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7:12am   Breakdown of results for Chingford and Woodford Green Conservative Iain Duncan Smith – 20,999 votes Labour Bilal Mahmood – 12,613 votes Liberal Democrat Anne Crook – 2,400 UKIP Freddy Vachha– 5,644

Strict conditions have been placed by police on a planned march in Walthamstow by the far-right English Defence League (EDL) and a counter-demonstration due to fears over serious disorder. EDL supporters are set to take to the streets on Saturday

Essex League Dukes League Cup Round Two Wanstead & Snaresbrook exited the League Cup at the second hurdle after suffering a 53-run loss to Billericay on Saturday. Visitors Wanstead won the toss and elected to field first but were made to

Superstars Volleyball team have emerged victorious from an ‘A’ team tournament and it was a special day for the squad, with the win falling on their tenth anniversary. The Leyton-based club, who play at Leyton Youth Centre, had to beat a number

A manhunt has been launched after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted in broad daylight. The attack on the 16-year-old took place at the junction of  Fairview Close and Millfield Avenue, Walthamstow at around 4pm on Tuesday (May 5). Police

Iain Duncan Smith warned a vote for UKIP is a gain for Labour as he cast his vote today. The Chingford and Woodford Green MP of 23 years was joined by his wife Betsy as they visited the polling station at Rushcroft Foundation School in Rushcroft

Orient captain Nathan Clarke insists the players have to take responsibility for the club's relegation rather than manager Fabio Liverani taking the blame.  Liverani has come under pressure from supporters for not being able to speak the language

On the day that Britain goes to the polls and casts their votes in the General Election, at West Hatch High School the announcement has been made regarding the results of the recent Head Boy and Head Girl elections. This year saw a record number of

CCTV has been released in and attempt to trace a man who entered a café through a window.  It happened at Butlers Retreat in Rangers Road, Chingford, on April 25.   At around 7.20am, the man was seen climbing through an open window and walking

The Football League and Leyton Orient have refused to deny the club are currently under a transfer embargo for late filing of their accounts. The Guardian Series understands the O’s are unable to sign players after failing to submit their accounts

Firefighters said a man had a “lucky escape” when he was rescued from a house blaze. Ten firefighters rescued the man from a flat fire above a row of shops in Leytonstone Road, on the border of Stratford and Leytonstone, at 4am on Tuesday (May

Polls have opened to millions of voters in the most uncertain General Election for decades, with no party on course to emerge a clear winner.  Last-ditch appeals by party leaders did nothing to break the opinion poll deadlock and left the country

Labour secured a narrow victory in a school's mock election. Will Caspari, 16, won with 262 votes at private Forest School in Snaresbrook - just six ahead of Conservative rival Max Parry. A total of 822 votes were cast in the vote, a turnout

An owner of a nursery has been inspired by one of the children she looks after to raise money in a 10K obstacle course inspired by Total Wipeout and Takeshi's Castle. Hannah Ince, of Elmhurst Drive, South Woodford, will undertake the Rough Runner

The eclectic, artistic community in Walthamstow is to be celebrated with a major art installation due to be unveiled at The Mall shopping centre today (May 7). Five unique artists from the borough have been commissioned to bring to life their interpretations

A rugby club is set to travel down memory lane by raising more than £25,000 to upgrade facilities in a 120-mile cycle ride. Starting on May 21, around 36 members will travel from Eton Manor Rugby Club, in Nutter Lane, Wanstead, to Eton College