Walthamstow’s Saturday market has lots of pound a bowl bargains, so I chose its most seasonal bowl - sprouts. I painstakingly peeled my kilo of sprouts (all 60 of them) and split them into three portions. I decided to get ahead by freezing
Staff at St Clare Hospice are celebrating after receiving top marks in a recent inspection. The Hastingwood hospice, which cares for people with life-limiting illnesses on the west Essex and the east Hertfordshire border, was given a clean bill
A pupil has been awarded a medal and £200 for telling the story of her grandmother’s trip to Berlin in 1961 when she witnessed events around the building of the Berlin Wall. Wanstead High School pupil Marie Campbell, 14, was awarded for her hard
Children at a Chingford Primary School performed a nativity play in front of hundreds of parents and staff. The children at Whitehall Primary School, in Normanton Park, Chingford, aged between four and seven, performed The Sleepy Shepherd, a story
West Ham United are reportedly interested in signing Manchester City striker John Guidetti on loan. The Swedish forward has been out injured but his return to fitness has sparked interest from the Hammers. Guidetti, 21, had a decent scoring
Two 1930s steam trains passed through Walthamstow and Leyton on Saturday. The Cathedrals Express journey from Southend to Chichester headed through Leyton just after 9.30am as it made its way towards the carol concert at Chichester Cathedral.
A choir celebrated its 50th anniversary in front of over 400 people on Saturday. The South West Essex Choir performed its Christmas concert alongside the Churchfields Singers at Holy Trinity Church in Hermon Hill, South Woodford. The 100-strong
Winners of a Christmas window competition have been announced. Almost 100 businesses took part in Loughton Town Council’s Christmas Window competition by putting festive themes on display in their shop fronts. There was one winner of each of
A former Labour councillor is facing jail after admitting abusing his position to defraud a charity out of almost £100,000. Geoff Hammond, 50, who represented Higham Hill ward in Walthamstow, admitted the offence during a hearing at Westminster
A school deemed to be failing by inspectors has achieved the biggest improvement in results in Redbridge. Snaresbrook Primary School, in Meadow Walk, South Woodford has seen 87 per cent of pupils achieve the national requirement of Level 4 or above
Last week singer Susan Boyle revealed that she was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. Like the many other adults with autism who are diagnosed relatively late in life, Susan said that finally getting a diagnosis was a great source of relief, providing
Thank you so much to the Good Samaritan who came to my assistance when I fell on Goldings Hill on Wednesday December 4. Your help was greatly appreciated and I am sorry that I didn’t take your name and address to thank you personally. My thanks
Christmas is traditionally a time of peace and goodwill to all people but I would widen that to include all living, sentient beings. Turkeys in particular suffer at Christmas as around 10 million birds are slaughtered each year for Christmas, the
West Ham United are reportedly in talks over signing a mystery striker during the January transfer window. The Hammers are desperately short of goals in attack with Andy Carroll still sidelined through injury. West Ham boss Sam Allardyce insists
A hate preacher organised a march along a busy parade of shops, telling owners they faced "40 lashes" if they continued to sell "evil" alcohol. Extremist Walthamstow-based preacher Anjem Choudary led dozens of Muslim protesters along Brick Lane
I am an Epping resident and experience unthoughtful and unhelpful parking in our streets. The commuters choose to work in London and receive higher salaries than locally so they should expect to pay to park. Unfortunately we do not have enough
Generous shoppers have donated trolley loads of toys for child victims of domestic abuse. Tesco customers have donated five trolley loads of gifts for children in refuges across Essex this Christmas. Epping Forest District Council chairman,
People of all ages took part in a Santa fun run through the streets of Epping. The fundraising event for St Clare Hospice in Hastingwood, involved 50 people including children, adults, and members of local running clubs. Dressed head-to-toe
Only seven per cent of people attending Accident and Emergency are admitted. West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group which plans and buys healthcare services for Epping Forest has appealed to residents to use GPs and pharmacies before A&E.
A youth centre which was on the verge of closure has been granted new funding. Priory Court Youth Club, on the Priory Court estate in Walthamstow, has been awarded £9,000 by the William Morris community ward forum after a lack of funds left the
Authorities have refused to act over a junction which has seen three incidents this month. Essex Highways will not make any alterations to the junction of Stewards Green Road, Mount Road and Coopersale Street in Fiddlers Hamlet, where a car crashed
