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Dagenham and Redbridge FC has sacked an executive just three days after she was appointed to a leadership role.
A senior Essex Police officer has been sacked after it was found he abused his position for a "sexual purpose." ...
Violent pupils have "punched, kicked, shoved or spat at" teachers in the last year, a NASUWT survey suggested.
The Grade 1 listed church on Bethnal Green Road is one of only three churches designed by renowned architect Sir John Soane - but needs ...
Nearly all Barking and Dagenham children were allocated their first choice primary school on offer day. A total of 2,924 children in the borough secured their top choice primary school on National ...
Nearly 90 per cent of Havering children were offered their first choice of school on National Primary Offer Day. Havering Council's Schools Admissions team processed 3,212 applications, with 89.1 pc ...
This is the story of a lost Harold Hill pub which was demolished to make way for homes. The Duckwood Inn was opened on the corner of Whitchurch Road and Wigton Way in the August of 1955. Architect ...
Abridge, an Epping Forest village only seven miles away from Romford, was once described as "the most picturesque little old town" ...
A Co-op store in Harold Hill has been targeted by burglars overnight. Police officers were called to Harold Hill Co-op, in Farnham Road, just before midnight last night (April 17) after reports of a ...
Dean Franklin from Hornchurch, co-owner of ADL Airconditioning has been crowned the winner of The Apprentice 2025.
Barking and Dagenham Council has received planning applications for new homes, extensions, and commercial upgrades, including a scheme at ...
I have spent 40 years writing about the sporting exploits of others - and now I'm hoping to make a little bit of history myself!