THE company responsible for recycling in Waltham Forest has been bought by one of the country's biggest waste management firms. Verdant has been taken over by Greenstar UK, an arm of Irish-based utilities company NTR. Greenstar's managing director Ian
STAFF at Eton Manor Children's Day Nursery in Chigwell say the premises will be closed tomorrow following the death of a two-year-old girl earlier today. The youngster was taken to Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone, after suffering a cardiac arrest.
DOZENS of youths had their masks confiscated in a police crackdown on Halloween. For the first time in Waltham Forest, officers were granted powers to ask people to remove Hallo-ween masks if they believed they were being used to commit crimes. Police
SITTING in a big airy building right next to Hackney Central Station and round the corner from the Hackney Empire, Turkish restaurant 19 Numara Bos Cirrik 3, is the place to go if you are really hungry. And we mean really hungry indeed. Every course
TICKETS for Orient's trip to Huddersfield Town on Saturday November 24 have gone on sale from the club's Ticket Office. Huddersfield offer an advance purchase discount on tickets, which can be obtained in person from the Oliver Road Ticket Office, or
DEZ Brown, of Emmanuel Christian Centre, Erskine Road was jailed as a teenager for manslaughter but is now the leader of Spark 2 Life. It is a project that goes into schools and community centres and targets children with high records of absenteeism
BOXING NEWHAM Boys Club had a mixed bag of results at an open show held at East Ham Working Men's on Thursday. Luke Copping, 15, won on points against schoolboy finalist Tyson Price, of the Repton Club. Copping had lost his three previous match ups
A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has died after suffering a cardiac arrest at a children's nursery in Chigwell. The nursery this afternoon said it believed the death appeared to have been the result of a "freak playground accident". A police spokesman said the death
THIS WALK runs along little known Bridleways which give two fantastic views across Herts and Essex. Discover the remains of an old lane...a fantastic Church, with an interesting engraving on its gable entrance..past where John Claire (the poet) resided
ESSEX County Council leader Lord Hanningfield has "profound concerns" following the Queen's Speech in which the government announced it was planning to build an extra three million homes by 2020. Lord Hanningfield said the announcement raises economic
A MAJOR decision is to be taken next week over what should happen to the oak trees which form the landmark avenue of trees in Theydon Bois. A report by the City of London - which manages Epping Forest - states that they are in "poor and declining health
THE Crown Prosecution Service today launched a public consultation on prosecuting crimes against older people. The CPS is seeking views on how it deals with crimes against pensioners and how it supports those who are victims and witnesses. Dru Sharpling
GOLF A GOLF-mad youngster who has already amassed a wealth of silverware has won another trophy. Daisy Dyer, 16, has played the sport for just five years, but her success over recent months has seen her win numerous trophies in regional competitions
ATHLETICS ORION Athletics Club sent a number of juniors to the second Essex Cross Country League fixture at One tree Hill. There was a superb fifth placed finish for Armani Antoine-Chaga in the U13 girls' event and steady finishes from Leah Honeychurch
DESIGNS for the £496m Olympic stadium have been unveiled. The stadium, in Stratford, will be the centrepiece of the Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies and track and field events. The "sunken bowl" design will include 80,000 seats, with
Peterborough 3 Dagenham 1 (League Two) AN Aaron Mclean double condemned Dagenham to a third straight league defeat on Tuesday. Mclean scored in quick succession late on to extend Posh's unbeaten run to nine games and keep the promotion dream alive
ARCHERY A GROUP of Oakfield Archers travelled to Billericay for the Mayflower Indoor Tournament. The shoot has national record status and included archers from across the south east region. In the 18 metre FITA (a 40cm target reduced to five scoring
IT may have taken almost 200 games to finally see his name on the scoresheet, but unsung hero George McCartney was gutted his side lost out on three points at home to Bolton at Upton Park. The left back fired in an unstoppable volley to give his side
DARTS GREEN Dragon B hammered rivals Green Dragon A 12-3 to remain firmly at the top of the Waltham Abbey Darts League. The scoreline was just one of a round of whippings in the league. Second placed The Sultan beat Angel A 11-4, while Angel B saw
Swindon Town 1 Leyton Orient 1 (League One) A LAST-gasp equaliser denied Orient maximum points and a chance to return to the top of the table at the County Ground. The O's looked to have secured all the spoils, when on 86 minutes Adam Boyd kept
THE design for the 2012 Olympic stadium will be unveiled today amid on-going concerns about costs and the venue's long-term future. In October, Olympic Delivery Authority chairman, John Armitt, told the London Assembly that the £496m price for the
