A MATCHING Tye author has published her first book of poems, based on the animals living in Wintry Woods, Epping. Lorna Uglow, of Harlow Road, has written Bedtime Stories From Wintry Woods', a collection of 12 witty and sometimes poignant poems set in
IT was a busy two weeks for residents at Paternoster House, Waltham Abbey, as they celebrated Easter and the Queen's birthday. Residents enjoyed a joint St George's Day and Queen's 80th birthday party on Friday with Union flag decorations, tea, cake
AN Epping teenager has danced his way to victory in a countrywide competition. Connor McCabe, 14, of Hartland Road, competed against 40 other entrants to win the ballroom section of the International Dance Teachers Association Medallist of the Year Competition
THE wife of a Waltham Abbey father-of-five killed in a motorcycle accident in Great Dunmow has paid tribute to him as someone "who loved his family with a passion". Stephen King, 53, of Edwards Court, Waltham Abbey, was riding a Suzuki GSX motorcycle
POLICE are warning people to be vigilant and security conscious when withdrawing money from cashpoints after an attempted attack on a woman in Loughton. The 70-year-old was attempting to withdraw money from the Abbey machine at the BP petrol station
A NEW plan for Stratford City is being submitted to the council after the lead company involved in the project moved to cut ties with its partners. It failed to resolve a dispute over control of the scheme. London and Continental Railways (LCR) has
A TOTAL of £524 was raised for Haven House children's hospice during a raffle at a memorial football match and free fun day on Monday. The family of Walthamstow man Paul Day, who died after a car accident three years ago this month, organised the annual
A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 70-year-old woman from Forest Gate. Gurvinder Nothy, 32, of Monega Road, Forest Gate, appeared at Stratford Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with murdering Mohinder Kaur Nanrya. He has been
AN organisation representing community groups has hit out at Mayor Sir Robin Wales for refusing to attend a meeting to address their concerns. Telco (the East London Citizens Organisation), which is part of an alliance of 85 community groups from across
A FILM by students at Leyton Sixth Form College will be shown to vulnerable young people across London by the charity ChildLine. Movie-makers at Leyton Sixth Form College showed their film to MTV UK presenter Dave Berry. The music television star visited
A FORMER scout hut could be home to high-velocity sporting and recreational activities after councillors gave planning permission for a rifle range to be built in Woodford Green. And the idea of gun enthusiasts perfecting their sharp-shooting has provoked
A FUNDRAISING evening for Haven House Children's Hospice will be held on Monday, May 27. The event at Victory Hall in Hainault Road, Chigwell, will include entertainment, food, soft drinks, a henna tatooist and a Spring colours theme. It runs from
REDBRIDGE'S finest young cricketers will be travelling to the home of the sport at Lords cricket grounds in Marylebone as part of the London Youth Games. A preliminary round saw the boys team beat rivals from Wandsworth, Enfield, and Barking and Dagenham
THE nuisance of youngsters riding mini-motorbikes could be at an end - if people come forward to report incidents. Police say the riders normally under age to ride them, do not wear protective clothing, are uninsured and unlicensed. Epping-based crime
ALDBOROUGH Ruth Clark, Conservative, 1804 (ELECTED) Vanessa Cole, Conservative, 1877 (ELECTED) John Coombes, Labour, 1391 Mark Epstein, Labour, 1118 Leslie Everest, Lib Dems, 424 Leonard Filtness, Lib Dems, 406 Hedda Harris, Labour, 1150
THE British National Party won three seats in yesterday's elections, doubling their number of seats on Epping Forest District Council. The Tories ended the evening with 29 seats - just one short of the figure needed to regain control for the first time
ELECTION night in Waltham Forest saw Labour continue to hold more seats than any other party. The new council is made up of 26 Labour, 19 Liberal Democrat and 15 Conservative councillors. Each of the party leaders kept their seats but there were a few
BRIDGE Martin Chew, Labour 507 Lucinda Culpin, Labour 598 Andrew Diamond, Lib Dems 422 John Fairly-Churchill, Conservative 1662 James Leal, Conservative 1617 Neil McKellar, Labour 510 David Reynolds, Green 404 Valerie Taylor
CHOCOLATE, running around and lots of games added up to big smiles for children and parents at a Walthamstow nursery. An Easter-themed sports day was held at Tinkerbell's Nursery in Coppermill Lane, Walthamstow. Traditional events including the egg
YOUNG people are turning their back on gang culture to seek a future with the police force thanks to help from a youth centre. A dramatic success story was celebrated as six young people who were at risk of getting caught up in gang culture told community
HERE are the results from Waltham Forest's May 4 by-elections. There are 26 Labour councillors, 19 Liberal Democrat councillors and 15 Conservative councillors. This means, once again, there is a hung council with Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors
BREAST cancer drug herceptin could be available to early-stage sufferers in Redbridge by the end of the year. The drug has been available for treatment of advanced stages of breast cancer since 2002 but now the National Institute for Health and Clinical
THOSE with a spare three-quarters of a million pounds may care to invest it in a ten-bedroom, four-storey house that is going under the hammer in Wanstead. The semi-detached house in Grosvenor Road was built in the 1850s for the founder of Cherry Blossom
PEOPLE in Wanstead and Woodford who want to preserve their green and pleasant places are urging the next cabinet to accept changes to the Local Development Framework (LDF). Green campaigners wanting to safeguard the future of green spaces in the area
The British National Party has become the third largest group on Epping Forest District Council after winning three of the four seats it was contesting. The trio of successes gives the BNP six seats on the 58-member authority. The Conservatives ended
BUCKHURST HILL EAST Lib Dem hold George Denny (Con) 506 Peter Spencer (Lib Dem) 801 BUCKHURST HILL WEST (two seats) one Con gain, one Lib Dem hold Robert Church (Con) 1015 Ann Haigh (Lib Dem) 1066 Carol Taylor (Lib Dem) 970 Haluk Ulkun (Con
