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Gig: The Feeling (The Vaults, London Bridge)
LONDON-based quintet The Feeling last night brought their own brand of sun-filled pop to what the lucky invites-only audience was led to believe was set in the dark depths of the capital. On the last night of the T-Mobile Street Gigs Carnival at The
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Revealed: police officers who have criminal records
TWO Essex Police officers serving in the force's western division - which includes Epping Forest and Harlow - have criminal records, the Guardian can reveal. Records obtained via the Freedom of Information laws show that one officer was convicted of
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Battle lines drawn over station housing plans
RAILWAY enthusiasts are preparing for a planning battle with the owner of the Epping-Ongar railway and its plans to build housing on part of the Ongar Station site. Ongar Railway Preservation Society chairman John Glover has reiterated the society's
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Jealous lover jailed over Christmas slaughter
A jealous boyfriend who stabbed his live-in-lover to death in Wood Green on Christmas Day, 2005 has been jailed for life. Dara O'Regan, 51, of Fairfield Road, Edmonton, attacked Fay Brearey after she received a text message from an ex boyfriend in the
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Debate over cow moo accents
DOUBT has been cast over claims that Essex cows moo with distinctive accents. The West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers Group sparked debate in rural circles across the country when it claimed to be able to discern clear differences between the accents
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Major roadworks get under way
WORK is beginning today on two major north Kent roads which see an estimated 190,000 cars between them each day. The Highways Agency will carry out a series of improvements on the A2 and junction two of the M25 and the A282. Work is due to be completed
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Burglar: 'I robbed more than 2,600 London homes'
A prolific burglar who carried out 2,636 raids during a six-year spree across London is due to be sentenced this month. Norman Sinclair, 46, of no fixed address, became one of Scotland Yard's most wanted criminals after stealing millions of pounds worth
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Residents claim BNP is capitalising on anti-Islamic wave
Residents in Carshalton have expressed outrage after the British National Party (BNP) began targeting their area in an attempt to capitalise on suspected anti-Islamic feeling. BNP leaflets describing Muslims as fanatics' and claiming Britain is becoming
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Warehouse inferno costs £1m
WORKERS were evacuated and roads sealed off as up to £1m worth of polyester fabric went up in flames at a South Woodford warehouse. A toxic plume rose hundreds of metres into the sky over Redbridge as 75 firefighters from across East London battled to
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Proposed laws may not stop illegal raves
Proposed council by-laws to stop controversial raves at the Welsh Harp Nature Reserve could prove ineffective, according to official Barnet Council committee papers. Raves at the beauty spot have become a bone of contention for residents of West Hendon
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Tragic parents plea: 'Save lives not money'
A couple whose baby died after a catalogue of errors' by Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust have started a campaign to stop the Government closing hospitals in nationwide health reforms. Andrew and Rachel Canter decided to have their baby - their
