EPPING Forest MP Eleanor Laing has won a vote of confidence of Conservative Party members in the district, despite a storm of criticism over her expenses. The outcome of this evening's vote, from which press and public were barred, means Ms
NEW library users in Epping Forest are to be issued with 'fob' devices alongside traditional membership cards, under a new scheme to modernise Essex's book service. The fobs, designed to fit onto key rings, work in the same way as library cards
RESIDENTS could see their neighbourhood look a little bit leafier before too long with the arrival of 100 trees across the borough. The arboreal additions are being funded by the London mayor Boris Johnson and will be planted by the Forestry
A LEYTONSTONE teenager is set to appear in a new stage musical based on the story of Jamaica. Camara Fearon, 13, who attends Connaught School for Girls, will appear in JA Story at the Stratford Circus from October 29. The budding performer has already
MUCH of east London and west Essex suffered heavy damage in bomb attacks during the Second World War. There to document the damage was EJ Carter, air raid warden for Waltham Abbey and main bomb site photographer for the whole region. CLAIRE HACK speaks
CHILDREN at a popular library got into the carnival spirit with a special Caribbean-themed event today (October 26). Youngsters visiting Loughton Library, on Traps Hill, had the chance to try their hand at playing the steel drums and dressed
A PIONEERING teacher who helped children as young as four write blogs and make short films has been honoured at a national awards ceremony. Dan Lea, of Highfield Road in Woodford Bridge, works at Gearies Infant School in Ilford. He won the
THE first building on the 2012 Olympic site has been completed. Construction work on an electrical substation, which will deliver power to the Olympic park and new Stratford City shopping complex, has finished. The substation, in Kings
THE art of origami will be taught at an event in Walthamstow next month. East London Japanese Kids Club is organising the event, which will be held at the Welcome Centre, St Mary's Church, Walthamstow on November 14. Visitors will be
STRIKE action planned for November at Norlington School for Boys has been postponed. The action at the Leyton school, in Norlington Road, was due to take place on November 3 and 4 over controversial plans to form a school trust with George
FUNDING for 100 new street trees will be given to organisations in Waltham Forest, London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced. The borough is among 20 in London to be given the cash as part of the second phase of a program aiming to make London a more
A WALTHAMSTOW couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at the weekend. Helena and Jack Burgess, of Pembroke Road, celebrated 50 years by throwing a party in Great Bentley, near Clacton-on-Sea. The couple met and fell in love
WORRIED residents have demanded a ban on right-hand turns at a dangerous road junction after a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash there on Sunday. People living in South Woodford have been calling for the restriction to be introduced
A MAN injured in a serious road crash has said he is grateful to the public and emergency services for helping him. Mohammed Mughal, 25, of Ching Way, Chingford, had to be cut free from his white BMW after being involved in a collision in Station
ANIMALS of all shapes and sizes received a special blessing during a church service with a difference on Sunday. The pews at St Barnabas Church, in Woodford Green, were packed with dozens of four-legged visitors during the annual animal blessing
THE FUTURE of a once-popular pub is still unclear as its owners remain tight-lipped about its refurbishment. The British Queen, on New Wanstead, has been closed since the summer and although its owners Enterprise Inns have confirmed that it
WALTHAM ABBEY'S plight took another turn for the worse when they endured a 5-0 battering at the hands of Hornchurch at Capershotts on Saturday. The Abbotts are struggling to keep their heads above water in the Ryman Premier Division, as they
TWO companies forced to move off the Arcade site are claiming a total of £550,000 in compensation in a move which could leave a black hole in the council's finances. Businesses were relocated following the council's seizure of the site, on
AN EPPING doctor has been sworn in as the district's newest Church of England reader – allowing her to lead services, administer communion and even to conduct the funerals of her patients. Dr Diana Lowry, who has been a GP at the High Street
GIANFRANCO ZOLA hailed his West Ham team's 'brilliant' fightback to claim an unlikely draw against title-chasing Arsenal at Upton Park yesterday (Sunday). The Hammers looked dead and buried at half-time, after goals from Robin Van Persie and William
FEAR has gripped a community after a teenage boy was found in the street with multiple stab wounds. The 15-year-old was found in Sidmouth Road about 3.50pm on Sunday after being spotted by officers on a routine patrol of the area. He
GOOD CAUSES around the world will benefit from two charity lunches this month. The events will be held on Tuesday November 3 and Tuesday November 10 at St Mary's Church in Coppice Row, Theydon Bois, from noon to 2pm. Proceeds will pay
BANKRUPT city financier Nick Levene, who quit as vice-chairman of Leyton Orient Football Club last week, has blamed his losses on a gambling addiction. The 45-year-old is alleged to have taken money from tycoons to buy shares on their behalf but failed
THE owners of nightclub One9Five have said they will challenge a decision by Epping Forest District Council to revoke their licence following a mass brawl outside the venue last month. Last week the popular nightspot was shut down by the authority
AN ATTEMPT to fly an exact replica of the first wholly-British built plane will be made today, it is hoped. The plane, built by the Roe Heritage group, was in July exhibited at Walthamstow marshes, the scene of Alliott-Verdon Roe's historic
SPECULATION about the site of a former restaurant has finally been laid to rest after work began to turn the building into a tapas bar. The building in George Lane, South Woodford, has been empty since Mediterranean eatery 'Tuus' closed down earlier
THIS year's fireworks display in Matching Green has been scrapped - because organisers fear it might be too successful. Matching Parish Council say the town is unable to cope with the increasingly large numbers of people wanting to visit the spectacle
GENEROUS patrons at The Cricketers pub, on Woodford Green High Road, handed over £2,687 that they raised for Richard House Children’s Hospice at a charity auction during this year's Woodford Festival. More than 50 lots were on offer, including
A PERVERTED community support officer who boasted about having sex with a 15-year-old boy on an internet chat site has been spared jail. Daniel Cotham, 25, who worked at Ilford police station - and was also a Scout master - bragged about his
A HISTORIC Victorian townhouse is set to be demolished and replaced with a block of nine flats. The former care home, in Cambridge Park, Wanstead, is one of the largest of its type still left in the street - which used to be flanked by similar
