West Hatch High School-educated Joey Essex has admitted he cannot tell the time, while appearing on ITV’s reality show I’m a Celebrity Get me Out of Here. As well as catching the eye with very small shorts, Mr Essex confessed to not being able
Regulars and staff at a pub which has been saved from closure have spoken of their delight that a buyer has stepped in. The future of the Warren Wood pub in Epping New Road, Buckhurst Hill, was uncertain after its owners Bramwell Pubs went into
A Wanstead actor who starred in Casino Royale and Eastenders killed himself after he was declared bankrupt, according to an inquest into his death. Paul Bhattacharjee, 53, went missing on July 10 when he was last seen leaving the Royal Court theatre
A dentist is offering free cancer screenings to mark Mouth Cancer Action Month. Ash Parmar, who runs Smile Design by Ash in Chigwell Rise, Chigwell, is offering the service as part of The British Dental Health Foundation’s initiative throughout
A Muslim leader has condemned the beliefs of two men convicted for harassing people on the streets while attempting to impose Sharia law. Ricardo MacFarlane, 36, of Boyden House in Walthamstow, Jordan Horner, 29, of Radbourne Crescent in Walthamstow
Thieves targeting Epping Forest have conned elderly and vulnerable people out of £94,000 this year, police have confirmed. Conmen have been calling people across the district in an attempt to trick them into handing over cash and credit cards by
A mother-of-two has opened up a new beauty salon after quitting her job in a bank to pursue a lifelong ambition. Gulwant Chahil, owner of Vanity Aesthetic and Beauty Lounge in High Street, Barkingside, opened the salon last week with a mission
A woman was spared jail despite fraudulently claiming benefits worth £74,000. Irene Uzo Ajibade, 44, of Sinnott Road in Walthamstow, admitted falsely claiming housing and council tax benefit while working. She received a 12-month suspended
A woman caught stealing £850 worth of goods has been handed a community order. Carly Billson, 30, of York Road, North Weald, was convicted of four counts of theft on Monday at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court. Billson was made the subject of a
Businesses have welcomed a plan to convert a landmark former cinema and disused restaurant into a security firm’s headquarters. Total Security Services (TSS) has recently submitted plans to convert the Regal building in Hale End Road, Highams Park
Staff at a pub threatened with demolition have said the important community hub must be saved. Hundreds of people have registered their opposition to a plan to demolish a pub and build a six-storey block of flats. CK Property Investments has
Travellers facing eviction from land they own have pleaded with Epping Forest District Council to let them stay. Families living at the Birch Field site in Epping Lane, Theydon Garnon, have been ordered to move off the land by November 27 or face
A father-of-seven has been jailed after claiming more than £120,000 in housing benefit to pay the rent on a house he already owned. When Teresa Belton-Martin, 34, and Abrar Abbasi, 32, moved into his property in Belle Vue Road, Walthamstow in December
A disabled woman has collected nearly 200 signatures on a petition in an effort to highlight what she claims is a poor standard of work to adapt her home. Theresa Achilleos, of First Avenue in Walthamstow, relies on a wheelchair and mobility scooter
Pamela Rew, who runs a charity shop for CCHF All About Kids in High Street, Epping, talks about why she has been a olunteer for 40 years.
Tom Jeffes, commercial manager at Leyton Orient FC, talks about racism in football and how the club has joined the fight to wipe it out.
Marco Clares is concerned about potentially unsafe areas and alleyways around his son's nursery in Wanstead.
Roddy Fairclough talks about how pupils pushed for action to tackle the problem.
A torch light procession will be held in honour of people who will be missed as Christmas. The Light up a Life ceremony in Loughton will see friends and families come together to remember lost loved ones. The annual event at Kings Green, organised
Becky Elliott, manager of bababoom in Loughton and chairwoman of Loughton Town Centre Partnership, describes how working together can pay dividends.
A grandmother has described how failings at Whipps Cross University Hospital led to the death of her husband of 50 years. Maurice Black collapsed in May 2011 and was taken to the hospital with breathing difficulties, but was sent home with painkillers
Leyton Orient are on the verge of signing Millwall midfielder Josh Wright on an emergency loan until January. The 24-year-old is being brought in by the O's after QPR youngster Frankie Sutherland returned to his club after rupturing his anterior
The latest attempt to develop green belt land has been blocked by the Planning Inspectorate. Mark Swan challenged a council decision in July last year to reject his proposal for four houses on the site at Blunts Farm in Theydon Bois. This followed
One man is believed to have been arrested as police helped council officers gain entry to a grade II-listed building which they feared was being developed illegally. Around 20 officers swooped on the Chingford Mill Pumping Station in Lower Hall
A pioneering student newspaper is preparing to help develop online journalism in schools as it marks its first anniversary. Sixth formers at Chingford Foundation School run Chingford Pulse, a website giving students the chance to air their views
A 53-year-old man is accused of stealing 120 packets of chewing gum from a Morrisons store. Abdulhamid Eldow, of Perth Road in Leyton, allegedly stole the chewing gum, valued at £50.40, from a store in The Grove, Stratford, yesterday. He is
An annual Christmas lights switch-on will be followed by a market later this month. The Cavalcade of Light parade and official switching on of Waltham Abbey’s Christmas lights will take place on Friday November 29 with a Christmas Fair following
A youth club is to be opened in the district to give young people somewhere to stay safe this winter. As of November 20, 11-18-year-olds will be able to watch TV, play pool and computer games and have space to be with friends at the Limes Centre
A fourth man has been charged over the death a shopkeeper during an attempted robbery. Reiniks Kivers, 27, of no fixed address, was charged with the manslaughter of father-of-two Shammi Atwal, from Chigwell. Mr Atwal died after being pushed
Amateur film makers have created a music video for an obscure album track by Chas & Dave. Members of the Walthamstow Amateur Cine-Video Club premiered their take on Snake Eyes Bert last week after nine months of work. Club chairman Paul
A teenager is preparing to perform in an attempt to qualify for the final of a national singing competition. Georgia Edmondson, a pupil at Debden Park High School in Loughton, will compete in Middlesex on Sunday after impressing the judges in a
