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  • West Ham data theft three fined

    Three men who illegally obtained personal data from members of West Ham Football Club during the bidding process to become new tenants of the Olympic Stadium have been fined. Howard Hill, a former partner at accountancy firm PKF, was alleged to

  • Tennis club to host festive fundraising event

    A TOWIE cast member will be appearing at a tennis club charity event this weekend. Woodford Wells Tennis Club in Monkhams Lane, Woodford Green, will be hosting a family festive fundraising event for the club. Organiser and tennis coach, Natasha

  • Woman's bag stolen as she visits sister's grave

    A thief stole a woman's bag as she visited her sister's grave to mark the eighth anniversary of her death. Sisters Doreen Henning, 74, of Drysdale Avenue in Chingford, and Beryl Farrow, 78, from Cheshunt, travelled to their sister’s grave at Holy

  • MP announces children's greeting card competition winner

    A Christmas card designed by an eight-year-old girl has been selected as the winner of an MP’s festive greeting card competition. Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy made a surprise visit to Mission Grove Primary School, in Buxton Road, Walthamstow, to

  • Hairdressers win Christmas competition

    The winners of the Best Dressed Christmas Window and Best Decorated House Lights have been announced. Gary Pellicci, a hairdressers in High Street, Ongar, has won the inaugural Best Decorated Christmas Window competition run by Ongar Town Council

  • Woman wins hospice lottery

    A local woman has won the top prize in a children's hospice weekly lottery draw. Claire McDonald, of Woodlands Avenue, Wanstead has scooped the top prize of £1,500 in the weekly draw for the Haven House Children's Hospice lottery.  

  • Grandfather rows half marathon

    A grandfather has completed a half marathon without moving from his seat. Brian Hatch, 65, completed the feat on a rowing machine at Ongar Leisure Centre in Fyfield Road on December 15 to raise funds for Brentwood and Chelmsford Multiple Sclerosis

  • Random attacker jailed

    A thug who carried out three random and unprovoked attacks on women at Tube stations has been jailed. Obi Ojukwu, 40, of Crown Mews, East Ham, was sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of assault. The first

  • Man jailed for raping trafficked woman

    A Walthamstow man has been jailed for raping a trafficked woman sold to him for a sham marriage. Muhammad Badar Ul Islam, 32, was yesterday sentenced to eight years and three months in prison after being found guilty of rape and trafficking within

  • Market traders' fee suspended

    Market traders have been offered a break from paying licence renewal fees. Epping Forest District Council council has agreed to scrap the £355 annual fee next year in order to help struggling businesses. Stall holders are required to pay the

  • Borough ranked amongst most energy efficient in the UK

    The London Borough of Redbridge has been given the green light to host a list of new environmental projects after it was ranked amongst one of the best for energy efficiency across the country.   An academic study called 'Benchmarking urban energy

  • Leyton Orient v Crawley Town preview

    Leyton Orient have the chance against Crawley Town to ensure they are top of League 1 at Christmas.  The O's host John Gregory's side this weekend and know that victory will keep them first heading into the Boxing Day fixtures.  Orient will

  • Manchester United v West Ham United preview

    West Ham United face a trip to champions Manchester United in the Premier League tomorrow.  The Hammers claimed a 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday which could provide a timely boost for them. Sam Allardyce's

  • Review: David Tennant in Richard II

    There was a standing ovation when the curtain fell on Richard ll at the Barbican, and it was well justified. The whole theatrical experience was spellbinding – from the angel-like voices of the singers which rang out as the play opened to the gripping

  • Cinema listings from Friday December 20

    Odeon South Woodford Telephone: 0871 22 44 007, www.odeon.co.uk Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (15), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2D/3D (12A), Frozen 2D/3D (PG), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (12A), Saving Mr Banks (PG), The Butler (12A

  • Bus driver took woman in labour to hospital

    A bus driver is being hailed a hero for pulling over to help a woman going into labour on the side of the road, then rushing her to a hospital when an ambulance failed to show.  Sajjad Shariff, 41, was driving the W15 bus to Leytonstone station

  • Men to be sentenced for West Ham data theft

    Three men who illegally obtained personal data from members of West Ham Football Club during the bidding process to become new tenants of the Olympic Stadium will be sentenced today. Howard Hill, a former partner at accountancy firm PKF, was alleged

  • Missing man last seen in pub

    Police are appealing for help to find a missing man last seen in a pub in Chadwell Heath. Liam Quinn, 22, from Dagenham, was drinking in the Coopers Arms, in High Road, shortly before midnight on December 14. He was due to meet friends the

  • Man guilty of 2005 murder

    A man has been found guilty for the fatal stabbing of a motorist in 2005. Jason Moore, 43, of no fixed abode, was found guilty yesterday at the Old Bailey of the murder of 42-year-old Robert Darby, who was discovered in Gants Hill with stab injuries