A brand new festival celebrating the enduring legacy of the suffragettes is set to take place in east London. Marking the centenary of Sylvia Pankhurst establishing the East London Federation of Suffragettes in Bow, The East London Suffragette
The M25 will be closed overnight for emergency repairs following a crash involving two lorries and subsequent diesel spill this morning. The stretch between junction 25, for the A10, and junction 27, for the M11, on the anticlockwise carriageway
Plans to resurface the only playground in a neighbourhood have been welcomed by parents, but there are calls rundown facilities to be improved. Funding has been agreed for the play area at Christchurch Green in High Street, Wanstead, to be re-surfaced
A 24-year-old man is in custody after a man was stabbed after visiting a supermarket. On Wednesday a man was attacked in Leytonstone High Road after shopping in a Tesco Express store at 4.30pm. He suffered multiple stab wounds and was taken
A plan for a major development of a seven-acre site in Epping, which could include a cinema, homes and office space, has moved a step closer. Epping Forest District Council’s (EFDC) cabinet last night agreed the terms of the sale of the site in
If James Hollis needs any further inspiration for next month’s IPC Swimming European Championships, he need only refer to his own debut on the same stage three years ago. Hollis, from Theydon Bois, was picked to make his major senior international
Rounder’s training sessions will be offered for free to encourage people in the community to form their own teams. Wanstead Flats is hosting a rounders league for the first time in its history, at the Dell, near Aldersbrook Road, from 30 July.
A man made redundant from his IT job has realised his dream of setting up the first fishmongers for 20 years in Wanstead. Kevin Murphy opened Wanstead Fish, in High Street, Wanstead,with his wife Jane Edwards last week. Mr Murphy, who has lived
The warden of Forest School has announced her intention to step down next year. Sarah Kerr-Dineen told parents this week that she is to leave the school in College Place, on the border between Walthamstow and Snaresbrook, to take up the role
Walthamstow college students met Prince Harry as they prepare to help out at a sporting event for wounded and sick servicemen and women. Pupils from Sir George Monoux College in Chingford Road, Walthamstow, have been selected to be ‘social media
A gang of armed robbers who raided shops have been jailed. David Sadiku, 44, of Copeland Road, Walthamstow, and Paulius Strasunskas, 27, of Marston Road, Clayhall, were sentenced along with five others. Four shops in Ilford and Chadwell Heath
Nursery students have taken part in a sports day. Children from Treehouse Nursery, in Woodpine Place, Wanstead, competed in a variety of sports on Christchurch Green, opposite their nursery.
The remains of a 14th century medieval manor house are being excavated beneath Walthamstow Stadium's former car park prior to development of the site. A section of the car park site opposite the stadium in Chingford Road is currently being excavated
A nursery held a graduation ceremony yesterday for students leaving for primary school. Children at Treehouse nursery, in Woodpine Place, Wanstead, donned graduation gowns and received certificates as they prepared to start primary school in September
A reward has been trebled for information about the death of a man outside a nightclub. Adam Hird, 30, from Epping, was found collapsed at the No.65 bar on Albert Embankment in Vauxhall shortly after 3.20am on June 15. Mr Hird was taken to
All lanes on the M25 anticlockwise are now open after a two-lorry collision. The collision occurred between junction 26 for Waltham Abbey and Junction 25 for the A10 at around 5.15am. Ambulance services were called to the scene but there were
Police have issued a warning after a spate of distraction burglaries targeting the vulnerable. There were four reports in the past fortnight of criminals posing as people in authority and then stealing purses and jewelry. In cited cases across
Young entrepreneurs raised more than £150 for a local hospice baking cupcakes. Saffron Daglish, Victoria Deviana-Wedge and Jasmine Somers, all aged nine, who attend Woodford Green Primary School in Sunset Avenue, yesterday spent seven hours baking
A new set of awards will be handed out later this year to the best and worst housing providers in Walthamstow. Social housing providers, letting agents and estate agents can all be nominated in categories including the ‘most inventive excuse’ given
Off-licences in Redbridge are being asked to stop selling cheap super strength alcohol following a new scheme aimed at curbing street drinking and anti-social behaviour. Redbridge Police Licensing Team and Redbridge Council are asking off-licence
A crash on the M25 is causing widespread delays on rush hour roads. The accident involved two lorries in a roadworks area and resulted in an oil spillage on the anticlockwise section of the M25 near the Waltham Abbey turn off. There is queueing
Criminals involved in cases of rape, wounding with intent, and drug smuggling were cautioned by police in London last year, new figures show. Figures obtained by Conservative London Assembly member Tony Arbour under the Freedom of Information (
A licensing meeting will take place this evening to decide whether a bar can retain its late-licence. Waltham Forest Police have called for a review of the premise licence for Loco Lounge in Station Road, Chingford, following concerns of an "unacceptable
Police are searching for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing for three days. Lauren Chandler is believed to be in Chingford or Walthamstow, and is still in contact with friends through social networking. Lauren has not returned to her home
A teenage girlguide has been honoured for her role in creating a badge teaching girls leadership skills, after being motivated by the lack of female MPs. Isabelle Mahoney, 16, of Mayfair Gardens, Woodford Green, has received an award from the British
A man who dangerously stored 12.8 tonnes of fireworks has been fined. Steven McLaren, 52, of Queen Street in Fyfield, and his business ITC Southeast Ltd, were charged with offences under health and safety laws relating to the storage of explosives
A CCTV image of a suspected thief has been released by police in Waltham Forest. Suspect 152319 is wanted in connection with burglary at The Station House pub in Station Road, Chingford, on June 9 at 10pm. He is accused of burglary after allegedly
