SCHOOLCHILDREN raised over £1,000 for charity at a non-uniform day with a difference. On October 19, students and staff at Roding Valley High School in Loughton ditched their uniforms for a day and dressed in various shades of yellow to raise
FILM crews have been a regular sight at a pie and mash shop this week, after it was used as a set for The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE) and a celebrity chef show. Joey Essex, from the cast of TOWIE, served food from Tony’s Pie and Mash in Waltham
DR Ijaz Hayat, of the Hayat Medical Centre in Boundary Road, Walthamstow, was investigated in 2009 following an allegation that he referred patients to personal injury lawyers. Both the General Medical Council and Waltham Forest primary care
RESIDENTS concerned about plans to build 28 houses on green belt land have submitted a petition to the council opposing the proposed development. Several small businesses currently occupy buildings on the site off Roding Lane North in Woodford
FURY has been expressed by residents at millions being spent on alleviating commuter parking problems in other parts of the district while their area continues to be ignored and lives put at risk. Over two years ago residents of Chigwell High
The visit of Sheffield United should provide the O’s with one of their biggest challenges of the season so far. On paper, the Blades are one of the best teams in League One, and their present position in the table - as well as the tag of one
BURGLARY rates in the borough are the third highest in London, the latest figures have shown. Redbridge residents suffered 226 break-ins in September – about a third more than the London average of 148 and the 154 burglaries in neighbouring
In 2007 the Guardian was involved in one of the largest community campaigns in the history of the borough. NHS bosses were considering an option to close Whipps Cross University Hospital as part of a reconfiguration of health services in north east London
FIREWORKS will light up the sky over the Barkingside Recreation Ground on Cranbrook Road. The annual event, which raises funds for children’s charity Barnardo’s, will feature two displays this year. A special display for children starts
THE borough's annual fireworks display and winter fair will take place on Saturday November 5, it has been announced. The council-run event will be held as usual at Chestnuts Fields behind the town hall in Forest Road, Walthamstow. Doors
Orient are set to welcome one of the division’s big guns tomorrow when Russell Slade’s side put their four-game unbeaten run on the line against Sheffield United. The Blades suffered relegation from the Championship last season and are fancied to make
POLICE are appealing for help in tracking down a convicted thief who has been on the run for three years. Elena Ilieva, 32, was released from prison on license in October 2008 after serving time for theft, but within weeks broke her curfew
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a suspected arson attack in Leyton. It comes after a house was set on fire in Capworth Street at around 1am on Saturday September 17, although details have only been released today. When fire-fighters
MORE than 100 worried parents have signed a petition demanding the council introduce parking restrictions on a section of busy road where children are encouraged to cross. The council has painted yellow footprints and a stop look and listen
THE council wants to delete Walthamstow Stadium from its list of the borough's heritage buildings, it has emerged. The authority is currently consulting on removing the former greyhound track from its protected 'Local List' of structures which
A COLOURFUL Christmas parade is set to make its return this year. The Cavalcade of Light, which was cancelled last year over health and safety fears, will make its comeback on November 25. The festive parade will start at the Town Hall
POLICE have released CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to in connection with a fatal stabbing. On August 15, Kelvin Chibueze, 17, left a party in Ilford, east London, when he was attacked and stabbed at around 4am in Ilford High
