Epping Forest District Swimming Club’s 11 and 12 girl’s side secured a fifth place finish at the Essex County Relay Championships. The club fielded a full team to swim at the event, held at Basildon Sporting Village 50 metre pool on Sunday 17th June
CONSTRUCTION of a temporary Olympic police base is due to begin on Wanstead Flats. Work on the eight acre site, which will be surrounded by an 11-foot high fence, will start this Saturday (June 23). The police's Olympic Community Relations
FRIENDS plan to climb more than 15,000 feet over unforgiving mountains on their bikes to ease the suffering of orphaned children. Mark Hammond, 46, of Hilltop, Loughton, and his friend Nick Charalambous, 49, of Oak Hill, Woodford Green are planning
Wadham Football Club are looking for new players to join their youth sides from under-seven to under-16 age groups. Founded in 1966 the club is an FA Charter Standard youth football club and the sides train on Wednesday evenings at Wadham Lodge, Kitchener
Ilford Catholic beat Nazeing Common by eight wickets after an excellent bowling display. Abbas Saleem and Vince Mulholland used the conditions to their advantage and had Nazeing reeling at 18 for four. Mulholland (three for 32) picked up the
A PENSIONER who has devoted his life to helping youngsters has spoken of his pride after being awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Alan Watts, 77, of Aintree Crescent in Barkingside was given the medal for
Davenant Foundation School came away victorious from the Epping Tennis Club Aegon Secondary Schools Championships. The event saw singles and doubles competitions held where the sets were reduced to four games. There were eight round robins of
A GOOD sense of humour and a happy home have helped a couple stay together for more than 70 years. Alec and Ivy Bates, both 91, met at a dance hall in 1940 when they were 19 and celebrate their Platinum wedding anniversary today (Wednesday)
CELEBRITY gardener Charlie Dimmock will be showing scouts how to grow their own food this weekend. The former presenter of BBC's Ground Force series will also give tips on tending fruit and vegetables at the annual Scout Association fun day
SCHOOLKIDS are set to sing in celebration of the Olympics. Around 30 children from Davies Lane Primary School in Leytonstone will be singing hits by the likes of Coldplay before performing a song written by a Tower Hamlets school to celebrate the imminent
AN outdoor piece of artwork incorporating stone with music will be installed from tomorrow (June 21). The artwork entitled 'Nothing is Set in Stone', designed by artist Mira Calix, will feature in the beautiful surroundings of Fairlop Waters
West Ham United have reached an agreement to sign former Wigan midfielder Mohamed Diame. The Senegal international left Wigan after his contract expired at the end of last season. Diame, 25, told the club website: "I'm very happy and very excited to
A DECISION on whether to allow a secondary school to build a new block with room for an extra 400 pupils will be made next week. The Council’s Regulatory Committee will meet on June 25 to consider the plan to expand Woodbridge High School on
A SCHOOL whose staff striked over allegations they were bullied by their interim headteacher is turning the corner one year on, parents believe. Parents whose children attend Selwyn Primary School in Highams Park were rocked by the 24-hour
POLICE are appealing for the victim of a suspected knife-point robbery to come forward following the arrest of two teenagers. The pair were allegedly seen mugging another youngster in Church Road, Leyton, at around 2.30pm last Thursday (June
WOODFORD Green Primary School is holding a summer fete. The school in Sunset Avenue, Woodford Green is hosting the fun-filled event on July 7. Stalls and activities on the day include face-painting, raffles, a bouncy castle and a BBQ. Entry is free
A DECORATED paramedic who failed to attempt to revive an unconscious 93-year-old woman on Christmas Day 2010 has been found guilty of misconduct. Alan Clark MBE, who is also Deputy Church Warden at St Barnabas Church in Woodford Green, decided
DOZENS of firefighters and police officers rushed to the scene of what they thought was a chemical spill last weekend. They responded to reports of a blue liquid leaking from a metal drum dumped in a Chingford car park, arriving on scene at
Five Woodford Green with Essex Ladies athletes have been included in an initial squad ahead of this year’s European Athletics Championships. UK Athletics have announced a group of 109 from which the Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland
A YOUNG woman has become a professional model after winning a nationwide beauty contest. Scarlett Cook, 20, from Chingford Mount Road in Chingford, won £1,000 and a contract with top London agency Nevs after beating 700 other contestants to
THE elderly passenger of a Renault Clio which ploughed into the front of a shop window last month has died. The 76-year-old woman has been named as Mabel Lall from Roding Lane North, Woodford Green. Following the crash into Rupert's
THE chairman of the Conservative Party breached ministerial guidelines by allegedly paying for clients of a Walthamstow businessman to attend a lunch with the prime minister, it is claimed. Baroness Warsi reportedly helped associates of Abid
West Ham United look set to miss out on signing Blackburn striker Yakubu. The 29-year-old wants to leave Ewood Park following their relegation but is likely to move to Chinese club Guangzhou. Hammers boss Sam Allardyce wants to bring in a proven Premier
POLICE have issued pictures of an antique rabbit-shaped rattle, a boxing medal and a valuable teapot which they believe may have been stolen in burglaries. They are also trying to trace the owners of a large quantity of foreign money, mobile
A PROTESTER banned from going within 100 yards of any Olympic venue or event has had an ASBO extended by two years. Simon Moore, 29, was issued with the order in May after taking part in demonstrations at the site of an Olympic basketball training
A FESTIVAL showcasing the talents of people with learning disabilities takes place this Friday (June 22). The Festival in the Park will run between 11am-6pm at Wanstead Rugby Club in Roding Lane North, Woodford Green. There will be music, theatre
A PENSIONER arrested on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend and leaving her body in a ditch has been released without charge. James Copp was arrested after the body of 62-year-old grandmother, Janis Downey, was discovered near their home
