West Ham United assistant manager Neil McDonald insists the job isn't done yet despite their 2-0 win at Cardiff in the play-offs tonight. A brace from Jack Collison put the Hammers on the verge of a trip to Wembley but McDonald is adamant that the tie
West Ham United are on the brink of reaching the play-off final after Jack Collison fired them to a 2-0 first leg win at Cardiff tonight. The Irons opened the scoring after nine minutes through Collison’s header and a deflected effort from
West Ham United have made just one change to the side for their play-off semi-final first leg at Cardiff City tonight. Henri Lansbury, who started the weekend's win over Hull City, misses out on the game with Wales international Jack Collison starting
THERE are delays in Leytonstone High Road after a crash involving a bus and a car. It happened in the one-way system area of the street at around 4.50pm today (Thursday May 3), police say. The road is part closed. Police say it
Spurs defender Kyle Walker has committed his future to the club by penning a new deal at White Hart Lane. The 21-year-old has enjoyed a fine campaign for Harry Redknapp’s side, featuring 47 times to date as well as receiving his first two caps
Leon McSweeney admits he has not fully recovered from the foot injury which kept him on the sidelines recently, but said he was keen to help the Orient squad ensure their League One status. The 29-year-old suffered the problem during the defeat
THE search is off for the owner of a winning lottery ticket in Redbridge. The lucky owner has stepped forward and claimed their prize of £95,368. The ticket bought for the National Lottery draw on April 14 has only just been claimed
Schools from throughout the district will be taking part in a public speaking championship. The regional finals of the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge will be held in Davenant Foundation School in Chester Road, Loughton, on Wednesday, May
A CONTROVERSIAL bid to demolish a 1920s house in a conservation area has been approved. The Wanstead Society and neighbours of the house in St Mary's Avenue, Wanstead, objected to the plan to knock the house down and build a larger family home
BUSES are to be diverted away from a busy road due to concerns about the weak structure of a bridge. The W11 and W15 services will both have their routes altered from Tuesday May 15 due to worries about the impact of large vehicles on the bridge
A 20-year-old man was repeatedly stabbed in the head and back during a frenzied knife attack. It happened at the eastern end of Cann Hall Road, Leytonstone, at around 7.30pm on Monday (April 30). The victim was rushed to hospital but
A YOUNG artist who takes his inspiration from skulls will have his work shown at a central London gallery. Beau Wilson, 12, of Fairfield Road, Epping, decorates animal skulls he finds while out walking or digs up and has made collages and paintings
A SOLICITOR representing the Olympic Development Authority (ODA) posed as a journalist to obtain information from campaigners protesting against a training centre being built on Leyton Marshes, it is claimed. Stuart Carl Stock is said to
A MAY fair has been cancelled due to heavy rain over the last few days. The fair was scheduled to take place in woodland in Swaines Green, Epping, this Saturday (May 5), but the ground has become waterlogged. The event is yet to be rescheduled
A WOMAN who enjoyed being a pupil at a school so much she ended up working there for 40 years has finally decided to retire. Eileen Bliss, 74, is known to hundreds of children, parents and grandparents who have passed through Coppermill Primary
ROWDY behaviour could be made worse by a string of applications for alcohol to be sold later in the evening, residents fear. The Co-operative wants a licence to sell drink from its shops in North Weald and Waltham Abbey until later in the evening
A MAN has been fined £500 after his "out of control" dog bit a pensioner on the buttocks and refused to let go. The rottweiler sank its fangs into 62-year-old victim Paul Nicholson as it rampaged through Yates Meadow in Chingford on May 30
Spurs are one of a number of clubs to have made an approach for Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen, according to the player’s agent. The White Hart Lane side have previously been linked with the player, alongside fellow north Londoners Arsenal.
THE death of a flightless duck known affectionately as Duckzilla is being blamed on out of control dogs by local birdwatchers. Nobody knows how the Indian Runner Duck came to live in Wanstead Park, but it had become popular with families who
West Ham United travel to Cardiff for the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final tonight. The Hammers finished third in the league and ended the season 11 points clear of Malky Mackay's side. Both sides claimed a win over
West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce insists his side’s third-place finish in the Championship will count for nothing when they take on Cardiff in the play-offs tonight. The Hammers finished 11 points clear of Malky Mackay’s team and also picked up five
AN amputee is hoping to collect £2,500 in aid of Sport Relief after swimming more than a mile for the charity. Monica Richardson, 61, of Springfield, Epping, who lost a foot last year, completed 65 laps of Waltham Abbey Swimming Pool in just over
A MAJOR military exercise is underway across London as security is tested ahead of the Olympic Games. Operation Olympic Guardian started yesterday (May 2) and will run until May 10. Londoners have been warned to expect an increase in
THE flavours of Spain will be up for discussion at a talk by a cookery writer. Claudia Roden will be at Wanstead Library on May 15 to to talk about her new book, The Food of Spain. The book features recipes from across Spain and also examines the
RESIDENTS have accused the council of a conspiracy of silence over plans for an Olympic campsite on their doorsteps. Families living next to Leyton's Ive Farm, a derelict sports ground, are worried about noise and disruption from the estimated
AN AMATEUR Dramatic Society will celebrate their 40th anniversary by staging The Mikado. The Chapel End Savoy Players, who are based in Walthamstow, will stage the famous Gilbert and Sullivan production at The Deaton Theatre in Forest School
Tottenham kept their Champions League hopes alive after a 4-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers saw them record back-to-back league wins for the first time since January. Luka Modric put Spurs in front before the break but Nigel Reo Coker restored
