A TEENAGE choir girl rubbed shoulders with the stars on the red carpet at a film premiere. Thirteen-year-old Eleanor Maloney, a Highams Park School pupil, sang at the world premiere of the3-D Disney animated Christmas Carol, bumping into film
TWO years after the fatal playground accident which took their daughter's life a family has accused the nursery where she died of “sweeping the incident under the carpet”. Rhiya Malin was just two-years-old when she died at Eton Manor Day Nursery
A TEMPORARY ice rink on the Arcade site opens to the public tomorrow. The 12 square metre rink, on the corner of Hoe Street and High Street, will be open to skaters seven days a week. Council leader Cllr Chris Robbins said: “This is
THE Town Hall became a backdrop for a spectacular fireworks display yesterday enjoyed by thousands. More than 7,000 people attended the display organised by Waltham Forest Council - the highest number that has ever attended the annual event. Cabinet
A CONTROVERSIAL milkshake bar has been refused permission to stay open until 2am. Epping Forest District Council has granted Cakes and Shakes, in Loughton High Road, permission to serve soft drinks and pastries until 12.30am on Thursday, Friday,
WEST HAM midfielder Mark Noble called his goal against Aston Villa on Wednesday night 'one of the best moments I have had' during his time with the club. The Hammers won the game 2-1 thanks to a last-gasp goal from substitute Zavon Hines, while Noble
THE first picture of a drug addict who robbed gay men he courted on via internet chatlines has been issued by police. Adil Zahid, 27, of Walthamstow, confessed to targeting gay men, many of whom were still in the closet, because he believed they
TRIBUTES have been paid to British serviceman Darren Chant who was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday. Walthamstow-born Mr Chant was one of five officers shot by an Afghan policeman while behind a secure checkpoint. On Sunday the council
A GREAT-grandmother who had thousands of pounds worth of blinds stolen from outside her pie and mash shop in broad daylight has spoken of her fears about crime in Wanstead. Pensioner June Robins, 71, was left with a bill totalling nearly £10,000
BUS services will be disrupted next week if a planned strike by drivers goes ahead. Members of the Unite union who work for East London Bus and Coach Company will walk out from 3am on Monday for 24 hours. The action will lead to reduced
YOUTH workers and mentors are urgently needed to help young offenders from Redbridge rebuild their lives after being released from prison. The council has called for people with experience of working with young ex-offenders to join its Youth Offending
At Upton Park on Wednesday referee Steve Bennett awarded West Ham a penalty on the stroke of half-time when Aston Villa's Habib Beye was adjudged to have fouled striker Zavon Hines. Just three minutes after the break he handed Villa a penalty
I didn't know what to expect when I went to see the Illusionist Arturo Brachetti in his show Change, and I was in for quite a surprise. The show isn't anything I have seen before. As the curtains opened, the slightly built Arturo Brachetti came
This is an attractive, twin-gabled, detached residence occupying a prime position within one of Loughton’s premier roads. The accommodation includes five bedrooms, with en suite shower room to the main bedroom, an attractive family bathroom, a through
LAST MEETING: Tranmere Rovers 0 Leyton Orient 0 (League One 07-02-2009). Tranmere were chasing a play-off place under Ronnie Moore and Ben Chorley lined up against Orient, who were struggling near the foot of the table in Geraint Williams’ first game
A MOTORIST who overstayed in a store's car park by 30 minutes was sent a £95 fine a week later by a private enforcement company which had obtained her home address. Ruth Peake, 46, who had parked at Homebase, in Church Hill, Loughton, said
RESIDENTS are urged to support local voluntary groups by helping them receive a slice of £28million funding. Waltham Forest Council is calling on residents to have their in a forthcoming consultation about how the London Councils will allocate
AN INNOVATIVE car sharing club - which helps members save money by hiring low cost vehicles by the hour - has nearly doubled in size since it was launched in Redbridge last year. Nearly 400 people are now signed up to Redbridge Car Club, which
THE huge former Woolworths building in High Street will re-open as a branch of home products retailer Wilkinson later this month. The 15,500 sq ft store has been empty since it closed, along with all other Woolworths stores, last December.
PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstrators will protest against the sale of Israeli goods outside a popular supermarket on Saturday. Members of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) will gather at Waitrose in South Woodford at 3pm as part of a campaign to pressure
A PUB has had its licence suspended after a CS gas attack on its premises injured five people. The White Lion, in Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, has been forced to temporarily shut its doors following the incident at the weekend which led to three
A TEAM of kind-hearted volunteers plan to deliver Christmas hampers to elderly residents in some of Redbridge's most deprived areas - and need YOUR help to make the idea a reality. Members of The Bridge community venue, in Woodford Green, hope
This week Steve Jenkins, deputy chairman of Leyton Orient Supporters' Club, talks about something a little more serious than football. This Sunday I will be at the Cenotaph to remember the sacrifice Leyton Orient players made in World War One. I think
THE Loughton Festival has announced its two charities for next year will be Oak View Special School and the Dream Factory, which helps seriously ill children. Festival organiser Sue Taylor is now launching an appeal for other groups and societies
WORKS by Tournemire, Bach and Whitlock will be on offer when organist Roger Bluff takes to the stage for a charity concert, on Saturday, November 14. Mr Bluff will be playing the Viscount 80 organ at the Methodist Church, in Loughton High Road, in aid
THE Mothers' Union is holding a coffee morning in Waltham Abbey on Saturday, November 14. Real coffee and bacon rolls will be served at the Abbey Church Centre, in Highbridge Street, and there will be a cake stall, bring and buy, and a raffle. Proceeds
DIGBY Fairweather, distinguished trumpeter and founder of the National Jazz Archive is holding a concert and interview. He will be interviewed by jazz archivist David Nathan on Thursday, November 26 at 7pm at the Methodist Church, in Loughton High Road
FOUR people were led to safety by firefighters after a blaze broke out in their flat. Two fire engines from Loughton and one from Woodford were called at 3.13am this morning to a three-storey flat in Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill. Firefighters found a
