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  • "It was such an uplift"

    London's bid to host its second Olympics has been welcomed by an athlete who starred in the 1948 games. Dorothy Parlett, of Woodford Green, who became the first British woman ever to win a medal in the 100 metres, believes that the games could do a lot

  • Raider caught out by cricket netting

    A hapless burglar's attempt to escape police was thwarted when the fleeing crook ran into a cricket net, entangling himself until officers arrived. Wayne Lothian, of Violet Close, Worcester Park, had broken into Worcester Park Athletic Club in March and

  • Raider caught out by cricket netting

    A hapless burglar's attempt to escape police was thwarted when the fleeing crook ran into a cricket net, entangling himself until officers arrived. Wayne Lothian, of Violet Close, Worcester Park, had broken into Worcester Park Athletic Club in March and

  • Court gets top mark

    HARLOW County Court in Westgate Square has been awarded a Charter Mark in recognition of its continuing work to improve customer service. The court is one of 19 courts across Essex, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire to be presented with the accolade. Courts

  • We need less salt

    SALT in our diets must be reduced, the Government finally admitted this month after years of campaigning by health groups. The Food Standards Agency and the Department of Health have agreed to recommend a 50 per cent reduction in salt intake, from ten

  • We need less salt

    SALT in our diets must be reduced, the Government finally admitted this month after years of campaigning by health groups. The Food Standards Agency and the Department of Health have agreed to recommend a 50 per cent reduction in salt intake, from ten

  • New booklet focusing on men's health

    issues will be launched in Tesco stores to coincide with Men's Health Week, June 9 to 15. It highlights the symptoms of a wide range of medical and mental health problems, like diabetes, prostate conditions, testicular cancer, sleeplessness and depression

  • Suicide risk

    MORE than 80 per cent of older people who commit suicide receive no psychiatric referral from their doctors, according to new research. Social isolation, loneliness and childlessness among women were identified as important risk factors in the Royal College

  • Suicide risk

    MORE than 80 per cent of older people who commit suicide receive no psychiatric referral from their doctors, according to new research. Social isolation, loneliness and childlessness among women were identified as important risk factors in the Royal College

  • Looking for boy soldiers

    A TELEVISION production company is looking for World War One veterans who were under age when they served in the conflict. Testimony Films also wants to hear from immediate relatives of veterans to help with a forthcoming Channel 4 documentary. Associate

  • Police panel

    A SCRUTINY panel has been set up by the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) to improve the organisation's approach to gun crime. Scrutiny panel chairwoman Cindy Butts said: "The panel will be seeking out best practice and making recommendations on how

  • Cake queen to open new garden for Whipps

    ACTRESS Jane Asher - famous for being Beatle Paul McCartney's former fiancee and a maker of fine cakes - is coming to the borough next month. Ms Asher, 57, was engaged to Paul McCartney in the 1960s and was the inspiration behind many of his classic Beatles

  • Mystery over motorway body find

    An investigation has begun after a body was found in a field near the M25 motorway. Police were called after the corpse was found in Fetcham, in Surrey, yesterday afternoon. Detectives say they are still not sure how the body came to be in the field and

  • Study highlight elderly suicide risks

    More than 80 per cent of older people who commit suicide receive no psychiatric referral from their doctors, according to new research. Social isolation, loneliness and childlessness among women were identified as important risk factors in the Royal College

  • Study highlight elderly suicide risks

    More than 80 per cent of older people who commit suicide receive no psychiatric referral from their doctors, according to new research. Social isolation, loneliness and childlessness among women were identified as important risk factors in the Royal College

  • "It was such an uplift"

    London's bid to host its second Olympics has been welcomed by an athlete who starred in the 1948 games. Dorothy Parlett, of Woodford Green, who became the first British woman ever to win a medal in the 100 metres, believes that the games could do a lot

  • Court gets top mark

    HARLOW County Court in Westgate Square has been awarded a Charter Mark in recognition of its continuing work to improve customer service. The court is one of 19 courts across Essex, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire to be presented with the accolade. Courts

  • Praise for stroke unit

    THE stroke unit at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, has been praised in a national report on health services for the elderly. The unit has been highlighted as one of five outstanding examples of notable practice that should be adopted by other NHS

  • New booklet focusing on men's health

    issues will be launched in Tesco stores to coincide with Men's Health Week, June 9 to 15. It highlights the symptoms of a wide range of medical and mental health problems, like diabetes, prostate conditions, testicular cancer, sleeplessness and depression

  • Praise for stroke unit

    THE stroke unit at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, has been praised in a national report on health services for the elderly. The unit has been highlighted as one of five outstanding examples of notable practice that should be adopted by other NHS

  • Crackdown on road tax cheats

    ROAD tax cheats will have to be wary of the Government's latest weapon against them a hotline which the public can call to report them. Those who dodge the law and don't pay their road tax can now be reported on the hotline number, 08000 325 202. Fighting

  • Crackdown on road tax cheats

    ROAD tax cheats will have to be wary of the Government's latest weapon against them a hotline which the public can call to report them. Those who dodge the law and don't pay their road tax can now be reported on the hotline number, 08000 325 202. Fighting

  • A NEW booklet focusing on men's health

    issues will be launched in Tesco stores to coincide with Men's Health Week, June 9 to 15. It highlights the symptoms of a wide range of medical and mental health problems, like diabetes, prostate conditions, testicular cancer, sleeplessness and depression

  • Suicide risk

    MORE than 80 per cent of older people who commit suicide receive no psychiatric referral from their doctors, according to new research. Social isolation, loneliness and childlessness among women were identified as important risk factors in the Royal College

  • Theft fails to thwart game for cricketers

    IT was anything but cricket when thieves targeted members of the South Woodford Cricket Club as they practised in a field. Mobile phones, cash and credit cards were stolen during the morning session of the club's away game against Romford and Gidea Park

  • Theft fails to thwart game for cricketers

    IT was anything but cricket when thieves targeted members of the South Woodford Cricket Club as they practised in a field. Mobile phones, cash and credit cards were stolen during the morning session of the club's away game against Romford and Gidea Park

  • Tube danger

    RECENTLY released figures show a massive rise in the number of danger signals passed by trains on the London Underground. The figures, published in a Transport for London report uncovered by Redbridge and Havering GLA member Roger Evans, reveal that between

  • Mystery over motorway body find

    An investigation has begun after a body was found in a field near the M25 motorway. Police were called after the corpse was found in Fetcham, in Surrey, yesterday afternoon. Detectives say they are still not sure how the body came to be in the field and