Former Olympians recall their time in the spotlight

3:47pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

WITH the glitz and glamour of the Beijing Olympic Games currently dazzling the world, the Guardian’s CHARLIE CAMPBELL spoke to sporting heroes from humbler times.

Was a real pasting on the cards for Ross?

10:24am Thursday 14th August 2008

A poker game with a BIG difference was held in Walthamstow. The event, billed as possibly the 'Most Dangerous Poker Tournament in the World', pitted more than 70 punters against the massive newly-crowned British Cage Rage Heavyweight Champion Mustapha Al Turk, who is also a dab hand on the poker table. The Guardian sent its very own cardsharp, sports reporter ROSS DAVIES, to try and win the special prize by knocking out Mr Al Turk.

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MP’s crusade to restore faith in British politicians

10:14am Thursday 14th August 2008

While most MPs are relaxing on a foreign beach, Lee Scott has chosen to work through the summer recess. Reporter CRYSTAL WILDE visited him at Westminster to find out what makes him tick.

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Pensioners’ playground is a ‘dream come true’

9:50am Thursday 14th August 2008

ONE man’s dream of building a community leisure park in the midst of Epping Forest has become a reality after nearly 40 years of hard work.

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Churchill’s legacy is still doing us proud

9:20am Thursday 14th August 2008

The eyecatching Sir Winston Churchill statue in Woodford Green is one of the area’s defining landmarks. Reporter DANIEL BINNS finds out the story behind the much-loved monument.

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Cowards’ star is ready to brave Edinburgh Festival

2:49pm Thursday 7th August 2008

COMEDIAN and writer Stefan Golaszewski who grew up in Waltham Forest and is currently starring in BBC sketch show Cowards talks to Claire Hack about the show, his career and a disastrous spell working in Hamleys toy shop.

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The bargain Olympics that cost just £600k

3:18pm Wednesday 6th August 2008

On the 60th anniversary of the Olympic Games in London, reporter Mhairi Macfarlane compares the Beijing event to another era when athletes competed on a shoestring budget.

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Forget sticks, this dog prefers to fetch bricks!

1:08pm Tuesday 5th August 2008

EVERYONE knows dogs like to fetch bits of wood – but that’s tame stuff for one macho pooch.

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On duty with the forest guardians

5:19pm Monday 4th August 2008

From putting out fires to discovering dead bodies, day to day life for the Epping Forest wardens in Wanstead Park can throw up many challenges. Guardian reporter Crystal Wilde decided to put on her hiking boots and join them on their daily patrol.

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“Chingford is not in Essex goddamit”

8:59am Wednesday 30th July 2008

The simmering row about whether Chingford should be in Waltham Forest has been brought back to the boil by a social networking site insisting people stop classing it as Essex. Mhairi Macfarlane spoke to Chingfordians to find out why the matter is so contentious.

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Man guilty of replica gun offences

Updated 10:27pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

A man has been found guilty of converting replica submachine guns into lethal weapons which were later used in some of Britain's most notorious crimes, including eight murders.

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