Orient dug deep and rode their luck in this first round Carling Cup clash away at Colchester Utd, but produced the moments of quality to move into round two. It is two wins from two games in this new season now. At full time, boss Geraint
A SOUTH Woodford businessman claims George Lane CCTV will be the “bullet that kills trade,” as he prepares to post a petition containing hundreds of signatures to the council. Chairman of the South Woodford Business Partnership, Kerk Davies
DAGENHAM and Redbridge travel to Wales tonight for their Carling Cup first round tie against Cardiff City. It is the first time the two sides have met, but the League Two side will be hoping to cause an upset against their Championship hosts. The Daggers
Hertfordshire Police are offering a reward for help in tracking down a Nazeing man after he broke a condition of his release from prison. Bradley Stantiford, 33, from Buttodene Crescent in Nazeing was released on June 26, 2009 and has failed
A RETAILER awards ceremony was held on a boat on the River Thames for busineses in The Mall. The awards, now in their eighth year, are carried out each year to recognise businesses in the shopping centre in Selbourne Walk, Walthamstow. More than
A RISING football star from Chingford has followed in the footsteps of his dad and joined a club in Leyton. Eighteen-year-old Andros Townsend was unveiled by Leyton Orient last week. And this week there was nobody prouder than dad Troy
'LOVE blossoms' was given a new meaning this week as a paper tree plastered with romantic suggestions for teenagers was erected in Ilford Town Centre. The 3D 'love tree' spread its roots on Wednesday (August 5) as part of Redbridge Council's
REDBRIDGE school children are warned to be on their guard as police hunt a notorious sex attacker. Detectives investigating a number of sexual assaults on at least 24 young girls across north-east London - including Redbridge - are appealing
CONCERNED residents in Woodford Green have joined calls for Transport for London (TfL) to clean up the borough's subways and improve access to its stations. Last month the Guardian reported on a campaign launched by households and a councillor in South
A NIECE claims the council is deliberately delaying a report on the home care her uncle received before he died. Reginald Dean, 93, of Enterprise House, Kings Head Hill, Chingford, was receiving home care visits by council contractors Leonard
ORIENT are gearing up to take on Colchester Utd, this evening. The O's will be buoyed by midfielder Jason Demetriou's decision to stay in the country and play in the League Cup clash, and pull out of a Cyprus international. Geraint Williams
A WANSTEAD resident is fighting to have a driving charge overturned as he claims fines issued by 'spy cars' are invalid without proper warning notices. Barry Crace, 64, of New Wanstead Road, is calling on residents to challenge fines issued
SIXTY years have failed to dull the happiness of a couple who marked their diamond wedding anniversary with over 100 friends and family. Doris and Eric Doubleday have lived in the same house, in London Road, Abridge, for 53 years ever since
A WOMAN who was trying to help a pregnant lady was robbed of cash and jewellery worth £4,500. The 46-year-old from Harlow was driving along the B181 Epping Road at around midnight last night (August 10) when she went to assist the young woman
COUNCIL leader Chris Robbins warns that criminals may see Waltham Forest as a “soft touch” in the run up to the Olympics because of a lack of police officers in the borough. Due to a funding formula which continues to class Waltham Forest as
CHILDREN locked, popped and body waved at summer hip hop classes. More than 30 youngsters attended the Epping Forest Arts event at Theydon Bois Village Hall to learn dance routines to Black and White by Michael Jackson and Low by Flo Rida.
DETECTIVES have issued a fresh appeal for information on a sex attacker who preys on teenage schoolgirls. Following media coverage last month, another five girls have come forward to say they were attacked and a new, enhanced e-fit of the suspect
A LORRY has burst into flames near a busy roundabout. The HGV caught fire on the slip road between the A406 north circular and the Billet Roundabout in Walthamstow at 1.20pm. Wendy Douglas, 38, of Hylands Road, Walthamstow, was in her
SLIM pickings again this week locally, as many bands, promoters and venues take some time off to enjoy our irritatingly-named "BBQ summer." Nonetheless, there's still some goodness out there to enjoy. Over at the Square in Harlow, Thursday
A HOUSING estate resident says she has been “gagged” by Redbridge Homes over problems with her property which go back more than a year. Maddy Howard, 44, of the Fitzgerald Road estate in Wanstead, has written to Redbridge Homes - which manages
AN EXHIBTION at Vestry House Museum features two very different tea sets. 'The Walthamstow Tea Service' is a hand painted set of porcelain cups, saucers and bowls, depicting local houses, many of which no longer exist. It has long been
Woodford Athletics Club won the Jo Smith trophy, last weekend. Competing at Barnet’s Copthall Stadium, on a day when all teams were some way below full strength, team managers Gladys Bird and Keith Hopson oversaw a fine team performance which
A WALTHAMSTOW-based brass band’s appearance in the final of a national competition is under threat due to a funding shortage. East London Brass, based at Trinity Church, Orford Road, celebrates its centenary this year and hopes to represent the southern
TRIBUTES have been paid to a long-term councillor who will be remembered for his constant dedication to the community he loved. David Bateman, who has died from cancer at the age of 75, was involved in projects and improvement schemes for his
DETAILS of the investigation into the death of a grandmother crushed in a tower block lift could be made public within days. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said its lift experts had concluded their work at the site of Lambourne House
DIVERSITY dancer Ike Ezekwugo graduated today from Greenwich University. The 22-year-old from Leytonstone was joined by seven members of the group which won Britain's Got Talent to pose for pictures with countless graduates and their families
POLICE are hailing the success of a serious crime initiative. Operation Undercard ran in the borough from July 27 to August 9 and sought to tackle the most serious violence with high visibility policing including specialist resources from across the
A WALK is to be held today to explore proposals to build around Leyton green space. The New Lammas Lands Defence Committee (NLLDC), which exists to protect land on Leyton Marshes, will host the walk, starting at 6.30pm from Lammas School, Seymour Road
THE organisation which manages the council's housing stock has installed its first solar panels on a Walthamstow home. Ascham Homes has installed panels on the home, in Fyfield Road, which, it says, will generate enough electricity to heat
THE tragedy of a grandmother crushed to death in a lift has marked a new low for the council's housing body Redbridge Homes. While an official investigation into what happened has only just got underway, many tenants have no doubt that the
IT was town verses district at an annual summer French Boules competition. Councillors from Epping town council took on district councillors at the event at Stonards Hill. And it was victory for the district council for the tenth year
CHANGES to bus routes as a result of work on the Nothern Olympic Fringe could have mixed results, a councillor has said. As of today (Tuesday), the 158 and 308 buses will travel via Crownfield Road, Leytonstone Road, The Grove and Great Eastern
A NEW education and training programme has been launched at the Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP). Schemes available include “supporter to reporter” media training, Olympic-themed work such as stadium design and a new peer mentoring
A SERIES of free guided walks continues with a look at one of Walthamstow's oldest shopping streets. On Sunday, August 23, the Walthamstow Historical Society is holding a walk in Wood Street, which once served the wealthy residents who lived
A SERIES of 'make your own boat' sessions for children starts today at Ilford Central Library. Running between 10am and 5pm between Tuesday and Friday, the event sees children being given the opportunity to learn more about storytelling and
TWO of the men involved in the horrific death of Baby P tried to hide the tot's bloody clothes in Epping Forest, it has been reported. Today, court restrictions about the case have finally been lifted, allowing the media to reveal more details
A LIFT which malfunctioned and crushed a grandmother to death had been fitted with second-hand parts, it has been claimed. Residents say the lift, in the Lambourne House block of the Orchard Estate in Woodford Green, had been faulty for months
