East London Boxing Academy’s Roman Haidari will be boxing for England in the schoolboy boxing Three Nations championships against Scotland and Wales this weekend. Haidari won five fights to regain his ABA English title and qualify for this tournament
East London Runners had 22 competing at the London Marathon on Sunday with four finishing in the top 500. Thomas Grimes led the way for the club, crossing the line in 204th with a personal best time of 2.40.57. Ciaran Canavan was not far behind
Woodford Wells Table-Tennis Club hosted the West Essex divisional cup finals as Mossford A were victorious in the climax of Division One. Mossford were up against Langdon A, who won the opening doubles when Luca Mariano and Klaudia Szadkowska beat
A talented trio of local karate students won medals at the AMA Southern Area Karate Championships in Clacton-on-Sea last weekend. Nine-year-old Tyler-Blue Kirby-Arif won a bronze medal in the Under-11s category, eight-year-old Bobby Gardener won
CROSTYX entered two teams into the Essex In2Hockey Under-10 tournament for the first time as the boys side qualified for the competition’s semi-finals. Competing against nine other clubs, the standard was high and Crostyx started slowly, losing
An artist who grew up near one of the district’s Underground stations will soon see his work displayed there. Mark Wallinger, who was born in Chigwell and attended West Hatch High School, created the Labyrinth series, showing circular black and
A Leyton referee is being recognised for his strong performances this season after being shortlisted for an FA Carlsberg Referee Award. Steve Kelly, 56, was nominated last week for the outstanding contribution to refereeing category and is now
A young man has undergone lifesaving brain surgery after he was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver. Lee Rose, 23, of Marlyon Road in Hainault, was knocked down in Leytonstone High Road in the early hours of Saturday morning. The trainee railway
An inflatable bowel is visiting The Mall Walthamstow this weekend as part of a cancer awareness campaign. The NHS and Waltham Forest Council will be holding the event at the Mall, near the Big Screen, on Saturday between 10am and 3.30pm. The
Subsidised sailing courses are being offered to both children and adults who wish learn the skills needed to take to the water. A basic accreditation will be given to everybody who completes the six week course which is being offered for just £30 per
A financial advisor is set to give one-to-one advice on personal finances. The expert will be on hand at Leyton Library in High Road on Tuesday to provide support and guidance based on your personal circumstances between 11am and 2.30pm. To
A group of squatters who claim they were forced to give up their homes through loss of benefits and unemployment were evicted today. Around 35 people ignored a court letter demanding them to leave the disused industrial building they have been
A woman who relies on a volunteer driver service has added her voice to calls for its disabled badges to be renewed. Loughton Voluntary Care, which provides transport to those who need help getting to hospital and clinic appointments, has been
A mother-of-two is in the running for a national award after a quirky gift turned into a booming business. Thirty-eight-year-old Lorraine Bostoff came up with the idea for Coochy Coo Nappy Cakes when she struggled to find a gift for her pregnant sister
A woman was rescued from the second floor of a burning flat in South Woodford last night. Firefighters from Leytonstone and Woodford fire stations used ladders to reach the woman at the blaze in Maybank Road. The woman was treated for shock
Parents are being urged to check whether their children have had two vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella following a warning the county could be at risk from an outbreak. Essex County Council which has the responsibility for public health is
Find out about adult learning opportunities at a library festival. Education providers from across Redbridge will be at Fullwell Cross Library in Barkingside on May 22. Staff will also be on hand to show visitors how to download ebooks.
A screening of the new Ken Loach film The Spirit of '45 is being held in Walthamstow next month. Priory Court Community Centre, in South Countess Road, is hosting the event, which takes place on Monday May 13. The film explores issues surrounding
The London 2012 Olympic Games resulted in almost £80 million being spent on various projects in Waltham Forest, according to a report. Figures from the council state state £33.9 million from various public bodies was spent on capital works such as
Outstanding pupils received recognition for their achievements at an annual school awards evening. Prize-winning students at Woodbridge High School in St Barnabas Road, Woodford Green, received certificates, plaques and trophies for academic excellence
Plans for new homes will be up for discussion at a town council meeting tonight. Ongar Town Council is due to discuss plans to convert a back room and storage space at Martyn Pattie Architects in the High Street into a home and an application for
West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce insists it would be great if his side could finish in the top half of the Premier League. The Hammers are currently tenth in the table with four games to go starting at Manchester City this weekend. Allardyce
A mum who blogs about her two-year-old’s battle with leukaemia has received a double award nomination. Karen Attwood, of Danbury Way, Woodford Green, started writing about her two-year-old daughter Yasmin’s illness in August last year in an effort
Staff and students are preparing to take to the stage to try to raise money for the Children with Cancer UK charity. King Harold Academy is hosting the second Strictly King Harold competition, this evening, which will feature all kinds dance of genres
The owner of a blacksmiths shop which served a community for 124 years has returned to his town to open an apartment block named after his family’s business. R G Clark and Sons Blacksmith shop was opened on Epping High Street in 1886, but moved to
Comedian Dominic Holland is coming to Walthamstow. He chats to Amie Mulderrig about making a living being funny, Eddie Izzard and having a very famous son. So, what have you been doing with yourself today? Putting off the start of writing
Russell Slade insists finishing seventh in League One would still be something to be proud of after Leyton Orient’s play-off hopes were finally ended. The O’s climbed up to their highest position of the season after their 1-0 win at Coventry City
An Islamic council which mediates on Muslim marriages has defended itself after a member of staff was secretly filmed telling a woman complaining of domestic violence to only go to the police as a "last resort". The Islamic Sharia Council, in Francis
An artist who grew up at the foot of one of Africa’s most iconic mountains has put together an exhibition inspired by Epping Forest. Jill Sherlock, who spent her childhood living near Table Mountain in South Africa, plans to host the exhibition
A row has broken out over the bid by the Loughton Residents’ Association (LRA) to extend its influence countywide. The party, which has long dominated the town council, achieved a spectacular success in the last district council elections, winning
Dean Cox insists he is determined not to have the same feeling again after suffering play-off disappointment for the second time in three seasons. The former Brighton & Hove Albion winger fired the O’s to a win at Coventry City on Saturday
Football fans raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity when they were given the chance to watch a football manager in the hot seat. West Ham manager, Sam Allardyce, held the audience captive as he gave out insider gossip and spoke out the club
