Latest articles from Pat Stannard
LEYTONSTONE: Hitchcock's licence fetches 4k
A DRIVING licence belonging to Leytonstone-born film director Sir Alfred Hitchcock has been auctioned in Las Vegas for $8,000 (£4,000) - twice what it was expected to fetch.
WALTHAM FOREST: Dog stadium sold
THE world-famous Walthamstow Stadium has been sold for development.
CHINGFORD: Puppy with rabies bites kennel staff
THREE members of staff at Chingford Quarantine Kennels have been bitten by a rabid puppy, which has since been destroyed.
St George: A hero from far-off lands
"IT'S St George's Day this week. Let's do a Local History page about him."
LEYTON: Flag raised at Sikh celebration
VAISAKHI, the most important festival in the Sikh calendar, was celebrated with two flag-raising ceremonies in Waltham Forest.
Time and rooms are changing
TAKE a timber-framed house from the 15th century with a hearth set in the middle of the floor and a hole in the roof to let out some of the smoke.
CHINGFORD/WOODFORD: Search underway for 95-year-old's lost dog
A SEARCH is underway for Bazzie, a dog belonging to a 95-year-old living in a care home.
Share your shop memories
MANY of the industries and shops which were familiar institutions even a quarter of a century ago are disappearing fast.
WALTHAMSTOW; Railway robber jailed
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been sentenced to a minimum of 40 months in prison for committing a series a robberies on the rail network.