Better late than never
Three years after upgrade work began, long-promised electric trains on the Gospel Oak to Barking line are finally here,...
Category: News
Town centre tower block approved
Report by Alice Richardson, Local Democracy Reporter Plans for 91 new homes and a nursery for Walthamstow town centre...
Council loses legal bid to save fortnightly free sheet
Government decision against Waltham Forest News upheld by judge Waltham Forest Council has lost a legal bid against a...
Fire safety flaws at borough tower blocks
James Cracknell investigates the risk to Waltham Forest residents, two years after Grenfell Almost half of council-owned tower blocks...
Tributes paid to Orient manager Justin Edinburgh
Sudden death of popular team boss leaves fans ‘heartbroken’, writes James Cracknell Tributes have poured in for Leyton Orient...
Anti-violence partnership launched
Council hopes to bring different agencies together but questions remain over funding, report Judith Burnett and James Cracknell A...
Report slams council’s record on extremism
Nationwide investigation into hate groups highlights borough’s role, reports Local Democracy Reporting Service A former counter-extremism co-ordinator for Waltham...
Council still investing tens of millions in fossil fuels despite divest pledge
Report by James Cracknell and Richard Collett-White Waltham Forest Council still has tens of millions of pounds invested in...
Police appeal over teenager’s death
£20,000 reward on offer one year on from Walthamstow killing, reports James Cracknell Police have offered a £20,000 reward...
‘Climate emergency’ declared
Protests prompt council to take action, reports James Cracknell Local activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) have persuaded Waltham Forest...