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WALTHAMSTOW: Family asks for help to lay murdered loved-one to rest
2:19pm Thursday 24th July 2008
THE family of a Walthamstow stab victim has launched an appeal to send their son’s body back to be buried in his homeland.
Comments (1)WALTHAMSTOW: Teachers balloted over 'oppressive management'
2:02pm Thursday 24th July 2008
TEACHERS at a Walthamstow school are voting whether to strike over “oppressive management”.
CHINGFORD: Extent of card cloning revealed
1:55pm Thursday 24th July 2008
THE sheer scale of card fraud at one of Waltham Forest’s most popular supermarkets can today be revealed by the Guardian.
BLACKMORE: Dad charged over daughter's quad bike death
10:20am Thursday 24th July 2008
THE father of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cooke who died following a collision between her quad bike and a Range Rover has been charged with manslaughter.
REDBRIDGE: Trust leads fight against superbugs
9:00am Thursday 24th July 2008
POTENTIALLY fatal hospital-born infections are being wiped out by the borough's hospital trust.
REDBRIDGE: GP in court to answer sex charges
8:29am Thursday 24th July 2008
A TRUSTED family doctor is due to appear in court accused of sexual offences.
WALTHAMSTOW: Arcade site developer records huge loss
8:29am Wednesday 23rd July 2008
THE company due to redevelop the Arcade site in Walthamstow has made a loss of £20m in just six months - potentially putting the scheme in jeopardy.
EPPING: Hero cabbie pulls five from pile-up
4:51pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
A MAN who helped free four children from the wreckage of a car crash as their mother lay trapped and unconscious in the driver’s seat has been hailed a hero.
EPPING: Crews tackle blaze in school toilet
1:58pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
FIRE crews from Epping and Loughton have been called to St John’s School, in Epping, to deal with a fire in a toilet.
BUCKHURST HILL: Trial date set for child sex charge man
1:08pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
A 49-YEAR-OLD man accused of 13 sex offences against a young boy and girl has been given a trial date.
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Overseas drivers face law clampdown
Updated 2:00pm Thursday 24th July 2008
A clampdown on overseas drivers and truckers who flout UK road regulations has been announced by the Government.
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