Mark Cavendish may be one of the world’s fastest men over a short distance but few can live with his Omega Pharma Quick-Step teammate Tony Martin’s ability to sustain a high speed over a longer period of time. Glance through the 29-year-old’s results
A motorcyclist has been hospitalised with serious injuries following a crash involving two lorries two motorcycles and a car. Motorists are being advised to avoid the clockwise M25 following the collision near junction 27 with the M11 which occurred
Only two teams are still to confirm their full nine-rider line-ups for the Tour de France after Garmin Sharp and Lampre-Merida became the 19th and 20th squads to do so. After British cyclist David Millar revealed on Twitter that he had been withdrawn
It’s the night before your holiday, you’ve finished packing and the alarm clock is set for an unearthly hour. You want something to eat, but the fridge is bare. The obvious answer is a take-away. But in the time taken to wait for the delivery,
Police hunting for missing man Christopher Simmons have found a body. Mr Simmons, of Roding Lane South in Clayhall, was last seen on Tuesday at 2.15pm when he left his home for a walk. The body of a 50-year-old man, found in a wooded area near
A Spanish restaurant chain is hoping to bring a little bit of Marbella to Chigwell with work already under way on its first UK location. La Sala, which has four restaurants in Spain, is due to open its first UK restaurant in Chigwell Road, Woodford
Children from Bancroft's School entertained packed houses in a school production of Adrian Mitchell’s adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. More than 50 children from years 7, 8, 9 at the school, in High
Cycling fans in west Essex and East London are now set to see just three British riders competing in the Tour de France after David Millar was surprisingly withdrawn by his Garmin-Sharp team. The 37-year-old Scot was set to compete in his 13th
A Brownie group which has been in existence for 69 years will disappear unless it can find a new leader. The 7th Wanstead Brownies has been meeting since 1945, but it may be forced to close down if no one comes forward to take up the mantel from
A Jewish Community Centre in Buckhurst Hill will raise money for its charity by supplying food and drink to thousands of spectators when the Tour de France visits the district next week. The Chabad Jewish Community Centre will be offering Kosher
A new Sainsbury’s Local could move into premises previously occupied by Barclays Bank in Wanstead High Street. The Barclays branch closed on June 20 this year and a Sainsbury’s spokesperson confirmed the company is ‘in discussions to move into
A South Woodford primary school will see the introduction of an additional reception class next year to address the school place crisis in the borough. The fourth reception class will be introduced at Nightingale Primary School, in Ashbourne Avenue
A multi-vehicle collision has caused a closure on the clockwise M25 between the slip roads at junction 27. Emergency services are currently at the scene and there are tailbacks to junctions 24 and 25 and current delays are at least one hour.
There will be no English riders competing in the Tour de France after Alex Dowsett was left out of Movistar’s team due to illness. The Spanish team have named their nine-man squad for the race, which starts in Leeds on Saturday before travelling
A date has been announced for the High Court to consider whether or not to grant a third investigation into the death of a woman in hospital in 2002. Carmel Bloom, 54, who lived in Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green, died during a routine operation
A burst water pipe has been leaking dirty rain water into the garden of an elderly couple for two-and-a-half years. Teresa Hoyle’s garden in Manor Road, Woodford Bridge, has been constantly flooding, with water running down from an overflowing
A 22-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital after being shot in the stomach. Police were called to Trinity Close in Leytonstone at 11pm on Tuesday to reports of shots being fired. Officers attended the incident at the Trinity Close
Centuries after Britain’s most famous playwright penned Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest school children as young as six have been learning about his life. The children of Henry Maynard School spent the week getting to know the work of
A doctor visited an Epping primary school after one of its pupils won the West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) ‘keeping healthy’ drawing competition. Coopersale and Theydon Garnon C of E Primary School, in Brickfield Road, Coopersale,
A congregation braved wind and rain at their church's summer fair on Saturday. The fair, hosted by Holy Trinity Church, in Hermon Hill, South Woodford, involved a bouncy castle and craft stalls.
Only four of the 22 teams that will race through west Essex and East London in the third stage of the Tour de France a week today have still to confirm their full nine-rider line-ups. We have already reported the squads for ten of the teams and
One of the most important and influential writers of the twentieth century is set to be celebrated in a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. The life and achievements of Virginia Woolf will be recognised through a series of portraits
Leyton Orient are top of the Football League for last season's increase in away supporters. The O's had a 125 per cent increase in the average number of travelling fans compared to the previous campaign. Orient's average attendance also increased
West Ham United are close to wrapping up a £4m deal for Nice defender Timothee Kolodziejczak, according to French Eurosport. The 22-year-old left-back has been a prime target of Sam Allardyce's this summer and a price has now been agreed by the
Students at a Woodford Green prep school have raised £4,000 to fund a health centre in North West Tanzania. The Mugoma Health Centre is to be built in memory of Dr Annabelle Joyce, who, during her time as a doctor worked in both London and Tanzania
Church-goers had a chance to show their creative side at a flower festival on Saturday. St Gabriel's Church in Park Road, Aldersbrook, hosted the flower festival, where a series of themed displays were showcased this weekend. The themes of
An Epping family butcher has introduced a replacement bicycle to the front of its shop in time for the Tour de France next week. Church’s butchers in High Street, Epping, purchased the 70-year-old bicycle after having its previous one stolen in
A nursery hosted a tea party for new parents and children last week. Parents who signed up their children to Treehouse Nursery, in Woodpine Place, Wanstead, were invited to the welcome tea party on Friday evening. The children will start at
The annual Leytonstone Arts Trail will kick off this weekend with dozens of artists teaming up with businesses to showcase their talent to their neighbours. This year, for the first time, an app has been designed to guide residents around the 26
A crime warning has been issued to spectators ahead of the Tour de France coming through Epping Forest on July 7. Police have advised onlookers to keep wallets, purses and valuables out of sight to ensure pick-pockets don’t profit from the event
Parents have reacted with anger after football was banned at a school following claims of poor behaviour. Epping Primary School in Coronation Hill, Epping, has stopped children playing the beautiful game at lunchtimes for the rest of the school
The people of Abridge celebrated with a weekend of festivities including a motorcycle display team, classic car display and a summer ball. The 29th Abridge Village Weekend held from Friday to Sunday was a little subdued by showers but still saw
A soul legend has died just weeks before he was due to headline a festival in Walthamstow. Bobby Womack, 70, was due to appear at Walthamstow Garden Party in Lloyd Park on July 26. Mr Womack was a world renowned singer and songwriter who was
Firefighters were called to tackle a fire in a car workshop on Friday night. The unit in Dobbs Weir Road, Roydon was twenty percent alight when crews arrived at around 7pm. According to the incident commander the fire involved acetylene cylinders
A campaigner who devoted his time to fighting for rail improvements for his community has died. Vice-chairman of the Barking Gospel Oak Rail User Group, Richard Pout, suffered a heart attack aged 65. Mr Pout who lived alone near Crouch Hill
