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  • Leyton Orient lose final friendly at Maidstone United

    A young Leyton Orient side were beaten 2-1 at Maidstone United this evening in their last warm-up game before the new season. The home side got off to an ideal start when Paul Booth headed them in front but the League One side levelled through

  • Wanstead clinch Brentwood win

    Wanstead and Snaresbrook earned a three-wicket win over Brentwood in the Essex Premier Division. Brentwood were put into bat and declared on 252 for six. Rehan Hassan took three for 83. Wanstead responded strongly with John Chambers top scoring

  • Epping Bowls Club hold Olympic themed event

    Epping Bowls Club got into the London 2012 spirit as their members completed in an Olympic Games themed competition. The green was laid out with obstacles and targets which represented the stadium, the Olympic rings, the torch, the flag and events

  • Injury ends Awde's Olympic decathlon

    Britain's Daniel Awde made a superb start to the decathlon with a personal best in the opening event before injury ended his Olympics. The Woodford Green AC with Essex Ladies athlete responded to the roars of another capacity 80,000 crowd with

  • LEYTONSTONE: Police to give crime prevention advice

    POLICE are to provide advice on how to avoid becoming a burglar or robber's next victim later this week. The crime prevention stall outside Tesco in Gainsborough Road, Leytonstone, will be open between 9am and 4pm this Friday. PC Richard Graham

  • WANSTEAD: Roald Dahl story to be brought to life in park

    A POPULAR children’s story will be brought to life in Wanstead Park. The Illyria theatre company will stage their production of Roald Dahl’s ‘The Twits’ at The Temple in the park on August 21 at 3pm. Tickets are £12.95 for adults, £6.95

  • SOUTH WOODFORD: Garden party at church

    A CHURCH will hold its annual garden party later this month. Cream tea will be on offer in the vicarage garden at the Holy Trinity Church in Hermon Hill, South Woodford on August 25 between 2.30pm – 5pm. If the weather is bad the event

  • Martin 'so relieved' to reach Olympic semis

    Old Loughtonians' Harry Martin was a relieved man after Great Britain edged into the Olympic semi-finals. Needing only a point from the final group game with Spain last night, Great Britain scrambled over the finish line with a nervous 1-1 draw

  • WALTHAMSTOW: African drumming workshop this weekend

    KIDS and adults can have a go at African drumming at an indoor market this weekend. People can practise using west African instruments including the drums, bells and shakers, and put them all together to create music at a brand new unit at the Wood

  • WALTHAMSTOW: Popular deaf club to close

    A SOCIAL club for deaf people attended by around 60 people every week looks set to close down due to a lack of funding and support. The Walthamstow Deaf Club, which is based at Orford House in Orford Road, has provided a venue for deaf and hard-of-hearing

  • CHINGFORD: Two arrested overnight

    A MAN and a woman were arrested overnight on suspicion of different offences. The police were called after someone spotted the pair appearing to be trying to get into cars along New Road, Chingford, at about 5am this morning (Wednesday). The 23-

  • REDBRIDGE: Gang pose as police to burgle family home

    BURGLARS disguised as police officers tricked their way into a house. Three people produced a fake warrant and searched the family home, claiming they were investigating money laundering. They then threatened the family while up to three more people

  • WALTHAM ABBEY: Slovak president drops into pub for a pint

    CRIES of ‘na zdravie’ – Slovak for cheers – were heard in a pub as the country’s president popped in for a pint. Ivan Gasparovic, president of the Slovak Republic, visited the Welsh Harp in Market Square, Waltham Abbey, with his entourage

  • WALTHAMSTOW: Footpath right of way bid 'botched'

    A NATIONAL conservation body has accused the council of botching efforts to make a popular footpath a public right of way. Residents in Upper Walthamstow have used the popular cut-through between Woodstock Road and Hale End without being challenged

  • WANSTEAD: Olympic artists show off work in pub

    ARTISTS inspired by the Olympics have been displaying their work at a pub. Customers at the George in Wanstead High Street have been taking a break from watching the Olympic action on the big screens to enjoy work by Art Group Wanstead.

  • Hammers beaten by Northampton

    A young West Ham United side were beaten 3-1 at Northampton Town last night in a friendly. Goals from Clive Platt, Kelvin Langmead and Alex Nicholls ensured Northampton earned a confidence boosting victory. Hammers striker Sam Baldock

  • WALTHAM ABBEY: Two people rescued from car crash

    TWO people were rescused from a car crash involving two cars, last night. The accident involving a blue Honda Civic and a black Vauxhall Corsa happened at around 8.20pm in Crooked Mile, Waltham Abbey. Firefighters from Waltham Abbey and

  • EPPING FOREST: Police tackle number plate crime

    POLICE officers from Epping Forest and Woodford Green have joined forces to tackle crimes involving number plates. A crime reduction event was carried out on Saturday in the car park of Sainsbury's in Old Station Road, Loughton, where three officers

  • LEYTON: Repair men "broke door to fix leak"

    A MOTHER-of-two claims workers sent to repair her home broke her door to get in. Mical Price, 32, of Emmanuel Court in Leyton, said she was in bed when contractors began smashing her front door to enter and fix a leak from her boiler which was