A WOMAN who waged a campaign of harassment against her ex-partner has been cleared of doing the same thing to his father. Linzi Toumi, 42, had been accused of tormenting 68-year-old Trevor Hebden with a series of abusive and menacing telephone
A LANDOWNER who illegally removed the hedge next door to ex-West Ham boss Alan Curbishley's house has lost his appeal. The Curbishleys, who live in Hoe Lane, Abridge, were among people upset last year when James Phillips started to remove several
THE council looks set to perform a dramatic U-turn on plans to impose tighter legislation on park homes in the district. Epping Forest District Council's original fire safety proposals for park homes, which included removing, fences, hedges
A BUILDING firm wants to knock down a house and replace it with a block of flats. Redbridge Council has received an application for outline planning permission to demolish 5 Bedford Road in South Woodford. The plan is to build a 2.5-storey building
A CHARITY football match in honour of a former Loughton school pupil has raised more than £750. 'Old boys' at Davenant Foundation School organised the match against the school's current first team to raise money for the teenage Cancer Trust
THREE police officers will be recognised for bringing to justice two teenage vandals who caused more than £40,000 worth of damage. Sgt David Somerville and PCs Kenny Long and Anton Brown managed to catch the two despite taking on a case with
A MAN who was arrested for dangerous driving after a police pursuit has been released on bail. The man, aged 27, crashed into a lamppost on Saturday morning after he was fleeing police. He was driving down Hoe Street, Walthamstow, when
FORMER pupils at Davenant Foundation School in Loughton celebrated their achievements on Tuesday with their annual graduation evening. A former Methodist minister in Loughton, Leslie Griffiths, who was a governor at the school in the 1980s,
LONDON mayor hopeful Oona King visited Walthamstow to launch her plans for promoting culture and the arts. Ms King hopes to be chosen as the Labour candidate for the election in 2012, but faces stiff opposition from former mayor Ken Livingstone
MORE than 4,500 people in the borough could be living with undiagnosed diabetes, new figures have revealed. Health charity Diabetes UK warns that an estimated 4,600 people in Redbridge are now thought to have undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes, putting
A NEW initiative is being launched to help businesses tackle crime. Businesses in Ilford town centre will have the opportunity to participate in the new Ilford Town Against Crime (ITAC) initiative that is being launched this month. By signing up to
THE mother-of-three who was in a coma for six days after this horrific crash is preparing to run a half marathon in two weeks' time. Debi Arnold, 43, has no recollection of the crash on the A113 London Road, Stanford Rivers, which crushed her
A CHARITY which offers help to the unemployed is set to open a new drop-in club for job seekers. Keith Prince, leader of Redbridge Council, will be visiting Barnabas Workshops, in High Road, Ilford, next Friday. Mr Prince will be opening
LONDON'S rich history as a centre for ideas, invention and pioneers is being celebrated in style this autumn. Originally initiated in 2009 by London Mayor Boris Johnson, this year's Story of London - an ambitious cultural festival - runs from October
LATE September and early October is the hottest period in the educational calender for parents to look at potential independent school places, in the following academic year, for their child. However, it’s all to easy to be taken in by the glossy prospectus
Most children need extra help with their school work at some stage. However, to have the best chance of getting into a good school or university it is vital they do not get left behind in their studies. An effective solution is to hire a private tutor
You may already have your career planned out, or perhaps you are still undecided about which job, or even university course you should pursue. Either way, a gap year could be just what you need: it can give you a refreshing break from your
A DRINK driver who was tackled by a member of the public has been banned from the road for three years. Christian Mcmarquis, 34, drove a VW Passat along Langley Drive, Wanstead, and hit a parked car and failed to stop. The owner of the
AN elderly van driver who knocked down and killed a pensioner as he attempted to cross the road has been spared jail. Frank Molt, 71, hit Jim Pritchard, 71, of Mott Street, Waltham Abbey, as he tried to cross Epping High Street near Tesco's
THE council says any new independent academy schools in the borough could have an adverse effect on its education budget. The warning comes after Roger Ascham Primary in Wigton Road, Walthamstow, Yardley Primary in Hawkwood Crescent, Chingford
CHILDREN and adults are being asked to sign up for a charity football tournament in aid of a local school. The tournament will take place at Shelley Primary School, Ongar, on September 19, starting with children's five-a-side games at 11am.
UNIONS and community groups are to hold a rally in Walthamstow Town Square this Saturday (September 11) to protest against Government cuts. Campaigners are planning a series of speeches during the event, which runs from 10am until 1pm.
A HUMANITARIAN aid worker has turned model for the little-known Afghan fashion industry. Sarah-Jean Cunningham of Eatington Road, Leyton, set up a research organisation in Kabul to monitor development work, after helping to train workers in
AN Asian man was attacked and left with fractured bones in the early hours of this morning. Redbridge Police are appealing for witnesses and information after an assault took place around the Balfour Road area in Ilford. It happened in the early hours
JERMAIN Defoe is a doubt for Spurs’ next game because of an ankle injury he collected with England. That is according to reports today which state the striker could be missing for up to eight weeks. The White Hart Lane man is currently
AROUND 2,000 people in Waltham Forest could be living with undiagnosed diabetes, according to a new study. Research by The Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) found that a total of 13,500 residents in the borough suffer from Type
ROSS'S Team extended their winning streak to three games with a battling display in treacherous conditions against FC Chin on Monday. The local side ground out a 2-1 victory in torrential rain at Powerleague in Fairlop to increase the pressure
MORE volunteers are needed to work with youngsters who are considered to be at risk of offending. Redbridge Council wants to recruit Muslim mentors to work with youngsters aged between eight and 17-years-old who are either at risk of offending
FAMILIES are encouraged to attend Leyton Orient's looming crunch cup clash with Brentford, which kicks off earlier than usual. 7.15pm is the new start-time of the round two Johnstone's Paint Trophy match. Ticket prices are also lower
NEW all-weather courts will soon be built at Epping Tennis Club. Social secretary at the club in Lower Bury Lane, Michael Perry, said there had been increased membership recently and a lot of interest from junior players, especially during a tournament
A DYSLEXIC student was so chuffed she completed her degree that she got a tattoo of the students’ union logo on her stomach. Former Wanstead High School pupil Laura Collins (née Wilson) will not forget her years at Buckinghamshire New University
A WALTHAMSTOW woman is is taking part in the Great North Run next weekend to raise money for a toddler left disabled by Meningitis. Mariama Nish, 42, of St John's Road, has been putting herself through her paces to prepare for the half marathon
THE family of an elderly pedestrian who died after a collision with a double decker bus have said life won't be the same without him. Walter Morris, 76, from Loughton, died three days after he was struck by a number 20 bus as he apparently used the pedestrian
A JEWISH centre in the borough hosted teenagers from New York and Jerusalem for a week-long delegation. Jewish Care’s Redbridge Jewish Community Centre (RJCC) in Woodford Bridge Road, Clayhall, hosted the first international teen delegation
FEARS are growing that Theo Walcott's ankle injury is worse than first thought, with reports today suggesting the Arsenal and England winger could be out for up to six weeks. The Times claims Walcott suffered ankle ligament damage in the build-up
THE rocket fell to earth in Essex 16 seconds after the first V2 shook Chiswick in West London at about 6.45pm on September 8, 1944. Just days later the 10th to hit these shores became east London’s first as it exploded in Walthamstow, flattening
WORK has started to enable a special school to move campus. Ilford's Newbridge Special School operates over two sites in Loxford Lane and Barley Lane, Ilford. Work has started on the former Chadwell Centre site in Gresham Drive to enable the Loxford
FIVE medical researchers have climbed Ben Nevis for a road safety charity. A team of five from Mobile Doctors in Southend Road, Woodford Green, scaled the Scottish mountain to raise money for Brake, the national road safety charity. Hope Grant, Elizabeth
TWO fire crews tackled a blaze at a house in Loughton. The kitchen fire took hold at about 5.30pm yesterday in Parkmead. Two crews from Loughton took half-an-hour to put the fire out. Fire-fighters also used a pressure ventilation
