The future of a council's community policing team is set to be secured for another year with a police inspector poised to join. The Redbridge Community Police Team, funded by the Metropolitan Police and Redbridge council, patrols parks and hot
Woodford Green AC with Essex Ladies men’s team finished fifth in the South of England Cross Country Championships in Brighton on Saturday. Around 900 men began the race, over three laps of an extremely testing 4km circuit. With each club’s first
Sam Allardyce is certain Diafra Sakho will not be banned from turning out for West Ham United and has aimed a shot at the Senegalese Football Federation for its handling of Cheikhou Kouyate. Tensions between the Hammers and Senegal have been strained
A petition calling on a senior Labour councillor to resign over "religious hatred" remarks has gathered almost 800 signatures. The Labour party confirmed last week it was investigating the conduct of Wood Street ward councillor Peter Barnett after
A total of £1,300 was pledged to a church “to increase community use” last night. The money was agreed to be spent at the Leytonstone ward community forum held yesterday at St John’s Church hall, in Church Lane. The £1,000 will be used to purchase
Everyone was agreed – this was the year when any one of five or six couples could have won Strictly Come Dancing 2014. The level of dancing was such that the outcome was wide open, especially given the shock exit of bookies’ favourite Pixie Lott.
Comedian Elliot Steel is a chip off the old block. Laura Enfield catches up with him before his gig in Hornchurch. What prompted you to start in comedy? I was kicked out of college, so it was either do comedy or join the army. I always fancied
Emily Iley claimed four wins for the Borough of Waltham Forest Swimming Club Gators at the Essex Age Group Championships, with the club picking up numerous victories. First-place finishes in the 200m butterfly, 200m individual medley, 100m butterfly
A pedestrian killed a week ago in Walthamstow died of multiple injuries, a post mortem has revealed. The man, believed to be in his late 50s or early 60s, was hit by a car in Forest Road at the junction with Bell Corner, on January 22. Emergency
West Ham United outcast Ravel Morrison has taken to Instagram to confirm his switch to Italian side Lazio, posting a picture of his name on a shirt. The 21-year-old midfielder has been in Rome since Wednesday to discuss personal terms and complete
Wapping moved top of the East Premier ‘A’ on Saturday with an impressive 2-1 win over previous leaders Harleston Magpies. The hosts started brightly and could have taken the lead when Grant Aidoo-Nash directed a powerful shot narrowly wide of the
Police are appealing for help to trace the next of kin of a man who died in Norfolk. Alfred Powell, 83, lived in Station Road, Pulham St Mary, where he died on January 16. There were no suspicious circumstances. Officers want to trace
An application to turn a former pub where police found "drugs paraphernalia everywhere" into a Buddhist temple has been refused. Lord Brooke in Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, was closed last year after its licence was revoked by the after police
For many inexperienced players coming into a side struggling at the wrong end of the table could be a daunting experience. Throw in a manager who doesn’t speak English and you have a difficult situation for even the most experienced professional
Waltham Forest ssecondary schools have all exceeded the government’s target for GCSE results. League tables published today show the majority of pupils across the borough's 18 schools achieved five or more GCSEs between A* and C, including maths
Every secondary school in Wanstead and Woodford is above average for GCSE results, figures revealed today. The Department of Education released the 2014 KS4 league tables published today show each school comfortably above the national average of
Essex kart champion Lochlan Bearman started the defence of his Minimax title at Whilton Mill on Sunday, finishing seventh overall in a bruising weekend of racing. The 13-year-old started the first heat in 20th position on the grid. After a bright
No one has turned up to visit police officers at contact meetings were arranged after a police station controversially closed, it has emerged. Officers were made available three times a week to consult with the public at the cafe at Tesco in Gainsborough
West Ham United midfielder Kevin Nolan believes Andy Carroll is close to finding his best form. The former Newcastle striker returned from injury in November and has netted five goals since then for the Hammers. Nolan told the club website:
Leyton Orient are not expected to bring in an immediate replacement for Mauro Milanese after the sporting director left the club on Monday. The Italian’s departure is understood to be primarily based on increasingly conflicting views on transfer
Stephen Hendry believes it will be difficult for Ronnie O’Sullivan to surpass his world title record but insists ‘The Rocket’ is the only man who can do so. The 46-year-old Scot won the World Championship seven times during his career and currently
Bees were stolen from a garden hive in what police describe as an “unusual” crime. A total of six wooden slats belonging to one of two beehives at an address in Bulwer Road, Leytonstone, were reported missing on Sunday. The two hives kept
Two men are being hunted by police after a sustained axe attack in the street. Violence flared outside Tesco Express in Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, following a dispute in a nearby betting shop. A man in his late twenties was struck the back
Sporting facilities promised as part of the controversial development of the Waltham Stadium site have been scrapped, it has emerged. Developer London & Quadrant were set to build a 15m climbing wall within the main grade-II listed tote building
A radical Muslim convert already banned from promoting Sharia law in London has had the terms of his anti-social behaviour order amended. Jordan Horner, 21, of Radbourne Crescent, Walthamstow, was the first person in the UK to be banned from
Bus workers in London are set to walkout for three days next month over pay and working conditions. The Unite union has called on the capital's 18 bus operators to negotiate a single pay deal for drivers ahead of the planned industrial action
Redbridge council has defended its proposed funding cut for a music education centre for children and young adults. As part of its £70 million cost-cutting plans by 2017, Redbridge council is considering slashing Redbridge Music Service's (RMS)
A teenager reported missing for almost seven weeks has been found safe and well. Police reported Amelia Adams as missing from her home in Chingford on January 5 after she disappeared on December 12. The 17-year-old with links to Forest Gate
A newsagent has sold out of controversial French satirical magazine magazine Charlie Hebdo and said he would sell “hundreds” if it were printed in English. A total of 12 staff at the magazine were murded at its offices three weeks ago by brothers
