THE future of Whipps Cross University hospital has been thrown into fresh doubt. The failure of a bid by the trust for a new emergency stroke unit and a looming review of all health care in north east London have raised concerns about services
PROPOSALS to build 60 homes on Highams Park Station car park have been put on hold after the developer withdrew its application. Under the proposals, put forward by a housing association and the NHS Waltham Forest the borough's Primary Care
A MASSIVE security lock-down brought Walthamstow to a standstill on Sunday when a mysterious procession of diplomatic vehicles stopped to re-fuel at a petrol station. Hundreds of police and security personnel closed the Texaco garage on Forest
A FATHER has been found dead with a crossbow bolt through his heart. Mark Nougher, 53, from Chingford, was discovered yesterday morning by a flatmate at the apartment they shared in Spain. Police believe the father-of-four may have died
MAJOR traffic jams are being reported across Wanstead and Leytonstone after a 'serious' crash between a lorry and a car. One man was rushed to hospital following the smash, which happened just after midday on the A12 in Wanstead between Royston
EPPING Forest is to receive a £4.76m Heritage Lottery grant towards to implementation of a Branching Out Project. The money will help fund a new Interpretation Centre, next door to Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, and a refurbished Butler's
WANSTEAD students set wheels in motion this week when Blue Peter descended on a school to film an upcoming episode. Wanstead Church School, in Church Path, had a brush with fame when Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton rolled in to film a feature on
LEYTON ORIENT FC has won a gong for its community work at a national awards ceremony. The club's community sports programme (LOCSP) scooped the award for League One Sports Community Club of the year, last Sunday. Figures from LOCSP and
THE number of cases of Tuberculosis (TB) in Waltham Forest is at its lowest since 1996, according to a health report released on Friday. The 2008-09 report, published by the Public Health Department at NHS Waltham Forest, examines the causes and consequences
A HEADTEACHER has resigned following accusations of heavy-handed management. Fiona Cordeaux made a sudden mid-term departure from her job as principle of Walthamstow Academy in Billet Road, weeks before a union ballot was to decide whether
THE WEST Ham trio of James Tomkins, Freddie Sears and Junior Stanislas will get their first taste of international under 20 action tonight when England take on Italy. The Three Young Lions have all appeared for their country at U19 level, with defender
A HATE crime investigation has been launched over motorists parking in a bay designated to a disabled woman. Pauline Samuels, 50, of Chestnut Avenue North, Walthamstow, claims she is forced to take a painful walk because she is unable park
WANSTEAD and Woodford are among the spots in Redbridge hardest hit by the credit crunch, with unemployment tripling in some areas. Across the borough, dole ques have lengthened by almost 50 per cent in a year, with the number of people claiming
A MEDAL, awarded to a dog who was buried at a pet cemetery in Ilford after becoming a war hero, is expected to fetch £10,000 at auction. Stray terrier-cross Rip won a Dickin Medal - the animal equivalent of the Military Cross - after he helped
AN EXTREMIST Christian group did not carry out its threat to protest outside a Leytonstone primary school over the teaching of gay history. Members of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church planned to picket George Tomlinson school on Friday over celebrations
A SWEDISH opera duo will dazzle audiences with an charity evening of musical delight at All Saints Church, Woodford Green, on Saturday. Amelie Klingspor and Malin Myrstad will perform a selection of songs from well known musicals and opera favorites
A POPULAR pensioner is celebrating his 90th birthday in style this morning at the same golf course he has played at for 30 years. Stan Suggate - who has been a familiar face at Wanstead Golf Club for the past three decades - is marking the
