The East London Runners braved the cold to participate in a number of events across the south east over the weekend. Euan Brown led the way by winning the Wanstead Flats parkrun, completing the course in a time of 18.36. Andy Jenkins was next
Dean Cox has admitted Leyton Orient's current plight hurts him a lot and insists things have to change because the team have not been good enough. The club’s fall from grace over the last 12 months has been dramatic with relegation to League Two
As West Ham United beat Leicester City on Saturday the Hammers ensured they would be sitting in the top four of the Premier League for Christmas and life as a Hammers supporter at this moment in time could not be much better. Perhaps it is because
Chigwell’s Ronnie O’Sullivan aims to surpass Stephen Hendry’s century record and reach 1,000 career tons before retiring from snooker. The 39-year-old, pictured, is closing in on Hendry’s record after three successive century breaks in his German
Two dozen homeless people were given a festive feast last night as the community clubbed together to give them a Christmas treat. Forest Churches Emergency Night Shelter gives homeless people a place to stay throughout the winter months in Waltham
A hunt has begun to find a distinctive dog which was stolen from outside a shop. The dog, named Olga, was stolen from a path outside Asda in Marshall Road, Leyton, on Thursday. Witnesses claim that the dog, which was tied up at around 6.40pm
Leytonstone fighter Philip ‘Quicksilver’ Bowes will attempt to bounce back from his first professional defeat on March 14, 2015. The 30-year-old super lighweight suffered his first defeat since turning professional with a tenth-round knock out
A musician who performed alongside stars including Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Josh White has died just before his 92nd birthday following a short illness. Scotsman Steve Merrick, born Walter John Pert, of Horn Lane in Woodford Green, was
After weeks of learning lines, sewing costumes and singing songs, little starlets across Waltham Forest have taken to the stage to perform in their school Christmas plays. Donning tea-towels and tinsel on their heads pupils read out their lines
Redbridge remain three points clear of the Isthmian Division One North relegation zone despite losing 4-0 to Brightlingsea Regent on Saturday. Braces from Jordan Heath and Ben Newson sunk the Motormen, ending their three-match winning streak in
A gambling addict has avoided jail after deceiving his family by falsely putting his family home up for rent. Between August and November of this year, Sumeet Vij of Sandringham Close, Ilford, advertised the family home where he lived, as available
Leyton Orient pair Jay Beckford and Sam Roach have been called into the latest England Under-16 training camp at St George's Park next month. Goalkeeper Roach and forward Beckford, who have been offered scholarships by the club, have both been
Kind hearted school children gave up there weekend to spend time with housebound pensioners battling loneliness over Christmas. Pupils from Buxton School in Leytonstone, East London, spent last Saturday delivering hampers to elderly, many of whom
Elderly residents living at a retirement home helped raise thousands of pounds for charity. Macmillan Cancer Support have been presented with a cheque for over £21,000 from Churchill Retirement Living following its successful World's Biggest Coffee
Scroll down for video Police are appealing for help to identify a supermarket thief. Suspect 164255 is wanted in connection with shoplifting at Sainsbury's in Church Lane, Leytonstone, on October 23, at just after 9am. Staff say he picked
A teenager believed to be in Redbridge has appeared on the Metropolitan Police's most wanted list. Images of 12 people have been released in the hunt for London's "most evasive" criminals. Ionut Chirila, 19, a Romanian national, is one of
Scroll down for video A Parkinson's sufferer has released a Christmas single to raise funds for a charity helping others with the condition. Bass guitarist Brian Hodgson, 70, of Chingford, wrote 'One More Christmas' with his band Pete Lincoln
A bar was closed by police following a mass brawl which hospitalised three men. Police were called to The Fountain in Station Road, Chingford, at 12.20am on Saturday following reports of a fight. Three men, aged 24, 30 and 32, were found
Festive spirit was in abundance as families and businesses rallied to replace a community Christmas tree stolen from the street. On Saturday at about 4am, thieves snatched the 9ft tree tied to railings outside the Salvation Army building in
