Celebrating our industrial roots
Lindsay Collier from Lea Valley Heritage Alliance on why we should be doing more to celebrate our local industrial...
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Relight my choir
Diana Pilkington on how she ended up on stage with Take That As I gazed out at the sea...
Charity appeal to keep ‘youth bus’ moving
Volunteers needed to keep Worth Unlimited on the road, reports Irena Barker A charity that runs a much-loved mobile...
Defending our independent local media
Echo editor James Cracknell welcomes judge’s ruling against council propaganda For eight years Waltham Forest Council has been fighting...
United against knife crime
Courtney Barrett on why he decided to launch a knife amnesty campaign I started the ‘Binning Knives Saves Lives’...
£30m ice rink plans revealed
Fears that replacement for Lee Valley Ice Centre will encroach on marshes, reports by James Cracknell Long-awaited plans for...
Returning to Northwood Tower
Marlowe Road Estate resident Michelle Edwards goes back to investigate safety fears raised post-Grenfell Just before 1am on 14th...
Building something special
A Walthamstow teacher is using her experiences to help others, writes David Floyd For many social entrepreneurs, the journey...
Better late than never
Three years after upgrade work began, long-promised electric trains on the Gospel Oak to Barking line are finally here,...
Demanding better for Bakers Arms
Local resident Mike Grimshaw meets shop owners to find out more about the problems they face Bakers Arms, the...