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BNP "will not hoodwink" electors

HARLOW Conservative parliamentary candidate Robert Halfon says the BNP will not "hoodwink" electors after it announced it will contest the seat at the general election.

Arrests over stolen goods haul

THREE men were arrested and suspected stolen goods worth an estimated £160,000 seized during a police operation in Waltham Abbey. 

Girl cricketers prepare to tour

CHIGWELL School's successful girl cricketers are preparing to tour with England.

Tenants face 2.4 per cent rent rise

DISTRICT council tenants are facing a rent rise of 2.4 per cent in the next financial year. 

Children help with tree planting

PUPILS at Shelley Primary School helped Ongar Town Council plant three mature silver birch trees at the Shelley Pocket Park.