HUNDREDS of visitors are expected to turn up at Christ Church this weekend for the annual Wanstead Flower Festival. The two-day event will see the 19th century church decked out with lavish floral displays created by members of the congregation
ST CLARE hospice is looking for adventurous people to help raise vital funds for people in its care. The charity in Hastingwood is organising a sponsored trek on the Great Wall of China and is encouraging local people to sign up. Taking
A LEADING police officer is pleading with residents to help them catch the culprits behind a spate of shocking firearms incidents in the south of the borough. Supt Sue Williams, deputy borough commander, said: “We rely on the local community
A GIFTED young scientist dubbed 'a young Stephen Hawking' has had his talent recognised with a top international prize. Trinity Catholic High School sixthformer Joshua Roberts saw off competition from 140 of the world's most talented youngsters
THE skies are set to come alive with the sound of fighter jets this weekend at a community event at North Weald Airfield. It's Time To Scramble on September 13 will be supporting the Royal Air Force Association's 2009 Battle of Britain Wings
FOUR mums exceeded their fundraising target after completing a charity run to raise money. Liz Worrall, Claire Jarvis, Julie Strelley-Jones and Katie Dulieu, from Highams Park and Chingford, all completed the Adidas 5K Women's Challenge in
A NEW community development of nearly 70 homes in Green Belt land is being recommended for approval by the district council. Developer Graham Cox's plan for 28 flats, and 41 houses at the Jennikings Garden Centre site, in Manor Road, Chigwell
A CAR thought to have been used in the abduction and murder of a 24 year-old man has been found burnt out in a quiet residential street. The smouldering shell of the white Audi was found by police in Royston Gardens, Wanstead, close to the
ON September 8 in 1959, an eager bunch of 115 children started at a brand new school which had just opened up in Epping. Now, 50 years later, the 250 pupils who attend Ivy Chimneys Primary school celebrated the anniversary with a special party
A CHARITY ball is to be held this Saturday in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support and the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. To take place at the Prince Regent Hotel, in Manor Road, Woodford Bridge, the ball will feature a three-course meal as well
BUSINESSPEOPLE in South Woodford are outraged as 'roadworks misery' is set to continue for another two months. The works, in the High Road, are part of a traffic light improvement scheme, and began in the first week of April after months of
FUNDING has been secured for a training centre to help apprentices into Olympic construction jobs. Doubts were raised over whether the near £6million grant from the Learning and Skills Council(LSC)for the centre in Cathall Road, Leyton, would
WEST HAM have completed the signing of 17-year-old full-back Davide Ferrari from Brescia Calcio on a season-long loan deal, with a view to a permanent signing. The Hammers completed a deal for the highly-rated youngster before the summer transfer window
TESCO says it is "disappointed" with a decision by councillors to delay deciding whether to allow a massive development to be built in Highams Park. The retail giant has proposed to build a 5,523sq ft 24-hour supermarket, 253 homes, and 350
THE mother of a diabetic child claims she was left in limbo for nearly the whole summer holiday before learning that her son could return to school this term. Charlotte Hawkins, 25, from Epping was provided with transport to and from St Andrew's
HAMMERS midfielder Valon Behrami is desperate to put his injury nightmare behind him after making a successful return to competitive football for the reserves in last night's 6-0 drubbing of Birmingham City. A knee injury has kept the Swiss international
THE council has admitted a number of failings in the home care a man received before he died – but deny missed medication led to his death. Ninety-three-year-old Reginald Dean, Enterprise House, Kings Head Hill, Chingford, died from a a urinary
A DEMONSTRATION has been organised to save a day care centre threatened with closure by the council. Leading councillors will consider whether Crownfield Day Centre in Crownfield Road, Leytonstone, will close on Tuesday. Trade union Unison Waltham
TWO men from Walthamstow have had to hand over more than £9,000 to police for their part in a money laundering ring which laundered nearly £2.5 million. A confiscation order made at Southwark Crown Court on Friday ruled that six men who were
DAGENHAM and Redbridge are hoping to pull off another transfer coup this week by completing the signing of a former Millwall player. Out of contract midfielder Danny Spiller has been training with John Still's troops for the past week and turned
TERRY Churchill was Debden AS's latest winner at Timberland Fishery in Harlow. He weighed in with 59.12.0, with Mark Brown 30.14.0 and Russ Hogg 24.4.0 finishing second and third respectively. Churchill also claimed the best fish of the day, a carp
WEST HAM defender Danny Gabbidon has revealed he feels like his 'arm has been cut off' following the departure of close friend and Wales international team-mate James Collins to Aston Villa. Collins completed his £5million move to Villa Park on deadline
TEARS were shed and final goodbyes were delivered as youngsters marked their last day at pre-school with a graduation ceremony. Children at Queens Pre-school, in Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, had a celebratory party to mark their last day before
A MONEY launderer is first-ever person to be ordered by the Met Police to declare his wealth to officers after being found guilty of laundering almost £2.5 million. Asnat Akram received a Financial Reporting Order from the Metropolitan Police
THERE were plenty of positives for West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola and reserves team coach Alex Dyer to take from last night's demolition of Birmingham City in the side's second Barclays Premier Reserve League South game at Upton Park. While the 6-0 scoreline
COMMUTERS face more disruption after train drivers announced more strikes on the National Express East Anglia network. Train drivers' union Aslef said its members would walk out for a week from September 21 in a long-running row over pay and
THOUSANDS of postal workers have gone on strike today for 24 hours in a row over pay cuts and jobs. Members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) began the industrial action from 3am in delivery officers and collection hubs across the capital
