TWO employees working at nursing homes have been awarded for their efforts to help the people they care for. Dimple Jose, a nurse at Ashbrook Court nursing home in Sewardstone Road, Chingford, has been awarded a Heart of Gold award for her
AN established Orthodontists in Chingford is moving to a new premises. Angle House Orthodontists is moving to Hall Lane from their old address at the Chingford Health Centre in York Road today (Friday) and have invited Chingford MP Iain Duncan
A GROUP of cadets were guests at a Buckingham Palace garden palace alongside HRH Prince Charles. Six boys and girls from the C691 Walthamstow Combined Cadet Division of the St John Ambulance unit were nominated and visited Wellington Barracks
EPPING Forest MP Eleanor Laing has met with London 2012 officials to discuss the benefits available to people in the district from the Olympic Games. Mrs Laing also spoke with Olympic Gold medallist Jonathan Edwards at the meeting which discussed how
WANSTEAD MP Harry Cohen has called for reforms to the UK banking system to avoid crises such as the credit crunch. Mr Cohen, who is stepping down at the next election after 25 years representing his east London constituency, asked if the Chancellor
RESIDENTS of Walthamstow Village welcomed the ‘London in Bloom’ judges today. Walthamstow Village has been entered for the Urban Communities Award of the London-wide competition and the judges spent three hours assessing the community against
THE Redbridge Nature Conservation team hosts a free bat talk in Woodford Green next Thursday (July 23). Running from 10am till 12 noon, expert Roger Havard will be on hand to talk about our furry flying friends, with a chance to see some of
A FORMER District Commander charged with committing fraud has been given a date for his crown court appearance. Chief Inspector Jonathan Baldwin, once the highest ranking police officer in the Epping Forest District, will appear at Ipswich
CONSTRUCTION of a community centre complex in a Woodford Green park is nearing completion – despite the building being over-budget, delayed and condemned as “ugly” by some residents. Redbridge Council hope that the James Leal Centre, in Ray
RESIDENTS and councillors have hit out at allegations from far right groups that Redbridge's social housing stock is under threat from immigration. At a meeting of the full council last night former councillor Morris Hickey, 62, asked: “Would
A café run by students with learning difficulties and disabilities has been rated excellent in every category by examiners. Students from Waltham Forest College operate a rota system to keep the Horizon Café in Lloyds Park, in Walthamstow,
DAGENHAM and Redbridge are being made to sweat on the result of a cherished player's transfer tribunal. The club must now wait a while longer for the Football Association (FA) to decide how much highly-rated Magnus Okuonghae is worth, after
YOUTHS who lose their free travel privilege due to bad behaviour will soon be able to earn it back by doing voluntary work. The Mayor of London has announced that from September 'Earn your travel back' will mean young people in Waltham Forest
AN INDEPENDENT charity has made a generous £600 donation to a popular children's centre. Hopscotch Children's Trust, Chigwell Road, Woodford Bridge, made the award to ELHAP – which provides adventure playgrounds for adults, children and young
A LANDLADY has been given three months to transform a pub blighted by drugs, underage drinking and anti-social behaviour. Helena Gannon, who recently took over the licence of the Sheepwalk in Leytonstone High Road from her husband, was warned
A DISABLED mother says she is forced to climb a ladder to replenish her own damaged water supply because repairmen fear they might be exposed to deadly asbestos. Engineers working for council housing management company Ascham Homes left Ricki
A GROUP of imaginative students have taken to the streets to film their own interpretation of life in suburbia. The youngsters - Elvis Miranda, Faham Katamba, Ezikiel Omideyi, Zahra Green and Troy Germain - who all study at Redbridge College spent
A CRUEL conman swiped a pensioner's wallet as he helped a teenager look for his "lost" football. The elderly man was duped by a 17-year-old who knocked on his front door claiming that a ball had gone into a back garden and damaged a fence.
IN a time of economic struggle for shopkeepers across the district the council's key officer for promoting business has been on sick leave for more than four months. The Guardian understand that town centre manager David Sellings, who was only appointed
A STAR Paralympian who represented Great Britain at five games has been honoured at a special awards ceremony. Ann Wild, of The Glade, South Woodford, received the Outstanding Achievement Award from Brunel University where she graduated in
RUNNING five marathons in five days was simply not enough of a challenge for one 60 year-old charity fundraiser, who has now vowed to complete an even tougher test - rowing 100km in one go. Father-of-two Daniel Dancygier lost more than two
Police in Redbridge are to hold surgeries at one of the borough's busiest mosques in an attempt to reach out to the muslim community. Officers will visit Ilford Mosque in Balfour Road, every Saturday on a weekly basis. They will be there
PLANS to alter pavements and introduce 'no waiting' zones around George Lane have been unveiled by Redbridge Council. The proposals, which would be introduced on the Railway pub side of the busy South Woodford street, have been suggested by
A DEVOTED couple who overcame the tragedies of two World Wars to live a long and happy life together celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary today. It was love at first sight when Ken and Rosa Crick, of Westview Drive, Woodford Green, met
A FAMILY business in Waltham Abbey which uses the Olympic rings as a logo has been threatened with legal action by the organisers of the 2012 games. Olympic Removals, which sits opposite the White water rafting site in Lee Valley Park has been
A TRIO of brave cyclists are dreaming of champagne on the Champs Elysee after undertaking a mammoth 380 mile journey from London to Paris that has already raised £5,000 for charity. Woodford Green residents Nick Dey, 41, of Mornington Road,
CHILDREN enjoyed a carnival as part of a celebration of culture. Pupils at Roger Ascham School in Billet Road, Walthamstow have taken part in a week of activities including workshops and presentations, which culminated in a carnival yesterday
DRUGS officers with sniffer dogs went on patrol at a busy railway station to tackle substance abuse and assaults. Members of Mayfield, Chadwell and Goodmayes Safer Neighbourhoods Teams (SNTs) organised a passive drugs dog operation at Seven
A LONDON-WIDE 24-hour strike by postal workers has begun. The industrial action, called by the Communication Workers Union, is being held due to anger among staff at proposed changes to pay and conditions. A spokesman for the union said: "The current
A MOTHER who died at Whipps Cross University Hospital after contracting swine flu had just given birth. The new-born baby is said to be fighting for its life in intensive care. Ruptara Miah, 39, who has used a wheelchair since road accident
