The search is on to trace children featured in a photo taken in Leyton as the nation celebrated victory in Europe in 1945. Frank Davidson, of Gaynes Hill Road in Woodford Bridge, found the photo of children sitting around a table in Melbourne
A former Inland Revenue building currently being converted to housing is the subject of further planning application to add a mansard roof and five extra flats to the block. Developer Havenridge Britannia Ltd was granted permission in September
UKIP has seen its support in some areas of Waltham Forest double, according to the party. Last week, Rosie Beattie, the party candidate for Leyton and Wanstead achieved 2,341 votes at the polls in the general election – placing her in fourth place
A teenage refugee who witnessed the extreme violence of the conflict in her native Syria has been nominated for an award. Sara Taha Hajj Ahmad, who lives in Harpenden Road, Aldersbrook, saw at first-hand the horrors of war before fleeing with her
Students have returned from a trip to Majorca to learn about the hotel industry. Sixteen Waltham Forest College students from the Travel & Tourism course headed to the popular British travel destination to undertake research into a European
Iain Duncan Smith has said he is "delighted" at being given the opportunity to finish his controversial welfare reforms. The The Chingford and Woodford Green MP's re-appointment as Work and Pensions Secretary was among the first to be announced
Candidates who failed to unseat Iain Duncan Smith have called for electoral reform. UKIP candidate Freddy Vachha and the Liberal Democrat's Anne Crook both say proportional representation should be introduced after the Conservatives won a majority
The team behind a fly-on-the-wall documentary about a Walthamstow school has narrowly missed out on a prestigious TV BAFTA award. Millions of viewers tuned in to watch the series about life at Frederick Bremer School last year entitled Educating
Arriving home from Swindon last Sunday, I actually felt quite relieved the circus that was Leyton Orient’s 2014-2015 season had actually come to an end. The wife too was thankful it was the last time she would have to hide the cat in the back room
English Defence league supportes directed Nazi salutes at opponents during VE Day march through Walthamstow, it has emerged. Around 150 members of the far-right group assembled outside Blackhorse Road Station at 12pm, and marched to Waltham Forest
Three baby boys died in unexpected and unexplained circumstances last year, a report has revealed. The Redbridge Child Death Overview Panel Annual report shows that between April 2013 and March 2014, there were 13 deaths reviewed of children up
Mark Cavendish recorded his 10th win of the season as he took the opening stage of the Tour of California in Sacramento on Sunday evening. The Manxman's Etixx-QuickStep team-mates controlled the front of the peloton to allow Mark Renshaw to give
Iain Duncan Smith is to remain in charge of the Government's controversial welfare reforms as Work and Pensions Secretary, David Cameron announced, as he prepared to reveal the make-up of the rest of his top government team. The former party leader
A consultation has been launched on proposals to create two new conservation areas in Waltham Forest. Areas around Lloyd Park and Bakers Arms could be given the status, which places restrictions on developments in order to preserve their character
An MEP has called on people to oppose government plans to scrap human rights legislation whilst organised Islamaphobia is on the rise. Jean Lambert, Green Party MEP for London made the speech during the English Defence League’s (EDL) Walthamstow
Artists of all abilities are being called to sign up for an annual trail as the dates and theme of this year’s event are announced. Art Trail Wanstead, which sees all types of art on display in businesses and shops across Wanstead, will take place
A new monthly street market will 'add vibrancy to Leytonstone' after its launch this weekend, according to organisers. The Church Lane Market will feature a range of handcrafted goods, artwork, homemade foods and novelty items. It was first
As the country went to the polls on Thursday, a school hosted its own mock election with the result mirroring the national picture. Year 13 student Francis Clark Murray, representing the Conservatives, won with 55% of the vote as four sixth-form
The trial of three teenagers charged with attacking on an off-duty police officer and leaving him with stab and bite wounds is due to start tomorrow (May 12). The 38-year-old man was found stabbed in the arm and with human bite marks on his body
