Plans have been made to add five more bedrooms to a four-bed HMO next to a school in Rainham. A planning application has been submitted by Redwoods Project, on behalf of a Mr Brander, to add a ...

A cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL) systems has further delayed plans for a station at Beam Park. More than 800 homes have been built as part of the development – but construction work has ...

A woman said she was left "feeling vulnerable" after being approached by a man pretending to be a police officer in Dagenham. At around 3.40pm on Monday, October 28, Hanna Niks said she was walking ...

A restaurant in Forest Gate has had its licence suspended for two months after breaching a number of conditions on the night Saley Beya was ...

A drugs raid in Gidea Park earlier this year has led to a man being jailed after a cannabis farm was uncovered in a loft. The operation took place in January when Havering Safer Neighbourhood officers ...

A new primary school and more than 100 private rental apartments are in the pipeline in Stratford. Maccreanor Lavington and Erect Architecture have been selected to work with Populo Living on the ...

A man has been threatened with a crossbow in a Tower Hamlets street. On Monday, October 21, a man was approached by another man in Alfred Street, E3, who became verbally aggressive before brandishing ...

New artwork paying homage to a legendary Ilford-born boxer has appeared in the town. Ilford Son is an artistic tribute to Nigel Benn and has gone on display at SPACE Ilford, behind Redbridge Town Hall ...

June Spencer, who played matriarch Peggy Woolley in BBC Radio 4’s The Archers, has died at the age of 105, her family has said. She played the character since the show’s first episode in 1951 and only ...

Art organisation Creative Barking and Dagenham is running a series of Winter Light Parades across the borough this November, involving light boxes, performers and "lively" music. Four free events will ...

Romford start the defence of their FA Vase crown with a tricky trip to Takeley on Saturday. Boro, memorably, claimed the silverware at Wembley Stadium in May after beating Essex Senior League rivals ...

While finding a gem and turning a profit may not be top of our list of priorities during these searches, it is possible to uncover some great finds when abroad. Andrew Blackall, an English antique ...