A BID to double the size of a mosque and education centre in Chingford has been unanimously rejected by councillors. The application by the Chingford Islamic Society to convert a shop and flat next door to its current premises in Chingford
NEWS that Osama Bin Laden was killed by US forces on Sunday evening has brought back painful memories for people who knew one of the victims of his most devastating terrorist attack. Julia Wells, of Roding Lane South, Woodford Green, whose
CALLS for safety measures have been made after the latest crash at a notorious accident blackspot left a pensioner fighting for his life. A 64-year-old man suffered a heart attack while driving his blue Renault Clio and crashed into a building
A DECISION on whether a mosque can expand is due to be made tonight. The Chingford Islamic Society bookshop and cultural centre in Chingford Mount Road, Chingford, wants to convert the adjacent nail shop and first floor flat, which it bought
AN ESTIMATED 200 people turned out to enjoy a community fun day on Bank Holiday Monday (May 2). A bouncy castle, stalls and a performance by the Waltham Forest Pipe Band were among the entertainments at the event at Higham Hill Recreation Ground in
BRAVE volunteers abseiled down the sheer side of a tower for charity. Four volunteers lowered themselves with a harness and rope from the 110 ft tower in Church Langley, Harlow, to raise money for Chigwell Riding Centre, which teaches disabled people
A POPULAR Leytonstone restaurant is to hold a charity quiz night next week. The Star of India, in the High Road, is hosting the music-themed contest on Wednesday (May 11) to raise money for its owner's charity the Cygnus Trust. The trust
A DRUGS gang led a lifestyle inspired by their obsession with James Bond while smuggling millions of pounds worth of cocaine across the country, a court has heard. Police who raided 38-year-old Paul Flisher’s home in Mount Road, Theydon Garnon
USED cardboard will be collected from households for recycling, under a new scheme beginning later this month. Residents currently have to drive to the nearest recycling centre to dump used cereal boxes and milk cartons. But they can include
DOZENS of people are expected to take part in a five kilometre walk around Hollow Ponds this week to raise awareness about global inequalities in maternal health. Midwives and supporters from Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone are getting
ONE of the country’s last remaining Spitfire’s soared through the skies above Waltham Abbey as the Royal Gunpowder Mills marked the anniversary of VE Day. The Summer programme of events is now well underway at the popular venue in Beaulieu
A TEENAGER was chased and assaulted after he snatched his mobile phone back from two robbers. At around 2.45pm on Wednesday (April 27), the 17-year-old boy was walking in Mayville Road, Leytonstone, when two men snatched his mobile phone from
TRADITIONAL Texan singer songwriter Darden Smith headlines Leytonstone’s North Star pub this Thursday (May 5). Mr Smith, who has released 12 albums and toured the world, is known for his tunes inspired by the sweeping barren landscapes of his home state
A 90-year-old woman was conned into letting a bogus builder into her home who stole her jewellery. Between 11.30am and 12pm on Tuesday (April 19), the man called round to the elderly pensioner's home in Hainault Court in Forest Rise, Walthamstow
ANGRY home owners are set to launch a campaign against a plan to charge households up to £233 for parking outside their own homes. Redbridge Council have proposed the introduction of annual parking permits throughout Wanstead and Snaresbrook
CRIMINALS using knives are less likely to be brought to justice in Waltham Forest than in nearly every other London borough, figures show. Only 17 per cent of reported knife crimes were solved in the borough last year - the second worst rate in
A 64-year-old man was air-lifted to hospital after his car crashed into a house this morning (Tuesday). The man is believed to have had a heart attack at the wheel of his blue Renault Clio before crashing into the building in the Crooked Mile
A COUPLE were attacked by a pack of dogs while out riding in Epping Forest. Ash Scott-Lockyer, 51, and his wife, Fiona, 38, were out riding in Taylor’s Ride South in Epping Forest on Thursday, April 28, when they were attacked by three Huskies
TWO teenage boys were injured when they were shot in a cul-de-sac close to Walthamstow's Lloyd Park. It happened in Omnibus Way at around 6.30pm on Saturday (April 30). Police have only released details today. The boys, aged 16
ENTRIES are open for a dog show due to take place later this summer. Dogs can be entered into the Companion Dog Show in Town Mead Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, which takes place on June 5. Entries cost £1.50 per class and the show
A CHURCH will mark its anniversary with a lecture on the Big Bang. David Wilkinson, a professor of astrophysics, will speak at Loughton Methodist Church in the High Road on Saturday, May 14. The lecture, entitled The Big Bang, Stephen Hawking
