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East London And West Essex Guardian

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0100
Racist abuse of England players 'unacceptable face of Britain'
The success of the England football team has rightly been acclaimed throughout the land.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 16:33:10 +0100
Waltham Forest staff member lied in attempt to secure her brother a job with council
A council employee who recruited her brother for a role, despite his lack of experience and knowledge, has been handed a suspended sentence.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 16:26:20 +0100
Extinction Rebellion protesters found guilty over printing press blockade
A Walthamstow Extinction Rebellion protester on trial for blockading the printing press of some of the UK’s major newspapers has been found guilty.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 12:45:03 +0100
Spurs star Japhet Tanganga recalls Eriksen collapse as he learns CPR
Spurs star Japhet Tanganga joined school children learning CPR in memory of a former Tottenham player who died from cardiac arrest.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Snapshot in time of an Essex church tower under construction
A snapshot in time from c1908 with the construction of St John's Church tower in Epping.

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0100
Walthamstow flats that were once a grand East London house
The two-storey brick building with the fancy entrance at the corner of Walthamstow’s Pretoria Avenue and Mission Grove is barely recognisable as the grand residence it once was.

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0100
East London and Epping Forest schools featured in leavers picture special
The pandemic has meant many children leaving school may not have been able to enjoy their final term with their classmates as they would have hoped.

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0100
East London shops where buildings remain from a century ago
Pictured at the top of this page are the shops of Station Road, Chingford, in c1918.

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:00:00 +0100
Suicide statistics show a painful truth
Some statistics are reliable, and that includes suicide. Much of the crisis is due to coronavirus, modern stresses, financial worries or the overuse and reliance on technology in the young.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0100
RSPCA dog spends 17 months in care looking for new home
The RSPCA is still looking to find a home for Bella the beagle and lurcher cross who has waited 17 months in kennels to find a new home.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:23:20 +0100
'Mayors of play' to suggest family-friendly London activities
Sadiq Khan said he wants to turn London into “Britain’s biggest playground” over the summer as he announces a series of events and activities aimed at families with young children.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:35:07 +0100
Channel 4's Naked Attraction is looking for UK contestants
Want to find love in the nude? You can apply to be on Channel 4's Naked Attraction.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Sugar and salt tax could be introduced to improve UK diets
The tax could raise up to £3.4 billion per year for the Treasury and should be introduced in a 2024 Finance Bill, the report recommends.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:35:48 +0100
50 of the UK’s most dog-friendly beaches revealed
Vets Now has unveiled the top 50 dog-friendly beaches to ensure our nation of pet lovers stay safe on days out at the beach. 

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0100
Rotary Club joins Friends of South Chingford for litter pick
The streets of South Chingford are looking cleaner than to the efforts of community spirited people.

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:25:03 +0100
Man jailed for seven-day spree of Wanstead sexual assaults
A man has been jailed for a seven-day spree of sexual assaults in Wanstead.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:59:17 +0100
Waltham Forest Council makes Chingford wood 'local green space'
Campaigners say a Chingford woodland will be “safe for future generations” after convincing Waltham Forest Council to protect it from housing development.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:44:18 +0100
RMT threatens Tube strikes for August
The Tube is set to be hit by four days of strike action next month following a dispute between unions and management over the grade of Night Tube drivers.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0100
Thousands of north east London patients avoided GP over Covid fears
Almost a quarter of north east London patients avoided making a GP appointment in the past year over fears of catching coronavirus, according to a survey.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 08:29:18 +0100
Redbridge teacher wins Jack Petchey Foundation lockdown award
A teacher has been honoured for her efforts to help students working from home over the pandemic.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:35:38 +0100
Waterstones ask customers to wear face masks from 19 July
LEADING book retailer, Waterstones, said it will ‘encourage’ customers to wear face mask in store from 19 July.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Lambda variant- how dangerous is the coronavirus strain?
The World Health Organisation say the lambda variant has been found in 29 countries so far and some cases have been confirmed in the UK.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 17:20:14 +0100
Council leader apologises over 'obscene' library incident
The leader of Redbridge Council insists “everybody concerned will be held to account” after “obscene” performers were hired for an event aimed at children last weekend.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 17:06:35 +0100
Leyton Orient fan banned for life after England players abused
A Leyton Orient fan who allegedly racially abused England footballers has had his ban upgraded from three years to life.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:28:33 +0100
More than 900 London buildings on fire safety 'waking watch'
The scale of London’s building safety crisis has once again been laid bare.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 17:02:25 +0100
Redbridge Council agrees to compensate families of disabled children
Redbridge Council will pay more than £11,000 to two families who complained about its treatment of their disabled sons, despite the authority not agreeing it had done anything wrong.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:02:38 +0100
Redbridge Libraries under fire for inappropriate costume
Children and parents were left distressed and upset after a performer at a library literary festival appeared before them in rainbow coloured monkey costume with a rubber penis between his legs.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:17:17 +0100
Geoff Thomas cycles Tour de France for Cure Leukaemia
A Walthamstow man joined ex-England footballer Geoff Thomas and 17 other amateur cyclists to take on the Tour de France course in aid of charity.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:09:26 +0100
Parts of Northern line to be closed for four months
Many key stations on the Northern line will be closed for four months as part of a £700million upgrade of Bank station.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0100
Cycling across Wanstead Park approved by Epping Forest committee
Epping Forest is now alive with the sights and sounds of high summer.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:28:41 +0100
Sainsbury’s recall vegan food product as it contains meat
Sainsbury’s Love Your Veg Butternut Squash & Lentil Lasagne contains pork, beef and milk.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:27:33 +0100
Doctors urge Boris Johnson not to ease lockdown restrictions
The British Medical Association (BMA) has spoken out the lockdown announcement saying that it could lead to “potentially devastating consequences” .

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Sajid Javid updates MPs on July 19 'Freedom Day' plans
Speaking to MPs, Sajid Javid said that it was the “right time to get our nation closer to normal life”.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 18:11:36 +0100
TfL bus service review postponed to avoid 'choking recovery'
A planned review that business and transport groups warned would lead to bus service cuts in London has been postponed until September, the Government has confirmed.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 16:07:07 +0100
Cost of reopening Waltham Forest's EMD cinema rises again
The budget for reopening a historic former cinema as a modern theatre has risen by more than £11 million in the two years since the project began.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0100
Memories of a campaign to save a Leytonstone library
A campaign to save a library was gaining plenty of support ten years ago this week.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:57:17 +0100
Waltham Forest Council must pay £1.8m annual leave back-pay
Term-time staff in Waltham Forest’s mainstream schools are owed more than £1 million after being underpaid for more than five years.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:13:18 +0100
Leyton Orient fan banned after England star Twitter abuse
A Leyton Orient fan has been banned for allegedly racially abusing England players on Twitter following the Three Lions penalty heartbreak against Italy.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:20:26 +0100
Gareth Southgate needs time to think before signing England contract
In a press conference, Gareth Southgate said he needed time to reflect on the game before signing a new England contract.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:56:53 +0100
Freedom Day: Boris Johnson to hold a press conference today
The Prime Minister is expected to say that the country can move to Step 4 of the plan to lift coronavirus measures.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Compare pictures to see how Loughton has changed since 1800s
Take a detailed look at the scene above created out of two pictures stitched together to show a landscape view of Loughton High Road in the late 1800s.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 06:00:00 +0100
Every England goal against Italy could cost fans 'nearly £12,000,000'
Alcohol consumption is likely to be high with Boris Johnson urged to grant an emergency Bank Holiday Monday in the event of an England win.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:59:02 +0100
Aldi announce ‘supermarket first’ coming to stores next week
The company claim the new supermarket product is a first of its kind in the UK.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:57:23 +0100
Man with Watford and Walthamstow links wanted
Police are appealing to the public for their help in finding a wanted man.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0100
The East London pubs we've lost in Walthamstow
No part of the areas of East London covered by the Guardian has lost more pubs than Walthamstow - and this week we take a look at some that have closed over the years.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0100
East London motoring business pictured a century ago
Pictured above is a scene on The Ridgeway in Chingford in the mid-1920s showing The Beechwood Engineering & Coach Plating Co.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 10:47:19 +0100
Wayne Couzens pleads guilty to Sarah Everard murder
A Metropolitan Police officer has pleaded guilty to murdering Sarah Everard in a case that has caused widespread shock and outrage.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 17:23:02 +0100
Redbridge Council advises government to drop new school plan
Redbridge Council wants to halt plans for two new schools in the borough as a sharp drop in pupils threatens existing schools’ finances.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 17:05:37 +0100
No plans for kidney dialysis at new Whipps Cross hospital
Treatment units for almost 300 patients with kidney failure are not included in plans for the new Whipps Cross Hospital.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 16:09:34 +0100
TfL scraps plans to punish Covid absences after July 19
Tube bosses have backed down from controversial plans to discipline staff who are absent due to Covid-19 after lockdown eases on July 19.



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