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  • Hammers defender Collins plays in Wales' win over Israel

    West Ham United defender James Collins helped Wales to a vital 3-0 European Championship qualifier win in Israel on Saturday.  West Ham’s on-loan defender Carl Jenkinson was involved in England Under-21's 1-0 win over Czech Republic on Friday. 

  • New date set for council asbestos sentencing

    A date has been set for the sentencing of Waltham Forest council for failing to protect staff from asbestos. Sentence was due to be passed at Southwark Crown Court today but was delayed after the court decided it did not have sufficient time to

  • Workers describe street stabbing horror

    A pizza shop manager has described watching on as a young man wielding a golf club got stabbed in the chest, as a pharmacy worker recounted treating one victim's knife wound.   Saeed Akhtar, 28, of Papa John's in Old Church Road, Chingford, was

  • Free Spring walks offered in Waltham Forest

    People are invited to take a walk on the wild side in a new series of free nature rambles this Spring. Waltham Forest council’s upcoming ‘Spring Walks’ have been arranged following the well-attended Winter walks held in February. Conducted

  • Second crowdfunding campaign launched to revamp playground

    Scroll down for video A fresh crowdfunding campaign has been launched by a group of mothers to raise further money to transform a playground. Wanstead Playground Association has set a new target of £26,000 on Spacehive after hitting its initial

  • Neighbours raised alarm as fire ripped through home

    Neighbours alerted firefighters to a house blaze after smelling smoke. Flames ripped through the first floor of the terraced property in Dunedin Road, Leyton, at 6.30am on Saturday morning. There was no one in the property at the time but neighbours

  • Firefighters battle Walthamstow blaze for an hour

    Firefighters battled a flat blaze for an hour today. The converted terraced house was evacuated and there are no reports of any injuries. The loft and the kitchen on the first floor of the building were damaged by the fire in Cleveland Park

  • Black cab driver jailed for sex attacks

    A black cab driver who sexually assaulted his passengers was today jailed for 10 years. David Perry, 52, of Gayton House in Bow, was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court after pleading guilty to four charges last month. On February 2 at the

  • Casino set to welcome its five millionth visitor

    Aspers Casino, Westfield Stratford City, is set to welcome its five millionth visitor later this month (April). On average the capital’s only super casino, which opened back in December 2011, plays host to an astonishing 4,500+ customers every

  • 'Elderly hit by bank branch closure'

    The imminent closure of a bank will significantly inconvenience the elderly, it is claimed. It has been announced the South Woodford branch of the Co-Operative bank, in George Lane, is due to close in June this year. It is one of 57 branches

  • Lining up to save London’s pollinators

    Whether you are a manager of a park or an individual with a window box, you could be part of a growing band of committed Londoners helping the capital’s declining insect population through the creation of a B-Line for London. The Making a B-Line

  • College principal hits out at 'learning tax'

    Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of funding for students in Waltham Forest is being held by the government in an unfair tax on learners, according to a college principal. Ahead of the general election in May, colleges are calling for legislators

  • Bus collision man 'serious'

    A man was left fighting for his life after being hit by a double-decker bus. The 23-year-old pedestrian was taken to hospital in a critical condition after being hit by a 123 bus in Forest Road, at the junction with Blackhorse Road, on Saturday

  • Election hustings announced

    Voters are to be given the chance to grill election candidates in the Leyton and Wanstead seat.   The Wanstead Society has announced it will be hosting the event on April 25. Society chairman Geoff Horsnell confirmed Labour’s John Cryer, Conservative

  • Decision due on controversial homes plan

    A decision will be made tomorrow on a controversial bid to convert a former care facility into five homes. Neighbours, councillors and a residents’ association have objected to the plans for Forest Lodge in Hartley Road, Leytonstone, calling it

  • Lib Dems choose candidate for Walthamstow seat

    The Liberal Democrats have chosen announced their candidate to challenge for Stella Creasy's Walthamstow seat. Steven Cheung, 25, said he is "fed up" with the direction the area is heading, with growing numbers of bookmakers and fast food establishments

  • Asbestos sentencing delayed

    The sentencing of Waltham Forest council for failing to protect staff from asbestos has been delayed. Representatives from the authority were due to attend Southwark Crown Court today to receive sentence but the court has announced it has to set

  • Two teenagers stabbed in broad daylight

    Two teenagers were stabbed in broad daylight, as an escalation in knife crime in Waltham Forest continues. Police were called to Old Church Road in Chingford at 5pm on Saturday (March 28) following reports of a stabbing. Officers attending

  • Wild Card Brewery aiming to be top of the hops

    Two men who bonded over their mutual love of beer while working in a chemists are enjoying success in the expanding market for craft beers.  Andrew Birkby, 30, and William Harris, 26, of Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow, have just sent their first

  • 'Take a walk in a park' day celebrated at Wanstead Park

    A conservation group celebrated 'Take a Walk in a Park' day this morning with a free event. This morning (March 30) a two-hour guided walk, organised by the Friends of Wanstead Parklands, took place in Wanstead Park. The walkers were led around

  • Government to blame for spread of 'unhealthy' shops - council

    Efforts to tackle the spread of bookmakers and pay-day loan shops in high streets are being hampered by the government, Waltham Forest council has said.  A study released last week by the Royal Society for Public Health listed the Bakers Arms area

  • College students grill candidates

    Four election candidates were grilled by college students at an event aimed at encouraging young people to get invloved in pollitics. Operation Black Vote took its orange bus to Waltham Forest College in Forest Road and more than 200 students took

  • Children's centre staff praised by Ofsted

    Staff at three children’s centres have been hailed as “passionate" and "totally focused" following an Ofsted inspection. The report gave an ‘outstanding’ score to Redbridge West Group 2, which includes the children’s centres of Orchard and Ray

  • Fire warning over 'beds in sheds'

    A London fire chief has described the 'beds in shed' housing market as a "tragedy reminiscent of scenes from a Charles Dickens novel" as he warned against the heightened fire risks.  Since 2010, there has been 432 fire in buildings across London

  • Is this the most unusual wedding venue ever?

    They say love lifts you up, but Amy and Bujar Kakeli went higher than most for their wedding day. Last Saturday (March 21) the South Ockendon couple became the first to tie-the-knot at the top of the ArcelorMittal Orbit – the eye-catching red structure

  • Children 'thrive' at outstanding pre-school

    Highly qualified staff at a pre-school have been praised for their "exceptional" teaching and leadership.  Parkside Pre-School in Peel Close, Chingford, has boosted its Ofsted rating from good to outstanding following an inspection last month.