HOCKEY Clacton 3 Waltham Forest 3 (NE14HOCKEY Div 3SE) WALTHAM Forest men remain in midtable after battling back to earn a draw in Clacton. Forest started slowly and found themselves 2-0 down, the first coming from a deflected free hit, the second
RUGBY Thurrock 43 Eton Manor 19 (London Two North) MANOR slipped to fifth in the table after this heavy defeat. The visitors had the hosts pinned in their own half in the opening exchanges. Thurrock, having soaked up the early pressure, opened
ORIENT striker Wayne Gray is hoping to hit the goals trail and also fire the O's to an FA Cup replay victory against Bristol Rovers next Tuesday. The former Wimbledon frontman scored only his third goal of the campaign in the 1-1 first round tie against
HOCKEY Crostyx 6 Folkestone 2 (NE4HOCKEY East Div 1S) CROSTYX ladies ran out comfortable winners against bottom side Folkestone. Styx made their early pressure count when Jo Hill opened the scoring from a short corner, her strike taking a deflection
ORIENT'S FA Cup first round replay against Bristol Rovers has been confirmed to take place at the Memorial Stadium on Tuesday November 20, kick-off 7.45pm. Rovers are offering an advance purchase discount for both terrace and seating tickets, and these
FOOTBALL Buckhurst Hill A 0 Soccer Skills 2 (Echo Friendly U9) WHILE a goalless draw would have been a just result in this closely-contested match, a couple of goals in the final minutes gave victory to Soccer Skills. For Hill, Oliver Williams
THE borough is in danger of being over-run by unsympathetic, profit-driven landlords, it has been claimed. At a recent meeting of the council's planning committee, members and residents were united in their concern about how the borough's property is
A CROWD of shocked onlookers watched as a blood-spattered driver was cut from the twisted wreckage of her car after a high speed crash with a double decker bus. Children scuttled through the emergency window at the back of the vehicle as dozens of firemen
FIFTEEN people were arrested by police across the district during a so-called day of action'. Officers across Essex joined Epping Forest District Commander Chief Inspector Ivor Harvey and local officers for Operation Porlock with the raids, which started
HOCKEY Crostyx 3 Cambridge University 3 (NE14HOCKEY Div 1E) CROSTYX men may have lost their 100 per cent record after a fighting draw with Cambridge University, but they remain unbeaten and top of the table. The game started evenly with Crostyx
A WAREHOUSE on the future Olympic site has caught fire, throwing up a huge column of smoke visible for miles around. The London Fire Brigade has confirmed that around 75 firefighters and 15 fire engines are on the scene in Waterden Road, Stratford.
HOCKEY Belvedere and Bexleyheath 1 Waltham Forest 5 (NE14Hockey East League Div 2S) WALTHAM Forest ladies moved to within three points of top spot with a fine display which crushed Belvedere and Bexleyheath. The game started evenly between the
DAGENHAM and Redbridge face former league rivals Kidderminster Harriers in the second round of the FA Cup. The Daggers saw off Hampton and Richmond 3-0 on Saturday, while Harriers secured a 2-0 win at Ware. Kidderminster will travel to the Victoria
TABLE TENNIS CHRIS Penrose scored an untroubled hat trick but could not stop Debden A losing 6-4 to Heathcote E in West Essex Division Two. Penrose won all three of his matches in three straight games. But team mate Gary Davies had to endure much
DEFENDER George McCartney is out for up to a fortnight after picking up an ankle injury in the first minute of Saturday's match with Derby. The full back turned his ankle over in a challenge with Derby winger Gary Teale and eventually hobbled off after
ORIENT boss Martin Ling isn't bothered about having to do an FA Cup run the hard way after the O's failed to see off Bristol Rovers at the first attempt. The east Londoners found themselves pegged back nine minutes from time in their first round match
Leyton Orient 1 Bristol Rovers 1 (FA Cup 1st rnd) ORIENT suffered a second late blow in a week, as Rickie Lambert's late header earned Bristol Rovers a replay. The visitors created the first opening on three minutes, but striker Sean Rigg fired
A PROGRAMME of policy reviews aimed at "mending Britain's broken society" will be announced today by Iain Duncan Smith. The Chingford and Woodford Green MP believes that the country is facing a crisis of youth violence and substance abuse triggered by
