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THREE OUTSTANDING achievements helped Team GB heptathlete Katie Stainton earn silver for herself and bronze for the British team at the European Combined Event Team Championships in Lutsk, in the Ukraine. Katie managed two personal bests on the first day ...

LEYTON ORIENT began their pre-season friendly with Harlow Town with a minute’s applause in memory of former Head Coach Justin Edinburgh, who died unexpectedly last month. Then it was on with the game – with Ross Embleton, the Club’s interim ...

IS FOURTH place the new standard for British women’s teams competing internationally? Following on from the women’s football team, it’s the result achieved by the Great Britain’s women’s basketball team too. The team has been playing in the EuroBasket championships ...

Emdad Rahman A COMPETITIVE GAME against stern opposition saw Scintilla Cricket Club defeat Roding Valley to keep pace at the top of the table. The latest round of Essex County Cricket League Premier Division games saw Scintilla win the toss ...

Emdad Rahman WEAVERS Football Club are Masters Champions for the second time, after defeating Cup specialists Workhouse FC in the final. The Whitechapel-based team remained unbeaten all day and navigated their way through the group stages – containing Mohammedan, Finsbury ...

BARKING & DAGENHAM resident Emdad Rahman has been spreading a little happiness with the London Relay 2019. He has also had an eventful week in his quest to achieve two milestones. The Dagenham 88 runner was joined by family, friends ...

ANDREW MURRAY and Serena Williams have won their first mixed doubles at Wimbledon, as Murray takes his first steps in the tennis comeback he feared he may never see. Injury had caused him so much pain he couldn’t play with ...

THE ENGLAND Women’s Football Team has finished in fourth place in the Women’s World Cup. It was a tournament that promised so much and ended well, but without a medal. England were not at their best in the first half ...

ABILITY BOW provides a wonderful service – and it’s always struggling to stay open as funding for public services declines. The company runs a gym which provides exercise opportunities for a very special audience: people with long or short term ...

THERE HAVE been various announcements about Leyton Orient’s coming fixtures. •The team was due to play Hornchurch FC in a pre-season friendly on 16th July. That is now the date on which the memorial service for Justin Edinburgh is due ...