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  • Bollywood comes to London

    Witness the colour, energy and sheer exuberance of Bollywood as a new musical explodes onto the West End stage direct from sell-out performances in Mumbai. Beyond Bollywood takes audiences on a truly authentic cultural tour of India capturing the

  • Free paint offered to community groups

    Community groups can benefit from a share of 3,000 litres of free paint in a charity initiative. The Free Paint 4 Redbridge venture, run by Forest Recycling Project, is planning to brighten up the borough by giving away free paint. Groups can

  • Inquiry into victimisation of teachers rejected

    A college inquiry into allegations two teachers were victimised because of their union activities has been rejected and dismissed by the National Union of Teachers (NUT).  For two days this week, a picket line has been formed outside of Sir George

  • New mayor set to be sworn in

    The next first citizen of Redbridge is set to be officially sworn in next week. Labour councillor Barbara White will take over as Mayor of Redbridge for 2015/16 from Conservative councillor Ashley Kissin at the full council meeting next Thursday

  • Forest School teacher wins silver for Team GB

    Forest School’s Director of Sixth Form, Sue Clarke, won a silver medal in the duathlon for Team GB age group at the European Championships in Spain. The duathlon required Clarke to run five kilometres, ride 20 kilometres on a bike and then run

  • Mother into semi-finals of Virgin competition

    A mother-of-two is on her way to pitch to Richard Branson after she was shortlisted in a Virgin business competition. Geraldine Grandidier, owner of children’s bookcase company Tidy Books was successful in receiving 1,400 public votes to get into

  • Speaking Out: Peter Carter on drug rehabilitation

    Walthamstow resident Peter Carter speaks out on his drug rehabilitation centre needing funding. Mr Carter claims an abstinence based programme saved his life after being a heroin user for over 20 years.

  • Troll jailed for MP Twitter abuse drops appeal

    An internet troll jailed for sending menacing messages of a sexual nature to Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy has dropped an appeal against his conviction.  Peter Nunn, 34, from Bristol, was jailed for 18 months in September for sending indecent, obscene

  • John Cryer comfortably re-elected as Leyton and Wanstead MP

    John Cryer was re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Leyton and Wanstead, taking a massive 58.6 per cent of the vote. The MP, who has held the seat since 2010, won 23,858 votes at the count at Walthamstow Assembly Hall at around 6.30am this

  • IDS 'hugely privileged' to be re-elected as MP

    Iain Duncan Smith has thanked his constituents for re-electing him for a sixth term as MP for Chingford and Woodford Green.  The Conservative MP secured 20,999 votes, a 19.1 per cent majority over his rivals. Labour's Bilal Mahmood followed in