Heart of Oak reads the school motto at Forest School, Snaresbrook. A former pupil, Battle of Britain fighter pilot, Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum (DFC), has certainly lived up to the name. Born in Walthamstow on August 4, 1921, Geoffrey joined
AN outraged Debden landlord says he will try to get a programme featuring his pub pulled from its slot on TV tomorrow night. Comedian Alan Davies was filmed speaking to a former skinhead at The Sir Winston Churchill pub for his Channel 4 documentary
THE first-ever Walthamstow International Film Festival has been hailed as a great success by organisers. The event, which ran parallel to the E17 Art Trail over the last week, concluded yesterday with an award ceremony. Above
A PETROL station's application for a 24 hour alcohol licence has drawn extensive concern from neighbours. The Esso garage, in Church Hill, Loughton, has applied to sell booze around the clock as well as “late-night refreshments” from 11pm to
ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has promised to keep wowing fans with dazzling football after his team made it 1000 goals under his stewardship against Bolton on Saturday. Alex Song scored the Gunners' 1000th goal under Wenger with a fittingly superb
KEEP-FIT classes with a difference have just started in Loughton. Professional dancer Jackie Jensen has launched a number of Zumba classes in the town offering people the chance to exercise to Latin American music. Sessions are available at St Edmunds
THE first ever ladies' side at a long-established cricket club won their maiden game yesterday (Sunday). The Woodford Wells Cricket Club, which was founded in 1865, set up the side after pressure from women in the tennis and hockey clubs, who
JAMES Walker could open his scoring account for Orient by netting against his ex-club, this weekend. Twenty three year-old Walker played eight games for Notts County in 2007, while on loan from Charlton Athletic. He said he is desperate
THE return of greyhound racing to Walthamstow Stadium is no closer following the latest meeting between the owners and a millionaire businessman who wants to buy the site. Bob Morton, who wants to bring the track back into use alongside a housing
A CONTRACT to transport the dead to mortuaries has been put out to tender. Waltham Forest Council, acting on behalf of the East London Coroner's Jurisdiction, is looking for bids from organisations which can collect and deliver bodies in five
RESIDENTS have pledged to unite to fight plans for a “ugly” high-rise development close to Walthamstow Central station. Solum Regeneration has submitted revised plans for the £15 million scheme in part of the station’s car park, which includes
A CAFE helping people fighting addiction is set to be launched. The launch of what is being tipped as London's first ever 'Recovery Café' will take place at The Corner Stone in Canterbury Road, Leyton, from 6.30pm next Tuesday. Christina
PENSIONERS have been angered by a possible shake-up of concessionary travel in London. Redbridge Council is looking to support a parliamentary bill which could see councils given more power over when free rail travel is allowed using a Freedom
GRAND European galleries housing works by Van Gogh and Picasso are the usual targets of art thieves - but now they have struck in Walthamstow too. On Saturday night, as the week-long E17 Art Trail drew to a close, two men are believed to have
THE caretaker at a South Woodford church hall has spoken about its appearance in comedian Alan Davies' Channel 4 programme. In the documentary Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution, first shown on Thursday, the star of Jonathan Creek and QI reminisces
Shots from the game last weekend, in which Orient were stunned to concede inside just three minutes, but then dominated possession at Brisbane Road. The Terriers set out to frustrate the hosts and were successful. Dean Cox suppled the
HAMMERS skipper Matthew Upson has urged his team-mates to stay upbeat ahead of a crucial clash with Stoke City on Saturday. The central defender was part of the back-line that shipped three goals for the fourth consecutive game this season against Chelsea
AVRAM GRANT has come out in support of under-fire goalkeeper Robert Green after the West Ham stopper's latest blunder against Chelsea on Saturday. With West Ham trailing by one goal, Green fumbled a Didier Drogba free-kick on 17 minutes, with the ball
WEST HAM boss Avram Grant has tipped striker Benni McCarthy for a successful return to the fold in the coming weeks. McCarthy has been heavily criticised for allowing his weight to balloon over the summer and has been hard at work getting back to match
AGE Concern is appealing for quick-fingered knitters to help make mini bobble hats in the next three weeks. The Waltham Forest branch is making the hats for The Big Knit 2010. The mini hats will sit on top of smoothie drinks sold in
CAMPAIGNERS fighting the closure of Waltham Forest’s last remaining public toilets are furious the facility has been shut down before they had the opportunity to put their case to councillors. The toilets in Albert Crescent, Chingford Mount
A NEW supermarket was granted permission to sell alcohol until midnight. Woody Supermarket, which will soon take over Len's Shoe Repairs at 137 High Road, South Woodford, has been granted permission to sell alcohol from 8am until midnight.
A NEW department aimed at addressing dissatisfaction with council services could be created under sweeping changes at the town hall. Functions such as Waltham Forest Direct, complaints and service improvement will be brought together under
A TALK on The Future of Our Forest will be held at the next meeting of the Epping Society. Catherine Cavanagh, The City of London Corporation project manager for Epping Forest, will address the society this Wednesday, September 15, at Pelly Court, in
A HERITAGE organisation is inviting people to a discussion in Waltham Forest later this month to reminisce about the history of the Olympic site. Eastside Community Heritage will hold the session at the Vestry House Museum in Vestry Road, Walthamstow
ABOUT 20 firefighters fought a blaze at a house in the early hours of this morning. The fire led to about 40 people being evacuated from nearby properties because of a gas leak at the burning building. Four fire engines from Ilford and Barking were
THE death of a homeless man in Ilford is being treated as a murder investigation. Detectives are still appealing for witnesses and information following attacks which left one man dead and two other men seriously injured. At around 1am
BUS-USERS who have called for years for a shelter to ease their journeys were left mystified when council officials finally installed one - on the wrong side of the road. Residents of Stewards Green Road, Epping, had been looking forward to
A DEVELOPER has launched a third attempt to build flats on an historic plot in a conservation area. An application has been registered with Redbridge Council to build 14 flats on the site of 581-587 High Road, Woodford Green. Residents
A NURSE is due before a conduct and competence committee hearing this week to examine her alleged failings at a hospital. Caroline Lowe, 53, of Elizabeth Drive, Theydon Bois, is appearing before a panel of the Nursing and Midwifery Council
DAGGERS boss John Still admitted he had no complaints about his team's defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday. The manager admitted the Cherries were 'worthy winners' after the 3-0 defeat that leaves Dagenham sitting at the foot of the League One
Bournemouth 3 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 League One DAGENHAM & Redbridge are propping up the League One table after slipping to their fourth defeat of the season at Bournemouth on Saturday. The Daggers travelled to take on the Cherries, both of whom
Rafael van der Vaart admitted he was exhausted by the pace of the Premier League after his debut last weekend. But the former Real Madrid man insisted he loved the 1-1 draw with West Brom at the Hawthorns. "I really enjoyed it” he said
THE Victoria underground line has reopened following its emergency suspension earlier this morning. The entire line had to be temporarily closed after engineers were forced to carry out sudden repairs at Finsbury Park station. Services are
CUSHION-WAVING campaigners are to hold a demonstration at Waltham Forest Town Hall in protest at a £45,000 refurbishment of council offices. The Waltham Forest Anti-Cuts Union is urging residents to take to the town hall steps before tomorrow's
THE role of North Weald airfield in the Battle of Britain was remembered yesterday (Sunday). A community fun day and fly-in attracted more than 1,000 visitors and a remembrance service was held in the village to commemorate the 70th anniversary
BUCKHURST Hill tube station is open again this morning. The station was closed because of a power cut last night (Sunday), but trains are stopping there again and the Central line is running as normal.
