An investigation has been launched into an infestation of mice at the Selborne Walk Shopping Mall in Walthamstow, it has emerged. Two stores in the complex have been affected and problems with rodents are thought to date back until at least
An Olympic athlete who visited an after-work fitness club was so impressed by the routines she is now sponsored by the firm. Team GB slalom canoeist Lizzie Neave began working out with Pegasus Miltary Fitness after a disappointing end to her Olympics
An entrepreneurial mum-of-two has launched a website aimed at helping high street shops showcase their best deals and offers for shoppers. Renata Hunter, 43, of Warren Road, Wanstead, comes from a family of entrepreneurs in Brazil and has used
A man who died at the scene of a car crash on an A-road has been named by police. Matthew Parkinson, 37, was killed at the scene of the crash on the A414 in Ongar Road, Writtle, on February 1. The resident of Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford, was
A cyclist who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Saturday has been named by police. Edward Orrey, 56, from Penzance in Cornwall, died after being run over in Gainsborough Road, Leytonstone, at around 6.30am. The driver fled the scene and
Families are being asked to sign up for a fun run to support a charity that grants wishes to seriously ill children. The race, which starts in the tennis courts of the Roding Valley recreation ground in Loughton at 10.30am on April 14, will stretch
A variety of artwork celebrating Walthamstow is to go on show on Valentine’s Day. The We Love Walthamstow exhibition will feature photographs, prints, paintings, drawings and a stone carving from amateur and professional artists. The free exhibition
A new public toilet could become an attraction in itself, according to the council that is going to run it. The run-down toilet block in Epping’s Bakers Lane car park has been closed for a month following an electrical failure. But it will not re-open
The Leyton and Woodford Green branches of Blockbuster are to remain open despite an announcement today that a further 164 branches of the chain are to close. The film and video game rental firm, which formerly employed a total of 4,190 people in
Children can learn how to transform a piece of paper into a work of art. Demonstrations of Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, will take place during a craft session at South Woodford Library in High Road on Wednesday. Children can
Charlie MacDonald has admitted he would be keen to remain at Leyton Orient next season. The former MK Dons striker has been a regular in the team since moving to the club last month. MacDonald only signed a deal at Brisbane Road until the end of
A golf course where staff are trying to reach out to youngsters and make the sport more accessible is marking 50 years. High Beech Golf Course was opened in 1963 by Robert Newton, who built it after buying the land before the war. Mr Newton
No firm offers have been made on an historic former cinema after it was put on the market, it has been confirmed. The Regal in Hale End Road, Highams Park, was put up for sale for £825,000 just before Christmas. Estate agent Strettons
A couple have been arrested after a sawn-off pump action shotgun was found during a raid on a house in Walthamstow last night. Officers from the Trident Gang Crime Command North East Proactive Team recovered the weapon and 12 shotgun cartridges
Two West Ham Premier League matches in April have been moved to new kick-off times. The trip to Liverpool has been moved back 24 hours to Sunday, April 7 (kick-off 1.30pm) due to the game’s original date clashing with the Grand National at Aintree
An 18-year-old man was stabbed in the leg by the entrance to Leyton Tube station last night. It happened at around 10.25pm in the High Road. It is believed that the man was walking along the street when two men got out of a car and began chasing
Libraries will now double up as the places to go for people wanting information about the district council. Staff in Waltham Abbey, Loughton, Ongar and Buckhurst Hill libraries, who are employed by Essex County Council, now have the task of helping
Wadham Lodge eventually came through the Essex Premier Cup fourth round but it took a penalty shoot-out to see off the challenge of Manford Way. Normal time saw the teams drawing 2-2 and in the added period both sides scored one apiece to make
Police are appealing for information after a 23-year-old man was punched and kicked to the ground during a robbery. The attack took place on Saturday at 5.30am as the man was walking down Golfe Road, Ilford. He was punched in the head from
Former Woodford Golf Club captain John Peters has been elected into the most important golfing position in Essex and north-east London. Leytonstone-born Peters will be President of the Essex Golf Union after being chosen for the post at an annual
Teenagers are set to get a unique chance to experience how a football club is run. Leyton Orient is inviting 16 to 18-year-olds to apply to share the matchday experience with staff including chairman Barry Hearn, manager Russell Slade coaches
A historic gallery has experienced a sharp increase in visitor numbers since a £5million refurbishment. Four times more people have visited the William Morris Gallery in Forest Road, Walthamstow, since August, compared to the same period last
Funding has been approved to help community groups, voluntary organistations and people looking for work. The decision was made last night at a meeting of Redbridge Council's cabinet. It was agreed that £142,702 would be awarded to community
A building equipment supplier has won an award. The Hireman beat 40 other independent companies to claim the top spot at the Executive Hire Show’s Passionate Hirer Awards 2013 last week. Its new store in Joseph Ray Road, Leytonstone,
Our glorious leader Barry Hearn said in the match-day programme for the Southend game last week ‘there’s no doubt that this is a great time to be an Orient supporter’, and who could currently argue with the Matchroom master about that at this current
The ambulance service covering the district has been nominated for an award after uptake of the flu jab in the east of England nearly doubled. The East of England Ambulance Service is up for an NHS-run Flu Fighters award after the proportion of
A 15 year-old music lover has set himself up for a gruelling 40 hour drumming marathon, as he attempts to raise more than one thousand pounds for charity. Chingford Foundation School pupil, Jason Steggall, decided to take on the challenge which
A horse riding champion will visit youngsters learning equestrian skills on a new course aimed at all abilities. Shelley Perham, who has won the multi-discipline Horse of the Year Show a record five times, is due to talk to children having riding
Police are hunting a man who beat a 41-year-old with a metal bar outside Walthamstow Job Centre. It happened at around 6.10pm on Saturday February 2, but the Met has only released details today. The victim had just come out of Walthamstow Central
A new labour suite for parents facing the loss of their baby has been created after fundraising by two charities. The Snowdrop Suite for stillbirths based at Queen's Hospital in Romford has been soundproofed and includes features which mean grieving
A gospel concert will mark a year since the death of a three-year-old girl from cancer. Liesel Angel Appiah-Baokye, of Feltham in Hounslow, passed away after a long battle with childhood cancer High Risk Neuroblastoma Stage IV. Gospel choirs
Chinese New Year was celebrated by children as they tried Chinese food and performed dragon dances. Pre-prep children at Avon House Preparatory School, in High Road, Woodford Green also made Chinese fans and lanterns and as it's the year of the
