A WOMAN who suffered 80 per cent burns after being set on fire has died. Nahida Habib was found in Rhodesia Road, Leytonstone, on February 13 at abour 4pm. The 42-year-old, of Madeira Road, Leytonstone, died on March 26. A post
THIS year’s Loughton Festival is due to start next week with organisers promising it will be by far the biggest yet. The month long festival, which will feature walks, talks, readings and music will start with workshops at Roding Valley High School,
A DISNEY themed play on the subject of friendship was staged by the youngsters of Oaklands School to an appreciative audience of parents. The ultimate fairytale saw characters such as Snow White and Sleeping Beauty meet up and became friends in the play
A CHINGFORD yob who beat a reveller to within an inch of his life at a Christmas party has been jailed for six years. CCTV footage showed Damon Thomas, 40, of Station Road, stamping on a man's head until he was unconscious at a nightclub in
FRUSTRATED residents have slammed the police for failing to oppose a controversial bar's application for extended opening hours - despite it already having been turned down for a late licence by the council in the past. Lizard Lounge in
A CRACKDOWN on flowers being laid in a Chingford graveyard has caused anger and confusion among mourners. Reverend Tom Page of SS Peter and Paul's on The Green, Station Road, ordered the clear up after a family became distressed when grave of a loved
THE first fully independent inquiry into the Waltham Forest Council’s mismanagement of millions of pounds will now take place. An investigation, headed by three public sector stalwarts, wlll be launched into the use of money under the Better
ADAM Freeman - the man who created a media storm after quitting The Apprentice hours before he was due to meet Sir Alan Sugar - has hit back at claims he is simply a cocky Essex boy who bottled it. He's been called a wannabe and a drop-out,
A NEW support group for Wanstead Park will be launched this evening (Monday). The group - Friends of Wanstead Parklands - will give residents the chance to get involved in helping to shape the park's future. The event - at Wanstead Library
WALTHAMSTOW residents are calling for the council to take control of the former EMD cinema before it is redeveloped into a church. More than 400 concerned residents packed St Mary’s School hall in Rectory Road, Walthamstow, on Sunday to share
A MAN has been found dead at a house in Walthamstow. The London Ambulance Service was called to the semi-detached house in Hoe Street at 7.30am this morning (Monday) to reports that a man had been found injured. An air ambulance crew
PEOPLE in Waltham Forest will be able to choose which punishment is given to criminals handed community service orders, under a scheme launched today. The borough is one of 50 trial areas in England and Wales where residents can take part in
WANSTEAD MP Harry Cohen has claimed more than £300,000 in expenses since 1990. During an interview in a national newspaper Mr Cohen admitted to taking the full second home allowance over the past two decades - totalling £310,714. The
TWO students from Wanstead and Woodford are limbering up to climb the highest mountain in Africa, while raising money for the country's children. Alex Corck-Adelman, of Warren Road, Wanstead, and Jonathan Mackie, of Raymond Avenue, South Woodford
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after three teenagers were attacked by a 20-strong gang armed with pool cues. One of the victims required stitches to a head wound after the unprovoked attack - which took place in Loxford Lane,Ilford at 8.10pm on Wednesday
