DOG shampoo which could be harmful to unborn babies has been stolen from a pet grooming salon. Owner Angela Preddy fears the thieves could try to sell the products on the black market, and even pass them off as products for humans, after they were
A MAN has admitted killing a pensioner by driving dangerously. Grandfather Ambrose Skingle, 86, was walking in Coppice Row, Theydon Bois, on January 17 when he was knocked over. He died in hospital four weeks later. Peter Cole, 87, of London
CRITICS of a decision a year ago to disband a dedicated parks police team have said their worst fears have been realised. Redbridge Community Safety Team, which is made up of police officers paid for by the council, replaced the unit in October
A GANG kidnapped a man and took him on a terrifying joyride after he disturbed them as they ransacked his home. The 23-year-old arrived at his house in the The Copse, Chingford, in the early hours to discover four men had broken in. They then forced
Walthamstow's only police station has been put up for sale. The building in Forest Road has been closed since September 2011 when a mentally ill man broke in and set fire to it. But earlier this summer the Met hinted it could not afford the estimated
A BRAWL which involved at least 100 people erupted in Epping High Street in the early hours of Saturday morning. Seven men, a woman and a teenage boy were arrested after the fight, which started in Cottis Lane, off the High Street, where two nightclubs
HEALTH campaigners say the public must be properly consulted on the closure of services at the borough's only general hospital. On the first anniversary on Saturday of the decision by the then health secretary Andrew Lansley to shutdown the A&
A 36-year-old man was stabbed to death in his house last night. It happened in Queens Road, Walthamstow, just before 9.30pm on Sunday (October 28). The man was knifed in the throat and died at the scene. Two other people were also stabbed
GIANT head lice were taken by surprise when Chingford children attacked them with inflated bats as part of a nits awareness campaign last week. Pupils from Chingford CoE Junior School, in Cambridge Road, took turns in whacking their hapless adversaries
OPPOSITION to proposed parking restrictions is growing, as traders claim the move could cripple their businesses. Waltham Forest Council is currently consulting on introducing controlled parking zones across Chingford and Highams Park. The
HOMEOWNERS in the borough could be forced to get a licence before renting out their properties under proposals to tackle rogue landlords. The council is to undertake new research looking into the possibility of making landlords and letting agents
A NEW football pitch, floodlighting and stands will leave a green belt site looking like the Starship Enterprise, objectors say. Buckhurst Hill Football Club wants to build a full-size football pitch and 24 new car parking spaces on its land in
TOWIE star Debbie Douglas hosted a "pink day" to raise awareness of breast cancer. Mrs Douglas, of High Road, Woodford Green, sold cakes and cups of tea and coffee to her friends and family who all dressed in pink for the day. She said: "Breast
A RELIGIOUS group could be forced to sell Walthamstow's historic former EMD cinema to the council under radical new plans. Waltham Forest Council is to consider a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) of the building in Hoe Street to wrest control of
A COUNCILLOR who swore at a competition winner will not be punished other than to be sent a letter reminding him of council rules, it has been revealed. Chingford Conservative Cllr Laurance Wedderburn was found guilty of breaching the authority's
AN IMPROVING primary school has been praised by education watchdog Ofsted. Whitehall Primary School, in Normanton Park, Chingford, was judged to be 'satisfactory' after its last inspection in 2010, but has now been upgraded to 'good' in a report
