Wonder of the wetlands
Nature lover Stephen Ayers, also known as ‘Wetlands Steve’, looks ahead to the opening of Walthamstow Wetlands As a...
Category: Features
In debt to no-one
Douglas Saltmarshe writes on a new bank, and currency, for Walthamstow A new bank coming soon to Walthamstow aims...
Tower residents’ fire safety fears
Michelle Edwards demands answers as concerns grow following Grenfell fire disaster In June local authorities across the country scrambled...
Crafts and cuffs
Introducing a new column by Helen Bigham, on life at Walthamstow’s award-winning community centre, The Mill Oscar Wilde wrote...
Exciting new direction
Amateur dramatics group Woodhouse Players give a chance to new directors Woodhouse Players is an award-winning theatre group based...
Amateur teams give youngsters a shot
In a new column focused on local amateur football teams, Scott Lanza gets the low-down on two division rivals...
Found in translation
A volunteer from Walthamstow Migrants’ Action Group is helping new arrivals learn English The language barrier operates as a...
Riding for refugees
A Leytonstone couple have gone the extra mile for charity Myself and my partner Sarah are passionate about cycling,...
Bridal wave
Waltham Forest Business Network’s Jo Sealy meets the Walthamstow woman making brides’ dreams come true In a little corner...
Bowled over
In her final Echo sports column, Bobbie Makoni lays down the lawn On the spectrum of controversial sports, you’d...