WEST Ham have been boosted by news that Lucas Neill has only minor damage to his knee. The 28-year-old righ-back suffered a nightmare comeback against Watford on Saturday, hit by a recurrence of the ankle injury he picked up in his debut just two weeks
OFFICERS investigating the murder of a Polish woman who was last seen in Leytonstone have released pictures of tube passengers they believe may unwittingly hold clues to her disappearance. Beata Bryl, 23, boarded a westbound tube train at Leytonstone
A 77-YEAR-OLD man was barged aside from a cashpoint in Wanstead and robbed of £300 in one of a spate of recent attacks. He was outside Barclays in the High Street at 9pm on Thursday, February 8, and had entered his pin number when the attack occurred
A SUCCESSFUL crackdown on troublemakers has revealed that the majority of yobs in Highams Park are home-grown. A dispersal zone covering a 500-metre radius of Highams Park station has reduced the instances of reported anti-social behaviour by 25 per
THREE go-peds were seized in a crackdown by the Higham Hill Safer Neighbourhood Team. Police confiscated the bikes, arrested three teenagers and cautioned another in Manor Road, Walthamstow. The bikes are illegal to use on the road and pavement. The
AN exhibition of children's photography at Vestry House Museum has won support from both local groups and the council. The newly established Waltham Forest Children's Art Project has been set up to with the aim of matching the enthusiasm and imagination
A WOMAN who survived breast cancer has shared her tips for a healthy life on a charity DVD. The DVD, launched on Monday by the Breast Cancer Care charity, shows Valerie Amos, of Woodstock Road, Walthamstow, eating well and exercising to maintain her
THE owners of a community centre have denied plotting to close the facility after a councillor said they wanted to demolish it and replace it with flats. O-Regen, which owns and runs the Paradox Centre in the Chingford Hall estate, is refuting the claims
A PENSIONER fears he will spend three years living in temporary accommodation despite being told work on his house would take only 12 weeks. The council is waiting for the party wall awards to be agreed before underpinning the front and rear of Edward
THE Metropolitan Police should apologise to the families involved in an anti-terror operation based on flawed intelligence, according to a report published today. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has finished its investigation into
A SINGER from Snaresbrook has beaten over 10,000 other hopefuls to make it through to the televised stages of one of the country's biggest talent contests. Alex Hammond's version of the Stevie Wonder classic Lately so impressed the audition judges of
A NEW CCTV camera is set to be installed in Wanstead High Street to deter crime and anti-social behaviour in a vulnerable area. Although there are two cameras monitoring activity at the south end of the high street, high street banks and the post office
LOUGHTON manager Keith Campen is hoping no more games are hit by the weather this season after the clubs sixth game of the campaign was postponed. The Avondale Close outfit's game against Bovington was hit by a waterlogged pitch. Disappointed Campen
PROPOSALS to close the remaining traditional public toilets across the borough were approved by the council in a move to try and save money and reduce anti-social behaviour. Councillors want instead to follow other local authorities and ask local shopkeepers
A DRIVER in Wanstead had a lucky reunion with his stolen car after spotting it on his way home from work. He had lost it after leaving his keys in the ignition while filling up with petrol at 1.30pm on Tuesday, February 6, at the Aldersbrook service
REDBRIDGE Arts Council is appealing for help in a fight to save local arts and culture. The RAC relies on a £42,000 annual grant from Redbridge Council which could be cut by £10,000 this year, £20,000 next year and £30,000 thereafter. The cabinet recommendation
A WOMAN was attacked as she walked along Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill. Police said the 58-year-old was on the way to visit her mother at 7.20pm on Sunday when she was approached from behind by a young man who grabbed the strap on her handbag, but she
EPPING Toown Council is tomorrow expected to reject plans to hold a farmers' market in the town on one Saturday a month. The move comes after town council Clerk Bob Whittome consulted with Epping's Monday market traders and residents on the proposals
THE COUNCIL has backtracked on plans to cut opening times at the William Morris Gallery and Vestry House Museum. A proposal to close the attractions during the week has been ditched in favour of a compromise, which will see doors opened for limited hours
