Residents have created a new hotel for creepy crawlies on an estate. Around 40 people in Aldriche Way, Highams Park, came together with staff from Ascham Homes to and OrganicLea community growers to build the bug hotel on Saturday (March 28).
The stratospheric rise of English football's man of the moment Harry Kane is down to his talent being combined with humility and hard work, according to those who knew him before he was famous. Chingford-born Kane, 21, scored in his senior debut
Job hunters are being encouraged to bring their CV to a careers event. Independent businesses bosses will be attending the CBHA jobs fair in Leytonstone next week. CBHA Waltham Forest will be running the free event Epicentre in West Street
A 58-year-old man will appear in court tomorrow accused of possessing indecent images of children. Frank Clifton, of Francis Road in Leyton, is accused of having over 1,000 images of children, 83 DVDs and 405 moving images. Mr Clifton faces
A metal sheet hanging precariously from a roof due to strong winds closed a road this afternoon. The London Fire Brigade closed George Lane in South Woodford due to safety fears when a metal sheet came loose and looked as if it was about to fall
Teachers are working ‘in fear’ of punishment for standing up for what they believe in, it was claimed this morning as college staff took strike action. Last year, two female teachers were dismissed from George Monoux College in Walthamstow for
The decision to controversially close a bank branch “has not been taken lightly but is necessary", a branch boss has said. It was announced that the South Woodford branch of the Co-Operative bank, in George Lane, is one of 57 branches being closed
A grandmother had a lucky escape when a ceiling collapsed on her after builders carried out work at her home. Afroze Dhuny, 65, said she is still in shock after the plaster in her kitchen narrowly missing her head as she did the washing up at 8pm
Families say “mini-earthquakes” caused by a road defect are causing their homes to shake. People living in a section of Larkshall Road in Chingford say the tremors caused by large passing vehicles repeatedly wake them up, cause ornaments and furniture
Carl Jenkinson produced a fine display at right-back for the England Under-21s last night as the Three Lions impressively beat Germany 3-2. Jenkinson, on-loan at West Ham, struggled to break into Arsenal’s team last season. However, his consistent
Stella Creasy will be absent for an election debate on education. The MP for Walthamstow was invited to attend the event, hosted by the National Union for Teachers at the Quaker Meeting House in Jewel Road, Walthamstow, at 4.30pm today. She
A man has received a police caution for trying to sell a pair of elephant’s feet on the internet, in the first crime of its kind in Waltham Forest. Police in Waltham Forest seized the huge, dried feet after they were alerted to the post on auction
I would like to thank Port Vale for hitting the self destruct button at roughly 4.10pm on Saturday afternoon. After an awful, inept display in the first 45 minutes it looked as if we were staring relegation and life in League Two in the face. Luckily
A CCTV image has been released of a thief who tried to steal a bank card at a cashpoint. The man pictured is wanted in connection with the incident at Barclays in High Road, Leytonstone, at around 3.30pm on December 17. The woman became aware
The Met Office has warned strong winds could cause damage and disruption today. The yellow warning in London and Essex will last until this 7pm evening, with gusts of up to 60 mph expected. There is a risk of localised damage from these winds
Police have launched an appeal for witnesses following a shooting in Wanstead last week. Detectives are asking for anyone with information, or who saw anything around George Green, Draycot Road and High Street, Wanstead, at around 12.30am last
School children will get a taste of West End fame after being selected to record a song for the stage. Young starlets from Stoneydown School sang their hearts out at their recording session which took place at the school in Walthamstow yesterday
Police have released CCTV images of a woman they wish to speak to in connection with an assault on a deaf homeless woman. British Transport Police (BTP) is appealing for the public’s help after the 33-year-old was attacked at the entrance to Wanstead
Such is Ray Winstone’s reputation for partying, that news he’d apparently given up the late nights made headlines. “Rubbish. I’m an animal!“ says the actor, grinning. “When I was younger, you could go out and come back in the morning, but it catches
Investment has been secured in an attempt to make a secluded nature reserve more accessible to the public. Pimp Hall Nature Reserve is situated behind a household waste recycling centre, off Kings Road in Chingford. The space is renowned
Police have issued an appeal for three people to come forward who may have information about what happened to a man who has been missing for ten weeks. Father-of-two Ambrose Ball, 31, has not been seen since January 24 after a night out at The
Over 140 Easter eggs are due to be donated by bank staff to a children’s hospice. The chocolate egg appeal has been taking place this month at the Natwest bank branch in The Broadway, Woodford Green. The eggs will be donated this weekend to
