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Mystery surrounds swine flu as reported 150 pupils off at secondary school
A HUNDRED and fifty pupils at Winchmore School are reported to be off sick because it is feared they could be suffering from swine flu. According to a letter sent out to parents by the headteacher Lesley Mansbridge, a Year 7 and Year 10 pupil
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Residents fear for their lives after nine arson attacks
NINE arson attacks within a month have left Edmonton residents in fear of their lives. Police and the fire service are now paying regular visits to residential Warwick Road, which adjoins Silver Street, and its environs, after five cars and
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Visteon pensioners protest about lost pensions
ANGRY pensioners facing a cut of as much as 50 per cent to their Visteon company pensions have been mounting protests this week. The former workers of car plants factories in Wharf Road, Ponders End, Basildon and Belfast lost their company
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Visteon pensioners protest about lost pension
ANGRY pensioners who are facing a cut of as much as 50 per cent to their Visteon company pensions after the firm went bust have been mounting protests all week. The former workers of car plants factories in Wharf Road, Ponders End, Basildon and Belfast
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"Clampers tried to take my car during asthma attack"
A WOMAN claims she had her car clamped while her daughter was on the back seat suffering a serious asthma attack. Mother-of-four Karen Jorgenson, 52, claimed she was issued with a £100 parking ticket and a £147 "clamp release fee", when she
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Teenage robbers steal rare medal from home of pensioner
TWO violent robbers left a 73-year-old woman traumatised after stealing a rare medal from her house. The woman had been sitting in the study at her home in Vera Avenue, Winchmore Hill, when she heard a knock at her door. When she opened
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Enfield badminton joy
ENFIELD topped their group in the London Youth Games badminton qualifiers and will be one of eight boroughs fighting it out to be champions at Crystal Palace this weekend. Enfield’s mixed team qualified from a group containing Greenwich and
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Schools celebrate improved attendance rates
COMEDIAN Richard Blackwood helped 14 Enfield schools celebrate improved attendance at an awards event at Forty Hall. Pupils took part in Enfield Council’s campaign to increase school attendance and the best attenders were invited to enter raps
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One more lane opens on M25 after lorry fire
THE Highways Agency has reopened one of the lanes on the M25 which was closed after a lorry caught fire this morning. There is now one lane closed anticlockwise between Junction 25, Enfield and 24, Potters Bar. Queues are currently stretching
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Lorry fire still causing tailbacks of two hours on M25
TAILBACKS lasting 13 miles are still causing problems on the Enfield section of the M25 after a lorry fire this morning. Two lanes have been closed on the motorway after the blaze, which started at 7.20am. The Highways Agency has closed
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Meet police officers tomorrow and Thursday
RESIDENTS will have the chance to meet police at mobile stations tomorrow and Thursday. People can voice any concerns and ask for information and crime prevention advice at the annual public consultations via a series of mobile police stations
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Lorry fire causes traffic chaos on M25
A LORRY fire forced a section of the M25 to be closed this morning. The motorway is shut anticlockwise between Junction 25, Enfield, and Junction 24, Potters Bar. The exit slip anticlockwise at the A111 is also closed. Traffic
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Olympiacos finish on a high
OAKWOOD-BASED Olympiacos U10s Reds finished the season with a 1-0 win against Hadley Wood and Wingate Foxes. A superb volley from Luke Skarparis put the Reds ahead after dominating the first half. In the second half, the match was an even contest
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Schoolgirls win science challenge
A GROUP of schoolgirls won first prize in this year's Enfield Science and Technology Challenge. The Mayor of Enfield, Eleftherios Savva, presented the prize to the Enfield County School team at the event held in the Oasis Acedemy, Enfield,
