The opening fixture of West Ham United’s UEFA Europa League campaign against Andorran side FC Lusitans on Thursday has sold out. The Hammers offered reduced prices to fans, with admission costing just £10 for adults and £5 for Under-16s, so it
Firefighters tackled a grass fire which covered an area larger than a football pitch this afternoon. London Fire Brigade was called at 2.10pm to reports of smoke rising above a field off Roding Lane South in Clayhall. Four fire engines were
An inflatable obstacle course is being set up at Lea Valley White Water Centre, next month, for a family fun day. An aquatic-themed event is being organised for July 19 with a BBQ, licensed bar and activities on the water. The raging rapids
A charity and “upcycling” centre held a fundraising event this morning (June 30) to help fight a degenerative genetic disorder. Epping Forest ReUse held the ‘Coffee Tea Cake Morning’ to raise money for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a genetic disorder
A row over the new 'Night Tube' service flared up again today (June 30) as two more unions voted to strike. Members of the RMT and TSSA unions will now join Aslef's 24-hour walkout from 9.30am on July 8. Talks are being held today to try and
Former West Ham United defender Frazer Shaw is reportedly going on trial at Leyton Orient. According to the South London Press, Shaw will attempt to win a professional contract with the League Two club this summer. The England C international
A man accused of killing a peacemaker with a single punch after he tried to stop a fight has spoken for the first time since being acquitted of manslaughter. Michael Oliver, 33, of Poundfield Road in Loughton, was on Friday cleared by a jury over
Registrations for the sixth Art Trail Wanstead will close next month, organisers have announced. This year's trail, with the theme We are the Environment, will take place from September 5 to 20. Amateur and professional artists need to pay
As part of Leytonstone Festival 2015, sustainablilty experts are opening the doors to their Grade II listed Georgian home and headquarters for a special tour. Built in 1735 in Aylmer Road, Leytonstone, Carlton House was originally part of a terrace
A mother-of-two will be attending a book launch event at a library this week. Geraldine Roberts’s book, The Angel and the Cad, on the scandalous marriage of Wanstead House residents Catherine Tylney Long and William Wellesley Pole was published
Charity-minded schoolgirls have made sure dozens of the borough’s poorest family can provide for their babies. A fundraising drive at Walthamstow School for Girls recently raised £1000 for the Higham Hill Baby Bank which hands out necessities to
The first conference between schools designed to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) took place yesterday (June 29). Leyton Sixth Form College in Essex Road hosted around 150 teachers and delegates from Sir George Monoux
Almost 70 young people are set to recieve a prestigious award next week. Selected students from senior schools and clubs in Epping Forest will receive a Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Award at St James Hawkey Hall in Woodford Green, on July
West Ham United legend Julian Dicks admits he did not expect to return to Upton Park but was thrilled with the reaction to his appointment to Slaven Bilic’s coaching staff. Hammers fans on Twitter have been quick to welcome Dicks back to the club
There was success for two Woodford Green with Essex Ladies Athletes on the international scene at the weekend, with Joseph Dewar and Jack Lawrie impressing in Germany. Competing for Great Britain’s junior team in the Mannheim International meeting
A prolific burglar who targeted a Woodford Green street three times in less than three weeks has been jailed. Michael Raviraj, of West Drayton in Hillingdon, was sentenced to four years in jail yesterday (June 29) at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
A musician using recycled instruments will open an arts festival next week. The Streets, a project which will bring a varied arts programme to Leyton High Street over the next two years, will be launched on Friday (July 10) at Leyton Mills Retail
Proposed changes to one of Waltham Forest's busiest roads as part of the Mini-Holland cycling scheme have been revealed. The plans for Lea Bridge Road will be released in stages, but the first details include an attempt to make Whipps Cross Roundabout
The hard work and commitment of Girl Guides from across West Essex has been honoured at an awards ceremony. A total of 84 Guides, including some from Epping Forest, were presented with Jack Petchey Achievement Awards at an annual ceremony in Hornchurch
Police in Waltham Forest have released a CCTV image of a thief who stole 14 bottles of shampoo then left them outside. The man pictured is wanted for shoplifting at Wilko in High Street, Walthamstow, on May 24 at 3.40pm. He loaded the bottles
Top of the league Wapping ladies A played out an entertaining goalless draw with local rivals Crostyx last Tuesday in the latest round of the Redbridge Summer League. Wapping had a number of close chances to score in an end-to-end draw, with some
A school has showcased the best work from its young artists and creatives. Epping St John’s in Bury Lane held its end-of-year GCSE art show yesterday afternoon (June 29), titled “Apart and/or Together”. The year 11 pupils displayed a variety
North Weald Airfield will host a day-long programme of events next month to commemorate the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles of the Second World War. The ex-RAF base will hold its Salute to the Few event on July 12, marking
Staff at a re-use shop are set to host a coffee morning to raise money for charity. Epping Re-use in Bower Hill, Epping, will host their event today (June 30) in a bid to raise much-needed funds for for Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation, who help
A mock terrorist firearms attack is being staged in London today to test the emergency services' ability to respond to a Tunisian-style mass shooting. The multi-agency counter-terrorism "major live play exercise" - which will end tomorrow afternoon
The next phase of a £20million plan to turn the area around Walthamstow Central station into a modern retail, travel and housing complex could be given the go-ahead next week. A proposal to develop part of Hoe Street and Selborne Road into a "gateway
A popular Indian restaurant was partially damaged by fire yesterday. Four fire engines and around 20 firefighters were called to Star of India in High Road, Leytonstone, at 4.10pm. Eleven people had left the restaurant before the fire brigade
A busy road is partially blocked following an accident involving four cars by a junction. Emergency services currently remain on scene at Lee Valley Road by the junction with Sewardstone Road, Chingford, after being called to reports of a collision
A collision between vehicles is currently causing severe delays on a dual-carriageway. Two lanes are currently blocked causing queuing traffic on the A12 at Hackney Wick before Old Ford, because of a road accident this morning. The accident
A shopkeeper has been fined for selling alcohol to a child during a sting operation. Last summer an underage volunteer was sent into Akdeniz Supermarket in Walthamstow to carry out attest purchase. The child managed to buy a WKD Original Blue
People wishing to pay their respects to the victims of Friday’s tragic terror attacks in Tunisia, France and Kuwait can sign a book of condolence at Waltham Forest Town Hall from today. Waltham Forest council has organised the memorial to the victims
An investigation has been launched into the “serious problem” of rat infestations in Redbridge after complaints. Cllr Dev Sharma, Labour’s cabinet member for civic pride, said officers would look into the issue last night at the council’s Health
A father has praised his wife's bravery after a gang of thugs forced their way into their shop and assaulted the couple in front of their three-year-old daughter. Shopkeeper Andrei Ionescu was attacked after asking a group of men to leave the front
The biggest ever Walthamstow Folk Festival captured the original spirit of Glastonbury last weekend, it has been claimed. Organised by Friends of Stoneydown Park with live music provided by the Walthamstow Folk Club, the annual event held in Stoneydown
Traffic wardens have donated £300 towards a bid to refurbish a playground after the secretary of the charity received a parking fine. Nicola Calabrese, secretary of Wanstead Playground Association, wrote to traffic warden company APCOA in April
Residents' who say they are "dead against" a venue extending its opening hours will find out today if it is to be granted a 4am licence. Byron Senior, owner of soul-inspired brasserie, Bojangles, in Old Church Road, Chingford, applied to extend
Bright primary school pupils got their grey matter working at a maths competition, last week. Students from George Mitchell, St Joseph's, Willowbrook, Riverely and Noor-ul-Islam all entered teams at the More Able Maths Challenge on Thursday (June
