Pictured above are two vintage cars outside Herbert M Cottee & Sons garage in the High Street, Epping, around 1920.

Over the last 12 months, we’ve seen a massive increase in people choosing to start up an additional business venture.

As we enter the summer holiday season many people will be heading coastwards to the seaside, a fine summer holiday tradition. Some will stay in caravans, others in hotels and guest houses, and some will venture to all-inclusive resorts and holiday pa...

The photo at the top of this page from c1910 shows Jubilee Retreat on Bury Road, Chingford.

Space: the final frontier - unless you are a pampered billionaire where this supposed ‘frontier’ is breached twice in little over a week. So finally, after years of planning and preparation, the Amazonians only managed to come in second place aft...

According to research, Brits spend £1,000 per year on takeaways averaging at £80 per month. (PA)

Of the UK drivers surveyed, 17% wanted the maximum legal speed in wet conditions cut to 65mph.

A young father killed after police chased him against the flow of traffic died by “misadventure”, a jury has ruled.

Train passengers and commuters are being warned of "severe disruption" as rail workers are set to strike for four days.

Leytonstone-born rider Beth Shriever has won Britain’s first BMX gold medal at the Olympic Games.

The viral clip features a Nationwide Building Society cash point although any ATM could be affected including major banks and supermarkets.

The UK is starting to see increasingly extreme temperatures and it is unlikely to change.

London’s creative sector is to receive a £3 million boost to support its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced.

A bearded dragon was found "cold, weak and unresponsive" after being dumped in a park in a shoebox.

Two days of work experience was all it took for student, Dominik Krajuszek, to fire up his career with a full-time apprenticeship position at ASD, a specialist decorating firm.

The “temporary” £15 Congestion Charge is set to be made permanent and its hours of operation reduced following a public consultation, TfL announced on Wednesday.

Forecasters announced Evert as the name for the storm on Thursday morning, advising the public to be “weather aware”.

With schools now breaking up across the country, Morrisons is helping out busy parents by letting kids eat free at its cafes all day, every day.

As a general rule, you shouldn’t get closer than 20 metres to a seal unless they approach you.

If you are unlucky enough to suffer from hay fever you will have noticed the symptoms seem to be a lot worse than previous years.

Campaigners have blasted UK gun laws as "absurd" after it emerged that dozens of children in London can legally use the weapons.

Chingford Rotary Club member Ken Abiodon has been presented with a Paul Harris Foundation Award by District Governor Francis Uwaechi at an award ceremony.

Waltham Forest headteachers say children have “lost the skill of using a pen” and “forgotten how to be kind to each other” during lockdown.

The fire service took more than 1,000 calls about wide spreading flooding, as the capital was hit for the second time in less than two weeks.

Thousands of black blood donors are urgently needed in a call to save people with sickle cell disease.

Guidance on heading will be introduced into the English game from next season, with all professional, amateur and grassroots clubs involved.

The channels will be available to Sky customers at no extra charge. They will also launch on streaming service NOW and on Virgin and BT.

Recent figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that there are more than 450,000 EVs on UK roads.

Aldi has been working closely with its suppliers in recent months to develop innovative ways to reduce avoidable plastics.

Whipps Cross Hospital suffered a power outage and “serious damage” to the building after rain flooded its basement on Sunday.

Plans to build more than 560 new homes on the site of a disused DIY store have been approved by Redbridge Council.

Official figures on Monday showed the number of Covid-19 cases newly reported in the UK dropped for the sixth day in a row.

The new process will allow critical workers to carry on with their jobs even if identified as a contact of a coronavirus case.

The Met Office issued a mid to long term forecast predicting the weather we can expect in August.

Walthamstow residents badly hit by last night’s flooding say some homes were filled to knee-height or higher with water.

It's ten years ago this week since a club named in honour of the nightspot at the former Walthamstow dog track was set to open.

TfL will begin rolling out new “smart cameras” at busy junctions in London from this autumn in a bid to cut the number of road traffic collisions and reduce congestion.

Sadiq Khan has said tackling climate change is a “key priority” ahead of a meeting with TfL, the London Fire Brigade and water companies following this weekend’s flooding.

Another family has been told by Waltham Forest Council to abruptly move to Stoke-on-Trent, the second in less than a month.

An informal master-plan of what could replace Chingford Leisure Centre shows more than ten new buildings, ranging from three to seven storeys high.

A woman whose childhood home was flooded during the family’s first get-together in 18 months has described the experience as “heartbreaking” for her parents.

MORE than 20 residents had to be moved into emergency housing after heavy rain and flooding cut off power to a block of flats.

Police are appealing for help and information to find a 12-year-old girl who has been missing for more than 36 hours.

Drivers are facing delays this morning on major routes and roads due to the heavy rain and flash flooding yesterday.

Patients are being urged to avoid hospital A&E services after heavy rain has impacted the sites.

The variant, known as B.1.621, was designated a variant under investigation on Wednesday.

UK scientists are yet to produce a paper to determine whether flatulence can indeed spread coronavirus.

Emergency patients have been urged to avoid using the A&E unit at Whipps Cross hospital as east London is hit by severe flooding.

Walthamstow and surrounding areas are currently being battered by torrential rain with numerous streets under water.

Pictured at the top of this page is The Shaftesbury Holiday House & Retreat in Staples Road, Loughton, in 1917.