Breaking down barriers
A snooker club in Walthamstow is making a big difference to people’s lives A new sports club in Walthamstow...
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A fond farewell
Theresa Leslie, the site manager of Whipps Cross University Hospital, has retired after four decades working in Leytonstone I’ve...
Heart and soul
A charitable youth service in Walthamstow is looking for help after being forced to leave its premises, writes Steve...
La connexion française
James Thomas investigates the influence of the French language in Waltham Forest, from 1066 to the present day The...
Putting a face to Mary Jane
An artist has put a face to the name of Jack the Ripper’s final victim, who is buried in...
Setting wheels in motion
Writer and cyclist James Burgess talks to Councillor Clyde Loakes about the latest progress with Mini Holland I spent...
Meticulous Madge gets blue plaque
Celebration of Walthamstow artists’ life marks beginning of a series of events, writes Sophie Dutton Self-taught artist Madge Gill,...
Time to read and reflect
A Bulgarian bookshop in Walthamstow has become a popular community hub The transformation of a worn and empty shop...
The birth of the welfare state
Graham Millington looks at child mortality rates 100 years ago In 1917 the Bishop of London gave a speech...
Chase your dreams
In her latest column about The Mill community centre, Helen Bigham finds plenty of inspiration Walt Disney once said:...