Epping eagerly awaits a new project due to open later this month to support the low-income and needy in the community. The Lighthouse Furniture Project will be based at a large warehouse on Bower Hill Industrial Estate – which will be renamed the ‘
A first half goal from Ryan Lowe ensured Leyton Orient sunk to their fourth consecutive defeat as they lost 1-0 at Milton Keynes Dons. Russell Slade's team were second best for large parts of the game and when they occasionally did enjoy spells
In January 1941 the Secretary of State for Air announced the formation of the Air Training Corps to provide a supply of trained young men for the RAF. Four days later the Squadron's founder and first chairman, Sir James Hawkey, the Mayor of Wanstead
A mega mosque is to materialise in East London, however local residents are heavily rejecting the proposal. The mosque is planned to be built at the Riverine Centre in Canning Road, West Ham, which is just minutes away from the Olympic Park, where
“It was life-changing”. This is just a few of the phrases my school teacher (Mr O’Brian) used to describe his time volunteering at the London 2012 Olympics in Stratford. To be precise he was the Team leader for Sports Information department in Aquatics
Shaq Coulthirst struck the 'perfect hat-trick' as Tottenham's Under-19 side thrashed Barcelona 4-1 in the NextGen Series. The youngster scored with his right foot, left foot and then nodded home a header Tottenham's next generation gave fans much
Are we truly safe? If you think the answer is yes, think again... After finding out that in the past year 3 bikes have been stolen from the same person, it may come into question on how secure we really feel and if the local police are achieving actual
Puppetry is for kids' parties and not the telling of classic tales with strong moral messages. At least that's what I thought, until Scene Productions put me right. At school, I found out there were spare tickets to go to see Dr Faustus in a local
IMPROVEMENTS at a lake have been completed after months of hard work by volunteers. People gave up their time to construct two angling platforms and a boardwalk at Connaught Waters in Rangers Road, Chingford. Plants have also been placed in the
POLICE have handed out to advice to residents who will celebrate a Hindu festival next week. During Diwali, or 'the festival of light', police experience a rise in burglaries due to more gold and jewellery being present in Asian homes across the
Leyton Orient manager Russell Slade insists Sunday’s FA Cup tie at Gloucester City would have been a ‘farce’, after Gloucester City boss David Mehew criticised the decision to postpone the match due to a waterlogged pitch. Slade and officials from
A POET is pairing up with her daughter to present a two-woman reading of her latest work. Renfrewshire-based writer Mary Thomson will take to the stage in Loughton Methodist Church's newly-opened LifeWorks building in the High Road, Loughton.
Peter Williams of the Waltham Forest Swimming Club (LBWF) excelled at the British Gas short course national championships, taking home one gold medal, two silvers and a bronze. The highlight of the Masters swimming calendar, held at Ponds Forge
Epping Forest District Club's swimmers excelled in the London Mini league with 24 young swimmers achieving 15 first places, four seconds and six thirds. The event which took place at the Walthamstow Pool & Track signalled many of the swimmers
PROPOSALS for new Controlled Parking Zones (CPZ) have been rejected in Highams Park but will be introduced near Chingford station following a consultation with residents. The council has been holding a vote over the plans in the last few weeks
RESIDENTS have reacted with sadness to news that a school uniform shop has closed after 109 years. Henry Taylor, in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, had been based in Waltham Forest throughout its history but has now moved its business entirely online
A DEADLY disease that has hit trees across the country has been found in Essex. Ash die back, which has led to the destruction of 10,000 trees across the country, has been found in Colchester. Jeremy Dagley, a tree expert for the City of London
The East London Guardian Series is hoping fans will enjoy interacting pre-match, during the game and after the final whistle has blown on our website. Twitter users can contribute just by adding the #LOFC hashtag and for those of you not on the
SUPPORT of the Armed Forces will be shown after the council has entered into an agreement which will recognise and remember the sacrifices they made to the community. Last night at cabinet, the council agreed to enter into the Armed Forces Community
Leyton Orient boss Russell Slade has no new injury concerns ahead of tonight's match against MK Dons. Keeper Jamie Jones is pushing for a return and Kevin Lisbie and Scott Cuthbert both travelled to the FA Cup tie at Gloucester City before the
TWO men have been arrested over the fatal stabbing of a man who was found on a petrol station forecourt. Thomas Cudjoe, 29, of Ilford, was stabbed in the chest and legs and found on the forecourt of the Shell garage next to the Bell pub in Ley
A DRIVER suffered a cardiac arrest while crossing a roundabout this morning. The man, who is thought to be in his 60s, was treated by paramedics at the Crooked Billet Roundabout at the junction of Billet Road, Chingford Road and the A406 North
A WELL-USED supermarket is considering closing its doors if restrictions on its lorry delivery routes are not relaxed. Retail giant Sainsbury's is trying to win permission for the removal of district council-imposed restrictions which prevent it
THE lives of those who have died in the service of their country will be remembered this weekend as the borough falls silent for Remembrance Sunday. With wreath-laying ceremonies and remembrance services taking place at war memorials in town centres
PROTESTERS are turning up the pressure on the district council in their determination to stop thousands of new houses being built in their village. More than 30 objectors made their voices heard at Tuesday's full council meeting at Epping's Civic
FIVE cars were damaged in a crash at a busy roundabout last night. The vehicles crashed on a slip road leading from the M11 towards the westbound A406 at Charlie Brown’s roundabout in South Woodford shortly before 8pm. An ambulance was called
MORE than 30 Chinese children got a taste of life in Waltham Forest when they visited a school as part of a cultural exchange programme. The delegation of 12-year-olds - and their teachers - came as the guests of Oakhill Primary School in Alders
A MASKED thug who stabbed a man twice in a case of mistaken identity has been jailed for 16 months. Zbyslaw Doboz, 29, pleaded guilty to plunging a kitchen knife into Ryan Hayde's back and upper arm after mistaking him for one of his friends following
A SERIES of events are to be held across Waltham Forest to remember Britain's war dead this weekend. On Remembrance Sunday (November 11) a parade will leave from Walthamstow's Lloyd Park at around 10.30am to the town hall in Forest Road.
A CHAOTIC parking situation outside a school could come to a head after a fresh bid to ban parents pulling up there to drop their children off. A group of town councillors is pushing roads authorities to paint double yellow lines outside Leverton
Bradley Anderson starred as Waltham Forest Amateur Boxing Club won two of four fights on a spectacular evening of boxing. The show-piece event attracted some of the country’s top amateur fighters and did not disappoint the sell-out audience of
A BOOK sale will raise money for a new school minibus. Wanstead High School Parent and Teacher Association will hold the book sale in Wanstead Library, in Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead on November 24 between 2pm and 4.30pm. All money raised at
TEACHERS at a popular all-girls school have started a two day strike after last-ditch talks failed. National Union of Teachers (NUT) members at Connaught School for Girls in Leytonstone are holding the walk-out in protest at its bid to become an
A HEALTH charity which helps support vulnerable gay people has won a prestigious national award. ELOP, which is based in Grove Green Road, Walthamstow, picked up the gong for 'Community Group of the Year' at the annual awards of gay rights group
DETAILS of town centre Christmas celebrations have been announced. The event in The Broadway, Debden, is due to take place on November 30 from 3.30pm and will include music from nearby schools and Epping Forest College. There will also be a
THE government has said the council acted "unusually and unreasonably" in its handling of plans to turn Walthamstow Stadium into a housing estate. It comes amid mounting calls for the authority to be investigated over how it fast-tracked the planning
A FRESH campaign to stop dangerous parking outside a school has been launched. Neighbours and staff at Leverton Junior School and Leverton Infant and Nursery School in Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, fear for the safety of pupils there, with parents
