THE Stoneydown Park Folk Festival in Walthamstow is one of the highlights of the coming week in the world of local music. Taking place on Sunday (June 24) from 2pm until 6pm, it features a wide variety of music, stalls, fun stuff for kids and
West Ham United are believed to be on the verge of signing former Wigan midfielder Mohamed Diame. The 25-year-old, whose contract expired at the end of last season, is close to agreeing a deal to move to Upton Park. The Senegalese midfielder is one
A FIGHT at a station taxi rank outside a station during rush hour has brought the issues being faced by cabbies back into focus. Police have appealed for information on a fight outside Buckhurst Hill Underground station, where punches were
Leyton Orient’s trip to Scunthorpe United has been rearranged. Russell Slade’s side were due to visit the Iron on Saturday, March 30, but the fixture has been brought forward by 24 hours. The O’s will now visit Glanford Park on Good Friday, March 29
REDBRIDGE Council has fined more than 700 drivers across the borough for wrongly parking in loading bays over the last six months. The figures released by the council, show that 765 drivers were fined. Drivers are being warned that if
ARTISTS rejected by the National Portrait Gallery will be given the chance to show their work at an a new exhibition. Adam Laurence, 46, of Grosvenor Road in Walthamstow, is staging the second Dazed and Refused event featuring works not
Buckhurst Hill managed a draw with Brentwood in the Essex Premier League. Hill started well, after being put into bat, with an opening partnership of 57 before Russell Becket wasdismissed for 34. Todd Astle batted on to make his third half-century in
A RUGBY club is calling upon the men of Woodford Green to enter into its strong man competition. Woodford Rugby Football Club is holding the competition on July 7 in a bid to find new members for the club. The event is open to all shapes
PLANS for a 3,000-capacity campsite in a residential area during the Olympics have collapsed after a row over costs. The London Camping Company (LCC) revealed to the Guardian earlier this year that it had signed an initial agreement with the
A BUNGEE run, Pimms tent and a barbecue are some of the things on offer at a high school's summer fair. Woodford County High School in High Road, Woodford Green, will hold the fair on Sunday (June 24) between 10am and 3pm. Entry is £1
AN ANTI-PROSTITUTION campaign has been launched in Waltham Forest - with members vowing to tackle the issue by filming and confronting kerb crawlers. The 'No To Prostitution' group claim sex workers are overrunning some of the borough's
ONE month after losing its only source of income an animal charity is back on its feet. Animal SOS Sri Lanka will open its new shop in Jubilee Parade, Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green, on Thursday (June 21). The future of the charity
THE chairman of an influential pensioners' group has slammed the council for not listening to its views on the future of public toilets in the borough. Four public toilets were closed last year and the future of a further 12 hangs in the balance
A WIDOW who took her family to visit her husband’s grave on Fathers’ Day was dismayed to find she could barely see it in the overgrown churchyard. Linda Hicks, 63, of Limes Avenue, Chigwell, went to tend to her husband Stanley Hicks’ plot in
A BOY who took up karate to help him deal with the death of his 23-year-old brother has become a black belt eight years after the tragedy. Kye Slater-Fox, of Walmer Close, Chingford, was just five years old when his brother Louis died after
AN OLD tradition was given a new spin after boys at a village school demanded equality. Moreton Church of England School in Moreton has been crowning a Rose Queen since the 1960s. The lucky girl gets to open the school fete and judge
A WOODFORD Green children's hospice is getting ready for a month of fundraising activity in July. Haven House Children's Hospice will begin the month with a sponsored dog walk on July 1, on the green fields of Chingford Plain. The hospice
GUIDE dogs demonstrated the tricks of their trade at a family fun day. Visitors to the Redbridge Guide Dog Training School on Saturday (June 16) were treated to amazing displays from hearing dogs, guide dogs and bomb detection dogs.
A HAIRDRESSER who has raised thousands for charity has dedicated the gong she received in the Queen’s birthday honours to family and friends. Geraldine Wilson, 59, who has owned Geraldine’s Hair Fashions in The Broadway, Debden, for 30 years
A DEBT advice service is available for people with disabilities. Waltham Forest Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB) obtained funding from the Thames Water Trust to pay for a debt adviser for disabled people who are falling victim to the recession
An environmental group wants to turn Leytonstone into a giant allotment. Inspired by a small northern village, Transition Leytonstone hopes the area could be covered by patches of green where fruit and vegetables are grown, free to be picked by passersby
MOTORISTS living next to one of the key junctions on the Olympic Route Network believe that athletes will be delayed by plans to make their journey easier. All traffic will be banned from joining Redbridge Lane East at the Redbridge Roundabout
Leyton and Wanstead MP John Cryer has pledged his support for local business by joining a campaign to give small businesses a voice in Parliament. Mr Cryer has signed up as a real life entrepreneur champion as part of a campaign led by the Federation
Artwork from more than 60 community groups is to go on display this weekend. The free Arts in the Park event in Leytonstone will also feature children's art workshops between 10am and 4pm on Saturday (June 23). Local musicians will play live on stage
THE Leyton Orient Fans Trust has issued a statement welcoming comments from club chairman Barry Hearn in which he promised to fully consult supporters if the team did move out of Waltham Forest. Mr Hearn is worried that the O's could go out
THE Football League has ended a deal with loan firm Wonga.com to advertise on club websites following a campaign by Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy. Ms Creasy has been calling for limits on the “extortionate” rates charged by short-term lenders
WHITTINGHAM Primary School in Higham Hill Road, Walthamstow, has been rated “good” following an inspection by education watchdog Ofsted. It said pupil progress and the quality of teaching was generally of a high standard. The school's governors and
A BUSINESSMAN is to open a new takeaway at 755 Leytonstone High Road and has applied for a licence to sell late-night refreshments. Waheed Ul-Zaman wants permission for his Kebabish shop to stay open until midnight Sundays to Thursday and up
CYCLISTS are being encouraged to fill in a council survey. The authority wants the views of bike users after the recent launch of its 'Cycling Action Plan', which included proposals for an increase in 20mph zones. To take part visit www.walthamforest.gov.uk
A CHARITY quiz night has raised £1,000 to continue making dreams come true for children with life-limiting illnesses. The Dream Factory held the quiz night on Saturday (June 16) at the Lakeside Suite, Fairlop Waters, in Forest Road, Barkingside
A FOURTH person arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing in Leyton has been released on bail. The 23-year-old was seized last week in connection with the murder of Marvin Hogan, 28, who died of a single stab wound to the heart on the Thornhill
MUSICIANS in Redbridge will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take part in a bandstand marathon. The event will form part of the closing event for the London 2012 festival on September 9. Musical performances held at Valentines
AUDIENCE members sung their hearts out to an amateur dramatic society's musical. Chigwell Row Operatic and Dramatic Society's (CROADS) cockney musical Old Time Music Hall sold out and filled the Victory Hall in Hainault Road, Chigwell with
A RECORD-BREAKING paralympian will join a team of 11 students, parents and teachers in an attempt to break the world's longest run on a treadmill. Noel Thatcher, who set 10 world records at five separate running distances during six paralympic
