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  • New GP surgery and 59 homes agreed for E17 development

    Permission to build a new GP surgery and 59 new homes in Walthamstow has been granted. Last month, the Mayor of London notified Waltham Forest Council that their proposal to create a new Housing Zone in the Blackhorse Lane area had been successful

  • Met commissioner to lead memorial for shot policeman

    A memorial service led by the Met commissioner is set to take place tomorrow for a police officer killed on duty. PC Phillip Walters was shot dead on April 18 1995 while attending a call-out at a house in Empress Avenue, Ilford. The 28-year-old

  • Large brawl before man found murdered in restaurant

    A brawl broke out in a busy Leyton street last night before a man was found dead in a restaurant, witnesses have said. Loud shouting first alerted the neighbours of La Dolce Vita restaurant in Lea Bridge Road to the disturbance at around 9.30pm

  • Police: 'We'll tackle those who commit crime more robustly'

    Police have said they are “dedicated” to caring for victims after an investigation revealed that almost 80 per cent of crimes in Waltham Forest have not been solved in the last five years. The Metropolitan Police responded to a Freedom of Information

  • Friend's quest for justice for Yvonne Fletcher 31 years on

    A retired police constable who was standing next to police officer Yvonne Fletcher when she was shot dead 31 years ago today is still fighting for justice.  John Murray, of Norton Close in Chingford, was policing the anti-Gaddafi protest outside

  • Mechanic describes attempt to stop road rage fight

    A mechanic has described trying to stop a brutal road rage fight.    Violence flared between two men, aged in their 30s, after a minor collision outside of the New and Part Worn Tyre shop, in Hall Lane, Chingford, at around 11.30am yesterday (April

  • MK Dons v Leyton Orient preview

    Relegation-threatened Leyton Orient face a difficult trip to automatic promotion contenders MK Dons tomorrow. While the O's are just one place above the drop zone, MK Dons are third in the table and only three points off the automatic promotion

  • VIDEO: Hooded man sought over 4x4 driveway theft

    Scroll down for video  A home CCTV system has captured the moment a thief broke into a £60,000 Range Rover and reversed it off of the driveway.  The man pictured is wanted in connection with the theft following the 60 second incident in Charter

  • O'Sullivan tips Trump for World Championship glory

    Ronnie O’Sullivan has tried to alleviate any pressure to win his sixth World Championship title by naming Judd Trump as favourite for the tournament. The 39-year-old was beaten in last year’s final at the Crucible, contriving to blow a 10-7 lead

  • Road blocked after crash

    Traffic is building on Leyton High Road following a collision between a van and a car. The road is partially blocked in both directions at the Leyton Green Road junction. Members of the public have reported police and ambulance crews at the

  • Epping Upper Clapton to host family day for Ely play-off

    Epping Upper Clapton will be holding a family day and barbecue as they take on Ely Tigers in their play-off battle this Saturday. After finishing as runners-up to May & Baker in the Essex (Canterbury Jack) League 1, missing out on automatic

  • UPDATE: Arrest in stab death murder probe

    A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death in Leyton.  The victim, in his 30s, was found in the Dolce Vita bar and restaurant in Lea Bridge Road at 9.50pm last night and pronounced dead at the scene at 10.38pm

  • Workman killed by wall collapse during shop renovation

    A workman has been killed in Leyton during a shop renovation project. Police confirmed this afternoon a man in his 20s died in hospital after an accident at a site in High Road, Leyton, on Tuesday. London Ambulance Service was called to the

  • Construction underway at site of former police station

    Construction is underway on the site of the former Wanstead police station. Planning permission was approved in August last year for the three-storey site in Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead. Michael Sierens Associates is converting the building