SENIOR health visitors have said that children are at risk in the borough because their workload is too large. The health care workers who spoke at a Children and Young People's Scrutiny committee this evening, told councillors they believe
Spurs stole a march on Man City in the fight for fourth place tonight, with a comfortable 2-0 home win. Nico Kranjcar bagged a brace in either half and Jermain Defore netted on 52 minutes to seal three points against a Man City whose main performers
FALSE expenses claims made by the district's former top police officer were “honest mistakes” made through working long hours at a stressful time a court has heard. Chief Inspector Jonathan Baldwin, 42, a former Epping Forest District Commander
WHILE families are having dinner and exchanging presents this Christmas – one mum is thinking of her son thousands of miles away fighting on the front line for his country. At her home in The Copse, Chingford, Sharon Holmes, 46, has decorated
THE young singers of Coopersale Hall School raised the rafters at St John’s Church in Epping with their junior carol service yesterday afternoon. Karen Griffiths, secretary at the school in Steward's Green Road, said: “The nativity story unfolded
THE GENEROSITY of people across the district has resulted in thousands of shoeboxes being filled with much-needed items for an important charity. Members of the public, churches, schools, businesses and community organisations in Epping, Loughton
A MAN was assaulted as he was walking along the street on Sunday. The 62-year-old was in Burnside Avenue, Chingford, when a man spoke to him before punching him in the face. A second man then joined the assailant and they both attacked the man before
A MOTHER who teaches her son at home has pledged to go to jail rather than submit to new rules which she believes will put his education at risk. Sue Tilbey, of Grosvenor Road in Loughton, has taught 14-year-old Simon for two years, but fears prosecution
WEST HAM'S owners have had their debts frozen until next September. The news will come as a blow to David Gold and David Sullivan, who had tabled a £50m offer for the club this week, as it means CB Holdings, the club's owners, are not under immediate
ADVENT, the four weeks leading up to Christmas, is the season of the year when Christians celebrate ‘hope’. I’m guessing that you might agree with me that, as 2009 draws to a close, we could all do with some of that. What with the banking crisis, unemployment
A KIND-HEARTED cab driver is having all his hair shaved off on Christmas Eve to raise money for charity after one of his friends was diagnosed with breast cancer. Graham Musguin, 41, who works for VIP Cars in Debden Broadway hopes to raise hundreds
A STRUGGLE for parking spaces which has turned neighbour against neighbour looks set to continue after a decision to make temporary parking restrictions permanent. People living in part of Roding Lane South in Woodford Green between Redbridge station
DAGENHAM & Redbridge midfielder Stuart Thurgood has been ruled out of action for up to three months after undergoing surgery. The 28-year-old had cartilage in his knee removed and repaired and will be sidelined until February at the earliest. Thurgood
CHILDREN from six schools created festive cheer yesterday at a carol concert. The event at The Mall, in Selbourne Walk, Walthamstow, was the second day of carols being performed by local children for shoppers. The music festival was organised by
A TROUPE of young dancers have found television fame on a reality show. Eight members of the dance group “Unity” have been performing street dance on BBC3's “Move like Michael Jackson” programme, which is seeking a dance group which dances like the
FREE fitness classes are being laid on for overweight youngsters in Redbridge in a bid to cut the borough's burgeoning obesity problem. Health bosses have launched twice weekly sessions for children aged 8-13 years aimed at improving their
MORE than 1,400 shoeboxes full of presents are being sent from Waltham Forest to deprived children. The shoeboxes full of presents have been donated by individuals, schools, companies, churches and organisations from around the borough as part
BUSINESSMAN David Sullivan has confirmed he is involved in negotiations about buying the Stow site and re-opening Walthamstow Stadium as a dog track. The former Birmingham City co-owner and publisher told Sky Sports: “The Walthamstow dog track
POLICE have handed out dozens of free door handle alarms in their drive against burglaries. Redbridge Police and Redbridge Council purchased the alarms, which were given to previous victims of the crime. The alarms are designed to be
CHRISTMAS shoppers could face delays of up to 40 minutes on their journeys into central London this weekend (December 19/20). Transport for London (TfL) confirmed there will be no services on the Central Line between Leytonstone and Hainault via Newbury
A TRAILBLAZING campaigner took his fight over better provision for disabled people to the Prime Minister yesterday (December 15). Sulaiman Khan, 24, of Spring Gardens in Woodford Green, visited 10 Downing Street to hand in a petition on behalf
THE SISTER of a popular former councillor - who died aged just 30 - has praised the facilities at an innovative new visitors centre named in his honour. Sacha Leal, sister of James Leal - who represented Bridge Ward until his death in 2006
FANS flocked to see one of their favourite authors in the flesh at a special book signing this week. Jack Trelawny made an appearance at the Village Bookshop in High Road, Woodford Green on Saturday December 12, where he signed copies of his
ARSENE WENGER has revealed he will hold make or break talks with defender Mikael Silvestre about his future after admitting he fears the Frenchman could leave next summer. The former Manchester United defender's contract at the Emirates runs out at the
ARSENAL will be without left-back Armand Traore for their trip to Burnley after the defender injured his hamstring. Manager Arsene Wenger confirmed that the youngster will also miss the home game against Hull on Saturday, although he may be fit to face
THE recent decision for a school not to move onto a sports ground has been welcomed by the resident cricket club. Leyton County Cricket Club said it welcomes the decision by governors at George Mitchell School in Leyton not to merge with Norlington
WEST HAM number two Steve Clarke has urged his players to cut out the errors and start to impose themselves on games. The warning comes after the Hammers suffered their third straight loss against Bolton on Tuesday, in a result that sees them slip to
BRITISH Transport Police (BTP) are urging people to stay safe while using buses, tubes and trains over the holiday period. BTP have launched Operation Holly, aimed at combating assaults on staff and encouraging passengers to take precautions to keep
ELDERLY people will benefit from the public's generosity after the success of a Christmas hamper appeal. Aldborough Safer Neighbourhoods Team (SNT) visited a number of different supermarkets across the area to collect almost 1200 items for the appeal
A LACK of electricity is the latest in a series of delays that have held up the opening of a controversial new Tesco Express store. The branch in Wanstead High Street was due to open today (Wednesday) but the absence of a power supply at the site has
RUNNERS braved the winter cold at the Essex Cross Country League event, hosted by Orion Harriers. The meet was also Orion’s Cross Championships for the junior members. Under 13 runner Georgia Tuckfield easily won her race to top the Essex individual
IT WAS an unwelcome case of deja vu for Chingford on Saturday, as their promotion hopes were dealt a body blow with a last-minute defeat at the hands of fellow high-fliers Civil Service in London One North. The Waltham Wayers conceded a penalty in the
LEYTONSTONE boxer Philip Bowes blitzed his way to the final of the National Amateur Boxing Championships with a resounding semi-final victory last week. Bowes, dubbed ‘Quicksilver’, will come up against Liverpool boxer Terry Needham in this weekend’s
WALTHAM Forest men’s hockey team put themselves in prime position for a promotion push in the new year after inflicting a first defeat of the season on table-toppers Old Southendians. Forest came from behind twice to put five goals past the visitors.
WEST ESSEX’S table tennis team produced an inspired display to spring an upset against Basildon. The local side went in to their Essex Inter-League clash as underdogs, having endured a 6-3 defeat in their previous game, while their opponents had enjoyed
WALTHAM FOREST Swimming Club’s Elliott Hill blew the competition out of the water at the London Swimming Winter Championships at Barnet Copthall. The 15-year-old swimmer produced a series of stunning performances to claim two golds and a bronze medal
A WEEKEND in a sports car was the prize on offer for ladies that lunch when they came to South Woodford for a Christmas party in aid of the NSPCC. The Switch Bar in George Lane South Woodford turned over their premises to the 80 women who raised
A YOUTH worker who was stabbed 14 times while defending his son and friends has said he would do it all again to protect the youngsters. Simon Somerville, a youth project worker and trainer at KO boxing gym in Hatherley Mews, Walthamstow, used
A GIANT glowing snowball, glittering snowflakes, and countless luminated Santas and reindeer are among the thousands of festive decorations lighting up homes across Wanstead and Woodford this Christmas. Streets have been turned into dazzling
THE interim vice chancellor of the University of East London has formally received his knighthood from Prince Charles. A fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Royal Society of the Arts, Professor Deian Hopkin has been closely involved with educational
NEIL Gerrard has submitted an early day motion calling for Gordon Brown to keep his promise to abolish prescription charges for people with long-term illnesses or medical conditions. The Walthamstow MP is calling for a review of prescription
MOST bus services in the borough are running as usual today after a threatened 24-hour walk out by bus drivers was called off. Thousands of members of the Unite union employed by East London Bus Group (ELBG) were due to go on strike from 3am
