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  • Buckhurst Hill draw with Shenfield

    Buckhurst Hill had the better of their draw at Shenfield in the Essex Premier Division. The visitors were put into bat and opener Russell Beckett hit a stunning century. The batsman struck 126 off 135 balls including seven sixes. Ian Russell scored 27

  • Ilford Catholic defeat Farnham

    Ilford Catholic defeated Farnham by five wickets to move second in Herts and Essex Division One. Farnham batted first and their opener was trapped LBW in the first over by Vince Mulholland. However Sellers (38) and McCraith (33) put together

  • Campbell-Ryce joins County

    Former Orient loanee Jamal Campbell-Ryce has joined Notts County on a two-year deal. The 29-year-old enjoyed a successful loan spell at Brisbane Road towards the end of last season and was released by parent club Bristol City this summer. He struck

  • Gemili included in Team GB squad

    Former Dagenham & Redbridge youngster Adam Gemili has had his place in the Team GB squad for London 2012 confirmed. The British Olympic Association (BOA) today announced a list of 71 track and field athletes who will form part of the Olympic

  • Sound Advice: Viper Central

    VIPER Central play the Birkbeck Tavern in Langthorne Road, Leytonstone, next Wednesday (July 11). These guys, from Vancouver in Canada, play a mix of bluegrass and old-time style music. The show starts at 8.30pm. It's organised

  • WALTHAM FOREST: Fined company 'set for Olympics cash'

    THE borough's rubbish and street cleaning contractors Kier is believed to be set to receive £800,000 to carry out extra work during the Olympics – after it emerged that the total number of fines for its poor performance is close to £50,000.

  • Porter makes Burnley move

    George Porter is making the step up to the Championship after agreeing a three-year deal with Burnley. The 20-year-old turned down an improved contract with Orient and has now penned a deal to link up with the Clarets. Porter arrived at Brisbane Road

  • REDBRIDGE: Watchdog removes conditions on health trust

    HEALTH watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has lifted the last of a set of strict conditions imposed on the registration of a health trust which oversees the borough’s only general hospital. Eight conditions relating to care at the Barking

  • Olympic places for Woodford Green trio

    Woodford Green with Essex Ladies trio Shana Cox, Tiffany Porter and Dan Awde will compete in Stratford this summer after they were included in the athletics squad to represent Team GB at London 2012. The British Olympic Association (BOA)

  • CHINGFORD: Patients "urged to move from rehab unit"

    PATIENTS at a threatened rehab centre are being urged to move elsewhere despite an ongoing consultation on its future, it is claimed. Highams Court rehabilitation unit treats people recovering from serious injury or illness, but it could be closed

  • LEYTONSTONE: Man charged after Westfield stabbing

    A MAN from Leytonstone has been charged in connection with a fatal stabbing in Westfield Stratford City. Michael Alvaranga, 23, of Cookes Close, is accused of violent disorder after 24-year-old Liam Woodards, of Stratford, was stabbed to death

  • WALTHAM FOREST: Olympic missile plan 'will go ahead'

    THE government has reportedly decided to go ahead with proposals to locate missile launchers in Waltham Forest during the Olympics. They include plans for military bases on the top of Fred Wigg Tower in Montague Road, Leytonstone, and the William

  • Make your own damn entertainment

    Sitting back and just letting the work speak for itself is an ethos shared by Leytonstone painter and trustee of the Tate Gallery, Bob & Roberta Smith (in reality one person called Patrick Brill but known as Bob) and documentary film maker John

  • Hammers linked with Chelsea striker

    West Ham United have been linked with a loan move for Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku. The Blues spent £17.4m on the Belgium international last summer but he failed to win regular first-team football at Stamford Bridge. The powerful striker could be keen

  • DEBDEN: Tree protesters turn their attention to CCTV pole

    CAMPAIGNERS who took a stand against the felling of a tree for planned road works have turned their attention to a new CCTV pole nearby. The group protested when it was announced that a Corsican pine in Chigwell Lane, Debden, would have to

  • HIGHAMS PARK: Mass resignation at strike-hit school

    THE mass resignation of 12 teachers from a primary school is a "warning signal" for parents, a union claims. The exodus of staff from Selwyn Primary School in Highams Park at the end of July comes after four other workers, including senior staff,

  • BARKINGSIDE: Student starts Israeli scholarship

    A BUDDING young scientist has won a scholarship to work with top researchers in Israel. Vincent Poon, 18, a student at Ilford County High School in Fremantle Road, Barkingside, flew to Israel with nine other students from the UK on Sunday (

  • WOODFORD GREEN: Children enjoy language day

    CHILDREN gathered to teach each other about their native culture and language. The 10th annual Teach a Friend a Language Day was held at Woodbridge High School in St Barnabas Road, Woodford Green, last week. More than 100 children from

  • Ex-Dagger Tomlin joins Southend

    Southend United have completed the signing of former Dagenham & Redbridge striker Gavin Tomlin. The 29-year-old's contract with the Daggers expired this summer and he spent part of last season on loan at Gillingham. Tomlin has signed

  • DEBDEN: Woman furious after hole fall

    A WOMAN who fell down a two foot hole is furious after her journey to the shops ended in hours of hospital treatment. Andrea Mitchell, 43, was taking a short cut across a much-used patch of grass opposite the Winston Churchill pub on her way

  • Stags appoint Walton as assistant manager

    Waltham Forest have appointed Colin Walton as assistant manager ahead of the upcoming 2012/13 campaign. Walton arrives from Forest’s landlords (and fellow Ryman Division One North side) Ilford, having been in charge at the Foxes for two-and-a-half seasons

  • LEYTONSTONE: Protest against dispersal zone

    CAMPAIGNERS say they are planning more protests over the Olympics following a demonstration against a new dispersal zone. Activists from the Youth Fight For Jobs group protested outside Waltham Forest Police's base in Kirkdale Road, Leytonstone

  • LEYTON / WANSTEAD: MP 'deeply worried' by police cuts

    LEYTON MP John Cryer said he is "deeply worried" by a report which found London will lose 1,400 police officers due to government cuts. The study by the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, which looked at the effects of Whitehall funding reductions,

  • LEYTONSTONE: Judge to rule on Olympic missiles

    RESIDENTS furious about a proposed missile base on their tower block during the Olympics will have their day in court next week. High Court judge Justice Burton has agreed to hold a hearing on Monday July 9 to decide whether the plans for the