DUE to unforeseen technical errors, the Guardian website is unable to bring you up-to-the-minute coverage of tonight's Forest Ward by-election count. We hope however to bring you the result and reaction later in the night.
POLICE have launched a new witness appeal after a horrific car crash which killed a baby boy. The collision, between a black taxi and a black Audi, happened on Chigwell Road, Woodford Green, at around 5pm on Saturday May 17. The 10-month-old baby
ESSEX captain Mark Pettini described his side's seven-wicket win over local rivals Surrey as "fantastic" as the 2008 Twenty20 cup season got under way at The Oval, writes Iain Liddle. Having won the toss and chose to bat, Mark Butcher's side never
THE poor weekend weather claimed another victim when South Woodford's game away at Gidea Park and Romford was called off. The cancellation came as a blow to captain Richard Browne, who is eager for his side to try to play themselves into form and was
CHINGFORD remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier Division after their home fixture against Upminster was washed out by the rain. The cancellation came as a blow to captain Sam Kirnon who had been hoping to pick up the team's first win of the season
LOUGHTON captain Mike Hughes was left ruing his side's poor luck with the weather as he saw Saturday's game against Leigh-on-Sea called off after a heavy bout of rain. His team went into the fixture sitting on top of the table but the cancellation, combined
CRICKET ROUNDUP High Beach 118-10 Stansted Hall 122-7 AN excellent performance from opening bowler Mickey Evans was not enough to prevent High Beach falling to their second defeat in as many weeks. For the second week in a row captain Mickey Bear
A COMEDY about Britain's celebrity-obsessed culture, featuring a Jack Russell terrier in a pink hoodie, has been co-written by a Walthamstow woman. Libby Liburd, 32, and Victoria Stedeford, 29, have scripted Autograph Hunters, a film about two characters
EX-TOTTENHAM boss Martin Jol could be set to make a double swoop on his former club. The new Hamburg chief is believed to want both Teemu Tainio and Paul Stalteri to follow him to Germany, following his appointment last week. The pair are both believed
THE Italian media have linked Spurs with a move for Lazio winger Valon Behrami. The Gazzetta dello Sport has reported that Tottenham and Premier League rivals Manchester City are chasing the Swiss international. Lazio club president Claudio Lotito slapped
SELF-DEFENCE A GROUP of 28 girls from Highams Park School recently performed a display of self-defence, they had been hard at work on since November last year learning. The Self Defence course was sponsored by the Big Lottery which funded the use of
ARSENAL could be in the hunt for Real Mallorca's much travelled striker Dani Guiza, according to media reports. It had been reported that Fenerbache were leading the race to sign the 27- year-old Spain international. But it now appears that Gunners boss
A WOMAN who was cut out of the wreckage of a car crash at the weekend is now in a stable condition in hospital. The 45-year-old mother, from Dewsbury, in Yorkshire, is on a high dependency ward but no longer in a life-threatening condition, a police
ARSENAL have been linked with a yet another one of Europe's top strikers, with Inter Milan's Mario Balotelli the latest name mentioned in connection with the Gunners. The 17-year-old, who is reported to be represented by his brothers, is reported to
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AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is one of the names he is tracking this summer. Ancelotti has revealed that either Didier Drogba or Adebayor would be perfect to boost his squad at the San Siro next season
ARSENAL have been warned off from making a move for Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz. Media reports have seen the Gunners have been heavily linked with the former Bayern Munich frontman over the last few days, with many claiming he will be a potential
FORMER West Ham manager Harry Redknapp looks like beating his old club to the signature of Reading defender Nick Shorey. According to media reports Portsmouth boss Redknapp, appears set to win the race for long-term Hammers target Shorey. With Irons
MEDIA speculation has seen West Ham striker Bobby Zamora linked with a move to ambitious Championship outfit QPR for next season. The 27-year-old was restricted to just 13 starts last season after missing the first five months of the campaign with a
REPORTS linking West Ham midfielder Freddie Ljungberg with a move to Italian outfit Roma are intensifying. The Swedish international only arrived at Upton Park in a £3million move from Arsenal. But after an injury plagued first campaign with the Hammers
TENNIS LINKSIDE Tennis Club are looking to unearth the next Andy Murray at an open day. The Wanstead-based club, in Overton Drive, has seven all-weather tennis courts, modern clubhouse, bar and changing rooms, and teams playing at all levels in the
ATHLETICS THE latest Eastern Veterans' League match at Picketts Lock drew excellent results from the Loughton Athletic Club team. Both the men's and the women's teams took second place - both behind strong Milton Keynes' teams - but finished well ahead
THE district's police chief has issued a safety warning to people thinking of taking to the waterways following a tragic accident in a weir which claimed the life of a teenager. Sanjai Chauhan, 19, from Harlow, drowned after his kayak capsized in Kings
A PIONEERING avant-garde composer, who was killed by a hit-and-run driver near his home in Leyton 26 years ago, will be honoured at a special evening of music next month. Cornelius Cardew studied piano, cello and composition at the Royal Academy of Music
TOM Huddlestone could be the next casualty of Juande Ramos' overhaul of the Tottenham squad with the Liverpool Echo reporting that Everton may be willing to offer him an escape route, writes Iain Liddle. It was thought that the 21-year-old had impressed
THE summer spending spree at Spurs shows no signs of stopping Portuguese stopper Ricardo Pereira the latest name to be linked with a move, according to reports this morning, writes Iain Liddle. Manager Juande Ramos has made a reliable goalkeeper one
CHINGFORD MP Iain Duncan Smith visited WF Magistrates Court to promote an open day there this Saturday. The MP got a guided tour of the court in Forest Road, and spoke to staff and magistrates including Adrienne Hasler, chair of the borough's magistrates
JUANDE Ramos is buzzing with excitement about the potential of his latest expensive recruit as he continues to re-build the Tottenham team in his image, writes Iain Liddle. Mexican wonderkid Giovani Dos Santos recently signed up to the Spaniard's White
A PAIR of 15-year-old twins have launched an ambitious scheme to save Waltham Forest Theatre. Nicky and Lee Caulfield want to take-over the doomed building in Lloyd Park, Walthamstow and transform it into a modern working theatre for the whole community
FORMER West Ham star Igor Stimac has backed fellow countryman Luka Modric to make an instant impact at Spurs next season, writes Iain Liddle. The 22-year-old playmaker recently became the most expensive Croatian in history when he joined Tottenham
THE Italian football section of Channel Four's website claim that Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor's agent is looking to set-up a move to AC Milan for his client. The report claims that a story in Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport suggest that
A TERROR suspect was described as the "chemist" in charge of gathering explosive ingredients in an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic flights, a court heard today. Assad Sarwar, of High Wycombe, is on trial along with eight others, included five
A FALL in the number of passengers using Stansted Airport last month has fueled campaigners opposition to a proposed second runway. While Heathrow (up 0.6 per cent) and Gatwick (up 1.1 per cent) saw slight increases, passenger numbers at Stansted fell
MEDIA reports are suggesting Arsenal may be preparing an early cash offer to land Valencia striker David Villa. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has already enjoyed one major transfer coup this summer when landing Cardiff wonderkid Aaron Ramsey this week and
The weather may be up and down, but it looks like being a long hot summer for Waltham Forest council. Local people have already held two demonstrations against its anti-Walthamstow policies in the past two weeks. And there are likely to be more ahead
ARSENE Wenger's dream of uniting Kolo Toure with his brother Yaya at the Emirates appear dead in the water. The former Gunners trailist has been heavily linked with the Londoners, where his older brother Kolo has become one of the club's key players.
MEDIA reports this morning have claimed that Arsenal are set to make a £10million bid for Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz. The Telegraph claim that Arsene Wenger is worried that leading frontman Emmanuel Adebayor is heading for a move to AC
DEPARTING club physio Gary Lewin has left Arsenal with some good news regarding the fitness of injured pair Tomas Rosicky and Eduardo da Silva. Rosicky struggled for much of last season with a recurring knee injury, while Eduardo suffered an horrific
ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has rubbished reports linking with a move for Hamburg's Vincent Kompany. "I have known Kompany for a long time, since he was 16," Wenger told Setanta Sport. "I keep following him but the story that we want him for next season
SPURS have been placed on red-alert by the news that Joe Hart is heading for a contract bust-up with Manchester City, according to The Sun. The paper has reported that the 21-year-old is furious about where he finds himself in the financial pecking order
REPORTS this morning suggest Spurs could be preparing a double swoop for Real Zaragoza strikers Diego Milito and Sergio Garcia. The Mirror claims that the relegated Spaniards must sell their big names, and that could lead the Lononders to prepare a move
Britain's Muslim community is facing a "crisis" because hundreds of forced marriages go unreported and unnoticed, a legal group has said. According to the Muslim Arbitration Tribunal (MAT), more than 70% of marriages in the Muslim community which involve
IT'S looking increasingly likely that a new state-of-the-art air ambulance will be based at North Weald Airfield. It would mean the £250,000 life-saving aircraft would be ideally located for emergency call-outs in the Epping Forest district when it is
REPORTS from the Caribbean suggest that a man wanted for questioning over a triple shooting in Ilford has been murdered. Adrian Paul, of New Development, Soufriere, St Lucia, was reportedly shot by an unknown assailant at 11:50pm on Friday, according
JUNIOR MULTI-SPORTS HALF term at the Score complex, Leyton, saw over 100 youngsters take part in the Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP) multi-sports fun week which included football, basketball and volleyball among many other sports.
MEDIA reports this morning claim Barcelona have launched an £8million bid for Arsenal winger Alexander Hleb. There has been constant speculation since the end of the season that the Belarus international would quit the Emirates Stadium this summer. And
DESPITE being in the twilight of his career Uefa Cup Winners' Cup winner Danny Granville is still hungry for more glory after completing his move to Orient. The 33-year-old former Chelsea, Leeds, Manchester City and Crystal Palace player signed last
