A new virtual reality experience at Westfield Stratford City is giving east London shoppers the chance to immerse themselves in the latest trends. Put on a headset and approach the large scale screen and you will be transformed into an avatar and
Crostyx Under-14 Girls completed their Home Counties Development League B-winning season with a 2-0 victory over Hampstead & Westminster. The match also marked the last game at the Peter May Centre for the club. The visitors were unable
Eton Manor boosted their London League One North promotion hopes with a 32-24 home win over Letchworth Garden City on Saturday. The hosts, who have an 18-month unbeaten home record, knew it would be a difficult challenge facing the only side to
Waltham Abbey’s losing run in the Ryman North was extended to four matches after back-to-back defeats. On Tuesday night the Abbots lost 3-2 at home to Soham Town Rangers. The visitors raced into a three-goal lead by the break, with Marcus Hall
Redbridge again failed to distance themselves from the Ryman North relegation zone after the Motormen suffered a 3-0 home defeat to Wroxham on Saturday. It was the fourth successive defeat for Redbridge, who have failed to score in any of those
LOASS FC Girls’ title hopes were scuppered after conceding a late equaliser in their 2-2 draw with league leaders Tottenham Ladies Under-12s. The team dominated in the first half and went close on several occasions to taking the lead. Two costly
West Ham United striker Diafra Sakho says he and his teammates will strive to bring European football to the club ahead of the Hammers’ move to the Olympic Stadium. The Irons will leave the Boleyn Ground, their home for more than 100 years, at
The English Defence League (EDL) has announced today it will hold a demonstration in Walthamstow. Two days after the general election the EDL will take to the streets of the borough to protest against the “continuing assault from Islamification
The trailer for a new film about Amy Winehouse shows footage of the star predicting she “wasn’t going to be very famous” and saying she’d never handle being a celebrity. Bafta award-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia, the man behind the much-acclaimed
Leyton Orient have sent their best wishes to former player David ‘Mad Dog’ McGhee after he was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour. The 38-year-old defender spent five years at Orient between 1999 and 2004 where he made more than 100 league
Paddy Power lawyers have been branded arrogant by the deputy leader of Waltham Forest council, as the betting giant seeks to overturn a decision to block it opening another branch. The company is today appealing against a decision by the council's
Leyton Orient boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation after a crucial 1-0 win at Coventry City last night. The O's had to ride their luck at times with Grant Ward hitting the post and Mathieu Baudry clearing a George Thomas shot off the line
A lucky shop assistant is celebrating a leap onto the property ladder after winning £80,000 on a scratchcard. Can Yildiz said he was ‘stunned’ when he won the huge cash prize after spending £5 in the card. Mr Yildiz, from Chingford, was working
Three colleges could join forces to form a federation in response to "unprecedented cuts" to funding, it has been announced. Redbridge College in Goodmayes is in talks to create a formal partnership with Newham and Tower Hamlets colleges. A
The organisation which manages council housing in Waltham Forest has apologised to a grandmother after she narrowly escaped injury when a ceiling in her home collapsed. Afroze Dhuny, 65, was nearly hit by falling plaster in her kitchen as she washed
A demolition notice has been served on two landmark Leytonstone towers. Amid anger over the number of social housing units being axed from the re-build Ascham Homes has served initial notice on Fred Wigg and John Walsh Towers. The multi-storey
Police are appealing for information on a second double stabbing in Waltham Forest in a week. Paramedics called officers to the scene of a large fight in Falmouth Way, Walthamstow, on Tuesday (March 31). Two men, aged 22 and 23 were found with
UKIP has announced its parliamentary candidate for Leyton and Wanstead. Rosie Beattie, 41, lived in Wanstead for nine years before moving to Bermondsey and will attempt to win the seat from Labour's John Cryer. She said: “I joined UKIP because
Controversial plans to build homes on top of a block of flats have been approved, despite concerns over privacy. The development to build two rooftop flats with balconies on the third floor of Trinity Court in Heathcote Grove, Chingford was unanimously
A bitter feud between families erupted in violence as a woman repeatedly beat her neighbour over the head with a claw hammer in an attack from behind, leaving him with a fractured skull and covered in blood. Lisa Williams, 49, of St Catherines
Police have discovered a huge cannabis farm. A reported burglary was being investigated by police in Beech Hall Crescent, Highams Park, in the early hours of this morning (April 2) when they found the illegal crop. The plants were found after
A public consultation has been launched into controversial plans to permanently shut a traffic barrier. People can contact the highways department with their views on the plan to close the barrier between Shenfield Road and Cavendish Avenue, in
