A BABY who weighed less than half a bag of sugar when he was born three months early, has celebrated his milestone first birthday. His mother spoke exclusively to the Guardian to raise awareness of need for more facilities for premature youngsters and
TRADERS are concerned that a new shopping centre to be built in Green Street will worsen existing traffic problems in their area. The Emerald Shopping Centre, which will take the place of the derelict bus depot in Green Street, has been otherwise well-received
PROFITS from the international arms trade are helping to pay for Newham Council pensions. The council's pension fund has around £2m worth of shares invested in some of the world's largest arms manufacturers. Public money is invested in Northrop Grumman
A CAR which may have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident has been found by police. Forensic examinations are now being carried out on the vehicle, which matches the description of a stolen car sought in connection with the accident. Jerome
NEWHAM Council has shelled out a massive £30 million in consultancy fees since 2002. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show the authority has spent the same amount of taxpayers' money on consultants as neighbouring boroughs Redbridge
A WORLD cup song by a comedian will strike a chord with footie fans whose victory hopes were quashed by Wayne Rooney's injury. In a bizarre prediction John Ryan, and his writing partner Steve Gribbin, penned the word: "Please don't break your metatarsal
A CLEANER has narrowly avoided jail after pleading guilty to a £10,000 benefit fraud. Akosua Konadu, 55, of Moxon Close, Plaistow, admitted dishonestly claiming housing and council tax benefit between 2002 and 2005 at Stratford Magistrates Court. Konadu
A SECOND World War veteran and lifelong Leyton Orient fan has celebrated his 100th birthday. Alfred Thompson, a former steelworker, reached his century on Sunday and enjoyed a birthday party with family and friends at Edith Pearson Lodge in Robinia Crescent
A WOMAN lodged a complaint with Whipps Cross University Hospital after her mother was moved from a ward to a care home and she was not consulted. Joan Gipp said that she was really angry when she found out her 90-year-old mother, Eleanor Mahoney, of
BROTHER and sister Scott and Sam Wallis raised £2,700 for charity when they ran the London Marathon. The pair, both born and raised in Leytonstone, ran the 26 miles for the second time. Sam, 28, ran the course in 3hrs 42mins, collecting £1,800 for the
A WALTHAM Forest union representative whose father died of cancer a decade ago ran the marathon for a cancer charity. Dave Knight, 50, made it to the end of the 26 miles, raising an estimated 1,500 for the charity. It is the second year that Mr Knight
A NURSERY nurse from Woodford Green was shocked to discover she had beaten off hundreds of others to be named Nursery Carer of the Year for the East of England last Thursday. And it wasn't the surprise of winning that shocked Iona Martin, it was
HEARTLESS thieves raided a hospice for sick and dying children during the night to steal a garden full of flowers Early on Tuesday morning, Dave Bonner, the gardener at Haven House Children's Hospice in Woodford Green, noticed all the plants bought to
PROCEDURE for ambulance crews in London has been overhauled after a Wanstead man with a cracked skull lay bleeding and unconscious in the street for nearly half an hour while a medical team waited just round the corner. A year ago the Guardian highlighted
ASIAN women had the chance to get a close look at the latest clothes when they attended a fashion show. Models took to the catwalk at the show which was organised by the Waltham Forest Asian Womens Network (AWN). The fundraising fashion show, the
A NINE-year-old girl has started a campaign to get a new keeper's hut in a Chingford park. Yasmin Twomey, of Brindwood Road, Chingford, wrote to the Guardian to ask for our support to get the hut in Ridgeway Park rebuilt. "It was burned down last year
Old Brentwoods 146-9 Epping 147-3 (Division Three) DESTROYER Dave Bickley returned to the Epping fold with a bang, single-handedly ravaging Old Brentwoods with a record-breaking wicket haul. Bickley (right), playing his first game of the
A NEW era is being launched by members of a sailing club who are inviting adults and children to an open day. The King George Sailing Club uses the reservoir in Lea Valley Road, Chingford, for water sports including sailing and windsurfing. It is celebrating
A NIGHT of glamour and style raised over £3,000 for Haven House Children's Hospice. A fashion show hosted by Loughton clothing shop Rock gave guests at the West Essex Golf Club, Chingford, a chance to enjoy samples for next season, from Hugo Boss to
TWINS at Wanstead Cricket Club will have an extra incentive to avoid losing their wicket this year as every run they score will earn money for charity. First eleven captain Arfan Akram and his twin brother Adnan, who captains the Sunday first eleven,
