CORONATION Street star Bradley Walsh helped switch on the Christmas lights in Abridge on Sunday. Mr Walsh, who leaves the soap as Danny Baldwin at Christmas, led the countdown to the switch-on, which was performed by Lambourne Primary pupil Megan Lions
WALTHAM Abbey could soon have a new housing estate after outline planning permission was given for 119 homes off Sewardstone Road. The scheme drawn up by Silver Property Development with 80 per cent rented housing would be on the site of White Lodge.
Redbridge 0 Potters Bar Town 1 (Ryman Div One North) REDBRIDGE players have been told to shape up or ship out after their third defeat in three games. Manager Allan Fenn called an emergency meeting with the team on Tuesday night, with the Motormen
WE were happy to stay in the FA Cup at Torquay on Saturday, but we could have done with getting the tie sorted on the day. We have got a very busy December now with the replay on Tuesday but the chance to face Southampton in the next round at home will
Leyton Orient 1 Bradford City 2 (League One) WITH a busy month ahead of them Orient could have done with a win but, unfortunately for the Londoners, Bradford left the capital with the points, writes Lauren Coates. The visitors took the lead just
HAVING experienced a delay to his Orient career, one man who isn't bothered about the games coming thick and fast over the busy festive period is on-loan midfielder Luke Guttridge. The 24-year-old Southend man, who was snapped up by manager Martin Ling
CHINGFORD-based boxer Michael Lomax ends over a year out of the ring, as he returns to action for the first time in his professional career at light-welterweight against Garry O'Connor next Friday. The 28-year-old, who won his first nine fights at welterweight
Ramgharia 1 Clacton 2 (East Hockey Lge 3SE) THIS was a game that Ramgharia needed to win to maintain the pressure on the leaders, but despite dominating the early exchanges they could not score. Chance after chance came and went, with the Rams unable
Sutton Coldfield 1 Old Loughtonians 5 (England Hockey Premier Division) OLD Loughtonians Ladies got off to a flying start against the struggling Midlanders. Louise Jukes opened the scoring with a superb individual effort and Miranda Weeks left the
Crostyx 4 Bourne 0 (East Hockey Prem B) CROSTYX men took a leap towards league safety as they racked up four goals, three points and a cleansheet against Bourne. The away side arrived late and looked as though they had left their legs in the car
Braintree 5 Waltham Forest 5 (East Hockey Div 3SE) WALTHAM Forest men came back from three goals down to to take a point as Luciano Da Silva scored five at league-leaders Braintree. The early signs were not good as Forest made basic errors and were
SQUATTERS have lost their battle against eviction from an historic Wanstead building. Kevin Alderson, one of a dozen people who have lived in the Corner House, Grove Park, since September, is now worried Redbridge Council, which was recently granted
POLICE are concerned at a worrying rise in bogus caller burglaries. In a normal week Redbridge police deal with around two bogus burglaries but that figure has been on the rise recently, with six occurring on Friday alone. Distraction burglaries are
BEATING Sheffield United last Saturday with the new chairman in the stands and the fantastic buzz around the ground was great, so to go and lose at Everton when we didn't deserve to was very disappointing. We dominated the game and came off thinking,
A reliable goalkeeper is required for U16 team. Training on Fridays for matches on Sundays. Call Jan on 07760285979 for details. Young Guns FC U7's require players ahead of schedule of friendly fixtures in the new year. Players need to be in School
Southend 5 Upper Clapton 42 (Rugby U12s): Upper Clapton's tackling, handling, passing and, crucially thinking all contributed to an excellent performance against a much-improved Southend team. The game started poorly for the visitors who conceded a try
West Ham United 2 Southend Manor 2 (Essex Girls League U12): The visitors started strongly, winning the ball in vital positions and they were rewarded with a goal on 20 minutes. With the Hammers in disarray Southend then netted a shock second goal leaving
Waltham Forest 1 Maldon Town 2 (Ryman Div One North) FOREST suffered their first league defeat in two months as they fell to two late Maldon Town goals, writes Andrzej Perkins. The visitors had the first chance on two minutes, when Yohance Lewis
WALTHAMSTOW looks set for two thrilling finals on Saturday, following some excellent quality heats of the Menlo Lighting Derby and the Storetodoor Marathon. Ernest Gaskin's Graphite UK Puppy Derby Winner Cobra Striking looks set for more success on home
THE Central Line is one of the few Tube lines to have improved performance, according to figures published by the London Assembly. Central Line Tube trains currently arrive at their destinations less than six minutes after their scheduled arrival, down
Romford 3 Clapton 1 (Essex Senior League Premier) CLAPTON'S future was thrown into confusion this week after manager Jim Hendry resigned. A decision over whether first-team coaches Steve Joseph and Luke Lesporis would stay at the club was due
CONFUSED paramedics transferring a patient from King George's Hospital in Ilford to a specialist one just half an hour away in Brentwood ended up over 200 miles off track on the outskirts of Manchester. The London Ambulance Service (LAS) had been asked
THERE will be West Ham footballers heading for the transfer door in January, although Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano are unlikely to be among them. Both manager Alan Pardew and new chairman Eggert Magnusson have registered their their desire to keep
West Ham United 14 Tempest Girls 0 (Essex Girls League U16): Midfielder Claire Capon got the Hammers off to a perfect start when she put her side ahead after just ten minutes, lobbing the Tempest keeper from 25 yards out. Georgia Allen and Flo Amess
WEST Ham have drawn Brighton and Hove Albion in the third round of the FA Cup. The Hammers are set to entertain Bobby Zamora's former club at Upton Park on January 6. The striker, who scored 70 times in 117 league games for the now League One side,
EPPING were left without a game for a second week in a row after their fixture at Mountnessing was rained off. But goalkeeper Jon Thomas, midfielder Danny Hopkins and forward Ashley Conlan were due to be in action last night (Wednesday) after being picked
Gt Wakering Rovers 1 Waltham Abbey 1 (Ryman Div One North) TOP scorer Harry Elmes tucked away Waltham Abbey's only goal, as they drew against second-from-bottom Great Wakering Rovers. The Abbotts have not won in the league since October 14, but
