THE inquests into the deaths of 52 people killed in the July 7 London bombings are to be held next year – five years after the terrorist attack. Lady Justice Hallett, a court of appeal judge, has been appointed by the Coroner for the Inner West London
MANY observers will have viewed this week as a test of Dagenham & Redbridge's promotion credentials. The team faced Rochdale and Bournemouth in the space of three days, two sides that sat alongside the Daggers in the top three of League Two. Despite
FURIOUS traders in one of Redbridge's main shopping areas have slammed 'Scrooge' councillors for leaving them without Christmas lights this year. Shopkeepers in Snakes Lane East and St Barnabas Road, Woodford Green, were left fuming after members
AN EMBARRASSING blunder by the district council has led to confidential information about men applying for taxi licences being published on its website, in a move which the Government says could put them at risk of identity theft. National
A REDBRIDGE pensioner has become locked in a legal battle over the salvage rights to the Titanic. American company RMS Titanic Inc, which is currently involved in a legal fight in the US to be recognised as the sole owner of artefacts from
THE first solar panel manufacturing company in London has opened. Walthamstow-based company Solar Empower designs and builds solar panels for residential homes and offices - and has just received European accreditation for its designs. The business
REDBRIDGE's first 24-hour open air gym is set to be installed in one of the borough's parks in a bid to encourage more youngsters to take up sport before the 2012 Olympics. The adizone facility - donated by Adidas sportswear company - will be opened
A CONTROVERSIAL proposal to build 56 homes on the site of a train station car park looks set to be approved by the council. Residents of Coolgardie Avenue, Highams Park, are concerned that a mixed development of 47 flats and nine houses, recommended
CIRCUS performers, a hog roast, carol singing, and a huge variety of festive stalls are just some of the attractions at this year's annual Epping Christmas Market next week. Held between 12 noon and 8pm on Friday (December 4) in the town centre
LEYTONSTONE'S Christmas lights will be switched on with a special event today. The library, Christmas tree and street lights will all be illuminated at the event between 2pm and 4pm. Special guests include Calum Best and the archdeacon of West
YOUNG people in a town finally have their own place to go to in the evenings after the opening of a new centre. The Loughton Youth Project has formally opened The Space, next to Loughton Library, in Traps Hill, offering facilities including
ONE woman's lasting dedication to the town she loved has been marked with a special tree-planting ceremony in her honour. Janet Walton had been a key part of the Epping Society for over three decades, serving as its membership secretary until
CHRISTMAS shoppers in the district are getting an extra present this year after the council announced it will offer free-parking over the festive period. Epping Forest District Council has said all its pay and display car parks will be free
PLANS for a dentist's surgery recommended for approval have instead been thrown out by councillors. Anu Sood's plan to convert 31 Lindsey Street, in Epping, into a dental surgery attracted strong opposition from her neighbours concerned at
A NEW wave of burglaries across the district has led to police urging householders to secure their properties. Houses in Buckhurst Hill, Chigwell and Epping were all targeted by burglars yesterday (November 25). The first incident occurred
CAMPAIGNERS will learn tonight (Thursday) whether a new application to build 24 homes on the site of a former historic house has won the backing of the borough's Conservation Advisory Panel (CAP). Developers Telford Homes handed in a THIRD
THE FUTURE of a crumbling war memorial looks brighter after the council caved in to calls for it to help finance urgent repair work. Council leader Keith Prince has promised to help save the dilapidated First World War monument - situated outside
THE family of a soldier serving in Afghanistan have reacted with joy to news that he has finally received the food parcels they sent him - just a week after the Guardian highlighted their plight. Relatives of 20-year-old Byron Fry, of the Shelley
WITH a career spanning five decades, Liverpool’s second finest export, The Searchers, fronted by Frank Allen, make a stop at the Harlow Playhouse next Wednesday, bringing with them a repertoire of pop hits including Sweets for My Sweet, Needles and Pins
KEEPING in fine tradition, the East 15 Acting School will host its annual Songs Around The Christmas Tree this Friday, with musical director Colin Sell taking the helm. The free event will be held outside the East 15 Acting School, Hatfields, Rectory
ORIENT produced a display full of class against Leeds United on Tuesday night, only to be denied a much-deserved point by a rare lapse from one of their most classy players. With just two minutes to go in a tight contest at Elland Road, Ben
ORIENT’s opponents on Tuesday have made heavy work of their FA Cup round two tie against League Two Burton Albion, today. Gillingham laboured to a 1-0 win at their Priestfield stadium home to book a place in round three of the competition.
IF Disney’s Princess Jasmine were to ever walk among us, there is a high chance she may look just like the actress sitting opposite me in Millfield House last Friday. Huge, sparkling brown eyes, glossy, just-stepped out of salon hair, and faultless, glowing
CLASSROOM Shakespeare, is a bit like school hockey – it’s enough to put you off for life. But for American actor Bryan Torfeh, the Bard is much more than highlighted text and exam questions. Determined to shed a new light on the wordsmith, the former
THERE was something oddly familiar about Trish Cooke’s face when I researched the writer of this year’s Theatre Royal Stratford East pantomime for this feature. And, sure enough, a quick internet search revealed her to be the one-time presenter of ‘80s
KAY Woodward will sign copies of her latest children’s book, Skate School: Ice Princess at the Lee Valley Ice Centre on Saturday from noon. The first book in the Hampshire author’s gripping new boarding school series, the story follows Olympic hopeful
CHAOS will ensue at the Forest Community Centre, Guildford Road, Waltham Forest, this weekend, as the Wadham Players present the Simon Brett’s brilliantly titled comedy Mr Quigley’s Revenge. Mr Quigley’s little blue book ensures there are no clashes
AS we plump ourselves up on festive treats in the run-up to Christmas, spare a thought for our feathered friends and head down to the Ray Park Visitor Centre this Saturday for a free ‘build your own bird feeder’ workshop (10am-noon). All recycled materials
The boy who never grew up flies into The O2 this week as Peter Pan transfers to the Greenwich venue for a special six-week Christmas run, following a sell-out spell in Kensington Gardens this summer. Based on the classic children’s novel
FORGET boring old socks, smellies and sugar mice, the E17 Designers’ Market has quirky, one-of-a-kind, handmade stocking fillers to please all ages at the Asian Centre on Friday. A veritable one-stop shop to pick up those presents for under the tree
INSPIRED by memories of his own family home in the ‘60s and ‘70s, artist Michael McMillan was the curator of The West Indian Front Room for the Geffrye Museum in 2005, which attracted 35,000 visitors. Concerned with the role front rooms play in shaping
CATCH talented up-and-coming violinist Mathieu van Bellen performing with the Southgate Symphony Orchestra at the Bourne Methodist Church this weekend – before he becomes famous. “His name will be in lights in a few years,” says conductor Adrian
STANDING at the tomb of Meher Baba in Ahmednagar, India, a 12-year-old Kokila Gillett picked up her violin and joined the other musicians offering their talents to the spiritual leader. “I loved joining in with whoever was playing, be it Indian music
FROM The Supremes to Take That, pop across the decades will get the jazz treatment courtesy of Geoff Gascoyne and his talented crew at Lauderdale House, Highgate, on Thursday, November 26, 8.30pm. One of the UK’s finest bass players and composers, Geoff
THE DISCOVERY of a security camera pointing against a concrete wall has fuelled concerns over the state of the CCTV system on a Redbridge housing estate. The camera, which is attached to one of the tower blocks on the Orchard Estate, in Woodford
ACTS of courage, bravery and service are set to be rewarded at a town's annual Citizenship Awards. Loughton Town Council is inviting nominations for people who have made an outstanding contribution to the area. Local residents, businesses
FAKE designer clothes with a value of £600,000 have been seized by trading standards officers. The haul of 3,000 items, including counterfeit Prada, Armani, Dolce and Gabbana, Versace and football kits, were in a consignment of 60 boxes which
AN EXTENSIVE list of winter walks have been planned by ramblers in Redbridge - giving revellers an ideal chance to work off those extra Christmas pounds. The annual Festival of Winter Walks will feature hundreds of rambles throughout the UK
THE district's road and rail links are almost back to normal after a chaotic few hours of delays earlier this morning. A car crash and a broken down lorry on the M25 at around 8am had caused major knock-on jams on the M11, Epping New Road and
DELAYS are affecting journeys on the Central line this morning. Transport for London (TfL) report that a faulty train at St Paul's is affecting trains bound for stations in Redbridge. Journeys through to west London are also being severely
WOODFORD WELLS senior ladies tennis team have won the right to represent Great Britain at next year’s European Club Champion-ships after they were crowned national Veteran Interclub champions. The team of Pat Wire, Jane Taylor, Elizabeth Eden and Christine
A GROUP of teenagers sucessfully completed a t-shirt printing course as part of a scheme to help them shape their future. The course was run by OG Clothing Co in Wood Street, Walthamstow, in conjunction with Waltham Forest Borough Council,
A Government minister will meet residents this evening to discuss how they can help the environment. Secretary of State for energy and climate change, Ed Miliband MP, will be visiting Walthamstow to talk with residents about cutting carbon
West Ham v Burnley Premier League Saturday, November 28 Last meeting: Burnley 0-1 West Ham (05-04-2005) The last time these two teams met they were both playing in the Championship. A Teddy Sheringham strike in the 83rd minute was enough
THE only sign of a crunch at the Waltham Forest Amateur Boxing Club’s annual dinner show at the Prince Regent Hotel on Friday night was fortunately saved for the ring. There were no signs of the current financial downturn, as even more tables were sold
WALTHAM ABBEY boxer Daniel Cadman plans to return to the ring with a bang this weekend when he makes his first appearance in three years on the undercard of Darren Barker’s British middleweight title fight against Wayne Elcock at the Brentwood
WEST HAM midfielder Jack Collison has vowed to start pulling his weight in the goal department, although he may be better served putting a few shifts in at the back after the Hammers blew a commanding lead against Hull City last week. Not
