Philip Bowes’ dreams of opening a boxing academy in Leytonstone took another huge step towards becoming a reality after a fundraising event made over £5,000. Bowes, the current Commonwealth super lightweight title holder, held the black tie event
London Stadium is now midway through the dramatic three-week transformation in becoming a state-of-the-art ball-park ahead of the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees two game series on June 29-30. Having been granted access to the Stadium on June
An arrest has been made after a series of church fires in east London. Detectives investigating fires at four churches in Waltham Forest and Newham have arrested a 27-year-old man. The man was arrested on the evening of Monday (June 24) on
A Leyton Orient footballer has been cleared of punching a cinema-goer after two juries failed to reach a verdict. Defender Marvin Ekpiteta, 23, was said to have hit Stevens Durieux after Mr Durieux asked the centre back to stop talking during a
A main road through Waltham Forest will close as part of Clean Air Day plans. Hoe Street will be closed off to traffic all day on Sunday, September 22 as part of World Car Free Day events running across London which will see 20km of roads pedestrianised
