ORIENT played out a scoreless draw against Bishops Stortford, this evening. Boss Geraint Williams picked a young side for the clash at Stortford, and his youthful team held out in defence without breaking through up front. It was the third match
West Ham 1 Bursaspor 1 (Friendly) KIERON DYER grabbed his first goal for West Ham in last night's draw in Austria during a game which also saw a debut for summer signing Luis Jiminez. England midfielder Dyer put the Hammers ahead in Bad Rakersburg
It is approaching 70 years since thousands of children were evacuated from London to farms and homes in the country. MHAIRI MACFARLANE found out about the bitter sweet experiences of living away from home. A DIET of dry bread and Oxo
A BUSINESSWOMAN has won an award after overcoming the death of her husband to create a successful dry ice skate making company. Karen O'Neil's husband died three years from a rare form of cancer of the blood vessels prompting her to quit her
AN elderly woman was savagely attacked by a dog after it escaped from a neighbour's garden. Milly Isaacs, 93, of Overton Road, was at home at about 6pm yesterday when she noticed the dog had got into her back garden. Mrs Isaacs, who
BUDDING young environmentalists from Forest Prep School paid a special visit to Epping Forest to find out more about its diverse pond life. The group, from class P4B, made their way to Strawberry Hill Pond, armed with magnifying glasses and
A PAIR of fraudsters who made thousands of pounds from a sophisticated fake identity business have been caged for a total of seven-and-a-half years. Andrius Ezerskis, 25, of Sylvan Road, Snaresbrook, was sentenced at Croydon Crown Court after pleading
A SECTION of roofing on the former EMD cinema building collapsed, luckily missing passers by. A piece of wood fell from the roof on Thursday morning, and was snapped by internet writer Freewheeler, who runs the Crap Cycling & Walking in
POLICE are still holding out hope that a speed check scheme will work, despite only four people having signed up. Motorists have been causing problems along a stretch of road in Epping where an accident recently left a car with its wheels up
A SEX trafficker who ran a brothel in Wanstead High Street is facing jail. Atchara Nualpenyai will be sentenced tomorrow after pleaded guilty to controlling prostitution and trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation. The madam
WANSTEAD MP Harry Cohen has joined calls for great train robber Ronnie Biggs to be released from prison. Mr Cohen, who is standing down at the next election following intense scrutiny of his expenses, thinks that the 80-year-old criminal should
WORRIED residents are calling for more police patrols around their neighbourhood as they say a children's playground is being used by teenagers for fighting, sex and drug dealing. People living in Churchfields, South Woodford, say the children's
WANSTEAD MP Harry Cohen has joined calls for great train robber Ronnie Biggs to be released from prison. Mr Cohen, who is standing down at the next election following intense scrutiny of his expenses, thinks that the 80-year-old criminal should be
SUMMER fun for the young was on offer all week at Loughton Methodist Church's holiday club. More than 160 children attended the church, in Loughton High Road, which has offered craft, singing and story-telling events. The subject for
PARENTS say their teenagers are being unfairly arrested because of a dispersal order introduced to tackle anti-social behaviour. The order covers the Markhouse Road and Queen's Road area and gives police powers to move on groups of two or more
CHILDREN at a Chigwell nursery celebrated their last day of term by helping to raise cash for Haven House Children's Hospice. Staff, parents and children at St Mary's in the High Road all joined together to raise funds for the Hospice in Woodford Green
ORIENT boss Geraint Williams is determined to keep his prize players, as the big kick-off looms into view. Williams was speaking to the Guardian after Tuesday's friendly at Ebbsfleet about speculation over the future of highly-rated players
RYAN Jarvis wants to be Orient's main man up front this season, and not the forgotten man he became during the last campaign. The 23 year-old scored just two goals last season, when he joined the O's from Norwich City after a fruitful loan
INTREPID youngsters from Caterham High School scaled the highest mountain in Wales during an action-packed geography field trip. A group of 40 GCSE students from the school, in Clayhall, spent five days in Snowdonia studying its natural features.
A CRACKDOWN on drugs using a machine which detects illegal substances has been launched. Waltham Forest Council will use the Ion Track Itemiser to test swabs taken during unannounced visits to restaurants, pubs and nightclubs. The grey
GIVE your body a MOT for free this weekend. Free health checks are available this Saturday at the Keith Axon Centre in Grove Road, Chadwell Heath. Nurses will be on hand to record blood pressure, height and weight and calculate your
THE organisers of next year's Loughton Festival are looking for extra hands to help them prepare. Festival director Sue Taylor is appealing for support with fund-raising, marketing and management to make the event extra special. Next year's festival
THIEVES smashed the window of a van before stealing a Tom Tom sat nav. The white Ford transit van was targeted in Powell Road, Buckhurst Hill, at 12.30pm on Monday. A police spokeswoman said: “We are looking for anyone who may have seen or heard
A PROPERTY developer has slammed Redbridge Council for turning down his planning application after charging him £2,000 for advice on how to get it passed. Lee Jose, of LJ Construction, entered into negotiations with planning officers over his
ANTI-social behaviour and speeding drivers will be the main focus for police, it was decided at Epping's first Neighbourhood Action Panel (NAP) meeting. The service, provided by the police, has been set up in other areas of the district and
SACRILEGIOUS vandals have destroyed a statue of Jesus outside a church. Worshippers attending St Michael and all Angels Church, in Roding Road, Loughton, on Sunday morning, had a nasty shock when they discovered the work has been decapitated
Staff at a children's farm have spoken of their relief after two tortoises who were stolen last week were returned home. Okey Doke, 7 and his lady friend Lucky, 40, were snatched from their pen in the children's farm in Holyfield, on July 6
CONSERVATIONISTS have called for landowners to put their “animosity” behind them and work together to save Wanstead Park. The historic green space was last month put on the English Heritage 'at risk' register due to its extensive deterioration
A MERCEDES was stolen from a driveway after burglars forced open the front door of a house. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened between 11pm on July 20 and 7.30am on July 21 at Stewards Close, Epping. A police spokeswoman
SIX Waltham Forest schools have received a cash boost thanks to the fundraising of a nationwide pizza chain. Domino's Pizza sold 2,500 of their tasty treats to visitors to school fates and decided to donate half their proceeds to schools, raising
A MAN who was shot by police has been charged with three offences. Jonathan Lawrence, 28, of Elmore Road, Leyton, appeared at Waltham Forest Magistrates' Court today (Thursday) accused of GBH, possessing a firearm and ammunition. He
THE Met Police have secured £600,000 to fund a specialist unit to tackle the expected surge in sex trafficking in Olympic boroughs in the run up to the 2012 Games. Police believe there will be a surge in the numbers of young women trafficked into the
A FAMILY living next door to an unlawful gipsy site whichshould have been cleared last year claim the district council has ignored their human rights. When Julie Irons and her family built their dream house in Hamlet Hill, Roydon, in 2004,
A MAN has been trying to scam money from vulnerable old ladies by pretending to have been mugged. The man, described as scruffy looking and about 35-years-old, has approached people at their home and on Epping High Street asking for money to
CALLS have been made for "usless" road traffic signs to be torn down in Redbridge after the council admitted no-one is enforcing them. Residents plagued by rat-runners in streets such as Chelmsford Road in South Woodford are furious that 'no
MORE than £1,300 was donated for sick children by generous shoppers at a popular supermarket. Haven House Children's Hospice, High Road, Woodford Green, staged a collection at Morrisons in Loughton, on July 17 and 18. A spokeswoman for
BAT lovers can learn more about their favourite flying creatures today (Thursday) at a special event in Woodford Green. Bat expert Roger Havard will be at Ray Park, in Snakes Lane East, today to tell you everything there is to know about the
A FREE microchipping service is being offered to dog owners. As part of the council's Borough Action for Responsible K9s (BARK) campaign, owners can have their dogs implanted with a microchip with their name and address on it. The scheme
SEVENTEEN people charged with over 130 offences following a series of raids in Waltham Forest targeting organised crime will appear in court today. Officers siezed drugs with an estimated street value of £100,000, four guns, £10,000 in cash
THE "appalling" state of the South Woodford tube station underpass will be discussed at a meeting tonight. Felicity Banks, who represents Roding ward, will address members of the London Transport Liaison Group in a bid to get some of the cash
