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  • GANTS HILL: Chart toppers to perform at nightclub

    TWO rising stars in the music industry are set to perform at a club in the borough this weekend. Faces Nightclub in Gants Hill will welcome chart topper Olly Murs on Saturday night. And the 26-year-old singer, from Witham in Essex, will

  • WANSTEAD: Paschal, 21, getting ready to meet the Pope

    A YOUNG Wanstead man is set to meet the head of the Catholic church. Church parishioners and school pupils in the borough are attending events in London and Birmingham to mark the four-day Papal visit from September 16-19. While most are looking forward

  • WOODFORD GREEN: Row lands father in the dock

    A FATHER is set to stand trial after denying assaulting his former partner and her mother. Stuart Clifton appeared at Redbridge Magistrates' Court today to answer three charges of assault relating to an incident involving his former partner

  • WOODFORD GREEN: School investigating A-level complaint

    A SCHOOL has launched an investigation after a father claims an administration error may have robbed his daughter of two A-levels. Jeff Gee, 54, is desperate to find out why his daughter Charlotte received an unclassified grade for her two-year

  • WALTHAM FOREST: Unions' fear over town hall job cuts

    UNIONS are on a collision course with the council over plans to cut jobs as part of sweeping changes at the town hall. Unison, Unite and the GMB have all accused the council of rushing through the proposals and say the changes will impact on

  • WANSTEAD: Father given second chance after make-up theft

    A FATHER of two admitted trying to steal 11 mascaras from a high street shop to try and fund a day out for his children. Sean Roach, of the Courtney Hotel in Aldersbrook Road, Wanstead, was stopped in his tracks after he set the alarm off when he tried

  • WALTHAM FOREST: Borough's CCTV "obsolete"

    MOST CCTV systems in Waltham Forest are defunct due to a lack of investment, it has emerged. A cabinet report says the equipment used by police and the authority is “significantly past recommended life expectancy”. The method of camera

  • LEYTONSTONE: Police in the dark over daylight knife attack

    POLICE still do not know why a 50-year-old man was stabbed by a gang in broad daylight in a busy street. The victim was knifed twice in the back and once in his side outside Iceland in High Road, Leytonstone, at 6pm on Wednesday, September

  • ORIENT: Cup defeat for youngsters

    There was narrow defeat for Orient’s youngsters in a pulsating cup match, last night. The U18s side went 3-0 down to Gillingham in the first half, but pulled two goals back. Youth boss Andy Edwards had harsh words for his patched-up

  • LEYTONSTONE: Row after passengers 'forced off train'

    A UNION has accused Transport for London (TfL) of risking passenger safety after dozens of passengers were forced to exit a Tube train in Leytonstone this morning. Despite a London-wide strike by underground workers, a skeleton service is running

  • CHIGWELL: Problem store has licence revoked

    AN off-licence opposite a school has been banned from stocking booze after it sold alcohol to underage youths. The Metro Store, in Chigwell Road, Chigwell, had sold alcohol to underage buyers on at least three occasions and regularly attracted

  • REDBRIDGE: Council wants your savings ideas

    CUTS at Redbridge Council are unavoidable and the authority is calling on residents to help decide what spending priorities should be. The authority has launched Redbridge Conversation 2010 which is aimed at getting residents in the borough

  • WALTHAMSTOW: Blooming marvellous village wins award

    WALTHAMSTOW Village has been named as one of the best areas in London for greenery for the second year running. Residents Helen Lerner, Teresa Deacon and Graham Sherman, along with council representative Paul Tickner, received a silver-gilt

  • WALTHAMSTOW: Man cleared of swinger party attack

    A man has been cleared of trying to set his former lover alight during a swingers' party she had organised. Kenneth Stewart, Hazelwood Road, Walthamstow, had been in business with Helen Shield, running regular parties known as the Black Man

  • WANSTEAD: Residents react to fatal crash sentencing

    RESIDENTS living near the site of a fatal crash have said they feel the accident was a tragic one off. On Friday, September 3, Zubair Dawood and Nabeal Javeed were sentenced for causing death by dangerous driving. The pair, both 20, had admitted the

  • WOODFORD GREEN: Traffic jams as commuters take to the roads

    DELAYS of up to half an hour are being reported on the A104 High Road, Woodford Green, this morning as strike-hit commuters spill out onto the roads. Even longer delays are expected for those heading south, with an accident on the Blackwall tunnel

  • WALTHAMSTOW: Plinth project hailed a 'fantastic success'

    ONE of the more unusual events of this year's E17 Art Trail is a recreation of Antony Gormley's 'Plinth Project' on the streets of Walthamstow. Mr Gormley, an acclaimed artist, created a stir last summer when he organised for thousands of people

  • TUBE STRIKES: Disruption across the underground

    THE ongoing tube strike is severely affecting services this morning. The Victoria Line is completely suspended while the Central Line is suffering severe delays. There are also suspensions, or part suspensions on the Piccadily, Metropolitan

  • LOUGHTON: Missing man found

    MISSING man Mark Tann, was found in Loughton yesterday (September 6). Mr Tann, of Lower Road, Loughton was reported missing yesterday after he failed to turn up for work in Borehamwood. Police conducted searches using their mounted unit and today reported