Spurs could miss out on Leandro Damiao after the player’s agent revealed a move to Italy was the preferred option. Tottenham have long been linked with the 22-year-old however, Vinicius Prates has said Juventus are the player’s first choice
Paul Rachubka has been placed on the transfer list by parent club Leeds United. The loanee stopper has featured eight times for Orient since making the temporary switch south and became the club’s fifth keeper this season when he started at
A CAR and motorbike race open to all will be held on Sunday, May 13. The quarter mile race will be held in North Weald Airfield, gates will open at 8.30am and the races will start at 10am. There will also be a beer tent, children’s rides
Spurs have a number of injury concerns ahead of tonight’s trip to Bolton Wanderers. Harry Redknapp could be without Aaron Lennon, Scott Parker and Louis Saha, with the trio among those struggling for fitness. Tottenham currently sit
A PLAY set in a fictional Chingford care home will examine the lives of older people and issues including mental illness. Writer Seiriol Davies and lead actress Jools Voce researched Moon River, which is set to open in London later this month, by visiting
A RESHUFFLE of the council’s cabinet will take place later this month following the decision of Conservative councillor Nick Hayes, who holds the Planning and Regeneration portfolio, to step down to concentrate on his job. The Guardian understands
FLOOD risk alerts remain in place across the area. The environment Agency said this morning that water levels in the lower reaches of the River Roding remain high in Woodford Green, South Woodford, Wanstead and Ilford. An EA spokesman
A SCHOOL is appealing to local businesses to help modernise a swimming pool so it can stay open all year round. The outdoor pool at Oakdale Junior School in South Woodford was built at the same time as the school itself in 1952. It is
THERE were wild scenes at a Leytonstone school when an American pop band came by for a visit. Four-piece act Mindless Behavior [sic] came to Buxton School after one of its pupils won a competition to have them perform a 20-minute concert.
CAMPAIGNERS are furious that information showing a new supermarket could cause traffic congestion and siphon of customers from local businesses was not made public. In late 2011 a traffic survey was carried out on the viability of the four
FLOODS and torrential downpours struck this week, yet despite the April showers the area officially remained in drought. Flood risk warnings were issued by the Environment Agency (EA) for areas along the length of the River Roding following
A STALKER who set fire to a woman's car after she rejected his advances has been jailed for four years. Razwan Malik, 33, exchanged numbers with the 30-year-old when they met by chance at a petrol station in Leyton in May 2011. But after
NEIGHBOURS are opposing the latest in a series of developments that they claim have snowballed to leave their area unrecognizable. Last year 52 bedroom Treetops Care Home in Station Road, Epping, applied to demolish a garage and store shed and build
A TREE collapsed onto a car carrying a family after narrowly missing a young woman. A councillor's daughter was nearly hit by the tall tree as it toppled over onto a parked vehicle in Leyton on Monday (April 30). Miraculously no-one was injured
YOUNG people in Redbridge are being offered the chance to become the face of the borough during London 2012 celebrations. Vision Redbridge is seeking vibrant 14 to 19 year-olds to take centre stage and compere their 2012 inspired roadshow across
Chingford Foundation School have crowned off an impressive season by winning a league and cup double following victory against Highams Park. Park went ahead in the contest ten minutes into the game but their lead was short-lived as a strike from Frankie
A COLLEGE is considering banning visits by speakers after it was criticised for hosting an event featuring a controversial Islamic scholar. Leyton Sixth Form College in Essex Road has come under fire after students from its Islamic Society
Harry Martin’s Olympic dream has moved a step closer following his inclusion in the Great Britain squad for this week’s Olympic test event. The Old Loughtonians player has joined up with Jason Lee’s 18-man squad for matches at the Riverbank
A WOMAN celebrated her 104th birthday last week. Rose Rose is the oldest resident in The Spinney Care Home in Chingford, and she was joined by her nearest and dearest on Tuesday, April 24, to mark the fourth year after passing her centenary
A COMEDY night organiser failed to see the funny side after being asked to pay for bouncers by the manager of a Wanstead bar. Jon Fentiman, 49, a primary school teacher from Chigwell, had been laughing all the way to the bank after his Wanstead
A FARM owner who was refused permission for the country’s largest solar park has defended his decision to let the military use the land as a missile base for the Olympic Games. Netherhouse Farm in Waltham Abbey is one of six sites around London
DOGS and their owners had a chance to show off their training at an awards ceremony on Sunday. Owners showed their dogs could stay when asked, walk beside them and sit still while their mouths and feet were inspected, as well as obeying other
