Fireman has narrow escape in blaze drama A FIREMAN had a narrow escape after partly falling through floor boards during a blaze in a derelict house in Canning Town yesterday. James Cooper of Plaistow s Blue Watch was unharmed in the incident in Hooper Road at around 3pm. Blue Watch manager Joh... » MORE

Queens Market saved after £125m development scheme flops

PROBLEM-plagued plans to revamp Queens Market have hit the skids after the chosen developers shocked Newham Council by pulling out of the £125million scheme. Campaigners were celebrating after the seven-year battle against the regeneration project came t... » MORE

Teen: I was forced to carry can of petrol at death house

A TEENAGER captured on CCTV carrying a petrol can towards a house which minutes later was torched, killing an innocent couple, has denied starting the deadly blaze. Giving evidence in the trial of four East London men – three from Newham – Mohammed Junaid... » MORE

Day a Pc collared his old mentor

A COURIER accused of stealing parcels left the police officer who arrested her embarrassed when it turned out he was once her trainee, a court heard. Margaret Thomas, 44, of Crofton Road, Plaistow, and three other drivers allegedly cashed in on the In... » MORE

Crackdown on drivers

A CRACKDOWN on motoring offences has resulted in six un-roadworthy vehicles seized in the Royal Docks area. It was the latest exercise of Operation Reclaim which since January has seen 512 offending cars lifted from Newham streets – the highest number o... » MORE

Disabled man at the mercy of alley brats

A DISABLED East Ham man who has severe arthritis says his life is being made hell by anti-social behaviour in the alleyway next to his home. Mark Williams, 50, who lives in St Bernard s Avenue, says he has suffered constant problems from youths and fly-ti... » MORE

Orbit has backing

HE iconic, yet controversial, Orbit tower suggested for the Olympic site at Stratford has won Newham Council s support. And in backing the 114-metre high ArcelorMittal sculpture – dubbed the corkscrew – the Town Hall s executive lead on the Olympics, Cll... » MORE

Poet Lanre says his rhymes have a reason

A POET and motivational speaker from Forest Gate hopes to inspire young people to follow their dreams with his new album. Lanre Sulola, 26, of Windsor Road, held a launch party for his spoken word album, Inner Ambitions, in Brixton last week. Lanre, who... » MORE

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