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  • Orient fail to pay players on time

    Leyton Orient players and some staff have not been paid February’s wages, the Guardian Series understands, with a delay in transferring the funds believed to be the cause. It is understood the club were low on funds and had transferred the money

  • Business owner hit with fine over non-payment of TV licence

    A bar owner has been fined £640 after being caught without a TV licence for his business. Mr Fatos Doci, owner of Zig Zag, on Forest Road, Walthamstow, was fined £400 for the offence at Thames Magistrates Court, last week, on February 20. He

  • Gang chase man before stabbing him in shop

    A man has been stabbed in a shop doorway as he attempted to escape three attackers this afternoon. One man, believed to be in his 20s, ran into Noted Eel and Pie House on the corner of Leytonstone High Road and West Street at around 2pm today (

  • 'Wild west' dirt track a 'hive for illegal activity'

    A dirt track which leads to homes surrounded by woodland has been described by residents as the 'wild west' because of its 'no man's land' status.    Kaye and Paul Green and Su and Terry Manning live in two houses at the top of Bridle Path in Woodford

  • Road closed by emergency services

    Police have cordoned off a section of road in Walthamstow after a reported stabbing. Emergency services are on scene at the junction of Coppermill Lane and Blackhorse Road. People at the scene have suggested there was a stabbing just over an

  • Fundraising drive to save community cafe a 'success'

    A cafe offering life-changing training to people with disabilities has hailed a fundraising drive to save it as a “success”. Not-for-profit Cherry Tree Cafe, in Woodbine Place, Wanstead, employs staff with a range of conditions, including Alzheimer

  • Busy road re-opens after collision

    A busy road has re-opened following an early-morning collision near a burst water main.  Ranger's Road in Chingford, was closed in both directions between Warren Pond Road and Epping New Road shortly after 6.30am this morning. Police confirmed

  • Schoolgirls into semi-finals of county netball cup

    Two high school netball teams are through to the latter stages of Essex county competitions. The Under-19 team at West Hatch High School in High Road Chigwell, are into the semi-finals of the Essex Cup after a 27-17 win over Chingford Foundation

  • Campaign launched to stamp out child sex abuse

    The business community is being asked to pledge their support in helping to stamp out child sexual exploitation (CSE).  Redbridge police and council are following in the footsteps of Waltham Forest, which was the first London borough to launch

  • Hollow Ponds 'natural' play equipment completed

    Three “natural” play installations at a popular beauty spot have been completed. The facilities were finished on Friday (February 27) at Hollow Ponds, in Whipps Cross Road, Leytonstone. The £30,000 project, funded by Waltham Forest council

  • Redbridge: London or Essex?

    A project is asking people for their opinions on whether they view Redbridge as being part of London or Essex. The joining of Wanstead and Woodford with Ilford and parts of Dagenham led to the creation of the London Borough of Redbridge in 1965

  • Walsall v Leyton Orient preview

    Leyton Orient will look to boost their survival hopes with a win at mid-table Walsall tomorrow. The O's have won two of their last three League One games but Fabio Liverani's side are still second bottom. Orient are slowly getting their injured

  • Accident near burst water main closes busy road

    A busy road has been closed in both directions following an accident near a burst water main.  Ranger's Road in Chingford is currently shut betweeen Warren Pond Road and Epping New Road after an accident shortly before 6.30am between a Ford Transit

  • Delicatessen successful in booze bid

    A delicatessen has been granted permission to sell alcohol, despite objections from over 30 nearby homes. Director of the Made in Portugal Delicatessen, Anabela Das Neves Canhestros, applied for a licence to serve booze during the day at her business

  • West Ham United v Crystal Palace preview

    West ham United manager Sam Allardyce expects a tough examination in Saturday’s Premier League clash with Crystal Palace at Upton Park. The Hammers are without a win in their last four league outings and after throwing away a 2-0 lead at White

  • School fully re-opens after legionella discovery

    A primary school has fully re-opened today after the potentially harmful bacteria legionella was found in its water supply.  Parents were asked to collect their children from Nightingale Primary School in Ashbourne Avenue, South Woodford, on Monday

  • Pollution in New Road

    It has been reported that the nitrogen oxide levels in New Road were dangerous in 2011. Clyde Loakes has suggested main roads should be avoided at peak times. Larkswood Primary is in New Road. The traffic has increased significantly since the gate