DAYLIGHT robbers have targeted two security guards in the same street within 24 hours. A security guard was approached outside Lloyds TSB in The Broadway, Loughton, by a man who demanded his cashbox before grabbing it and running off.
ARSENAL defender Alex Song featured heavily for Cameroon in the Olympic men's football competition but his team crashed out at the hands of Brazil in the quarter-finals. After being left out of the Lions' 1-1 draw with Korea in their opening game, Song
MONEY which was supposed to help people in the most deprived areas of Waltham Forest was spent on the council’s Olympics activities, despite previous claims to the contrary. A damning report by consultants Pricewaterhousecoopers (PWC) into the
ORIENT reserves crashed to a 4-0 defeat against Watford in the Football Combination Eastern Division at Brisbane Road. Boss Martin Ling used the game to give a run-out to a number of fringe players and youngsters, including Alton Thelwell, who is working
EPPING FOOTBALL ROUNDUP DEBDEN Sports got their Herts County Senior League division one season off to a slow start with a 3-1 defeat at Cuffley. Missing seven key regulars, Sports were forced to field a makeshift side for the game and
ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger believes the key to unlocking Theo Walcott's vast talent is patience. The 19-year-old winger joined Arsenal from Southampton in a big money transfer in January 2006 but has shown only glimpses of his potential. However
INFORMATION about sheltered housing and other services for older people will be available at various open days between 10am and 4pm on Friday, September 12. Visitors to eight schemes across the district can meet the scheme managers, find out about day
ARSENAL skipper William Gallas reckons the 2-0 victory at FC Twente in the Champions League preliminary round was a "huge result". And now he has called upon his team mates to finish the tie off. The organised Dutch outfit coached by
ATHLETICS LOUGHTON Athletic Club's senior and junior members contested the final club championship track event of the season at Roding Valley fields. The under-11 and U13 athletes ran over 600m, while the older athletes tested themselves
WOODFORD Green with Essex Ladies athlete Sarah Claxton came eighth in the final of the Olympic Games women's 100metre hurdles in Beijing. The 29-year-old had exceeded all expectations by qualifying for the final after a scintillating run in the semis
FREDDIE Sears is learning a lot from Craig Bellamy, but the West Ham United youngster admitted the Wales captain's absence through injury has given him the chance to shine. The England Under-19 international burst on to the scene at the end
A POPULAR music venue facing closure and demolition has been saved - for the time being. Developers wanted to knock down The Standard, in Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow, and were due to take over the ownership of the site from Punch Taverns on July 31.
ARSENAL forward Nacer Barazite has agreed a month-long loan move to Derby County. Barazite joins Derby after an impressive pre-season campaign with the Gunners, where he also excelled last season in the reserves. The deal comes with an option to extend
EPPING Forest College has appointed a new principal with “vision and aspiration for the future”. Peter Sadler has joined the Loughton college at a key moment in its history, as it prepares to unveil its £35m building at the start of the autumn term.
WITH the glitz and glamour of the Beijing Olympic Games currently dazzling the world, the Guardian’s CHARLIE CAMPBELL spoke to sporting heroes from humbler times. IN China, a total of 10,500 athletes are expected to compete in 302 events within 28
TOTTENHAM defender Michael Dawson is desperate to flush Saturday's defeat at Middlesbrough out of the system by beating Sunderland this weekend. Spurs got their season off to the worst possible start, losing 2-1, despite an encouraging pre-season campaign
THE first piece of London’s Olympic jigsaw has slotted into place with the grand opening of the £4.5 million Redbridge Cycle Centre. Following Britain’s phenomenal success in Beijing, sporting officials hope the new 2km circuit and off-road
SAMIR NASRI has been taken aback by the 'beautiful' football his new side play and can't wait to 'shine' at his new club. The Frenchman got his Arsenal career off to the best possible start by scoring the winner in the side's 1-0 opening day win over
JONATHAN Woodgate has warned his team-mates that they have to 'work harder' off the ball if they are going to have a successful season. The centre-back played in his side's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Middlesbrough on Saturday and insisted things have
JERMAINE Jenas has urged his team-mates to learn from their mistakes of last season and respond strongly to Saturday's 2-1 opening day defeat to Middlesbrough. The Lilywhites' midfielder saw the team stumble into the bottom three after the opening six
TOTTENHAM target Diego Capel has admitted he is flattered by the interest he is attracting from Barcelona. The 20-year-old Sevilla midfielder is reported to be a summer target of Barca boss Pep Guardiola, who has stolen a march on Juande Ramos for the
TOMAS Rosicky has released a statement through the clubs website claiming he did not set out to blame team-mates Gael Clichy and William Gallas for Arsenal's title failure last season. The Czech international claims that his quotes have been miss-represented
THE council is refusing to name seven shops it is prosecuting for selling knives to children. The authority's trading standards department sent teenagers to 14 shops in Waltham Forest and they were able to purchase weapons from half of them
REDBRIDGE Police have backtracked over figures released by the force which revealed more than one police patrol vehicle is put out of action every fortnight because officers put in the wrong type of fuel. After the Guardian requested
THE FAMILY of Britain’s fastest 100m female sprinter at the Beijing Olympics have spoken of their pride after watching her give it everything. Woodford Green Athletics Club’s Jeanette Kwayke recorded a personal best time of 11.14secs as she
REDBRIDGE’S oldest ASBO breaker has avoided jail despite sending more than 200 obscene letters to a young barmaid he was obsessed with. One-legged Gordon Peters sent notes calling 23-year-old Italian, Anna Guled, a prostitute and a drug dealer
WEST HAM could yet tie up a deal for highly-rated Palermo striker Edison Cavani. The Hammers are one of a number of Premier League clubs to have been linked with a move for the 21-year-old starlet this summer. The speculation appeared
MEDIA reports claim Emmanuel Adebayor's new long-term deal with Arsenal could be worth a staggering £80,000 a week. The Gunners have always been known to employ a strict pay structure, but according to the Times, the Togolese striker has agreed a deal
Lincoln City 1 Dagenham and Redbridge 3 (League Two) DAGENHAM launched an impressive second half fightback to seal victory over Lincoln at Sincil Bank. The east Londoners were behind at half time following Lenny John-Lewis's fine
CYCLING HAINAULT Roads Club sent a three-man squad to Sunday's National Championship 12-hour time trial held in Newmarket. In a performance befitting the club champion, Rob Dulson established a new personal best for the event covering over
SPURS are though to be weighing up a swap deal for AZ Alkmaar's Sebastien Pocognoli with left-back Lee Young-pyo moving in the other direction. AZ are understood to be big fans of out-of-favour Lee while Tottenham have been linked with Belgian defender
ARSENAL'S Samir Nasri is out of France's friendly match with Sweden in Gothenburg on Wednesday with a thigh strain, just 24 hours after being called up to replace Marseille's Hatem Ben Arfa. Nasri was called in for Ben Arfa, who injured his adductors
DAVID VILLA looks set to put any lingering hopes Tottenham had of signing him to bed as he is thought to be in discussions with Valencia over a new contract. Spurs are desperately searching for reinforcements up front as Darren Bent is likely to be Juande
THE MCC Museum at Lord’s is a magical place, brimming from wall-to-wall with priceless cricketing artefacts. The Ashes urn is the star exhibit, while bats, balls, shirts and caps used and worn by everyone from WG Grace to Sir Donald Bradman to Brian
MANCHESTER City striker Ched Evans has vowed to shoot down West Ham United on Sunday. The Wales Under-21 forward is likely to be handed a first team start after Valeri Bojinov suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon. The Bulgarian was injured during
WEST Ham United pair James Collins and Nigel Quashie will make their long-awaited returns from injury in a specially-arranged friendly match this afternoon. The duo are both set to start in a behind-closed-doors fixture against an un-named Championship
SIX people will appear in court accused of being involved in a large mortgage fraud. It is claimed a company bought 84 new flats in Thamesmead, south-east London, and re-sold them at prices above their value to mortgage customers who would
FORMER Arsenal player and manager Don Howe believes England desperately need a midfield maestro of the calibre of Cesc Fabregas if they are to compete at the the highest level. Howe, who spent two years as an Arsenal player and three years at the helm
FISHING Lake John, Waltham Abbey: midweek open match Rob Wright (Oakwood) bagged a ton of skimmers and bream, plus three bonus carp, for a winning bag of 100.8.0 on the top lake. Using the method of the moment - dropping the feeder on
A CHARITY gardening scheme is appealing for unwanted tools. Voluntary Action Epping Forest runs a Mow and Grow project where volunteers help the elderly or those physically unable to undertake gardening. But the scheme does not have enough good quality
I've several times, by members of the public, councillors and council officers been told that the people fighting to save the EMD/Granada, the Stow, the market, the William Morris Gallery and Vestry House Museum and against a massive Primark on
NACER Barazite is thought to be a target for Derby County, who want to take the forward to Pride Park on loan. The Dutchman impressed in pre-season for the Gunners, scoring against Barnet and Rushden & Diamonds while he also enjoyed a strong season with
LIBERAL Democrats in Epping Forest have presented their petition against the new pothole policy to Essex County Council. Many residents signed the petition against the policy which will see potholes become deeper for longer before they are fixed. Liberal
TOTTENHAM have joined the chase for West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand. The 23-year-old's future with the east Londoners is in some doubt after he reportly turned down an improved contract offer earlier this summer. That has alerted a number of clubs
ARSENE Wenger is still in the market for another central midfielder as he bids to compensate for the loss of Mathieu Flamini, Gilberto and Alexander Hleb. The Frenchman is known to be a fan of Liverpool's Xabi Alonso and Aston Villa's Gareth Barry but
Walthamstow dog track looked like a symbol of the whole town, the day it closed. The Save Our Stow marchers gathering outside it in the afternoon; the dressed-up crowds arriving later to enjoy one last evening out. Over it all the glorious, gaudy
CHRIS GUNTER claims he is “living the dream” at Tottenham these days. The 19-year-old defender claims he has come a long way from living in Newport and playing for Championship outfit Cardiff, but claims he isn't star-struck by all the stars at White
It feels like I’m always up at Whipps Cross these days, visiting the hospital. If it’s not physio, or seeing my consultant, it’s driving a neighbour to her appointments. But I don’t really mind, because I feel that I’m in safe hands there. Over
DOZENS of vulnerable pensioners will suffer if the council axes a daycare centre, it has been claimed. The news of the proposal comes days after the Guardian revealed the authority is planning to close Walton House care home for the elderly
WEST HAM defender Anton Ferdinand is now attracting the attention of Tottenham, according to reports. Sunderland have been strongly linked with a move for the 23-year-old in the past few days and have reportedly had a £8million bid accepted by the
DIMITAR Berbatov's on-off move to Manchester United is set to rumble on this week with Red devils chief Sir Alex ferguson now declaring he needs to strengthen his strike force. The United boss had declared after Sunday's less than convincing 1-1 draw
TOMAS Rosiky has tipped Arsenal team-mate Theo Walcott to make a big impact at the Emirates this season. The Czech international, who is currently sidelined with a knee injury, believes the former Southampton forward is now a key figure in the Gunners
ARSENAL winger Tomas Rosiky believes William Gallas is the right man to lead Arsenal this season. The Gunners skipper was heavily criticised last year after a bizarre one-man protest at Birmingham, before having a dig at team-mate Theo Walcott in a magazine
ARSENAL winger Tomas Rosiky believes the stupid action of Gunners team-mates Gael Clichy and William Gallas cost them their title dream last season. The Czech international claims the pairs actions during the 2-2 draw at Birmingham on February
MEDIA speculation has intensified linking West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand with a move to Sunderland. Black Cats boss Roy Keane is keen to bolster his back lline and has earmarked former under-21 star Ferdinand as the ideal signing.
SPURS could face having sulking striker Dimitar Berbatov left on their books unless they lower their asking price for the player. The moaning Bulgarian demanded yesterday that Tottenham allow him to fulfil his dream of playing for United. He
MEDIA reports linking Joe Cole with a shock return to West Ham appear wide of the mark after the midfielder claimed he was happy at Chelsea. The 26-year-old has yet to sign a new contract at Stamford Bridge despite only having two years left on his current
