Warning over £25m schools budget cut
Report by James Cracknell Major cuts of up to £25million are set to be made to Waltham Forest’s schools...
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Job centre closure puts more at risk
Julia Poynter on why she joined a protest against the government’s plan to shut Leytonstone Job Centre Waltham Forest...
Hostel’s problems highlight wider issue
Peter O’Kane, from East London Unite Community, on the recent eviction of homeless hostel residents Across the political spectrum...
Biggest council tax rise in 13 years not enough to avoid cuts
James Cracknell reports from the annual Waltham Forest Council budget meeting The steepest hike in council tax for Waltham...
Job centre closure plan ‘outrageous’
Leytonstone on list of 78 job centres proposed for closure nationwide The government wants to close one of the...
Help us save local NHS services
Mary Burnett, a campaigner with Waltham Forest Save Our NHS, comments on plans to reduce GP numbers As local...
Waltham Forest charities under-funded
Voluntary groups in Waltham Forest receive significantly less funding than neighbouring boroughs. This was a key finding of the...
Council tax rise ‘to protect social care’
James Cracknell reports from Thursday night’s annual Waltham Forest Council budget meeting Council tax for Waltham Forest residents will...
Borough to lose its only court
The only court in the borough will close, the government has announced. The closure of Waltham Forest Magistrates’ Court...
Cuts to neighbourhood policing could be devastating
Shelly Berry writes about the importance of community policing My day job is working for a local authority. Not...