Ricardo Vaz Te scored a late winner as West Ham survived an unlikely comeback to beat Cardiff 3-2 in the Capital One Cup. The Hammers were two up and cruising with seven minutes gone thanks to goals from Ravel Morrison - after just 20 seconds -
A group of Cold War spies, one of whom was educated at Wanstead High School, have revealed their wartime experiences. Old Heronian Terry Joyes, 76, who now lives in Gillingham, Dorset, was sent to Hong Kong in 1957 to spy on the Chinese and as
An infant school and a junior school are to merge next year. Chingford C of E Infants and Chingford C of E Juniors will become one school in April next year, the council has announced. The two schools are currently run by the same headteacher
Comedy circuit and television regular Adam Bloom will be appearing at Wanstead Comedy Night on Thursday. Best known for his appearances on Russell Howard’s Good News and long running stints at the Edinburgh Festival , he will be headlining the
Women placed in a 19th century lunatic asylum are the topic of a public talk tomorrow. The talk, entitled Family History: Poverty and Madness, studies 16 women from Stepney who were admitted to Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum in Colney Hatch, between
A Rottweiler which is believed to have saved the lives of other dogs by giving blood has made his last donation. Vinnie, who weighs in at 65kg, will no longer be able to provide valuable transfusions for hounds of similar size as he has had two
Young artists are currently showing their work to the public. Children at Coopersale Hall School and Oaklands School are exhibiting individual and collaborative pieces at Lopping hall in Loughton. Alongside the young artists' work are pieces
A police force has explained why it withdrew an objection to a bar’s controversial bid to extend its opening hours. A number of residents spoke out against an application from Nu Bar in High Road, Loughton, to open until 1am on Sunday, claiming
A man wanted for questioning over a number of offences has been arrested. Ongar man Sonny Williams, 21, was being traced in connection with driving, drugs and burglary offences in Hampshire and Essex. Williams of Epping Road is being held after
A headteacher has defended a ban on branded shoes and rejected claims of heavy-handed enforcement. A group of parents of children at St John’s C of E School in Epping claimed their children were offered scissors by teachers to cut off coloured
Personal money-management advice sessions are being run every week at Walthamstow library. Experts from the charity Eradicating Poverty will be giving one-to-one advice in half hour slots to people who have booked in advance. The next sessions
Campaigners fear for the future of a rehabilitation unit after health bosses admitted they want to reduce the number of beds used there. Managers of the Heronwood and Galleon Unit in Makepeace Road, Wanstead, say they want to treat more patients
A play following the migration of people from the Caribbean to Britian in the 50s, 60s and 70s is being re-run at Leytonstone Library in Church Lane, Leytonstone. At the start of Black History Month in the UK, Stories of Migration sees professional
A new restaurant has been granted permission to sell alcohol late at night. Despite many letters of objection, Epping Forest District Council Planning Sub-committee approved an application from Mezesphere to sell booze until midnight, from Monday
A terminally ill mother-of-four and her friend will shave their heads in a bid to raise money for her treatment. June Wing, of Wilton place in Chingford, was diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer eight months ago and is also raising money to support
A children’s clothing company is setting up a pop-up shop in the front of its premises for creative businesses to test the market. The Little Mashers Pop Stop, in Orford Road, Walthamstow, will launch this Thursday with an opening event for invited
A traditional tea dance tomorrow afternoon promises to transport those attending back in time to an era when the Foxtrot, the Quickstep and the Cha Cha Cha were all the rage. DJ Wonderful will be playing an authentic vintage soundtrack for dancers
Attention turns to the League Cup at the Boleyn Ground this evening as the Hammers welcome Premier League rivals Cardiff City for their third round tie. Stewart Downing and Joe Cole will both miss out after only recently returning to training following
Three fire crews tackled a kitchen blaze. The fire in the semi-detached property in Hoe Lane, Lambourne End, Chigwell, took around 25 minutes to bring under control. Nobody was injured in the fire which started shortly before 8am.
Epping Forest MP Eleanor Laing will once again stand as Conservative candidate at the next general election. Mrs Laing has been unanimously adopted by the Executive Committee of Epping Forest Conservatives to fight the seat in the next general
A kindergarten manager who fraudulently pocketed thousands of pounds paid by parents and colleagues was spared jail yesterday. Farah Qureshi, 46, helped herself to school fees totalling nearly £5,000 paid by eight parents in 2011 while working
A burglar who attacked a have-a-go-hero with an umbrella when he challenged him was jailed for 12 months yesterday. Rio Stewart, 22, of Burnside Avenue, Chingford, was caught red-handed as he fled a house in Dawlish Road, Leyton, with jewellery
A recording of a teenage rape victim pleading with a man to stop the attack will not be played to the jury at his trial. Cameron Smith, 18, of Broadly Terrace in Waltham Abbey, is accused of raping the girl, who was under 16 at the time, five times
The opening of a new photography studio in South Woodford was celebrated with a launch party last week. The studio, in Marlborough Business Centre, George Lane, marked the move with an open day for clients, friends and photographers from all over
Less than an hour after reading that Sunderland had parted company with head coach Paolo Di Canio, I was hearing calls for Allardyce to be relieved of his duties as West Ham United manager - and Paolo brought in to replace him. Di Canio was, and
A warning has gone out to schools, hospitals and residential homes which may not receive any response from the fire service tomorrow afternoon. Many Essex County Fire and Rescue officers will be taking part in national strike action between 12pm
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man accused of abusing animals. David Cambridge, 44, failed to appear in court last week to answer six charges of crimes against horses which he kept in Chigwell. Cambridge is accused of neglecting
A devoted sister is holding a fundraising event to raise money for charity and celebrate the memory of her brother, who died ten years ago after being hit by a car. Kevin Baldwin was 25 when he pulled over to help after witnessing an accident on
