YEARS of hard work have finally paid off at Wanstead High after it was rated a ‘good’ school by Ofsted inspectors for the first time since 1996. The result marks a remarkable turnaround for the school, in Redbridge Lane West, which was labelled
AFTER managing Spurs to their worst start to a season in 53 years Juande Ramos has called on all connected to the club to stick together this weekend. But Ramos knows that if his side fail to win again against Hull City on Sunday. He told the
PORTSMOUTH have confirmed they will make an official complaint to the Football Association over the abuse Sol Campbell received during Sunday's match against former club Tottenham. The Pompey captain was subjected to abuse from the terraces during
WHILE Martin Ling's side are struggling to muster a win, tomorrow's visitor to Brisbane Road Scunthorpe United are on a great run of form and have an embarrassment of ritches to choose from. Ian Adkins' side are looking for an eighth straight victory
MORE details have emerged of the life of a woman who was found beaten to death in a churchyard. The body of Melita Jo, 53, was discovered by a passer-by on Tuesday (September 30) morning in the grounds of St Mary's Church in Walthamstow Village
WEST Essex Primary Care Trust has gone a step better than last year in a national assessment of financial performance by an independent watchdog. In an Audit Commission report the trust is shown to be performing well against five key performance themes
DETECTIVES hunting a gang who beat a man to death in his own home are hailing last night’s stop-and-check operation as a success. During the two-hour operation 167 drivers and pedestrians along and near Hoe Lane and New Farm Drive, in Abridge
A CAMPAIGN group gave money to St Clare Hospice to help it continue caring for people. The Keep Nazeing Green members presented £400 to the Hastingwood charity with MP Bill Rammell who attended to show his support. The hospice’s head of communications
SUNDERLAND boss Roy Keane is hoping for good fortune and better quality in the final third to shoot down Arsenal tomorrow, writes Joe Johnson. "We've been working on our final ball and we need to get bodies in the box;" Keane told the Club's official
JURORS have been shown pictures of injuries allegedly inflicted by a woman accused of torturing a three-year-old boy. Shield-shaped "branding" burns covered the boy's body after the abuse, which took place in January last year. The marks
HUNDREDS of mourners gathered this morning for the funeral of a teenager “full of joy” who was stabbed to death in Walthamstow. Charles Junior Hendricks, 18, from Leytonstone, was discovered with fatal stab wounds to the chest during a routine
BOLTON Chairman Phil Gartside wants three points from fixture with West Ham and a win this weekend as well. He believes the Wanderers should be compensated for losing a match in which Carlos Tevez had a big influence and will look to sue the Hammers
TOTTENHAM are expecting a tough battle this Sunday when they host newly promoted Hull City, writes Joe Johnson. Last week's conqueror of their north London rivals, Hull travel to the Lane well rested and high in spirit after their victory at Arsenal
BOLTON Wanderers could launch their own legal action against West Ham United over the Carlos Tevez affair, Trotters’ chairman Phil Gartside has confirmed. Gartside spoke out after an independent tribunal ruled that the Hammers should pay Sheffield
ARESENE Wenger has called for more concentration from his side after losing to Hull last Sunday in the Premier League, write Joe Johnson. The Gunners boss did however praise his squad for recovering so well in the Champions League on Tuesday. Wenger
WEST Ham United chairman Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson has insisted that the club’s off-field issues will not affect the Irons’ progress on the pitch. In a rare statement to the club’s supporters, the Icelandic banking billionaire expressed his delight at
TOTTENHAM have rejected claims that they have offered Manchester City boss Mark Hughes the manager's job at White Hart Lane. Spurs boss Juande Ramos has been under pressure following a poor start to the season as his side sit at the bottom of the Premier
ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger believes a section of Tottenham fans have been guilty of racism towards Portsmouth's Sol Campbell and has urged the football authorities to take action against all types of abuse. Hampshire Police are in the process of
ONE week on from the brutal murder of Clive Enkel at his Abridge home, police stopped drivers in an evening operation to try and solve his murder. The killing in Alderwood Drive has left the community reeling, and despite high-profile police patrols
A VICAR has described the murder of a woman in the grounds of his church as 'a scar on our community'. Rev Simon Heathfield, team rector at St Mary's Church in Walthamstow Village, has spoken for the first time about the death of Melita Jo,
A PHONE salesman from Walthamstow is among three men charged with conspiring to damage a book publishers' home and office. Abrar Mirza, 22, of Eastfield Road, is accused of targeting a property in Lonsdale Square, Islington, with intent to
JUNIOR FOOTBALL Leyton FC 3 Maldon Town 0 (Eastern Junior Alliance League U15s) A GOOD all-round team performance from Leyton saw them brush aside any hopes Maldon had of going home with a victory. After 15 minutes Bradley Gayer set up Philip
Coca Cola League One, Saturday, October 4, 3pm LAST TIME AT BRISBANE ROAD: Leyton Orient 2 Scunthorpe 2 (24-03-2007) Orient saw the points slip through their grasp on two occasions during this League One encounter. First Wayne Corden gave the O’s the
ORIENT look set to be without five players for the visit of League One high-flyers Scunthorpe on Saturday. On-loan striker Jack Jeffrey has had to return to West Ham, after sustaining a knee injury that requires and operation. Fellow loanee
MIKE Atherton has added his voice to those bemoaning England selector Geoff Miller’s decision to leave Essex wicketkeeper James Foster out of the winter touring parties. The former England captain was left stunned by Foster’s exclusion from England
ESSEX County Cricket Club have moved another step nearer the £40million re-development of the Ford County Ground. Chelmsford Borough Council's planning chiefs have given their backing to the club’s plans to transform their “old and out of date” headquarters
GIANLUCA Nani can be forgiven for having enjoyed his 46th birthday. Since being installed as West Ham United’s first-ever technical director in June, things have gone rather well for the Italian talent-spotter, who turned a year older on Wednesday
TOTTENHAM battled their way through to the UEFA Cup group stages with a 1-1 draw at Wisla Krakow ensuring a 3-2 aggregate victory. Arkadiusz Glowacki's own goal just before the hour mark at Stadion Wisly extended Spurs' lead from the first leg, with
TOTTENHAM edged into the group stage of the UEFA Cup with a result against Wisla Krakow which left Juande Ramos relieved but still looking for a spark to ignite their season. Spurs ended up clinging onto their 3-2 aggregate lead at Stadion Wisly, with
THE MOTHER of a toddler who was crushed by a 4x4 outside a school has called for speed bumps to be introduced to prevent accidents. There are only three bumps in Selwyn Avenue but none by the Cavendish Road school entrance, where 15-month-old
