Leyton Orient Advanced Soccer Schools (LOASS) Under-12 girls have reached the semi-finals of the Essex League Cup by crushing Tigers FC 7-0. In a powerful display the east Londoners showed once again their early season blip was well and truly behind
A Charles Gyamfi brace inspired Leytonstone FC to a 5-2 win over Korona Redbridge on Saturday in the London City Airport League. Korona could have taken the lead but were wasteful in their finishing and twice hit the bar before Leytonstone broke
A last-gasp score from Reece Reed saw Eton Manor snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, beating Barking 19-16 in London League One North on Saturday. Visitors Barking made a strong start and took the lead after 12 minutes when, following a scrum
Waltham Abbey’s Steve West has won his Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Pro Tour Card for the third consecutive year, becoming the first player to do so. He followed up his stellar performance by qualifying for the second European Tour event
Defeat for direct relegation rivals Chatham Town at the hands of Thurrock was the saving grace for Redbridge boss Ricky Eaton after two late goals cost his side against Barkingside. The Motormen led in the first half but were made to pay for their
Wanstead High School is said to be in “very safe hands” after the announcement of a new headteacher. Bob Hamlyn, who has been headteacher at Holloway School in Islington for 10 years, will start work at the beginning of the summer term on April
West Ham United defender Jamie Harney has completed a permanent move to Colchester United. The 18-year-old Northern Ireland centre-back has been on loan with the League One club but has now agreed to join the Essex side on a permanent basis.
Schoolchildren of all ages have taken part in sponsored run to raise money for a running club. The one to two-mile run through St James Park, Walthamstow, saw 40 children from the Alice Rose running club at Coppermill Primary School in Edward
Festival organisers are inviting people in the community to showcase their talent at one of the Waltham Forest's biggest summer festivals. Applications have opened for taking part in the 22nd Leytonstone festival, which is extended by seven days
Walthamstow has been selected as the London location to host the UK’s biggest BBQ and music festival this summer. The two-day festival in partnership with Waltham Forest council promises a "rowdy weekend of meat, music and mayhem" and will arrive
A man who admitted attempting to steal £136 worth of items from a Tesco supermarket will be sentenced today. Kestutis Nepas, 33, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to the charge at Thames Magistrates' Court last month. On December 11, at the
A 42-year-old woman has been arrested by police investigating a fatal hit and run, as the victim is named by police. The woman was held yesterday on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of an accident and
A museum has hosted a college fashion show in conjunction with an exhibition exposing the exploitation of workers in the textile and cotton trade. Lecturers from Waltham Forest College in Forest Road, Walthamstow, worked alongside schools in the
GPs have warned that thousands of residents could lose out on community care if a plan to shut hospital rehabilitation wards as part of a shake-up of services is scrapped. The Health Scrutiny committee at Redbridge council voted on Monday to ask
New signing Neil Eardley insists Orient cannot afford to dwell on their defeat to Colchester United with another crucial match at home to Scunthorpe United this weekend. The Wales international made his debut in the O’s disappointing 2-0 defeat
An airport has refused to attend a public meeting as it plans to go ahead with flight path changes which campaigners claim will cause a “noise ghetto” for those living under it. London City Airport is planning to implement new technology to enable
Shops selling alcohol have mounted a petition against another off-licence being allowed to sell alcohol over fears of tension between traders and street drinking. Three off-licences at the top-end of Snakes Lane East by Woodford tube station are
West Ham United midfielder Ravel Morrison is set to travel to Italy today for a medical ahead of a move to Lazio. The former Manchester United youngster is expected to see out the remainder of his contract at Upton Park before completing a summer
After a shakey start to the 2014/15 season, Crostyx men returned to action with a resounding 5-2 in over Chelmsford Seconds on Saturday. The game got off to a cautious start, with both teams clearly feeling the effect of the cold weather and the
CCTV has been released of two pickpockets who stole a phone from a woman as she queued at an off-licence. Police are hunting the men following the theft incident at Forest Road Supermarket in Forest Road, Walthamstow, on December 11 at around
The man who runs the ambulance service covering Epping Forest has blamed "intolerable" delays in handing over patients at hospital for slow emergency response times. Last month 757 patients waited for more than an hour in an ambulance after arriving
Police are appealing for help from the public to find an 82-year-old man missing from a hospital. Phillip Hackney, of Chigwell Park Drive, Chigwell, was last seen yesterday at about 3.30pm while accompanying a relative on a visit to Whipps Cross
A manager has spoken of her disgust as burglars trashed her nursery, stole equipment and caused thousands of pounds of damage in a Sunday morning raid. Two men were caught on camera exiting Sunshine Day Nursery, in Wallwood Road, Leytonstone, at
