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Flash Bristow »

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I've destroyed a work of art!

Posted on 1:44pm Friday 2nd January 2009

That title sounds dramatic, until you realise it was graffiti - by that upstart young Cartrain, no less. You see, a group of neighbours from Ferndale Area Residents Association are dedicated to keeping "our patch" clean. We hold regular litter picks, and paint over or wipe out graffiti. And last time out, I erased some of Cartrain's work. A sprayed "bomb" with George Bush's head in it was among the unsightly decor on a wall near to Leytonstone High Road overground station - and we painted over everything that was there.

Claire Hack »

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Happy New Year!

Posted on 10:34am Wednesday 31st December 2008

We can but hope it will be, anyway.

Claire Hack »

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Merry Christmas, one and all!

Posted on 9:10am Wednesday 24th December 2008

Or for those of you who won't be celebrating Christmas tomorrow - happy Wednesday!

Flash Bristow »

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Leytonstone Christmas Market makes fake Lapland look impressive.

Posted on 3:54pm Thursday 11th December 2008

This year, there's a market in Leytonstone. Fantastic! It was promoted on the council's website as part of the "turning on the lights" Christmas events, and it runs for two weeks, from 8am to 8pm each day.

Claire Hack »

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Stuck for that perfect Christmas gift?

Posted on 1:46pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008

How about a £20,000 book?

Flash Bristow »

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Your local school needs YOU!

Posted on 5:07pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

"What's that large building at the end of my street?" That's what I often pondered as I walked my dog on Wanstead Flats. A large red brick building with "Leyton School Board" written on it, and pointy green iron railings all around.

Janet Wright »

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Trouble on your doorstep

Posted on 5:05pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

There's a new doorstep-collection scam operating, and it's a bit smarter than the usual ones. I've just had a leaflet through my door requesting bags of clothes and bedding for the "Children's Welfare Foundation". This organization claims to “provide help and support for terminally ill babies and their families”. Brings tears to your eyes, doesn’t it? I would love to bring tears to their eyes, as this is a cynical con-trick.

Claire Hack »

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It's all just rubbish

Posted on 3:28pm Wednesday 26th November 2008

Six months on, the Kier street sweeping row rages on.

Claire Hack »

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From Leytonstone to Warsaw and back, via the local graveyard

Posted on 1:01pm Thursday 20th November 2008

Apparently, we could be stacking our dead one on top of the other in a matter of decades.

Claire Hack »

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That Wednesday feeling

Posted on 5:38pm Wednesday 12th November 2008

It's that time of the week again - that time when any vague semblance of control over one's sanity goes right out the newsroom window.

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