The biggest Chingford summer time festival is set to return tomorrow. The Chingford Guardian has a stall booked at the Chingford Village Festival, which takes place tomorrow afternoon on and around the green in Station Road from noon until 5pm.
Leyton Orient have agreed to sell winger Moses Odubajo to Brentford in a record equalling transfer deal. The O's were always likely to face a battle to hold onto their star talent after missing out on promotion following their play-off final defeat
An undergrowth fire damaged a garage and trees yesterday in a Woodford Green street yesterday. A fire crew were called to the fire in Portman Road, Woodford Green yesterday at 11.50am and they managed to extinguish it by 12.30pm. The London
Waltham Forest Council is being prosecuted following an investigation into whether or not staff were protected from asbestos at the town hall. This morning the Health and Safety Executive confirmed it was seeking to prosecute the local authority
A petition against the putting out to tender of a tea hut lease will be put before a City of London Corporation committee on July 7. Sue Ireland, the City of London Corporation’s director of open spaces, today received the petition with more than
A group of Muslim motorcyclists completed a charity ride from London to Torquay raising over £1,800. The Deen Riders, a group of 25 motorcycling enthusiasts, rode the 139 miles from the ACE Cafe in Wembley to Torquay in aid of children’s charity
Debt collection practices labelled "unfair" and "misleading" by one of the UK's biggest pay-day lenders is proof Britain needs to rid itself of so-called 'legal loan sharks', Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy has said. Between 2008 and 2010 money lender
Mark Cavendish may be aiming to win the first stage of the Tour de France from Leeds to Harrogate to claim the race leader’s yellow jersey for the first time in his glittering career next weekend but there is arguably one rider the ‘Manx Missile’ needs
A lack of leadership and inadequate staff were to blame for children being turned away from King George hospital's accident and emergeny department, it has been revealed. In response to a Freedom of Information (FoI) request by campaigner Andy
A town council is sticking to its media policy despite a change of heart from a local government association. In December the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) published a document suggesting parish and town councillors should seek
A music video which aims to speak out for teenage victims of homophobic bullying has won a global award. Written, produced and performed by school students from Lammas school and sports college, the video, Love Mission, has already received more
A 10-year-old pupil at Alderton Junior School has been selected as one of two winners in a poster design competition, beating over 1,000 other entries from schools across Epping Forest. The competition, run by Epping Forest District Council in
Families with young children are invited to an annual teddy bears' picnic. The event, open to children aged five and under, premiered to huge success last year with more than 50 families, in attendance and will be taking place at Jessel Green,
A pilates class is holding a fundraising event for a hospice. Sonia Noy Pilates will hold the event in support of St Francis Hospice on July 7 at 7pm at Woodford Bowling Club, Kings Avenue, Woodford Green. Two free 30-minute pilates classes
A section of Walthamstow library is to be home to Romanian books after one migrant made it his mission to educate non-English speaking members of his community. Mihai Nanu , a film-maker who lives in Tower Hamlets, said he was told by fellow Romanians
Team Sky have confirmed the eight riders who will bid to help Chris Froome retain his Tour de France title when the race gets under way in Leeds on Saturday, July 5. As Sir Bradley Wiggins had already confirmed, there is no place in the nine-strong
Waltham Forest is one of five boroughs to benefit from new government funding to help tackle fuel poverty. According to a study by the London Health Programme, the borough, home to 97,000 households, has the highest percentage of pensioners without
Tributes have been paid to a councillor who died this week. Kenneth Avey became a member of Epping Town Council in 2003 and was the only person to have held the office of Town Mayor twice, in 2004 and 2011. In a statement Epping Town Council
The leader of a campaign to keep the manager of a much-loved tea hut in his job is “extremely positive” about the acceptance of a petition by the City of London Corporation. Paul Morris started the petition - now signed by more than 8,000 people
Famous authors were in attendance at an awards afternoon yesterday at Redbridge town hall. Children from across borough were invited to have books signed by authors, and they voted for the best children's and teenage book of the year. The Redbridge
Hundreds of fans poured into the streets of Walthamstow last night after Algeria's World Cup draw with Russia. Members of the Algerian community celebrated the 1-1 draw, gaining them a place in the last 16, with singing, dancing, live music and
Leyton Orient chief executive Matt Porter has been elected to serve on the board of The Football League. He takes up the role of League 1 representative after Carlisle United managing director John Nixon stepped down following the club’s relegation
A delegation has delivered a petition with more than 8,000 signatures to the City of London Corporation urging it not to put the licence of a much-loved tea hut out for tender. The online document has been drawn up in support of keeping the tea
A husband chased a young worshipper with a meat cleaver in a self-confessed 'moment of madness'. Snaresbrook Crown Court heard how Christopher Vass, of Oakdale Road, Leytonstone, confronted the group of men who were loitering outside his home after
Plans to introduce new public forums are being finalised, according to the deputy leader of Redbridge council. Neighbours reacted with anger folliwing the new Labour council's descision to scrap area committee meetings last week. And responding
West Ham are in talks with Boca Juniors defender Emanuel Insua, reports claim. The 23-year-old left-back, who is the younger brother of former Liverpool defender Emiliano Insua, has discussed terms over a move to Upton Park. It is thought West
Students had a visit from an army squadron yesterday in celebration of Armed Forces Day. St John’s Special School, in Turnpin Lane, Woodford Green, hosted the 68th Signal Squadron from the Territorial Army. An assault course was set up for
Cycling fans in west Essex and East London will not get the chance to see Sir Bradley Wiggins race in this year’s Tour de France after Britain’s first winner of the event confirmed, as expected, that he will not take part. Wiggins’ Team Sky are
A man who assaulted two police officers will be sentenced on Monday. Saulius Kandratavicius, 40, was convicted of attacking two officers and threatening another man in Melbourne Road, Leyton in March. Kandratavicius, of nearby Brisbane Road
Epping Forest Swimming Club took home 12 medals from the Eric Shepherd Open Gala hosted by Harlow Penguins Swimming Club on Saturday. Sienna Treglohan, nine, led the way for Epping. She claimed golds in the 200m individual medley and the 50m butterfly
A double Olympic medallist and former world record holder met amateur swimmers for a masterclass opportunity. Retired swimmer Nick Gillingham MBE visited members of Waltham Forest Swimming Club the Gators yesterday afternoon for a three-hour tutorial
A 'cold-blooded' murderer will be sentenced today for the death of a pregnant prostitute. Mother-of-one Mariana Popa was stabbed to death whilst working in Ilford Lane, Ilford, on October 28 last year. Farooq Shah, 21, of Station Road in Forest
Police in Waltham Forest have released a CCTV image of a suspected thief. Suspect 150763 is accused of theft at Tesco Express in Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, on June 4 at shortly before 5pm. He allegedly stole a phone that belonged to a shopper
A school has raised £1,100 for Cancer Research from a celebrity sports contests. Chigwell School hosted a cricket and netball match featuring former England cricket ace, Mark Ramprakash and television presenter and actor Bradley Walsh donning their
