A CAMPAIGN to scrap council tax across Redbridge has been launched by the Lib Dem group. Calling the tax "unfair and unpopular", the group aims to replace it with local income tax, which they claim would be a fairer system for residents. The scheme
STRONG concerns have been raised over plans to create three flats above and behind the old Co-op pharmacy shop at 259 High Street, Epping. Plans submitted to Epping Forest District Council also propose the installation of a new shop front, and these
KEN Bascombe, former president of Waltham Abbey Historical Society and a leading authority on the history of the town, died at a nursing home in Wiltshire, aged 71. His funeral was held on Tuesday, January 13 in Melksham, Wiltshire. Born in Poole
THE people of Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth need to be better represented in the campaign against a new runway at Stansted. At the Stop Stansted Expansion public meeting on Thursday, Colleen Morrison, from Old Harlow, thanked the committee
A SHOPPING trip turned into a nightmare for an 82-year-old woman who almost lost her leg after being struck by a pensioner driving a motorised wheelchair. To make matters worse, it is the second time in two years that Doris Wighton, of Pretoria Road
AN ELDERLY woman required hospital treatment after an attack with no apparent motive. The 79-year-old was walking along Mornington Road, Leytonstone, at around 5.15pm on Monday, January 5, when she was approached from behind by two teenage boys. She
A SUSPECTED bogus charity caller is being sought by police after falsely claiming to be raising money for a riding marathon at the Lee Valley Riding School, in Leyton. The woman has been calling door-to-door claiming to be collecting on behalf of
FURIOUS shopkeepers in the Broadway, Woodford Green, are demanding an answer to the latest disruption hitting their businesses. Still recovering from last year's Central Line fiasco and months of roadworks and other maintenance, they were shocked when
A TWOyearold boy was taken to hospital suffering from minor head injuries after two cars collided at a notorious accident blackspot in Chigwell. He and a sibling were passengers in their mum's car when the accident occurred at around 9.15am on Mondya
A BID to downgrade Ongar fire station to part-time 'lifeboat' status has sparked a blazing row with residents. Inflamed locals are organising petitions throughout the 12 parishes in a last-ditch attempt to prevent a proposed reallocation of resources
STAFF at the Waltham Forest Night Shelter are devastated after thieves made off with ten sleeping bags and three computers containing vital records. Thieves smashed a window at the night shelter office in Forest Road, Walthamstow, early on Wednesday
TWO independent reports are predicted to show that little improvement has been made in two major council services. And that could cost the council £68m. Housing and children's services are the subject of a detailed report by the Audit Commission and
SCHOOLS in Chingford are likely to have a six-term year from 2005/06. Council cabinet members agreed the idea in principle during a meeting last month. The plan would mean an extended two-week break in October for pupils at schools throughout Waltham
TWO take-aways in Chingford have received awards for their high quality fish and chips. The Fish'n'Chick'n shops, in Hatch Lane and Chingford Mount Road, are among only four per cent of fish shops in the country to achieve the Seafish Friars Quality
WALTHAM Forest Dyslexia Association is restarting its Saturday Club at a new venue and with a slightly different format. The club is for dyslexic children aged six and over and their parents or carers. It aims to provide fun activities to help the
