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  • Mark Gatiss celebrates MR James at BFI Southbank

    Mark Gatiss will be appearing at BFI Southbank on November 29 for a preview of his directorial debut The Tractate Middoth. The film is an adaptation of a story by MR James and is partnered with MR James: Ghost Writer (BBC, 2013), a new documentary

  • Buster Keaton season announced at BFI

    To tie in with the release of the digital restoration of The General (1920), the BFI Southbank has announced a two month season starting in January dedicated to the comic ingenuity of Buster Keaton.  The season will also include a number of films

  • Free talks in Whitechapel about poetry and Charles Dickens

    Budding poets can learn how to perform their poetry and listen to Whitechapel residents read their own work at the Idea Store Whitechapel. The poetry readings are part of a new five-month series of events, called Big Ideas, organised by Birkbeck

  • Disappointed students backed fracking

    I was disappointed to read that students from Walthamstow School for Girls backed ‘fracking’ during a recent Royal Institution debate (‘Students vote in favour of fracking’, Waltham Forest Guardian, November 21) We are told it is a technology that

  • Ayckbourn black comedy staged

    Alan Ayckbourn's comedy classic Season's Greetings is being staged at The Union Theatre this Christmas following a sell-out production of HMS Pinafore.  The production is directed by Michael Strassen whose previous productions include the critically

  • I know a man, name of Bill.

    I know a man, name of Bill. He’s seen in the Winston Churchill. When he heard of its closure, He lost his composure And what’s more, it made him feel ill. His tongue will dry up With his pint not to sup And his doctor will give him a pill

  • Woman hit by car may have 'life-changing' injuries

    A woman who was hit by a car this afternoon may have life-changing injuries, according to the police. The pedestrian, believed to be in her 20s, was hit by a vehicle at about 2pm outside Ilford train station. An ambulance attended the scene

  • Scepticism over Locksmith stickers link to burglary

    Locksmiths are divided over whether stickers left on doors are left by burglars to identify potential targets. This week police said they were investigating transparent stickers advertising a ‘24/7 locksmiths’ left on doors across Waltham Forest

  • School refuses to comment on the education of Joey Essex

    The school which educated TOWIE star Joey Essex has refused to comment on his apparent inability to master basic skills. The former West Hatch High School pupil, 23, is currently taking part in ITVs “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here” and is

  • Concern over rise in betting shops

    There are calls to restrict the spread of “irresponsible” betting shops in Redbridge. Councillors have expressed concern about the number of bookies in the borough, which currently stands at 70. A motion was passed by full council last night

  • West Ham hope Morrison will revel against Chelsea

    West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce hopes Ravel Morrison can help his side upset Chelsea on Saturday. West Ham have not won at home in the Premier League since beating Cardiff City on the opening day and are without a league win in four matches.

  • Carroll absence a 'great worry' for Allardyce

    West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce says Andy Carroll's prolonged absence through injury is a "great worry" and accepts he is not sure when the striker will be ready to return. Carroll hasn’t made an appearance for the Hammers this season following

  • TOWIE star favourite to win jungle show

    A former Chigwell school pupil continues to surprise TV audiences with confessions of ineptitude. Since ITVs “I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here” begun on Sunday, TOWIE star and former West hatch high School pupil, Joey Essex, has revealed he

  • Hammers' Rat a doubt for Chelsea

    West Ham United defender Razvan Rat is doubtful for Saturday’s match with Chelsea due to the hamstring injury sustained on international duty with Romania. But defenders Joey O'Brien and James Collins are expected to be fit despite withdrawing

  • Harry Redknapp surprises students at awards ceremony

    One of the most famous faces in British football took to the stage last night during a surprise visit to a school awards ceremony. Former students of Epping St John’s School, who left in July this year, returned to the new building in Bury Lane

  • Passenger cut free from car after crash

    A passenger was trapped after two cars collided this morning. The crash invloving a Ford KA and a Ford Fiesta happened in Ulrika Gardens in Epping Green Road at 8:08am. The Fiesta was flipped onto its side, while fire crews removed the roof

  • Hundreds oppose u-turn ban

    More than 350 residents have signed a petition opposing a ban on u-turns in a residential street. The manoeuvre has been permitted in Clayhall Avenue, Barkingside, for 40 years and there were previously protests in 2011 when residents began being

  • Suspected drug dealer set for court

    A suspected dealer of class A drugs is set to appear in court. Leon Anthony Thompson, of Cary Road in Leytonstone, was arrested in Leytonstone on May 8. The 35-year-old was charged with possession and intent to supply heroin, crack cocaine

  • Thief ordered to pay £2,255 back to employer

    A thief has been ordered to pay £2,255 to a Sainsbury’s store after stealing from his employer. Ronald Chand, 30, of Teal Close in Enfield, must also complete 200 hours of unpaid work after he stole electrical goods from his workplace in Fleming

  • Trio guilty of prolonged beating

    Three men found guilty of grevious bodily harm are due to be sentenced today. George Saitch, 27, and Bradley Lupton, 30, both of Aldridge Way in Chingford, and Charles Roberson, 19 of Richmond Crescent in Highams Park, were convicted of causing

  • Firm withdraws Regal plan

    A security firm has withdrawn its application to convert a former cinema and build a four-storey office block next door. Total Security Services (TSS) has been asked by Waltham Forest Council planners to reconsider its design for the Regal building