A restaurant owner will face the council’s licensing committee today after employing illegal immigrants. Lagos Island, in Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, was visited by police and Border Agency officers in May. People working in the country without
An MP and former cabinet minister who was also involved in the 2012 Olympic bid was quizzed by school pupils this week. Dame Tessa Jowell, member of both the Blair and Brown cabinets, spoke to young people at Holy Family Catholic School in Walthamstow
Two primary schools have announced their Christmas fairs will take place next week. Both Wanstead Church School, in Church Path, and Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, in Chestnut Drive, will hold their annual Christmas events next Saturday.
The community has united to condemn a plan for a 50ft phone mast in a conservation area. Telefonica has submitted plans to erect the transmitter and four boxes outside a Toyota car dealership in High Road, Woodford Green. If approved, the
The switching-on of the Christmas tree lights, funded by the community in Wanstead, will take place tomorrow. Redbridge council scrapped funding for a Christmas tree on George Green in Wanstead, prompting criticism from residents and councillors
Crostyx picked up their second win of the season by beating Brentwood 4-2, rising from 11th to ninth in the table. Player-coach Tim Watson converted a penalty flick to hand Crostyx the lead, before captain Phil Walker doubled their advantage with
Squatters have moved into a former police station, it has been confirmed. Yesterday, police received a report that the old Leytonstone police station, in Kirkdale Road, haad been occupied. The station was closed on October 23 and has been boarded
Families gathered as Christmas lights were switched on in Leytonstone last night. The free event took place yesterday at St John's Church in Church Lane, Leytonstone, and featured a number of activities, including a Santa's grotto, Rodeo Christmas
Twenty head teachers from Shenzhen in China have been touring schools in Waltham Forest. The Waltham Forest Teaching School Alliance, a group of five schools in the borough, has started a leadership partnership to support visits from foreign headteachers
See the incredible voyage of double amputee Nick Beighton and his three teammates who travelled from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise money for Blesma, the limbless veterans charity based in Chadwell Heath. A feature-length documentary of their
A further education college principal is to stand down following criticism from watchdog Ofsted. Inspectors found Waltham Forest College, in Forest Road, Walthamstow, which has faced fincial difficulties in recent years, required improvement following
Wapping have closed the gap on league-leaders Harleston Magpies to just a point after a 2-0 win over Cambridge University on Saturday. A bright start by Wapping was rewarded when, after just two minutes, James Fanger crossed for Phil Messent to
Two drug dealers were ambushed and stabbed to death in a 79 second attack that left the victims looking as though they had suffered gunshot wounds, a court heard. Aaron Carriere, 21, and Josiah Manful, 20, were attacked by a gang acting like “a
A radical Islamist from Walthamstow who feld to fight with Islamic State in Syria has proudly announced the birth of his son, with the baby in one arm and a rifle in the other, as he posed for a picture on Twitter. Abu Rumaysah, 31, fled the UK
Councillors and officials from the Department for Education have visited Walthamstow School for Girls. For the fourth year in a row the school has been running the MyBnk initiative to get students into saving. MyBnk chief exective Guy Rigden
A proposal to turn two empty shops into a Muslim community centre has divided opinion. Woodford Muslim Cultural Centre (WMCC) wants to convert the former hairdressers and sweet shop in Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green, but has previously been denied
Old Loughtonians have moved up to seventh in the NOW: Pensions Conference East after beating Chichester Priory Park 6-1 to record consecutive wins. Hosts Loughts made the ideal start when Conor Caplan fired home a rebound from a penalty corner
A design company which works for some of the world's leading firms has been chosen as the best small business in Waltham Forest. Build, based in Hatherley Mews, Walthamstow, was founded in 2001 by creative director Michael C. Place and business
Tributes have been paid to a community stalwart and D-Day veteran known as ‘Lollipop Ron’, who has died aged 88. Ron Heninghem was born in a nursing home in Pretoria Road, Chingford. He joined the Army as an underage soldier in 1942 and fought
Images of suspected burglars taken on a smartphone by a woman who belived they attempted to break into her home have been released by police in Waltham Forest. The incident happened on November 1 in Markhouse Road, Walthamstow. At around
The headteacher of a primary school which parents campaigned to prevent becoming an academy due to previous failings has been praised by Ofsted for guiding it out of special measures. Ofsted announced yesterday that Snaresbrook Primary School,
