Mark Pettini kept his cool to see Essex to their second LV= County Championship Division Two victory of the season by beating Glamorgan by five wickets with seven balls to spare at Cardiff.

Daggers boss Wayne Burnett back Gayle to succeed in Premier League if move arises.

Transfer news: West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has confirmed the club will not be extending on-loan defender Emanuel Pogatetz’s stay at the club.

Councillors voted in favour of using the gender neutral titles, chair and spokesperson, despite an amendment suggesting members should be given the “freedom of choice”.

Proposals to allow household extensions of up to eight metres without a planning application are “just plain wrong” and could lead to “all out warfare” between neighbours.

James Collins was delighted to see Sam Allardyce sign a new contract at West Ham and believes the 58-year-old is the right man to take the club to the next level.

A nursery which caters for children from six weeks to five years old is celebrating after receiving a glowing Ofsted report.

Chadwell Heath residents are living in “absolute chaos” after a primary school expansion forced teachers and parents to park in a nearby street due to a lack of car park space.

A Hainault dental practice has marked their tenth year by raising £500 for a Woodford Green children’s charity.

Public toilets will not be funded through a £2.1million Barkingside regeneration scheme, despite plans to hold a number of community events there once work is complete.

A heartbroken aunt is fighting for justice after her eight-year-old niece died in India under suspicious circumstances and was returned to the UK missing vital organs.

A 19-year-old boy has been approved by the Queen for his new role encouraging volunteering in the community.

A Chadwell Heath sauna got a little too hot for comfort this morning when clothes hung to dry over a heating stove caught on fire.

County Championship Division Two day 2: Glamorgan 231 Essex 343-9

Tremendous tulips, sensational sunflowers and gorgeous gerberas were made up into custom bouquets to mark when the Torah was given to the Israelites.

A business director from Woodford Green has been given a six month suspended jail sentence for flaunting court orders to run his company.

From youngsters fresh out of college to business men and women and retired folk, volunteering catches the mood of plenty in Redbridge.

But it is not a one-way street.

A celebrity dinner and ball raised £25,000 for Redbridge children’s charity Hopes and Dreams, thanks to help from patrons including Mitch Winehouse, who sang on the night.

Thanks to a previously unknown family connection, a play based on the incredible true story of Morris Cohen will get its world premiere in Ilford, detailing the journey he made from young East End boy to a general in the Chinese army.

Under-threat King George Hospital’s (KGH) accident and emergency unit is treating patients more quickly than the department planned to replace it.