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9:45pm RT @JakeRedfern2013: Bus crash in coopersale http://t.co/s4BpaHbQWw   8:41pm RT @EppingStJohns: We can confirm that the

Three people including two children have been seriously injured after a crash involving a school bus and a local passenger bus. Fire crews, police and the ambulance service were working at the scene of the crash on the B181, Epping Road, just outside

A teenage girl has been trapped in a school bus following a ‘serious’ collision between two buses. A man is also said to be trapped following the crash on Epping Road, Coopersale. Ambulance and fire crews were called to the scene at around

Controversial immigration spot checks at train stations will be used again, the immigration minister said this morning. 14 people were arrested in August during an operation at Walthamstow Central which some claimed was carried out on the basis

A pensioner who campaigned for better diabetes care in Redbridge has received the British Empire Medal (BEM).   Former Ilford resident, Barbara Elster, 83, has worked with Diabetes UK in the area since 1969, and was recently presented with the

A 53-year-old man accused of stealing 120 packets of chewing gum will spend two weeks in custody ahead of his next court date. Abdulhamid Eldow, of Perth Road in Leyton, allegedly stole the items worth £50.40 from a Morrisons store in The Grove

Waltham Abbey are out of the Robert Dyas League Cup after throwing away a two-goal lead to lose 4-3 to Cheshunt on Tuesday night. The Abbotts will wonder how they failed to win a game which they led 2-0 in the first half and 3-2 with 20 minutes

Volunteers are being sought to run youth clubs. A series of events will provide information on how to help young people. People are being encouraged to give up two hours a week and free training is available. Grants from Epping Forest Youth

Waltham Forest salvaged a late point against fellow strugglers Brentwood Town on Saturday with a gutsy 3-3 draw. In a clash of the bottom two, Forest could have leapfrogged their opponents with a win but in the end were delighted with a point after

West Essex Golf Club's teenage sensation Sophie Madden has been called up to the England Girls' training squad for 2013/14. Madden, 16, is also a Great Britain & Ireland international and helped the England Ladies' retain the home internationals

Waltham Forest Amateur Boxing Club put on a knock-out dinner show for a sell-out 250-strong crowd at the Prince Regent Hotel on Friday. The ‘Men in Green’ had three fighters out on a 10-card show that attracted some top name boxers from clubs all

Chigwell School's Under-13 footballers finished runners-up in the National Independent Association of Prep Schools six a-side competition. The team qualified for the national finals held at Shrewsbury School on Sunday, after winning the regional

Police have renewed an appeal for help to trace a murderer who absconded from a mental health unit. Lerone Michael Boye, 27, was sentenced to 28 years in prison for the murder of 17 year-old Kelvin Chibueze in Ilford in August 2011. Boye, absconded

West Ham United winger Matt Jarvis is looking for a repeat performance of last year’s heroic win over Chelsea, ahead of the Hammers clash with Jose Mourinho’s side on Saturday. Jarvis in recent years has been fairly successful against the Blues

Buckhurst Hill enjoyed a double triumph away to Northampton Town as their 14-7 win counted in both the SEMLA East First Division and the Int East Plate. It was a sluggish start from the visitors who relied on individual efforts from Chris Merritt

East London Boxing Academy's Roman Haidari has been named Waltham Forest Under-16 Sports Personality of the Year. Roman has enjoyed an impressive year, winning the national schoolboy championships twice in succession as well as being voted club

Chingford's George Hart was the British star at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in the absence of Wimbledon champion Andy Murray - and he admitted to loving every minute of it. Having won a nationwide competition the 15-year-old Chingford Foundation

A car overturned after hitting a parked car. A silver Mercedes struck a parked car and spun over in High Road, Woodford Green at 11.15am this morning. The 50-year-old driver was treated for an injury to his elbow.

Crostyx ladies' unbeaten run was brought to an end on Saturday with a 3-2 home defeat to Stevenage in East Women's Hockey League Division C. Stevenage took an early 2-0 lead but Crostyx kept their nerve and pulled a goal back before half-time.

Teenagers from Waltham Forest Diving Club took the first four places out of 22 at the Peter Waterfield Competition in Southampton recently. Forest's competitors, aged 13 to 15, were competing on the 1m and 3m springboards against larger regional

The British Heart Foundation is welcoming shoppers to a new store. The charity has opened a new shop at Centric Parade in High Road, Loughton. The shop is now appealing for more volunteers to help with sorting stock, window dressing and sales

The Captain's Charity event at Woodford Golf Club was comfortably won by Christopher Miller on Saturday. He came in with 42 stableford points, four ahead of runner-up Nick Rowe, with Mark Bonham third on 36 points. However Miller suffered a

Colebrook Royals FC Under-11 girls held a pro-select football development day in which teams from West Ham United, Watford and Charlton Athletic took part. The day was organised to help the club develop players in a controlled semi-competitive

The proposed development of a section of historic cricket ground will be discussed at a public meeting. The section of Leyton Sports Ground, also known as Leyton County Cricket Ground, which is between Brewster Road and high Road, Leyton, could

I write with reference to the 50th anniversary of the BBC Doctor Who programme on November 23. These photographs show a Dalek made by lads in the third year of George Mitchell School in Farmer Road, Leyton, where I was an art teacher, in 1964 to

Your coverage of the E11 Business Improvement District (BID) Com-pany’s collapse (‘Row erupts over debt of improvement firm’, Guardian, November 7) begs many questions. As a one-time E11 BID. director, Cllr Loakes will no doubt wish to clarify

A TV show was broadcast from a hospice as part of a Christmas fundraising push. ITV’s Daybreak featured Haven House Children’s Hospice in High Road, Woodford Green, yesterday as part of the Text Santa Appeal. Broadcasting from the hospice’s

Two men have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation after allegedly attempting to steal £8,000 from an elderly man. The man from Loughton, who is in his 80s, is believed to be another victim of the telephone scam currently

Burglars could be marking homes with stickers advertising bogus locksmiths to identify properties as potential targets, police have warned. It is believed scouts may be visiting houses to check whether anyone is at home during the day and levels

A new £1.5million leisure centre will be built to meet a ‘desperate’ need, while a temporary swimming pool will be established in Wanstead in the mean time, Redbridge Council has announced. A plan is in place for a 12-metre pool, which was used

A woman credited with turning around a debt ridden, poorly performing college has announced she is to step down. Five years ago Epping Forest College, which has a student population of approximately 4,000, was on the verge of financial meltdown

A group of bell ringers have set themselves the task of raising £70,000 to keep a church’s long history of campanology alive. Bells have been tolling from the tower of St Mary’s Church in Walthamstow for over 200 years, but without extensive refurbishment

A 22-year-old is set to appear in court today charged with the possession of a class B drug. Jamie Jacobson, from Loughton, is accused of possessing 10.5g of cannabis on July 13. Jacobson, of Roydon Close, is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates

An HIV testing clinic is set to open in a church, amid concerns about infection rates in Waltham Forest. The ActionPlus Foundation will oversee the service at the Living Flames Baptist Church in Walthamstow. Testing will commence from 11am

Leyton Orient's Under-18 team advanced to the third round of the FA Youth Cup after a 4-1 win at Swindon Town last night. Scott Kashket fired the O’s in front with a neat finish before Sinclaire Sandy, Alex Finney and Freddy Moncur struck three

Customers will be able to pick up groceries at a Tube station as part of a new supermarket service. ASDA is offering an option to pre-order shopping and collect it from Epping Tube station and several others across London. Shoppers can pick

A Metropolitan Police whistleblower has claimed crime figures are being manipulated by the force to meet City Hall targets. Giving evidence to the Commons public administration committee, constable James Patrick said sexual offences were under-reported

A homeless day-centre is set to halve its opening hours due to a lack of funding. Last week bosses at the Fountain of Peace Day Centre in Staff Road, Leyton, announced that they were considering reducing services at the centre because money had

A Sainsbury’s employee has been charged with stealing £2254.98 of electrical items. Ronald Chand, 30, of Teal Close in Enfield, is accused of taking seven items from his workplace in Fleming Road in Waltham Abbey, and is set to appear at Chelmsford