PASSENGERS using a busy Waltham Forest rail line face disruption as a union has voted in favour of going on strike. Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working for National Express, who run trains on
BUDDING young journalists at a Woodford Green secondary got a chance to grill a Guardian reporter when he popped into their school for a chat. Our man in sport Ross Davies paid a visit last Wednesday to Trinity Catholic High School to talk
TRADERS are furious that the council has finally admitted that South Woodford CCTV will be used to catch out motorists who park illegally. The fears of George Lane shopkeepers have been realised, as the council has been forced to come clean
A PROTEST march has been held today (Wednesday) as anger mounts over proposals to create a Leyton school trust. Under the proposals, Norlington School for Boys and George Mitchell School will be governed by a single trust, run by the Institute of Education
DEDICATED staff at an Ilford supermarket raised more than £800 for charity when they climbed to the top of Mount Snowdon. Marks and Spencer staff Nicola Morris, Liz Collins, Lorraine Vincent, Fabienne Aityounes and Tania Stephenson braved heavy rain
SPENDING on acquiring land for the 2012 Games as gone over buget, it has been confirmed. The London Development Agency (LDA) had earmarked £1.1 million to purchase the site in Stratford and relocate residents and businesses. Addressing
PLANS for a new bus lane in a busy Woodford Green street have been unveiled by the council. The 130-metre-long zone, earmarked for the westbound junction of Broadmead Road alongside the Green, is designed to combat the problem of long delays
EVER wondered about the particulars of incinerating a dead body? Find out this weekend as London's largest cemetery hosts the gut-churning 'Day of the Dead.' The City of London Cemetery, in Aldersbrook Road, will be holding its first
THE annual proms on the green is coming to Epping this Sunday. The Epping Forest Band will perform on the green, by the Civic Offices, in Epping High Street, from 3pm. Admission is free, and people are encouraged to bring their own picnic. If the
A LEYTONSTONE pub is to have its licence reviewed after allegations including presenting a safety risk to children. The Sheepwalk, in High Road, will come under review on July 17 after police and members of the public sent representations to
The District Council has agreed to give £38,000 to turn a Waltham Abbey estate into a gardener's paradise. The Ninefields estate in Waltham Abbey will get the funds, diverted from the council's housing revenue account, to trim trees, plant flowers
A GRADUATION ceremony has been held for students of the Loriamah Grace Childcare agency. Taught by Walthamstow-based trainer Grace Chambers, the students completed a one-year course and celebrated with a special event at the Leyton Youth Centre, in
A 17-YEAR-OLD has been cleared of murdering CJ Hendricks. A jury of 11 returned a not-guilty verdict of murder and manslaughter at the Old Bailey today. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was accused of stabbing the
TEACHERS have walked out for a second time over plans to create a Leyton school trust. NUT members at Norlington School for Boys, in Norlington Road, went on strike again today (Wednesday) as they claim no move has been made to negotiate.
Pupils at the Leverton Junior School are enjoying their new play equipment after years of fundraising. The brand new adventure playground at the school in Honey Lane includes swings, ladders and slides -partly designed by the students themselves
NHS West Essex is urging suspected swine flu sufferers to find a "flu friend" to collect medicine for them as the number of infected in the district is predicted to rise. There have been a dozen confirmed cases in West Essex and numbers are
THE headteacher of Churchfields Juniors has announced he is to leave his post at the end of this term, just weeks before the start of a major rebuilding project at the school. David Worrall, who has been at Churchfields for nearly a decade,
YOUNG dancers from across the district joined together to pay their own special tribute to the King of Pop at their annual show. Members of the Dance Factory put on a performance of Michael Jackson's Thriller in front of a packed audience at
LEYTON Orient are to host Newcastle Utd in a pre-season match. The O's have swooped to the rescue of the Magpies, who have had their wings clipped by the FA and been banned from flying out to Holland for a game. Geraint Williams' team will take
THE great and the good were honoured at Braeside Senior School's annual prize-giving ceremony. A marquee was set up at the girls' school, in Buckhurst Hill High Road, and before the awards were handed out a musical performance of Snow White
BARKING, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust will pay millions of pounds in damages after a dad-of-two was left disabled following treatment at King George Hospital. Michael Spence has been paralysed from the waist down after a series of hospital
THE first phase of an access road in the Blackhorse Lane area was officially opened by the borough's Mayor. Green Ferry Way in Walthamstow, is is described by the council as an important step in the regeneration of the wider Blackhorse Lane
A ROW continues to rage over what the new CCTV system in South Woodford will be used for, after the most detailed plans to date were released. Maps have been drawn up of the proposed £1.7million regeneration of George Lane, pin-pointing plans
A DAGENHAM XI will be in action against Aveley tonight in their latest pre-season clash. The Daggers team is expected to feature Jon Nurse, and youth team players Harlee Dean and Tommy Tejan Sie at Mill Field. Aveley won the Ryman Division One North
Youngsters can enjoy lots of free fun activities during the school holidays at the Epping Forest District Museum. Drop-in fun and craft sessions will take place from next Tuesday, where children can to make toys from various historical eras
This month's Matching Green WI report. Birthdays were celebrated this month by Pat Ruggins, Ann Skipsey, Mickey Vernon, Jane Yates and Jean Morgan. Events were read out by our secretary Margaret Chalk and stamps will be collected and donated to
A GRATEFUL dog owner has been reunited with his pet dog nearly one week after it was snatched by muggers. Russell, a six-year-old Jack Russell, was taken from his owner Paul Guest as he walked home from the Churchill pub in the Broadway, Loughton
WESLEY Thomas scored on the stroke of half-time to spare Dagenham and Redbridge's blushes against Boreham Wood last night. The striker struck from close range after his shot was blocked to hand the Daggers a 1-0 victory against their Ryman
ORIENT began their pre-season campaign with a 5-4 win at Billericay Town on Tuesday evening. It was a good evening for the strikers as all three got on the score-sheet. New hitman Adrian Patulea scored the fourth goal against the Ryman
THE future of the capital's stroke and trauma provision will be decided next week after a London-wide consultation. NHS Redbridge and primary care trusts from across the capital will consider the 11,000 strong feedback and decide how and where
A "DODGY" set of pavements in Woodford Green is to be repaved - despite the council telling campaigners it was "not a priority" just four months ago. As the Guardian reported in March 2009, some residents living around Snakes Lane East warned
A CHARITY which works with youths trying to combat gang violence and community conflict, has won a prestigious award. Leap Confronting Conflict has just been named UK Charity of the Year 2009 for the conflict resolution work it does in schools
A POLICE helicopter equipped with heat-seeking technology discovered a cannabis factory in Ilford last week, it has been revealed. Following a tip-off from residents, officers decided to examine the Ilford area in an attempt to see if any homes
A SWINE flu epidemic in the UK could cause serious disruption to London's transport, a union has warned. Transport workers are known to be at greater risk of infection because they work in close contact with the public, and often in confined spaces
AN increase in prostitution and sex trafficking is expected in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. A report by the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) warned the increase in would put women at risk. It has also reported a small increase already in
STUDENTS at Walthamstow spent the day learning about the importance of identity and tolerance. Walthamstow School for Girls pupils examined what makes them and their classmates who they are. The event at the school in Brettenham Road was designed
