A BUS service could be withdrawn because of dangerous parking by parents outside a school. Bus drivers on the Arriva 541 service from Loughton to Epping are so frustrated by the delays they face in trying to negotiate the traffic around Lambourne
FOOTBALL ROUND-UP HARLOW head into another relegation battle with Harrow Borough this week full of confidence after earning a last-gasp draw against Boreham Wood. Town fought back from behind three times in an enthralling game, with John
WANSTEAD reclaimed top spot in Essex One after enjoying an emphatic win over erstwhile leaders Clacton at the weekend. The Herons had slipped off their perch after league organisers docked the team two points for fielding an ineligible player. But they
BUCKHURST Hill Parish Council has admitted it will have to cut back on some projects in the current economic climate. The council has just voted for a 4.98 per cent tax increase, but has said some spending will have to be cut back. A spokesman for the
A MUM-OF-THREE who was hit by a car when she was out jogging is to run in this year’s London Marathon. Pat Charalambous, whose busy life includes juggling looking after her young daughters while also managing Inspiration hair salon on George
TEAMS of thieves from east London are targeting family homes in the district, police claim. Officers have urged residents to take extra precautions following 15 raids in the past three weeks. The crooks are breaking in to steal car keys
A DISABLED man who is challenging a prosecution for growing cannabis has slammed the Government for reclassifying the drug as class B. Edwin Stratton, suffers from hypersensitivity caused by coeliac disease, and is often in pain. He
THE extent of the social housing shortage in Waltham Forest has been revealed by new figures showing a sharp increase in the numbers of people on the borough's waiting list for homes. More than 13,000 households are now on the council housing
A SECOND World War veteran has broken a 60 year silence to speak about the ghostly events he witnessed while staying at a manor house. Evan Andrew, 92, was stationed at Hill Hall, Theydon Mount, during the 1940s when he served with the Royal Artillery
MORE than £9,000 has been spent by Redbridge Council on flights for its staff over the past three years, the Guardian can reveal. The trips, which amount to 11 separate excursions by over 60 members of staff, were to a variety of educational
A COUNCILLOR and his wife have been acquitted of benefit fraud charges. At Southwark Crown Court this morning a jury unanimously found Cllr Graham Sinclair and his wife Deborah de La Nougedere Sinclair not guilty on all counts. The couple
Hartlepool United 0 West Ham 2 (FA Cup, fourth round) THERE was no FA Cup shock at Victoria Road at the weekend as West Ham set up a fifth round clash with Middlesbrough after dispatching League One side Hartlepool. Hammers boss Gianfranco Zola
WEST HAM midfielder Hayden Mullins became the fourth high-profile departure of the month when he joined Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee this week. The 29-year-old central midfielder has put pen to paper on a three-and-a-half year deal at Fratton Park
A COCKROACH-infested chicken shop has been closed down by magistrates. Southern Fried Chicken, Billet Road, Walthamstow, was issued with an emergency hygiene prohibition order on January 23, meaning it must close down until necessary improvements
CUSTOMERS of collapsed electrical goods retailer Empire Direct will not receive outstanding orders and cannot get their money back from the firm. Thousands of people placed orders and paid for items which never arrived. Empire Direct
