:30pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

BUSINESSES in the borough will be able to take advantage of all the internet has to offer thanks to a new website.

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STH WOODFORD: Man convicted of "taxi touting"

4:01pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

A MAN has been convicted of illegally “taxi touting” in South Woodford.

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EPPING: Police deny u-turn over One9Five

4:05pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

POLICE chief inspector Alan Ray has denied making a "u-turn" over the re-opening of nightclub One9Five, saying that his force are not making a formal objection to the plans because they have "nothing new to add".

ILFORD: Life of mansion's benevolent resident remembered

3:47pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

AS Valentines Mansion prepares to offer visitors the chance to meet some of its Victorian inhabitants over the weekend, CLAIRE HACK finds out more about one of its most famous residents.