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Cllr Richard Bassett braved the cold weather

Chairman braves chilly sleep outdoors for charity

The Brett Ellis column: According to the Matilda song, I'm not grown up

College becomes corporate partner of Society for Education and Training

Unearthed: The dirty history of a well-known bridge

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Why should carers be penalised for earning?

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Headboy and girl coordinate Christmas foodbank donation

The Paul Donovan column: Celebrating the groups making Wanstead a green and pleasant place

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Nurse who treated London bombing victims and HIV patients honoured with OBE

TOWIE's Lydia Bright and sister Georgia climb skyscraper for charity challenge

Picture of the week: Tree Branch in Lake

Fresh appeal for witnesses into unsolved murder of "very happy" teenager five years on

Calls to declare a climate emergency slammed as "virtue signalling"

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Gym partly reopens after blaze rips through roof

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Brexit: The cost of deal or no deal

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Cardboard box owners beware - second illegal dumper hit with £1,500+ fine

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Neighbours protest against House of Multiple Occupancy plans

Patients waiting up to two weeks for transfer out of hospitals

Leader makes case for new look council

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Lack of post-hospital care facilities costing NHS nearly £4m a month

An 11-storey hotel could go up in central Walthamstow

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Calls to withdraw Article 50 to stop UK crashing out of EU

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PICTURES: Restaurants closed due to sickening rat and cockroach infestations

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Trespassing children to be stopped with £16,000 gate

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Number of deaths on London's road not reducing enough, warns TfL

'Beastly yobos' throw rubbish in river

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Cashpoint robbery: Woman, 28, is charged

Council takes possession of 25 properties after landlords provide false gas certificates

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Bowls club for people with Alzheimer's proves a big success

Woman, 28, arrested after cashpoint robbery

Scores of Father Christmasses run for hospice

Opposition leader worried £8m council offices could be another 'controversial vanity project'

Shoppers invited to dress up as elves to get into festive spirit

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Business leaders meet at conference focusing on future talent

New life to be breathed into derelict cinema

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Consultation opens into leisure centre demolition and house building plans

Doctors neglecting health of pensioner with Alzheimer's, claim carers

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Village to mark week since fatal stabbing

Mental health charity awarded £9k grant to build sensory garden room

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'This stinks!' Campaigner fights for action against people urinating in alleyway

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The strange story of how one town became the centre of 18th century mini-world building

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Police appeal after man goes missing

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Treatment trailblazer wins Epping Forest Guardian's Salon of the Year award

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A 21-storey block of flats is given go-ahead

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LRA oppose council office move with climate concerns

Skittle Man brings smiles to faces of young haematology patients

School says 'no' to plans to close nearby library

Facing a lonely Christmas? This care home would love you to join in on its celebrations

Planning inspector's tough questions give Save Jessel Green campaigners hope

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Children's centres could close due to government cuts

Young mathletes celebrate big win after beating 36 other schools

Pupils turn mini-medics in workshop exploring health sector opportunities

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JAILED: Prolific pickpockets who stole cash, bank cards and phones from elderly victims

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11,400 home Local Plan inspection date set

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Neighbours band together in show of solidarity after racist graffiti blights area

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Armed police jump out of bush to disarm treasure hunters equipped with shovels

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Parish, town and district council offices could be brought together for the first time

Woman subjected neighbour to racist and homophobic abuse

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'No redundancy quota' as council looks to cut back workforce

Racist graffiti virtually tagged with inclusive message

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Free bus and school refurb in doubt as offshore company sells land for multi-million pound profit

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Beware: Problems on the roads and rail this morning

Total of 26 rough sleepers found on streets in one night

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Two charged over fatal stabbing

Taxi demonstrations causing chaos

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Final decision on 21 storey block of flats due tomorrow

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Huge Hanukkah turnout leads to doughnut and hot chocolate shortage

Police numbers could fall to lowest in 15 years

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Rugby club's new changing rooms have the 'wow' factor

Darkness banishing day continues as young gardener presses the on-switch

Large extra investment needed to lease "rash" development

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Council plans out of town move to multi-million pound offices funded by house building

Sport

Pellegrini sets sights on top six

Spurs' focus switches to Barcelona after Foxes win

Ruthless O'Sullivan sweeps aside Ford to reach final

O's suffer setback as Wood end winless league run

Ling confident ahead of Wood clash

Pellegrini hoping to manage for 'many more years'

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Sport

Pochettino insists he is committed to Spurs

Pellegrini challenges strikers to make their mark

Pochettino believe Trippier is still suffering with World Cup injury

New Saints boss sees scale of task as Spurs win

Antonio: Hammers out to make up for lost time

Pellegrini pleased to see Perez find scoring touch

Perez fires Hammers to Bluebirds victory

Ling: O's have quality to break sides down

O's safely through in Senior Cup

Pochettino didn't discuss derby goal celebration with Dier

Pellegrini admits Wilshere was 'high risk'

O'Sullivan happy to stay on World Snooker's tour if changes are made

Spurs and Gunners hit with disorder charge

Pellegrini's praise for Snodgrass

Dier: Football needs feisty derbies

Trump: O'Sullivan 'living on a different planet' over breakaway tour

Spurs beaten in pulsating Gunners derby

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National sport

Ronnie O’Sullivan: I don’t want to stop here

Klopp insists he was never worried over Salah matching last season’s highs

Lukaku believes he has left post-World Cup slump behind him

Dele Alli thinks win over Barcelona would be among Tottenham’s best results

Ronnie O’Sullivan wins record-breaking seventh UK Championship title

Miracle in Miami halts Patriots title charge

Read more National sport

Read more National sport

Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone

Brothers' WWII diaries unearthed through detective work and chance auction

Pics: Waltham Abbey comes together for resplendent light switch-on

Festive lights return to town

Van crash and oil slick causes ten mile tailbacks on the M25

Ombudsman investigates 17 complaints about social care provision in a year

Read more Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone

Local History

Independent religious school falls from highest to lowest Ofsted rating

HISTORY: The Pearly Kings and Queens of Redbridge

HISTORY: A hero of the Titanic

HISTORY: The football club that had a flying start

HISTORY: The stories behind Redbridge's Open House hotspots

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Education Yearbook 2018

Education Yearbook 2018

View the latest education news, and information for parents looking for new schools

Education Matters 2018

Education Matters 2018

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Connect - Little Ones

Connect - Little Ones

Connect - Little Ones

Connect - Little Ones

West Ham

Pellegrini sets sights on top six

Pellegrini hoping to manage for 'many more years'

Pellegrini challenges strikers to make their mark

Antonio: Hammers out to make up for lost time

Pellegrini pleased to see Perez find scoring touch

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National news

What the papers say – December 10

May faces Commons showdown as leadership rivals circle

Dialysis patients at risk of progressive brain injury, study suggests

14,000 police officers and staff will be trained to tackle ‘insidious’ abuse

First edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica goes online

Royal Bank of Scotland fostering culture of bullying – whistleblower

Ministers will be obliged to get best deal for fishermen – Mundell

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