A charity which supports families has announced a closing date for its Romford shop. Smile London & Essex will shut its North Street premises for good tomorrow (April 26), it announced on Facebook. The charity, founded in 2017 and which provides
An address at a housing block has been banned from having visitors after anti-social behaviour and drug use complaints on the site. Neighbourhood policing teams for St Albans and St Edwards ward obtained a closure order on April 19 from Barkingside
A café and pool at a leisure centre in Hornchurch have re-opened after a man's death. Officers from Metropolitan Police were called at around 9.03am today (April 25) to Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre in Hornchurch Road after a person was reported
A free food festival and dog show are coming to Romford for the May Bank Holiday weekend. Hosted by Romford Business Improvement District (BID), the Food Festival and Dog Show is said to be the first of its kind for the area. The Romford Food
Everyone Active Raiders captain Aaron Connolly said it was a case of opportunity lost after seeing his side miss out on the National League play-off finals weekend in Coventry. Raiders ended the 2023-24 campaign on a winning note, with a 5-3 victory
A man from Chadwell Heath has been convicted of encouraging terrorism through TikTok after he posted videos celebrating 9/11 perpetrators. Hamza Alam, 23, was found guilty of three counts of disseminating terrorist publications by a jury at Woolwich
A man has been found dead in a residential street in Hornchurch, with police treating the death as "unexplained". The incident came to light after the Metropolitan Police were called at 4.57pm yesterday (April 24) to Benets Road. The force
A man has died "unexpectedly" at a leisure centre in Hornchurch this morning, the Metropolitan Police have said. Officers were called at around 9.03am today (April 25) to reports of a person being unwell at Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre in Hornchurch
A family-owned Italian restaurant in Romford that opened just three months ago in Romford has closed. The Italyans, in Romford Shopping Hall, launched on February 1 serving authentic Italian food. It replaced the former McDowell’s Pie and Mash
A 15-year-old boy from Brentwood is missing and police are appealing for help to find him. Jack Rumble, 15, was reported missing yesterday (April 24) by Essex Police, which launched an appeal for his whereabouts. Police said Jack, who is six-foot
