Leyton Orient face a crucial match on Boxing Day at home to fellow strugglers Crawley Town. The omens aren't good for the O’s against bogey side Crawley, having lost the four meetings between the teams, which have all been in the last two years
West Ham’s prospects have been given a major boost after Alex Song was left out of the Cameroon squad for the African Cup of Nations. The on-loan Barcelona midfielder has played a key role in helping Sam Allardyce’s side to fourth in the Premier
Hundreds of children in care are set to receive Christmas presents following a police appeal. Residents, officers and police staff in Redbridge donated the gifts handed over this week by Borough Commander Sue Williams to Councillor Elaine Norman
A trusted doctor of 46 years has retired, leaving his practice to his only child. Dr Mohamed Dadabhoy, 76, set up The Microfaculty in a dilapidated hairdressing salon in Chingford Mount Road in 1975, using a £10,000 loan from a friend which he
West Ham have been linked with a move for Dynamo Kiev defender Aleksandar Dragovic. With speculation about the future of Winston Reid continuing, the centre-half is said to be one of the options Sam Allardyce is looking at. However, reports
New Orient manager Fabio Liverani has likened his side’s home match against relegation rivals Crawley Town on Boxing Day to a Champions League final. The O’s have lost both games since the Italian became their fourth manager of the season and Orient
A hairdressing salon has celebrated its 20th anniversary this week. The staff at Hairlines in Walthamstow have been styling women’s hair at their shop in Forest Road for two decades. Owned by a brother and sister team it is a thriving family
Weird ways of serving Brussels sprouts were devised by children aiming to challenge the much-maligned vegetable’s bad reputation. Chilli Chocolate, toffee and jerk chicken were proposed as accompaniments in a competition to find ways of making
Police are hunting a driver who stabbed a man in a random attack. A 27-year-old was on a night out with friends in Chingford when the driver of a black car pulled over and stabbed him in the chest. The victim has since been released from hospital
