A major estate regeneration scheme has been given the go-ahead despite a disagreement over whether the developer’s plan could have been improved.

Pictured above is The Wheatsheaf Inn, York Hill, Loughton around 1910.

New figures reveal that petrol prices have fallen for the first time this year.

The Amber Trust has announced the date of its annual concert.

Rio Ferdinand has "made the year" of a Beckenham café owner after he popped in for a breakfast fry up.

With freshers right round the corner, research shows that London is the most expensive city for students to enjoy a night out in.

This four bedroom cottage is one of the most expensive houses for sale in Orpington on Zoopla.

A new map has revealed where a number of 9/11's UK victims were from, highl

Bexley has one of the highest numbers of toxic landfills in the country with six 'potentially hazardous' locations mapped across the borough, new research has revealed.

Boris Johnson is due to set out the Government’s plan to tackle coronavirus over the coming months, with a reluctance to impose further lockdowns and a focus on vaccination.

Art lovers have been treated to a recreation of the Northern Lights thanks to a spectacular laser show.

Across England there were 6,244 people in hospital with Covid as of September 7, with 885 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

A woman is in a critical condition after being hit by a bus in Greenwich this morning (Saturday).

A Labour MP for Tooting has spoken out after reporting that she was racially abused this morning (Saturday).

An imposing neo-Georgian building on Walthamstow’s Church Hill is a familiar part of the local streetscape. Now a retirement housing complex, clues to its original use are seen in the Walthamstow Borough Coat of arms in the pediment and its name, E...

The number of coronavirus cases in Epping Forest increased by 53 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

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There are major disruptions to rail travel in Croydon today (Saturday) following a fatality.

A convicted child sex offender has been further sentenced for sexual offences against boys.

Drake made a surprise appearance at Wireless Festival in London after his album Certified Lover Boy went to number one.

Above is a nostalgic photo from c1905 showing Church Hill, now Old Church Road, Chingford.

Twenty years ago the 9/11 tragedy claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people – among which was the youngest British victim from Redbridge.

A Harlow man who previously survived the 1993 World Trade Centre bombings was among nearly 3,000 victims of the 9/11 tragedy.

The 9/11 terror attack on New York sent shockwaves through the world.

New figures reveal that petrol prices have fallen for the first time this year.

It has been 20 years since the world came to a halt on September 11, 2001 when the United States of America was attacked.

The scenes which unfolded 20 years ago today shocked the world.

I read Labour Councillor for Wanstead Village Paul Donovan’s piece in the Guardian this week with great interest. His piece “Working together for a better Wanstead” is something no one could disagree with and it is a noble sentiment. He has rai...

If you have bought any of the items mentioned below, you need to be aware of these possible health risks.

A rare opportunity to see historic Tudor ruins in Chislehurst before important repair works take place is on offer this weekend.

A man who allegedly attacked an officer with a bladed object as they attempted to arrest him in Gravesend has been charged with multiple offences.

The family of a Sidcup teenager who went missing this week have accused the Met Police of handling the case "appallingly" and will be making an official complaint.

High-profile critics of Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick have signed an open letter addressed to Boris Johnson urging for her to be replaced.

Lewisham Homes has commissioned an investigation after an ITV documentary revealed the squalid state of one resident’s flat which was judged "unfit for human habitation".

A robot will draw a giant mural 'selfie' of the public over the next two days as part of the exciting final to the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival.

Police are investigating the reported rape of a 17-year-old in Blackheath on Wednesday evening.

A person has been taken to hospital following a car crash in the centre of Bexleyheath last night.

An Erith driver who crashed his car and then fled, leaving his two injured passengers behind in the burning wreckage, has been jailed.

A man from Tottenham has been convicted after putting a pillowcase over a pregnant woman’s head before repeatedly punching her.

Campaigners will take to Harlow streets tomorrow to save the River Stort from a huge crossing which could cause flooding and endanger wildlife.

Football fans and the local community are able to enjoy a drink at a historic pub after Tottenham Hotspur joined forces with a London brewery to reopen it.

A new department store that will replace Debenhams in Harrow town centre has been revealed.

CRYSTAL Palace motorists will have to show a utility bill to drive into their own street as Wireless Festival descends on the area.

A MASSIVE festival will shut half of Crystal Palace Park – but resident’s don’t care and are pleased about the possible economic benefits the festival should bring.

RESIDENTS in South London are “pretty excited” for two new Tube stations to open – but wish lines were extended even further.

Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters have been rushed to a fire at a derelict pub in Edgware.

RESIDENTS in South London are “pretty excited” for two new Tube stations to open – but wish lines were extended even further.

The Young Reporter Scheme kicks off for the fourteenth year running this month and students keen to experience life in the media, are busily signing up to get involved. The scheme, which runs for eight months from the beginning of the Autumn term thr...

Concerns have been raised on plans for more than 400 homes and a wellness centre to be built in Loughton despite the council initially refusing proposals.

A man who works for a funeral home in Enfield is ‘so excited’ for his 13,000ft skydive.