Fulham’s Bryan Ruiz has reportedly admitted that he wanted to move to Spurs in the summer, rather than their London Premier League rivals. The Costa Rican international moved to Craven Cottage from FC Twente in August and in an interview with
VOLUNTEERS are invited to help promote composting and reduce the amount of food waste that is tipped in to landfill sites. Those interested in being part of Essex County Council’s Waste Busters Scheme are invited to attend a free training session in
A CHRISTMAS choir concert is being held at St Gabriel's Church in Walthamstow next weekend. It takes place at the church in Havant Road on Sunday December 18 from 7.30pm. The concert will feature a variety of four part harmony songs
DOWNSELL Primary School in Leyton holds a Christmas Bazaar next Thursday (December 15). It takes place at the site, in Downsell Road, between 2.30pm and 5.30pm. Booking is required but entry is free. Contact Shayeed Butt on 07957181006 or via
CHARITY workers met TV star Dermot O’Leary at a quiz to raise money for impoverished people in the developing world. The X-Factor presenter hosted the event at the Emirates Stadium in north London on Thursday, December 1, to raise money for
THE BOROUGH’s busiest library will be closed for five months to make way for major refurbishment works. Layout changes, a new cafe, self service machines and redecoration are among the £465,000 improvements to Ilford Central Library.
VOLUNTARY groups in Wanstead and Woodford can bid for a slice of a £200,000 grant to upgrade their facilities. The council’s Redbridge Community Fund has been set up to help organisations efficiently deliver local initiatives. Councillors
POLICE are appealing for information after a schoolgirl was molested on a bus. The 16-year-old was assaulted after boarding a 275 double-decker at Woodford Station going towards Walthamstow at around 4.10pm on Monday (December 5). She
THE owner of a vicious dog that attacked and killed a Walthamstow man’s beloved pet has been tracked down. Jean-Francois Dor, 47, put out an appeal for information in the Guardian last week on the pitbull-type dog that mauled his jack russell
A MAP published this week that pinpoints fatal traffic accidents shows that 16 people have been killed on Chignford’s roads in the past decade. According to the data, the most dangerous road in the area is the A1009, which runs from the North
A MAP published this week that pinpoints fatal traffic accidents shows that 16 people have been killed on Chignford’s roads in the past decade. According to the data, the most dangerous road in the area is the A1009, which runs from the North
CAMPAIGNERS fear that a new lease on a theatre may be a smokescreen for further funding cuts. Last night (December 6) Redbridge Council’s cabinet agreed to grant a new lease to the Kenneth More Theatre (KMT) in Oakfield Road, Ilford.
Roman Pavlyuchenko’s agent has denied the Spurs striker has agreed to move to Lokomotiv Moscow next month. Reports yesterday suggested the striker, who has made just two substitute appearances in the Premier League this season, had already struck a
THE man accused of shooting the 24-year-old owner of an ice cream parlour in the chest is expected to plead next month. Temidire Owolabi, 21, of Brandon Close, Chafford Hundred in Grays, Essex, appeared at the Old Bailey today (Wednesday),
PLANS to build a block of flats in Wanstead will be submitted to council for the second time, despite strong local opposition. Eighteen residents have written to Redbridge Council objecting to the proposal which would require an existing house
THREE houses are due to be built on the site of a warehouse, after planning permission for the development was granted. The new homes at Voluntary Place in Snaresbrook will be two-bedroom terraced houses with mezzanine floors in the roofs and their
CONCERNS have been raised about plans to open another betting shop in Walthamstow High Street amid fears it will encourage anti-social behaviour. Gambling firm Bet Fred wants to establish a branch at number 128 – bringing the total of bookmakers
THE owners of a café have applied for permission to turn it into a restaurant. The Royal Star Café, in Hatch Lane, Chingford, wants to open Monday to Sunday from 6am until 11pm and sell alcohol. The Friday Hill Tenant Management Organisation initially
THE leader of the district council is the first in Essex to sign up for a new scheme encouraging entrepreneurs. Lesley Wagland has committed herself to listening to the needs of fledgling business men and women, representing their interests at national
POLICE are still looking for a man in connection with an arson attack on an estate agent’s six weeks ago. Christopher Renda, 30, who has links to Buckhurst Hill, is wanted by police investigating the attack on Knightons estate agents in Queen
MORE council homes in Woodford and Wanstead will get a much needed upgrade thanks to a boost in government funding. An extra 150 properties across Redford will benefit from £1million in early support from the Decent Homes programme.
West Ham are reportedly interested in signing wantaway Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka. The France international has had a transfer request accepted by the Blues and the Hammers could try to tempt him to Upton Park in a loan deal. West Ham boss Sam Allardyce
THERE have been more fatalities on roads in the district than anywhere else in Essex, according to figures just released by the government. Data released by the Department for Transport reveals that between 1999 and 2010, 146 people died in
