JUNIOR FOOTBALL WALTHAM Forest U13s narrowly missed out on an end-of-season cup double. After winning the Essex Schools U13s trophy the team took on Croydon Schools in the London Schools Cup. Forest led 1-0 at half time and then trailed 5-4 before
A FEMALE nursery school worker who engaged in sexual acts with children has been sentenced to two years in prison. Jane Voss, of Grosvenor Road, Wanstead, was at Snaresbrook Crown Court today after admitting six counts of making indecent photographs
CYCLING THREE oustanding rides by Hainault Roads club members on the E2 course in an ECCA ten-mile time trial made personal best times the order of the day. Ian Short showed he had lost none of his determination by recording his comeback year best
THE Lakeside Hammers have no meetings this week but they are already preparing for next week when they have three important meetings. Next Monday, June 16, they are away in a Sky Sports Elite League match against Eastbourne, which will be shown live
DRUNKEN behaviour in Walthamstow town centre could be stamped out with the introduction of a alcohol restriction zone. Shoppers and traders intimidated by drinkers behaving anti-socially in the street and other public places are hoping that Walthamstow
SHOCKED neighbours looked on as a suspected drug dealer leapt from the top floor window of a cannabis factory in a desperate attempt to escape police. He made the dramatic bid for freedom after officers in full riot gear smashed down the door of the
ARSENAL'S newest recruit Aaron Ramsey has spoken out for the first time since sealing his dream move to the Emirates Stadium, writes Iain Liddle. The 17-year-old midfielder, dubbed the 'Wayne Rooney of his generation', explained it was not easy to
A FOX lover was delighted to find that her garden has become home to ten cubs. Carol Davies, of Colebrook Gardens, in Loughton, is used to seeing the odd fox in her suburban garden but the latest litter took her by surprise. She said: "This is probably
MARK Dawes of the local Green Party claims that making lions and tigers do circus tricks is "clearly" exploitation which causes suffering (Letters, June 5). But I know people who get their dogs to do tricks, like walking on two legs, and they love their
IT is hardly surprising that Telford Homes are having difficulties in selling their flats at Queen Mary's Gate with the property crash that's going on. Not before time I say. For too long house prices have been astronomically high and with the result
JO Arnold has produced an inaccurate and spiteful attack on my defence of Israel. I have had nothing to do with South African apartheid and most Israelis would actually want a peaceful relationship with the Arabs. Far from being anti-Arab, Israel has
ALMOST every day we read and hear about young people and drunkenness and what should be done about it. For a start the Royal Family should take in hand the two young princes and their regular boozing sessions. Not a good example to set to the plebs is
I JUST happened to come upon your article about crime at George Lane Station, South Woodford. Mention of Woodford Station reminded me of something I saw when sitting in a train at that station some years ago. I witnessed what I have since suspected to
I SINCERELY hope that there won't be any more alcohol-fuelled parties on the Tube this summer after the scenes last week. I was trying to make my way home from shopping in the West End on Saturday and found myself briefly on a Circle Line train which
THE so-called 'Big Conversation' from Councillor Weinberg is just another complete consultancy sham. Supposedly a forum for Redbridge residents to air their views on how the council should fund his proposed changes, developments being implemented without
TODAY'S action-packed news bulletin from the Epping Forest District.
WE are, of course, all concerned about rapidly rising food prices. In a recent radio interview, the Chancellor, Alistair Darling said that we need to go and talk to Brussels because the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is working in completely the wrong
ON Thursday, May 29, another car was stranded on the base of the notorious bollards of Woodford New Road and Chelmsford Road. Fortunately, there were no pedestrians waiting at the crossing, but it was purely by luck that a major tragedy was avoided.
IAIN Duncan-Smith's response to Government plans on knife crime is pathetic (Guardian, June 6). Tory ministers lack workable affordable policies. Even Duncan-Smith's Cons-ervative Centre for Social Justice hasn't got its act together. I agree there
WHAT an appaling act of cruelty inflicted upon that poor dog, starving and left to die on a rubbish dump - the pitiful image of that dog is absolutely harrowing (Guar-dian, May 29). Our current laws governing animal welfare should be readdressed to support
ONCE again this Labour and Liberal Democrat administration have managed to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. The ever improving farmers market on Sunday mornings in Walthamstow Market is an example of how our market could improve, like the rest
I AM writing about the unpleasant state of my local park, Abbots Park. I visited the park recently and saw that it has had a makeover. However, I discovered some of the equipment had been vandalised and there was some graffiti on the climbing frame,
I WAS given a reference number and told it would be "sorted asap" - yet again, this Wednesday (our collection day), the truck did not call on our street and we now have a festering four-week old bin of kitchen and garden waste. I called again this morning
THREE years ago I chaired a London Assembly investigation into the loss of front gardens. This was the first comprehensive study of the problem and our report revealed that London had already lost green space equivalent to 22 Hyde Parks because of people
I HAVE been following the arguments about the EMD Cinema for years and the Waltham Forest Theatre for the past few weeks, and would like to offer a suggestion. It is based on the fact that the EMD is no longer the kind of building that will attract film-goers
NOTHING could surprise me less than to read Tim Bennett-Goodman justifying another council sell-off (Trying to save this theatre building is a backward step', June 5). His role as chairman of Apex Arts seems to be to provide cover for whatever the council
WHY is Tim Bennett-Goodman so negative about the Lloyd Park Theatre? As chairman of the arts council for Waltham Forest, he should be supporting it, not encouraging its demolition. Yes, we do need a better theatre in Waltham Forest but until we get
I AM fed up of reading about the campaign to stop anything being built on the Arcade site at the top of the market. It would appear that people protesting would prefer to see the place stand empty than let any building of any kind go up there. The sight
FURTHER to the letters (May 14 and May 28 editions) written in response to the article Give us more school places plead parents,' we would just like to reiterate that the issue the article was written to highlight was that parents were unhappy that their
BEING a long-term resident of Theydon Bois I would like to thank everyone responsible for the introduction of the new parking restrictions. As a result I no longer have cars parked nose to tail down my road from 8am until 7pm. If I wish, I can now park
IN the main we do not dispute Mr Sharpstone's comments (Ill tourist is left behind in France, Guardian, May 29 edition) although the events that led up to this may shed some light on this unfortunate incident. The coach was stopped at customs and all
HAMPSHIRE Police are the latest police force to state that it is reverting to "common sense policing," which we in the British National Party have been campaigning for for many years unlike the Lib-Lab-Con parties. Does this mean then that Essex Police
TOTTENHAM legend Peter Taylor has tipped new boy John Bostock to have a major impact at Spurs and believes he was right to make the move at such an early stage in his career. The 16-year-old Crystal Palace youth academy product has agreed to move to
I WAS surprised to read the claim by Mr Simon Weekes-Hughes (Epping Forest Guardian, June 5 edition) that our retirement development in Epping High Street will be no different from any other block of flats "other than having lifts". Has Mr Weekes-Hughes
So. Week three as a Real Reporter reaches a middle. It's Wednesday and I have spent the last three days chasing people desperately, hoping leaving countless voice mail messages will actually return something. Anything. Please! I fear I'm going slightly
I WOULD be very grateful for your assistance in endeavouring to stop Arriva from shortening their 500 bus route as from July 6. This currently runs from Harlow to Romford but after July 6 it will terminate at Ongar. I understand they no longer consider
MR Lloyd-Skinner is correct when he says the Government does offer an exemption for the use of inert waste for the development of leisure facilities, but that does not make the dumping of demolition waste on green belt sites appropriate. DEFRA is currently
MORE than 100 years of history went up in smoke after an arson attack on Valentines Park's historic bowls pavilion in Cranbrook. The blaze, which was first spotted at around 1.30am on Tuesday morning, caused more than £100,000 worth of damage, and
What do you love about Leytonstone? What do you hate? Now's your chance to show everyone, as part of Leytonstone Festival. But first, here's what I find good and bad in the area. For me, the positives far outweigh the rest, which is why I am so passionate
TOTTENHAM have been boosted in their efforts to keep star striker Dimitar Berbatov at White Hart Lane next season after AC Milan all-but pulled out of the race to sign the Bulgarian. The Italian club had initially released a shortlist of the five forwards
GERMANY star Thorsten Frings has emerged as an unlikely target for Arsenal as the club steps up its search for a replacement for Mathieu Flamini. The tough-tackling 31-year-old, currently representing his country at Euro 2008, could cost as little as
DOG RACING THE cast list has been drawn up for Saturday's Graphite UK Puppy Derby final after some thrilling semi-final action on Tuesday night. Hot favourite for the competition Fear Zafonic produced another performance out of the top draw when winning
TOTTENHAM'S Tom Huddlestone has spoken of his joy at meeting the personal targets he set for himself last season, but is already looking to make greater improvements over the coming twelve months. The midfielder has enjoyed more playing time and increased
AC MILAN have re-affirmed their desire to sign a quality striker this summer and have admitted they are far more likely to sign Emmanuel Adebayor than Dimitar Berbatov. The Italian giants released a shortlist of the five forwards they were keen to bring
GARLICKY griddled bread topped with crushed broad beans and milky mozzarella, make a great appetiser to kick-start a summer barbecue. Preparation time : 30 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes Total time: 35 minutes Ingredients 500g fresh broad beans,
THERE'S always something disconcerting about walking into a near-empty restaurant. Especially when there's no obvious reason for the lack of other diners. If the paint was peeling off the walls and I had only heard bad things about the food, then I would
AN ARTIST who has battled the fatigue illness ME for more than ten years is putting on a display of his artwork at the cafe gallery at Millfield Arts Centre. Steve Craig, 53, of Bounds Green, is displaying around 30 pieces, including landscapes, at the
WEST Ham look set to miss out on Djibril Cisse after his agent insisted that the player would only consider a move to a team playing European football next season. After being overlooked by Raymond Domenech for France's Euro 2008 squad, Cisse is keen
Wanstead 139-a/o Ardleigh Green 116-8 (Premier Division) HIGH-FLYING Wanstead were unable to take the final two wickets needed for victory as their fixture with last season's league champions Ardleigh Green petered out to a rain-influenced stalemate
Horndon on the Hill 111-a/o Woodford Wells 121-a/o (Division One) WOODFORD Wells stretched their lead at the top of Division One with a commanding 20-run victory, writes Iain Liddle. Batting first they got off to a shaky start with the top three
Shenfield 106-a/o Walthamstow 218-8 (Division Two) SOME star performances saw Walthamstow thrash Shenfield by over 100 runs, writes Iain Liddle. Captain Greg Harris claimed it was his side's best game of the season for us by far'. Batting first
Harlow 121-a/o Harold Wood 66-a/o (Division Two) HARLOW lost the toss and were inserted on a sticky looking pitch with Nilesh Odredra and Nick Butler struggling before the latter nicked one behind to the keeper. The only batsman to make any impact
Old Brentwoods 132 a/o Old Parkonians 127* (Division Three) CONTROLLED seam bowling by rookie Baldeep Mann proved decisive as Old Parkonians recorded their first Essex League win of the season. Mann recorded excellent figures of 6-39, helping to
Benfleet 127-a/o Epping 126-a/o (Division Three) EPPING snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in a thrilling match. Having lost the toss and been asked to bat first, Shahid Majeed's team suffered in the early stages with opposition bowlers making
Stanford-le-Hope 157-9 (dec) Ongar 155-9 (Division Three) THE week after skipper David Hetherington quit his post at Ongar they came within three runs of snatching a dramatic win at Stanford-le-Hope. The hosts opened the batting and, despite a
Billericay 120-4 Woodford Green 114-a/o (Division Three) WOODFORD Green captain Chris Masters felt his side's loss to Billericay was a missed opportunity and symbolic of their season as a whole. While attempting to defend a total of 114, they reduced
A NEW junior football club kicks off in Walthamstow next season with home matches, in the Cheshunt League, taking place at the Douglas Eyre Sports Ground. Lea Valley U14s - the first ever youth team for the Lea Valley adult football club - has been set
ASTONISHED neighbours watched in horror as a THIRD historic home subject to a planning dispute caught fire in suspicious circumstances. Emergency services were deluged with calls from nearby residents after a blaze broke out in Woodford Green. And police
JUNIOR FOOTBALL COLEBROOK Royals' annual summer tournament, at Chigwell's Metropolitan Police Sports Ground, was a big hit with more than 60 teams from Essex, London and Kent taking part. Saturday's seven-a-side matches, played in mini-leagues, saw
ORIENT striker Wayne Gray is optimistic about giving manager Martin Ling a major boost ahead of next season by hopefully recovering from a knee injury in time to make the big kick-off in August. The former Yeovil and Southend frontman still remains in
ORIENT manager Martin Ling appears to be just four players away from completing his squad for next season. Ling looks set to continue his close links with Premier League Spurs by bringing in a young striker capable of filling the space left by the departed
UNIONS have slammed a decision to outsource health service jobs to India, potentially causing about 40 redundancies. Waltham Forest Primary Care Trust's (PCT) Family Health Service provides a rnage of NHS services across trusts in north east London.
ALCOHOL-RELATED illnesses requiring hospital treatment in Waltham Forest have increased dramatically. Figures released from The Information Centre for Health and Social Care reveal that alcohol-related illnesses increased by almost a third in three
ARSENAL star Alexander Hleb has attacked the press and spoke of his anger over the constant speculation surrouding his future. The creative midfielder has reportedly stated his intentions to leave the Gunners after three seasons in the capital, and had
BOWLS ROUNDUP THE ladies of Bantham and Ongar Bowls Club had mixed results in the County Pairs. Estelle Bell and Joan Cooper were unfortunate to come up against a strong Dunmow pairing of Huke and Butcher in the preliminary round and went down 10-
THE agent of former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse has issued a plea to Tottenham and Portsmouth to take the player back to the Premier League. The powerful striker has scored 37 goals in only 75 games at his current club Marsielle but was overlooked
CESC Fabregas has heaped praise on Valencia striker David Villa and admitted it would be "amazing" if he were to join him at Arsenal. The midfielder was speaking after his country's 4-1 demolition of Russia in their opening game of Euro 2008, in which
SURELY Ravi Bopara will not have to wait much longer before he is given the chance to resume his England Test career. He is currently in the form of his life as he underlined when he became only the seventh man in limited-overs cricket to score a double
LILLE midfielder Jean II Makoun could be ready to snub Tottenham in the hope of a move to a club playing Champions League football, according to reports in France. The aggressive Cameroon international is one of Europe's most sought after properties
Colin Kazim-Richards says Turkey are determined to avenge their defeat by Switzerland in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers by beating the joint Euro 2008 hosts in tonight's (Wednesday) key clash. The Leytonstone-born midfielder says his team-mates are desperate
THE ALLEGED leader of a gang charged with plotting to blow up an airliner has told a court that the plan was just a 'harmless publicity stunt'. Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 27, of Prospect Hill, Walthamstow, has told the court that the men merely wanted to set
