Opposition to grammar schools voiced
Russell Hargrave reports on a recent demonstration in Walthamstow against academic selection Local campaigners have joined forces to...
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Waltham Forest Council pension fund first in UK to quit fossil fuels
Waltham Forest Council’s pension committee has become the first in the UK to pledge to withdraw investments from the...
Exotic pet rescued from Walthamstow ditch
Raccoon dog later named after potato-eating pop star The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)...
House prices nearly double in four years
House prices have nearly doubled in Waltham Forest in the four years since the borough helped host the London...
Schools expand but more space still needed
Russell Hargrave looks at the challenges ahead for local education provision As children return to their classrooms after the...
Disappointment as airport expansion approved
Thousands more planes will now fly over Leyton and Leytonstone Both campaigners and the council reacted with anger and...
New service for voluntary groups
A “pioneering” service to help voluntary organisations raise external funding is being launched after Waltham Forest Council admitted it...
Academies row as school governor quits
Report by Russell Hargrave A major union has warned that teachers’ pay in the borough could become a “free...
Support shown for international community
Campaigners rally together as Brexit vote raises race-hate fears: Report by Adjoa Wiredu and James Cracknell The international community...
Coroner’s warning after patient death
Report by Russell Hargrave Patient safety is at risk because of a shortage of neurologists at Whipps Cross University...