I've been out a-meeting and a-greeting in the last few days, which is unusual. Because we have comparatively few reporters for a comparatively large news patch, a lot of our story gathering is done from within the office, but this week was a bit different
FORMER West Ham favourite Steve Lomas wants to be Colchester United’s next manager. And the ex-Northern Ireland midfielder believes he can follow in the footsteps of Phil Parkinson and Geraint Williams and prove his worth with the U’s as a
FAN and editor of O's fanzine Pandamonium Matthew Rooper is back this season to talk about all things Leyton Orient. SO then, it's just the league and the FA Cup to go for now - Oh well, I am sure most O's fans would settle for the double! Although
TWO weeks away on England duty will help Robert Green to forget about his Premier League struggles, according to former West Ham United and Czech Republic goalkeeper Ludek Miklosko. 'Ludo', who is now goalkeeping coach at Upton Park, has watched in
COUNCIL leader Clyde Loakes is pinning his parliamentary ambitions on being the next Labour MP for Northampton South. The 38-year-old, who is originally from Northamptonshire, had his hopes to follow in the footsteps of current Walthamstow
SPURS captain Ledley King insists the club's position at the bottom of the league is just 'not good enough' and has called on the team to pull things round. Tottenham lie rooted to the foot of the table after picking up just two points from
ORIENT chief Martin ling is keeping his fingers crossed that they will finally cure Luton loanee Dean Morgan's foot injury. The former Reading winger was ruled out of action for his three weeks at Brisbane Road with the problem and just when it looked
DOG RACING THE Mark Wallis-trained Lews Trickster has performed with credit in every start since arriving at Harlow without ever getting her head in front. Tomorrow night's (Thursday’s) A7 graded contest in which she competes looks ideal
TELEVISION presenter Paul Danan was in Epping today (Wednesday) trying to get people to take part in a new BBC television show. The former Hollyoaks actor handed out leaflets on the High Street to passers-by urging them to call his 'help line
IF Juande Ramos blames the Spurs board for the club's current plight, nobody will hear about it. The under fire Tottenham boss was given the boot by Espanyol six years ago this month after criticising the club's hierarchy for undermining him. And it
BASKETBALL BASKETTBALL player Stephron Andrew has been selected to represent London in the prestigious National Inter-Regional tournament, despite only taking up the game two years ago. Andrew, 13, who plays for East Side Eagles at Rush
MARTIN Ling has handed Orient chairman Barry Hearn a hit-list of strikers he would like to bring in on-loan. The O's boss, who has been searching for a big frontman for months now was disappointed to see former target Kevin Kyle join one of the east
ORIENT boss Martin Ling claims he remains open-minded about the future of midfielder Sean Thornton. The Irishman is close to completing his month loan spell at Shrewsbury where he has enjoyed a return to form, after falling out of Ling's plans at Brisbane
County Park A 1 Ryan 2 (Echo League U15s) PARK were hard and well drilled and took the game to Ryan. But keeper Kemel saved well three times in the first ten minutes. Ryan settled and Fuller and Morris went close. Then a
JUNIOR RUGBY ROCHFORD Minis visited Wanstead RFC with the rain lashing down – but this did nothing to dampen the spirits of both teams and the keen spectators. Sides ranges from U8s (pictured) through to U12s playing Tag rugby and from
Woodford 40 Ruislip 25 (London 2 North) WOODFORD put in a strong all-round performance to brush aside division stragglers Ruislip and record their second win of the season. Highams coach Matt Davies has instilled an ‘improve at all costs’ mentality
Chingford 17 Civil Service 20 (London Two North) CHINGFORD suffered their second league defeat of the season after a narrow home loss to Civil Services. After last week’s demolition of Welwyn, the Waltham Wayers were in a confident mood going
RUGBY Harlow 34 Rochford 32 (London 3NE) SOME precise kicking by Paul Humphries made all the difference as Harlow held on to a workmanlike victory over Rochford. The fly half scored 14 points, put the visitors on the back
DETECTIVES are exploring a possible link between the murder of a man in his home and a car found nearby shortly after the attack. A spokesman declined to pinpoint where the car was found but confirmed it was "close to the scene" of the attack
Bancroft 10 Clacton 15 (Essex One) AN under-strength Bancroft’s suffered a narrow home defeat against a Clacton outfit who made it three wins from three games. Both teams started steadily with some solid forward play. A Clacton player was
Maldon 10 Wanstead 25 (Essex One) ESSEX One leaders Wanstead kept up their 100 per cent start to the season with a hard-fought victory. The hosts started brightly, but some last-ditch tackling saw the Herons hold them up over the line twice.
Campion 24 Upper Clapton 19 (Essex One) DESPITE a brave fightback Clapton left themselves too much to do. The hosts dominated the opening 40 minutes and ran in tries from Steve Canny, Alex Miller, James Jenkins, that coupled with two conversions
Ilford Wanderers 13 Old Brentwoods 10 (Essex One) ILFORD made the best use of the windy conditions to record their first win of the season and climb off the bottom of the table. With the wind at their backs in the first half, Brian
A WOMAN has been found guilty of repeatedly branding a three-year-old boy with a cigarette lighter. Tracey Parker, 23, of Otterbourne Road, Chingford, denied charges of child cruelty including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and neglect
Letchworth Garden City 12 Eton Manor 18 (London Two North) ETON Manor earned their first win of the season as they took advantage of the blustery conditions to overturn basement boys Letchworth. After blowing hot and cold in their previous three
HOCKEY OLD Loughtonians men had a mixed weekend, suffering a defeat in the SEHL Conference East League but progressing through to the third round of the EH Cup. The weekend started with a 3-2 league reverse at Canterbury. Matt
Old Cooperians 41 Loughton 17 (Essex Two) THE home side with the wind at their backs ran in three early tries via their young back line. Loughton reacted well and having already had a Mike Winterbourne try harshly disallowed a well-worked touch
Brightlingsea 29 Ongar 7 (Essex Three) ONGAR slipped to their second league defeat in two games at the hands of early leaders Brightlingsea. The home side had racked up 140 points in their first two matches and Ongar deserve credit for restricting
SPURS striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has defied the club by flying out to Moscow to join up with the Russia national team, despite being advised that he should not play for up to three weeks. The 26-year-old limped out of Tottenham's 1-0 defeat to Hull City
GOLF CHIGWELL golfers Daisy Dyer and Louella Hitchcock staged a superb comeback to defeat Rochford Hundred and win the illustrious Munro Foursomes. The final of the competition was played over two days as heavy rain deemed the course
ARSENAL skipper William Gallas has conceded that he has not been firing on all cylinders so far this season. The France international has come under fire from several quarters over his slump in form, and the defender admitted that he may be
ARSENAL forward Robin van Persie will miss Holland's World Cup qualifier against Iceland this weekend after suffering a hamstring injury. The 25-year-old will sit out the match in Rotterdam on Saturday but will be reassessed ahead of next week's trip
A GRIEF-STRICKEN son has spoken of the life-changing moment when he learned his father had been stabbed to death. Winston Dowe-Stephenson, 50, died from multiple stab wounds in a flat in Luton on Thursday, September 25. Jermaine Dowe-Stephenson
A CRASH victim who was initially thought to have life-threatening injuries has surprised medics by making a rapid recovery. The 26-year-old woman was hit by a car in Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, shortly before 7.20pm last night (Tuesday).
FOOTBALL Leyton 1 Dulwich Hamlet 4 (FA Trophy, Preliminary Round) LEYTON surrendered a 1-0 lead in two moments of madness late in the first-half as they were dumped out of the FA Trophy at the weekend. The Lilywhites took the lead through
ORIENT manager Martin Ling has criticised the officials for his side's exit from the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. The O's chief was angry that Adam Virgo was given another chance for Brighton in last night’s penalty shoot-out at Withdean.
AN all-singing, all-dancing schoolgirl has landed a part in the hit West End musical Joseph. And in an amazing coincidence, 11-year-old Maddie Wotherspoon will join her neighbour who is also in the show, and was featured in the Guardian a few
ARSENAL full-back Armand Traore insists he will return to the Emirates a better player after excelling under the guidance of Harry Redknapp at Portsmouth. Traore is on a season-long loan deal at Fratton Park and has already established himself as an
SHOPPING vouchers worth £25 are being given away to people who answer questions about health services in Waltham Forest. The first 500 people to turn up to an NHS Waltham Forest event at Walthamstow Assembly Hall at noon today will get the vouchers,
Peterborough United 0 Dagenham and Redbridge 1 (Johnstone's Paint Trophy - southern section) MARK Nwokeji's second half header gave Dagenham an impressive Johnstone's Paint Trophy victory over Peterborough at London Road. The striker nodded
FOOTBALL Waltham Abbey 1 Metropolitan Police 2 (FA Trophy, preliminary round - replay) WALTHAM ABBEY were left kicking themselves after bowing out of the FA Trophy to Metropolitan Police. After a goalless draw in Surrey
CROATIA boss Slaven Bilic insists Arsenal striker Eduardo will be back in action by Christmas. The Brazilian-born forward, who suffered a broken fibula and dislocated ankle under the challenge of Birmingham's Martin Taylor back in February, is on the
ARSENAL midfield prodigy Aaron Ramsey has been tipped to reach similar heights as team-mate Cesc Fabregas. Wales Under 21's boss Brian Flynn believes the 17-year-old is on the same level as the Spaniard was at this stage in his career and insists the
ARSENAL winger Theo Walcott should be left on the bench for England's match against Kazakhstan this weekend, according to former Tottenham wide man Chris Waddle. The ex-England winger has urged Fabio Capello to drop the Gunners' youngster in
FORMER Spurs and England winger Chris Waddle insists he would pick Shaun Wright-Phillips ahead Arsenal's Theo Walcott for the national side's World Cup qualifying matches with Kazakhstan and Belarus. Waddle, who scored six goals in 62 appearances
A NEW mum is celebrating after her tiny baby boy – who weighed less than a bag of sugar when he was born – was finally taken off the criticial list. Simone Katz could hold her son Beau in the palm of her hand when he was born more than three
WEST Ham United have received a boost in their attempts to overturn an independent tribunal's decision to award Sheffield United £30million in compensation over the Carlos Tevez affair. The Irons have appealed to the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration
WEST Ham United striker Craig Bellamy has been sleeping in an altitude tent in a bid to save his injury-plagued career. The 29-year-old Wales international captain has made 12 first-team appearances since joining the Irons from Liverpool in
WEST Ham have moved to play down concerns the club will be adversely affected by Icelandic bank Landsbanki going into administration. The Iceland government took control of Landsbanki on Tuesday, the country's second biggest bank, in order to stop
FURIOUS residents have spoken of their disgust that more ‘lifeline’ post offices may face the axe if Royal Mail loses the contract to distribute pension and benefit payments. Around 3,000 more branches may be forced to close, in addition to
AN extra £860,000 is due to be spent on restoration work at historic Valentines mansion, and Redbridge taxpayers are footing the bill. The 17th Century building in Ilford's Valentines Park is due to be finished in January, but Redbridge Council
