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Anger at EMD cinema decision delay
Bill Hodgson and Neil Gerrard, chair of the Waltham Forest Cinema Trust Campaigners have bemoaned the "never ending" saga of what will happen to the former EMD cinema after the result of an appeal which could determine its future was delayed. Waltham Forest Cinema Trust members have already waited five months to hear the verdict on an appeal launched by the United Church for ...
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Park users form group to improve public space
Paul Corney (third from left) People who got fed up of their park becoming a dumping ground for rubbish have taken it upon themselves to give it a spring clean. Neighbours of The Highams Park off The Charter Road filled 17 bags with litter when around 20 of them joined forces to spruce up the public land earlier this month. They have now formed a group and the Friends of The Highams ...
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Pirates ahoy Baby group raises awareness for cancer charity
Teacher Lynsey Giovanelli wearing her eye-patch, with her baby Sing and Sign group. A baby group dressed up as pirates while their teacher wore an eye-patch for the day to raise awareness for an eye cancer charity. Lynsey Giovanelli organised the pirate themed event at Hampden Way Children's Centre in Hampden Way, New Southgate, yesterday which helped raise approximately 80 for ...
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Man charged with attempted burglary in Dartford
By Sam Christie A 23-YEAR-OLD man is to be hauled before magistrates after being charged in connection with an attempted burglary in Dartford. Police officers were called about 6.50pm on May 3 to reports of an attempted break-in at a home in Joyce Green Lane. It is believed the man was scared off by someone coming to the door to investigate. Billy Quinn, of no fixed abode, ...
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Barnet Council defends Olympic torch relay spend
, Reporter Barnet spent more than three times the national average on the Olympic torch's visit to the borough, new figures reveal. Figures obtained by a Freedom of Information request show Barnet Borough Council spent 123,000 on hosting the Olympic flame on July 25 last year, compared to an average of 40,000 for local authorities across the country. Of the 123,000 spent by the ...
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Butcher Tasered after wielding knife outside Buckingham Palace spared jail
By Court Reporter A Harrow butcher Tasered by police outside Buckingham Palace as he brandished a carving knife while demanding to deliver a letter to the Queen has been spared jail. Talhat Rehman, 55, sparked terror among tourists after holding the eight-inch blade to his throat during the Changing of the Guard ceremony. Horrified sightseers and onlookers also witnessed Rehman ...
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Man charged after police pursuit in Weybridge
Police chase: A man has been charged A 27-year-old man has been charged with driving offences after a police pursuit car and another vehicle collided in Weybridge last year. Officers were following a Suzuki Swift when the crash happened in Brooklands Road on December 7. The man has been charged with dangerous driving, driving while unfit through drink or drugs, failing to stop for a ...
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Woman with FOUR kidneys stuns doctors
Doctors got a shock when a woman who came into hospital with a suspected water infection turned out to have four kidneys. Student Jessica Curphey was taken to ...
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Vandals and burglars target Wimbledon Park industrial estate and flats
Police have released CCTV images of a group of youths after a recent spate of vandalism and burglaries on an industrial estate. Residents and business owners of the Durnsford Road Development in Wimbledon, including Vantage House and Weir Road, have reported several incidents of vandalism since January 2013 which have resulted in thousands of pounds worth of damage. Police believe a ...
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Keane forced to miss England clash
Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane will miss his country's summer friendlies with England and Georgia due to club commitments with LA Galaxy. Keane will miss both the long awaited encounter with England at Wembley on 29 May and the home clash with Georgia on 2 June as his club have refused to release him. Both games fall outside the FIFA international window and while the player is ...
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Why has Googles Eric Schmidt brought this awful smell with him
Eric Schmidt has practically moved in & on top of everything there is this awful smell of rotten eggs? I'm like Dave, please ask Jo Johnson to DO something & Dave just goes chill babes, Eric and I are beyond relaxed, just open the window? I'm like, listen up, this is serious, I know Ocado promise never to mix up Morrisons and Waitrose orders but Mummy says how do they actually ...
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I have right of way he doesnt even pay road tax Driver in bloodycylists storm puts her job at risk
A trainee accountant who bragged on Twitter about knocking a 'bloody cyclist' over and not stopping has put her career at risk after her comments sparked an online ...
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Sir David Nicholson to step down as head of NHS after virulent campaign over Mid Staffordshire scandal
The head of the NHS Sir David Nicholson is to step down from his role, it was announced today, following a sustained and sometimes virulent campaign to force his resignation over the Mid Staffordshire ...
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Jeremy Hunt come to my surgery and tell me I dont know my patients | Paul Hobday
I invite Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, to visit my surgery. He might learn something. We like to think we offer a very personal, family-orientated service, where I rarely have a patient in front of me I haven't met on many occasions. And ...
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Osama bin Laden death images should stay top secret says court
after his death , and that the government did not need to release them. The unanimous ruling by three judges on the US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit rejected a request for the images made by a conservative nonprofit watchdog group. Judicial Watch sued for photographs and video ...
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AE overcrowding could lead to more deaths and serious illnesses MPs told
Many A&E departments have been forced to axe the NHS's four-hour target to deal with patients, Mike Clancy, a medical expert, says. Photograph: ...
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Boris Johnson paternity case in public interest
Boris Johnson had an extramarital affair with a woman who later gave birth to their daughter, the appeal court has ruled.Three senior judges decided on Monday that voters were entitled to be told that the mayor ...
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VIDEO Rock Choir sing in Kingston for Missing People campaign
, Chief Reporter Shoppers were treated to a live concert in Kingston town centre today - as part of a campaign to help families in Kingston find missing loved ones. The Rock Choir performed a gig in Eden Walk in support of charity Missing People, which seeks to reunite lost loved ones with their families. The concert was held ahead of International Missing Children's Day on ...
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Primary school children learn to reduce air pollution
Primary school children learn to reduce air pollution Parents were asked to leave their cars at home and walk children to school in order to teach them about reducing air pollution. The pupils at Tiverton Primary School, in Pulford Road, Tottenham, learned about air quality as part of Bubble Day on Friday May 17. It encouraged children to travel to school by sustainable means within ...
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Campaigners join march on Whitehall in NHS protest
Campaigners join march on Whitehall in NHS protest Waltham Forest residents joined thousands of campaigners who marched on Whitehall in protest against A&E cuts and a perceived threat of privatisation of the NHS. At least 50 people from the borough joined the protesters on Saturday, meeting at Walthamstow Central underground station before bolstering the numbers walking to Downing ...
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Was arrested Spiderman charity collector spinning web of lies
By Chris Hewett A man dressed as Spiderman was arrested by police on suspicion of a high street charity collection scam. The 25-year-old claimed to be raising money for London-based charity Healing UK, but a member of the public became suspicious and contacted police. Officers found the man shaking a bucket outside Sainsbury's, in High Road, North Finchley, and questioned him ...
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Orpington and Beckenham breast cancer expert has advice for Bromley women
In light of Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy Mr Desai has breast cancer advice for the women of Bromley. AN ORPINGTON and Beckenham breast cancer expert has praised Angelina Jolie's decision to speak publicly about her double mastectomy, and has some advice for the women of Bromley. Mr Anil Desai works at BMI Chelsfield Park, Orpington, and BMI The Sloane Hospital, ...
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Man dies due to injuries sustained in 2009
By Bruce Thain A man has died as a result of injuries sustained after a party in 2009 which left him in paralysed. Yassin Omar Mohamed, 29, from Harrow Weald, was admitted to Central Middlesex hospital on Tuesday last week after becoming ill with breathing problems and died the same day. On March 31, 2009, he had attended a party in Wembley where he was involved in a fight with ...
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Drop in day for new play areas this Saturday
, Reporter A drop in day has been arranged for this Saturday for anyone who wants to have their say on ideas for play areas in Folly Lane and Chase Lane Parks. Waltham Forest Council has earmarked the two sites as part of a 1.3million investment of improvement works to 15 parks around the borough. The works are scheduled to take place over the coming year as part of the ...
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Bromley South regeneration scheme begins
Bromley South regeneration scheme kicks off A REGENERATION scheme is hoped to bring 220 million into Bromley over the next decade. The project will create around 220 jobs in the area and will include a 130-bedroom hotel, a nine-screen cinema and 25,000 square foot of restaurant space. Hermes Real Estate Management Limited (HREIML) has committed 55 million to the initiative and will ...
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London bike sharing a success
London in July of 2010 became one of over 44 cities in the world to introduce an aspect of communal consumerism into its public transport system with the implementation of a bike-sharing network and just ten weeks later had recorded over 1 million trips taken, proving the initiative to be feasible and sustainable.
Bike-sharing has been around since as early as the 1960s when the first community bike-sharing scheme was introduced in the Netherlands, but it lacked formal sharing systems and was overly-reliant on the good nature of the public, leading to mass theft, which ultimately destroyed the system. Read more
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