NEIGHBOURS have spoken of their shock when police raided a home in the early hours of the morning, as part of a crack-down on gun and drugs crime. People living in Huntsman Road in Hainault said they saw heard police officers enter a property
FIREFIGHTERS are at the scene of a blaze in wooded areas around Hollow Ponds. Emergency services received reports of bushes and grass on fire at the Leytonstone beauty spot in Whipps Cross Road at just after 4pm today (Thursday). A crew
A DOODLE given by artist Damien Hirst to a Redbridge cabbie as a tip has fetched £12,000 at auction. Taxi-driver Jon Horsley, of Bysouth Close, Clayhall, was handed the gift of a lifetime by the multi-millionaire 'Britart' star after giving
TWO businessmen who became friends after meeting by chance in an Epping gym are about to set off on the most epic adventure of their lives when they begin a 100km-trek to the North Pole next week. John Whalley, 41, of Station Road in Epping
THE regular testing of a siren warning residents of a poisonous gas leak at a plant in Walthamstow means residents are likely to ignore it in the event of a real emergency, a resident claims. Hazardous substances are stored at the Thames Water
THE FUTURE of an historic former fire station will finally be settled next week when a decision is made on plans to use the building as a children's centre. Fears over what would become of the Old Fire Station in Wanstead have persisted ever
MORE than 2,200 pieces of counterfeit clothing and jewellery were seized from two stalls in North Weald Market during a raid on Saturday (April 17), it has emerged. The operation, carried out by Trading Standards officials at the site in North
AN OLYMPIC committee has been set up at a college to help students and local residents to get involved in the 2012 Games and legacy. On Monday, Sir George Monoux College, in Chingford Road, Walthamstow, officially launched its London 2012 Committee
PUPILS, parents and teachers all came together to tell stories about their lives using piles of rubbish as part of a unique project at St John's School in Epping. Dozens of youngsters at the school, in Tower Road, brought in everything from
BUDDING chefs from across Redbridge have been challenged to take part in a college's very own version of Ready, Steady Cook. Catering students at Redbridge College have called on residents to bring along any five ingredients to its Chef Challenge
Ruby Wax brings her latest live show to the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch next month. Ruby Wax – Losing It aims to challenge preconceptions surrounding depression, which she suffers from. However, far from being a gloomy affair it offers a fun-filled
HIDDEN spaces, displaced people and disappearing landscapes make up The Invisible City, an all-day audio, visual and film exploration of Hackney, the Lea Valley, King’s Cross and North East London, which forms part of the wider London International Documentary
In response to the story last week about the woman fined for over-staying in a customer car park ('Homebase fined me for spending too long in the store'). This woman was fined for staying for 90 minutes while she shopped, but I would like to
MORE people are satisfied with the way police and local councils deal with anti-social behaviour and crime in Essex than anywhere else in the country, a new poll has suggested. The figures from the British Crime Survey, released today, state
TWO men have been jailed for a total of 15 years for running class A drugs factories. Police raided three properties in Walnut Road, Warren Road and Saxon Close in Leyton, where equipment used to process and distribute heroin and cocaine were
A POPULAR café will learn whether an application to convert its premises has been granted by the council – a year after the business opened. The branch of Belgique in Cambridge Park, Wanstead, has been open since early 2009, but has yet to secure
A LIBERAL Democrat councillor has slammed the “questionable practices” of party colleagues over the de-selection of three senior members. Cllr James O’Rourke, who is believed to have considered standing as an independent after group leader
POLICE have confirmed that a man from Redbridge has been charged after raids on addresses across north and north east London during a crack-down on gun and drug crime. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service confirmed that Kimbrad Skerritt, 25
ONE of the candidates in the forthcoming general election faces a formal complaint over the address he gave when registered for the election, after his Conservative opponents announced it refers to a field in rural Essex. Leyton and Wanstead
A PEDESTRIAN may not make a full recovery after being hit by a car. The 34-year-old suffered a serious head injury after being hit by a car in Belmont Park Road, at the junction with Leyton High Road. Ambulance staff found the injured woman at
AN APPLICATION to erect two 'ugly' illuminated signs onto a takeaway shopfront will be decided this evening, as residents hope the council will reject the plans. Councillors will meet to decide on an application by pizza chain Papa John's to
SIX people have been charged with drugs and firearm offences following a police operation which included raids on homes in the borough. Police have confirmed that the individuals have been charged with a range of offences including supplying drugs,
SPRING is here and with it comes a fresh series of exhibitions at the Whitechapel Gallery featuring artists from around the world. Among them is Fall Out: War and Conflict in the British Council Collection (until May 30), which focuses on art made in
JOURNEY back in time to the Swinging Sixties, when women were referrred to as “birds” and they all flocked around a certain Cockney Don Juan known as Alfie. Bill Naughton’s story is all about a young man who moves effortlessly from conquest to conquest
A BLOCK of flats were evacuated when a fire broke out on the 13th floor. Around 40 firefighters and eight engines were sent to the block on Montague Road, Leytonstone at 9.45pm yesterday (Wednesday). A total of 50 residents left the building and
PEOPLE travelling in and around London on the tube and train networks this weekend face disruption to their journeys. Bakerloo line There is no service on the entire line due to Network Rail engineering work on Sunday. District line
A PROMISING racing driver has been given a real boost to his career thanks to a new sponsor. Formula Ford driver Scott Malvern, 21, from Fencepiece Road in Barkingside had been chosen as a Rising Star by motor oil manufacturer Miller Oils, who have
TRANSPORT bosses 'wasted' nearly £5 million on work to make one of the borough's Tube stations step-free, it has emerged. Work to make Newbury Park station more accessible to groups including wheelchair users was abandoned back in September
WEST HAM skipper Matthew Upson made no excuses for the team’s dismal performance against Liverpool on Monday, but he urged his troops to come out with all guns blazing against Wigan on Saturday The pressure is now back on manager Gianfranco Zola, but
AN eight-year-old boy has been left heartbroken after cruel thieves stole his new dirt bike which his parents had given him for his birthday. Epping Primary School pupil Harry Willsher was left devastated after the burglars broke into his family's
A PROMINENT Walthamstow blogger and Green Party supporter has said he is outraged after the Labour Party used one of his photographs in its election campaign without permission. The owner of the 'Crap Cycling and Walking in Waltham Forest'
