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Tackle the Tags

The rising blight of graffiti tags in South Woodford can be seen on our streets, subways and shopfronts, but with your help, we can report it, remove it and restore pride in our

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Woodford’s War

As the nation marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, local historian Davis Watson reflects on the impact World War Two had on Woodford

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Line by line

South Woodford resident John Smith finds his love of line drawing helps with his Parkinson’s tremors and is now looking to raise funds for charity by selling greetings cards featuring his artwork

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Miles ahead

From the London Marathon in April to Warsaw Ironman in June, local runner Caroline Frith is taking on an incredible series of endurance challenges in aid of charity, and refusing to let cancer

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Roding Report

Chair of the River Roding Trust Paul Powlesland reports on the results of the river’s first-ever comprehensive water testing programme, and urges the Environment Agency to ‘do its job’ as guardian of the