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  • Laird: 'You just want to win as many games as possible'

    Midfielder Marc Laird stressed there is no specific points target for the O’s as they look to haul themselves away from the League One relegation scrap. Tuesday’s defeat to Huddersfield Town saw the Scot handed his first start for Russell Slade’s side

  • ONGAR: Mums get park fundraising off to an impressive start

    PARENTS kick-started the fundraising effort towards a better playground for their children today (Thursday). A family fun day at the Love Lane park in Ongar raised about £1,400 that the Ongar Mums group wants to spend on more equipment for

  • Bale rejected United

    Spurs winger Gareth Bale has revealed he snubbed the opportunity to join Manchester United. The 22-year-old says he was convinced to link up with Tottenham by the club’s then manager Martin Jol, believing he would stand a better chance of first-team

  • Preview: Orient v County

    Russell Slade says goalkeeper Jamie Jones will be in contention for tomorrow’s visit of Notts County. The 23-year-old has been sidelined for the entire campaign, initially missing out following shoulder surgery before a wrist injury saw him

  • Capturing Waltham Forest's real sporting champions

    The Olympics, ‘the greatest show on earth’, will see the world’s top athletes converge in the capital with one thing on their minds – that glistening disk of gold. But away from the cameras, in the boxing clubs, badminton courts and football

  • Barnsley v West Ham United prediction

    West Ham United face a trip to Barnsley tomorrow knowing they need to win to keep their fading automatic promotion hopes alive. The Hammers suffered a major setback last weekend after losing 4-2 at home to rivals Reading. West Ham's defeat left them

  • LEYTON: Marshes eviction a 'travesty of justice'

    PROTESTERS have lost a High Court battle over the right to campaign against an Olympic training centre being built on public land. The mix of local people and Occupy London group members are preparing to leave their campsite on Leyton Marshes

  • WALTHAMSTOW: Gun alert sparks major road closure

    ARMED police closed a busy main road following reports that a man was seen brandishing a gun in the street. Officers were called to Forest Road, Walthamstow, at around 7pm last night (Wednesday April 4) and were directed by witnesses to a flat

  • Slade: 'Keep the faith'

    “Keep the faith” was Leyton Orient boss Russell Slade’s message to the fans after his side lost out to Huddersfield Town in their second game in hand on Tuesday night. The defeat was the E10 club’s tenth at home in the league this season, leaving

  • LEYTON: Court ruling restricts Marshes protesters

    A COURT has banned protesters from blocking construction of an Olympic training centre on public land. A mix of local people and Occupy London protest movement members set up camp on Leyton Marshes, bringing a halt to the construction of temporary

  • Hammers linked with Kilmarnock star

    West Ham United have been linked with a move for Kilmarnock goalkeeper Cammy Bell. The 24-year-old helped lead his side to a shock victory over Celtic in the League Cup final. Kilmarnock boss Kenny Shiels told the Daily Record: "Part of my remit is

  • Conte linked to Spurs

    Juventus coach Antonio Conte has been linked with Tottenham should Harry Redknapp become the new England boss, according to the Daily Telegraph. The 42-year-old has led the Italian giants to an unbeaten league run of 30 games this season as

  • Clarke backs O's for survival

    There was a familiar face in the opposition ranks at Brisbane Road on Tuesday night as Orient lined up against promotion hopefuls Huddersfield Town. Defender Tom Clarke started 12 games for Russell Slade’s side during a loan spell earlier in

  • WOODFORD GREEN: School duo help to foil muggers

    A SCHOOLBOY who escaped a gang of muggers turned the tables on them when he ran into school, grabbed a teacher and set off in pursuit. Seventeen-year-old Ollie Fedele was just yards from Trinity High School in Woodford Green when the gang-of-three

  • HIGHAMS PARK: Fire being treated as suspicious

    POLICE are treating a fire which engulfed most of a disused warehouse as suspicious. Firefighters were at the site of the former Focus DIY store in Hickman Avenue, Highams Park, until April 5 after the blaze began on April 4. Video