Leyton Orient boss Fabio Liverani believes his side's 1-0 win at Coventry City tonight is their most important result since taking charge. The O's climbed out of the relegation zone and up to 18th in League One after a late Josh Wright goal snatched
Leyton Orient climbed out of the League One relegation zone for the first time since January after snatching a late 1-0 win at Coventry City this evening. It was a forgettable first half with few opportunities for either side. Coventry took control
Leyton Orient striker Darius Henderson has been recalled to the side for tonight's game at Coventry City. Henderson was an unused substitute after being stuck in traffic during the first half of Saturday's win over Port Vale but he replaces David
A village festival sponsor is to host an exclusive trial bike stunt show on the site of a car dealership. The Chingford branch of Motorpoint, based in Lea Valley Road, is inviting residents to attend the exclusive UK performance with five time
A mother is taking her children’s book on tour of Waltham Forest libraries ahead of the General Election. Eleanor Levenson, 36, from Leytonstone collaborated with illustrator Marek Jagucki to educate children about the importance of voting in her
Residents experiencing "mini earthquakes" due to a road defect say they are not surprised by Waltham Forest council's unwillingness to repair the road. Neighbour's Anthony Colocasidou, Robert Guy and Claire David of Larkshall Road, Chingford,
Two men in their 20s have been stabbed during a ‘large fight’. The victims were both taken to hospital after paramedics were called to Falmouth Way in Walthamstow, yesterday. London’s Air Ambulance landed nearby to assist at around 4.45pm.
A former care facility will be converted into a five-home development despite widespread objections. Last night, despite opposition from councillors, neighbours and the Bushwood Residents’ Association, designs for Forest Lodge in Leytonstone were
Construction on the £11.3m expansion of a high performing grammar school is set to take place this summer. Redbridge council in February agreed to the plan to implement an additional 300 places at Woodford County High School for Girls in High Road
New signing Jake Taylor insists it was important for him to move for the chance to get first-team football despite missing out on an FA Cup semi-final with Reading. The midfielder joined Orient on loan last week until the end of the season, with
An exhibition telling the lives and deaths of members of a church’s congregation who died in the Great War is set to reopen, it has been announced. The three-week expanded exhibition will open again at 11.45am on April 19 at Wanstead United Reformed
Fabio Liverani believes relegation-threatened Leyton Orient’s fate will not be decided until the final day of the season. The O’s have been inside the bottom four of League One since the end of January and are still battling to avoid the drop with
A second bid to expand and improve facilities at a special needs school deemed "not fit for purpose" has been given the go-ahead. The revised plans for Joseph Clarke School in Vincent Road, Highams Park, were submitted last month following further
Patients at a failing doctor’s surgery are still being put at risk over a year after concerns were first highlighted by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). A new report on Hayat Medical Centre in Walthamstow details how inspectors found no evidence
Teachers pay in Waltham Forest should rise in line with 'inner London' boroughs due to the increasing cost of living, an election hustings heard. Parliamentary candidates from all the major parties, excluding the Conserviatives, debated education
Police have made a series of arrests after two teenagers were stabbed in broad daylight in a busy high street. Officers and paramedics were called to Old Church Road in Chingford, on Saturday (March 28) and found two men, aged in their teens,
Leyton Orient can climb out of the League One relegation zone with a point at Coventry City tonight. The O's are playing two days ahead of the rest of the division and can take advantage with a positive result at the Ricoh Arena this evening.
Chingford-born Harry Kane made his first start for England in their 1-1 draw in Italy last night. The 21-year-old played the entire friendly in Turin but found opportunities hard to come by against the Italians. The Tottenham Hotspur striker
A man was cleared of the manslaughter of his 16-year-old apprentice who fell to his death from a roof. In a trial lasting two weeks, the jury found site supervisor Andrew Voy, 35, of Memorial Avenue, West Ham, not guilty of failing to ensure there
Workers at Wanstead Tube station, where a deaf homeless woman was attacked, have spoken of their shock and sadness at the incident. British Transport Police (BTP) on Monday (March 30) released CCTV images of a woman they wish to speak to in connection
A surgeon has won an award for inspiring the next generation of medical professionals. Shafi Ahmed, colorectal cancer lead at Barts Health NHS Trust, which runs Whipps Cross University Hospital in Leytonstone, was nominated by his students for
A union leader sacked by the trust which runs Whipps Cross Hospital is to be reinstated after a two-year battle. Unison rep Charlotte Monro was dismissed from her role at the hospital in 2013 after 26 years, after Barts Health Trust said she failed
A school celebrated World Autism Awareness Day by dressing in pink and purple. Children and staff donned the colours of the National Autistic Society today (April 1) at Beal High School, in Woodford Bridge Road, Clayhall. They have been raising
Plans providing a "rare opportunity" to build a new £10.6m health centre and almost a hundred new homes on a hospital site have been given the go ahead. The proposal for 91 homes and a specialist health 'hub' at the Thorpe Coombe Hospital site
Do you have a Chihuahua that looks like Chewbacca? This year’s May Fair is inviting dogs that look like Star Wars characters to compete in their annual show. The Marvellous May Fair at Lloyd Park in Walthamstow falls on May 4 so organisers
Another takeaway has been shut down after filthy conditions were discovered by inspectors. Mouse droppings on food containers and an open drain in a food preparation room contributed to what was described as a "catalogue of unsanitory conditions
Pupils performed spoken word poetry at a soon to be opened creative space in Walthamstow. Last week, Gnome House in Blackhorse Lane, played host to the Spoken Word Education Programme’s All Schools Showcase which saw 100 young poets from schools
A youth football club is hoping to create some joy this Easter weekend by donating 500 chocolate eggs to children’s hospital wards. Members of St Thomas of Canterbury Youth Football Club will donate the chocolate eggs to the Acorn ward at Whipps
