BOSSES at Regent Inns, which owns the Old Orleans restarant which was ravaged by fire on Saturday evening, say rebuilding work will take "up to six months". A building control officer from Epping Forest District Council on Sunday deemed the building
THOUSANDS of tonnes of hazardous waste are being dumped illegally because people will not navigate the red tape of bureaucracy, claims London Assembly Green party member Darren Johnson. Of the 10,500 tonnes of hazardous waste produced in London every
Daniel Mednick, 18, from Clayhall, was among the diners who had to evacuate the Old Orleans restaurant in Epping Forest when a fire broke out in the roof late on Saturday evening. Daniel captured the intensity of the blaze on his mobile phone video.
POLICE have tried to tackle the soaring rate of car numberplate thefts in Redbridge by offering to secure them for free. Stolen numberplates now account for nearly 20 per cent of all car crime in the borough, with thieves often transferring them to other
A PENSIONER who was struck by a learner driver on a plagued South Woodford estate says he feared he could have been killed. Bill Hesketh, 67, of Bressey Grove, was left with severe whiplash and ruptured ligaments to his left knee and neck after being
A GANG of nine youths set about a 15-year-old boy, robbing him of his mobile phone in Woodford Green on Tuesday evening. The boy was walking down Snakes Lane East at 6.30pm on February 6, when he walked past the group at a bus stop and became aware that
Bournemouth 5 Leyton Orient 0 (League One) ORIENT were left all at sea in Bournemouth, as the Cherries inspired by Darren Anderton's first career hat-trick thumped the sorry visitors and dump them in relegation place in the process, writes Peter
CUSTOMERS who were evacuated from the Old Orleans restaurant after a fire broke out in the roof have spoken of the terrifying moment the premises became engulfed in smoke. Two large birthday parties were being held at the restaurant, off the Wake Arms
WHIPPS Cross hospital has been named as by nurses as one of the best workplaces in the country. The survey was carried out by Nursing Times magazine, and areas judged included equal opportunities, flexible working, family-friendly policies, healthiness
THE regeneration plans for Ilford Town Centre have taken a step forward with the award of a £2.3 million grant from the Government. The money has been awarded to undertake street scene improvements and other work in preparation for the proposed development
West Ham 0 Watford 1 (Barclays Premiership) THE distinction between self-belief and lack of confidence has rarely been so clearly defined as at Upton Park on Saturday. West Ham's fans rebuked their players with a chorus of "You're not fit to wear
A 20-YEAR-old man was targeted by robbers who stole his car at gunpoint outside his Loughton home. The man had pulled up outside his home in Willingale Road shortly before 8pm on Wednesday, February 7, when another black VW Golf parked opposite him.
POLICE are treating an attack on a teenager in her flat as attempted murder. The 19-year-old is in a critical condition in hospital after being found with serious head injuries at the ground-floor property, in Green Pond Close, Walthamstow, at 1.30am
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Patricia Lee' Parsons who was found dead in her car in Epping Forest 17 years ago have arrested a 58-year-old man. Mrs Parsons, 42, was found slumped in the driver's seat of her white VW Cabriolet car near Carrolls
INVESTIGATIONS in the fire-ravaged Old Orleans restaurant have now ruled out any suspicious activity surrounding Saturday night's fire. Initially the blaze, which took seven crews about three hours to bring under control, was being treated as "suspicious
