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Ruth Umerah has been apointed as the new principal of the ELUtec college

New principal appointed for the University Technical College in Rainham

The new principal of the Rainham technical college said that the school will be “completely life changing” for students.

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Celebrating the halfway mark: Estate residents Mick Fury and Violet Rutherford with Havering's Rainham Compass boss Cllr Mike Armstrong, MD of Old Ford Housing June Morton and resident Doris Taylor

Orchard Village five years on - we look back at Rainham’s Mardyke Estate as regeneration hits halfway mark

As the regeneration of Rainham’s Orchard Village estate hits the five-year mark, Ramzy Alwakeel looks back at the history of the site – and finds out how the new buildings are already making a difference.

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Steven Thorne who is the chairman of the Romford fundraising group of Macmillan cancer support

Hornchurch bowel cancer survivor uses his experience to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support

Steve Thorne says that he knew next to nothing about bowel cancer, until he was forced to learn the hard way five years ago.

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Marie Lissen with her medical card

Gastric band patient, 67, in ‘children’s menu’ row with Pizza Hut, Romford

Slimming grandmother Marie Lissen is having a beef with Pizza Hut after staff ignored doctor’s orders and refused to serve her a child’s portion of spaghetti Bolognese.

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Charlie Bartle with his dad Neil.

Father’s Day: Thanking you for your love and support over the years

Dad’s are special, and these readers wanted to show how much they appreciated theirs ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday.

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The Kokoro Kai Ju-Jitsu Association in Hornchurch recently walked away with a number of awards from a British championships

Club News: Hornchurch Kokoro Kai Ju-jitsu Club

Kokoro Kai Ju-jitsu Association is a large and widely recognised group within the British Ju-jitsu Association Great Britain (BJJAGB) – the governing body for Ju-jitsu in this country. The club is also member of the United Nations of Ju-jitsu and Jikishin International.

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Nostalgia See all

The Poyntz Chapel at the Church of St Mary Magdelene (picture: Essex Hundred Books)

Nostalgia: Bible translator William Tyndale’s friend Thomas Poyntz, of North Ockenden

In Henry VIII’s England, the public’s knowledge of the Bible – unless they could read Latin – was based on whatever the clergy told them.

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You could be the lucky winner of £500 to spend at your favourite restaurant

Win £500 worth of restaurant vouchers

Everyone loves great restaurant meals together with family and friends, well how about if you had a £500 voucher card to visit whichever restaurant you wanted?!

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Wood you believe it? Rescue full of coincidences

A series of “unbelievable” coincidences saw a firefighter named Woods rescue a tree surgeon from Woodland Way in Petts Wood.

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