West Ham hope to sign Sampdoria midfielder Pedro Obiang next week, according to Forza Italian Football. Reports in Italy suggest the Hammers are intent on signing the 22-year-old – assuming a price can be agreed. Although the East London club
Police are yet to explain why a house in Walthamstow has been cordoned off for more than 24 hours. The property in The Crescent and a section of the pavement and road have been taped off since around 7am yesterday. Ambulance services were
Leyton Orient have bolstered their striking options with the addition of former Arsenal and West Brom striker Jay Simpson on a three-year contract. The 25-year-old forward returns to England to join the O’s after a brief spell with Thai side, Buriram
Family and friends have paid tribute to a grandfather-of-five and keen biker killed in a crash, ahead of his funeral tomorrow. Jeffrey Locke, 58, died along with his partner Lesley Collyer, 55, when the car he was driving hit a tree on a stretch
West Ham are interested in signing Shakhtar Donetsk striker Facundo Ferreyra, with the current political climate in Ukraine unsettling non-Ukrainian players at the club, according to the Daily Mail. The 23-year-old is understood to be contemplating
A high level of ‘troubled families’ are being helped to turn their lives around in Redbridge, according to the council. The authority says it has the fourth highest success rate in London in dealing with people who have been identified as struggling
The closure of a support charity due to a funding cut will have a “devastating' impact on young families, according to a councillor. Home-Start Epping Forest, based on Oakwood Hill Industrial Estate in Loughton, is being forced to close at the
West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison has been remanded in custody after being charged with attacking his ex-girlfriend and her mother. The 21-year-old faces two counts of common assault following an incident on Sunday at a bar in Manchester and
A railway-themed beer festival will start tomorrow at a train station. Ongar Station, in Station Approach, Ongar, was first opened in 1856 and will be the venue for a beer festival from midday tomorrow to 5pm on Sunday. Over 40 different local
The trust managing hospitals serving Redbridge has appointed a new finance director. Jeff Buggle replaces Rob Cooper in the role at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT), which is currently £38 million in the red
Waltham Forest have continued their preparations for life in the Essex Senior League by signing 18 players. Relegated from Ryman Division One North last season, the Stags have undergone drastic personnel changes ahead of their maiden season at
He’s played on Mark Owen’s solo album, toured with The Proclaimers across North America, Canada and Australia, signed to Richard Branson’s V2 label with his band YY28’s and played the main stage at the Glastonbury Festival. He’s also had a top
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Actors in period costume chased a thief along a busy high street after he was caught red-handed rifling through bags in the dressing room. The Woodhouse Players, a theatre group based at the Welsh Church Hall in High Road, Leytonstone, had taken
The closure of charity after a funding cut will leave a gap in a vital community support for vulnerable familes with children under five, it is claimed. Home-Start Epping Forest held its final event yesterday afternoon, a ‘last luncheon’ for the
The Wanstead Fringe festival is looking for bands and musicians to join their ranks. The event will take place across venues in Wanstead, between September 6 and 13. Music organiser Alistair McQueen, 35, says: “It’s just Wanstead people
Police are appealing for witnesses to an unprovoked attack which left a man with a fractured eye socket among five broken bones in his face. The 43-year-old was targeted outside the Green Dragon pub in Market Square, Waltham Abbey, on June 21.
A plea hearing date has been set for the seventh man to be charged in connection with the death of a businessman. Ahmed Shah Hatimi, 30, of Richmond Road in Ilford, appeared at the Old Bailey yesterday and has been remanded in custody to reappear
West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison has been charged with assaulting two women. the 21-year-old faces two counts of common assault following an incident on Sunday at a bar in Manchester and later at a house. Morrison, of Urmston in Trafford
Su Pollard, best known for her roles in Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang, M’Lord?, and comedy duo Cannon and Ball talk to Freetime before they take to the stage in Ha Ha Hood! A hilarious, laugh out loud new romp of a show. Su, Bobby and Tommy tell us why
Leytonstone School, who do not boast so much as a blade of grass on their playground, have celebrated an unprecedented year of sporting success. The school’s end of term sports awards evening celebrated a year which has seen school records tumble
Police have released a CCTV image of a suspect fuel thief. Suspect 152905 is accused of theft at Esso petrol station in Lea Brige Road, Leyton, on June 1 at 6pm. The driver of the black Fiat Punto allegedly filled up £19.85 worth of fuel
The population of London is set to increase by 37 per cent to 11 million by 2050, according to a report commissioned by the Mayor of London. The research into how the capital's infrastructure will deal with the rise found up to 1.3 trillion must
Children equipped with nets sought to discover the many different species that co-exist in a local pond. Over 20 children took part in a ‘Healthy Pond’ dipping session at Ray Park, Woodford Green yeasterday. Francis Castro, senior nature conservation
A Leyton Pearly Queen has been honoured by David Cameron for her charity work. Jackie Murphy, 73, of Claude Road, married into the Pearly tradition in the 1970s after she met her late husband Daniel Murphy - the former Pearly King of Hackney.
Doctors and nurses working for a hospitals trust which has been criticised for its standards of care have been given a smartphone app to ensure they administer antibiotics correctly. Staff at King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s hospital
