A late Lee Bowyer goal sent West Ham crashing to a 1-0 home defeat to Ipswich Town this evening. The uninspired Hammers never got out of second gear but appeared to be heading for a goalless draw. But Bowyer stunned the hosts in the 89th minute
West Ham have handed a debut to striker Sam Baldock in their home game against Ipswich Town tonight. David Bentley is given his first start for the Hammers as he replaces Matt Taylor while Baldock is brought into the attack in place of Julien Faubert
LEGENDARY boxer Michael Watson said he has no regrets on the 20th anniversary of the night he suffered devastating injuries in the ring. After knocking opponent Chris Eubank down during a WBO super middleweight title fight at White Hart Lane
It was a successful opening to the winter season for Woodford Green Athletics Club with Essex Ladies after the senior men’s team claimed a solid tenth place finish in the South of England Six-Stage Road Relay at Aldershot. The result was the team’s
BUSINESSES in Leytonstone say they are hopeful of overcoming competition from the new Westfield megamall in Stratford - despite reporting a noticeable drop in shoppers in recent weeks. The £4billion centre, located just over the Waltham Forest
A mix of new school buildings, apartment blocks and a refurbished 18th century house are included on the list of nominations for this year’s Waltham Forest Design Awards. The awards, run by Waltham Forest Council in partnership with the Guardian,
STAMP collectors have the chance to add to their albums at a stamp fair. The Leytonstone Wanstead & District Philatelic Society, which is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary, is organising the event. As well as stamps, dealers at the fair will
West Ham's development squad were held to an entertaining 4-4 draw with Dagenham and Redbridge today at Victoria Road. The Hammers fell 1-0 behind early on but levelled the game through new striker Brian Montenegro. West Ham took the lead for the first
CHURCHGOERS celebrated the 50th anniversary of the building that replaced an old corrugated iron house of worship. Christians celebrated half a century of Latchett Evangelist Church on Sunday, September 25, when over 150 parishioners attended
A WEEK of events celebrating the contribution of older people to life in the borough is under way. Older People’s Week has been organised by the council, Age UK Redbridge and Vision RCL, working alongside older people and other local organisations
FANS of the programme The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE) could make their friends ‘well jel’ with a personalised number plate bearing the catchphrase from the show. Jason Russell, 26, from Buckhurst Hill, has snapped up the number plate WE11 JEL
A BICYCLE courier from Leytonstone who reportedly rides an average of 75 miles per day around London has won a national award for his work. Barry Warner, 39, of Peterborough Road, scooped top prize in the 'Two Wheel' category at the National
A MOTHER says her teenage son has been in agony for three weeks after being sent home from A&E with painkillers. Harry Littlechild, 16, was taken to Whipps Cross University Hospital in Leytonstone after complaining of severe leg pains earlier
INFORMATION which led to two libraries being earmarked for closure was flawed, according to a committee of councillors. A panel set up to scrutinise the council’s proposed shake-up of the library service in Waltham Forest has concluded that
CONCERNS have been raised over proposals to axe staff at four of the borough's overground stations. Waltham Forest's London Assembly member Jennette Arnold said she is worried about the potential impact of reducing workers at Walthamstow Queens
SERVICES at a petrol station have been temporarily disrupted this lunchtime after a lorry became wedged under its canopy. The Hovis-branded vehicle has got stuck at the Forest Road garage in Walthamstow, close to the junction with Fulbourne
A HOSPITAL radio station is holding a fundraising quiz on October 8. Radio Forest, which broadcasts to a number of hospitals in Essex, including St Margarets Hospital in Epping, will hold the quiz in Epping Hall in St John’s Road. The
Eton Manor rugby club managed to get their first win of the season with an emphatic 51-25 away win against Hammersmith and Fulham. It was a good start to the game for the visitors as a highly motivated Manor pack gathered the kick off and captain
West Ham have the chance to move top of the Championship if they beat Ipswich Town at Upton Park this evening. The Hammers are on a seven-match unbeaten league run since losing to Cardiff in their season opener. Sam Allardyce's side
AN ENVIRONMENT group is inviting people to come and discuss how to create a self-reliant community. Transition Leytonstone has also invited economic and social groups along to the meeting to find ways of boosting the local economy. It will run Your
Arsenal have been hit with the news that Jack Wilshere could be missing from the Gunners’ squad for six months. The 19-year-old had an operation on his right ankle yesterday and has been told he could be missing until next April. Wilshere has
A GLIMPSE into the past was provided as Sainsbury’s began the process of building a new store. Work to strip the shop front of the former Gray Bros hardware store on the Broadway in Woodford Green came to halt as an old fishmonger’s sign which
POLICE failed to catch a would-be burglar when he escaped down an alleyway after being spotted breaking into a house. Nothing was stolen despite every room in the South Woodford home being searched by the man, who smashed through the back door to gain
A RESTORED War memorial will finally be rededicated at a Remembrance Day ceremony in November. The memorial at St Barnabas Church in Woodford Green was restored last year after the timber cross rotted inside the stone plinth. Campaigners
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is contemplating shuffling his pack for the home game against Ipswich Town tonight. The Hammers have gone seven games unbeaten in the league but Allardyce is still considering adjusting his side. David
THE former music teacher of an X Factor hopeful has paid tribute to him after he got through to the next round of the competition. Epping resident and former pupil of West Hatch High School in Chigwell, John Wilding made it through the boot camp
will be a quiz night in support in support of Cancer Research UK on November 11. Tickets cost £12 and include the price of either a chicken or fish and chips supper. The quiz starts at 7.30pm at Theydon Bois Village Hall in Coppice Row. For more
A DRIVER has admitted causing the death of a father of two who was killed while training for a charity bike ride. Alex Dexter, 23, of Torrington Gardens, Loughton, pleaded guilty to causing 38-year-old Steven Rodway’s death by careless driving
A DECISION on the fate of an historic building has moved one step closer after people living nearby put their views to developers. Neighbours of a former homeless shelter in North Weald Epping Road told the district council and Hastoe Housing
LIBERAL Democrats believe they could win a new parliiamentary seat of Wanstead and Woodford, while Labour appear to have already given up on it. The Boundary Commission has proposed to split the constituency of Leyton and Wanstead, which is
FIREFIGHTERS yesterday (Monday, September 26) battled for almost an hour to extinguish a blaze in a house in Abridge. The fire was reported at about 1.52pm at a semi-detached house in Pancroft, Abridge and two crews from Loughton and one from
