Respite care service’s closure is cynical
James O’Rourke comments on the concern for community care after the council votes to close Trumpington Road in Forest...
Tag: cuts
Anger over school transport cuts
Petition started after hundreds of families are affected, writes Russell Hargrave Campaigners say families across Waltham Forest have endured...
Still in command
Detective Chief Superintendent Richard Tucker talks to James Cracknell about recent changes to policing in Waltham Forest – and...
Who will police our estates?
Marlowe Road Estate resident Michelle Edwards on the impact of recent police cuts At exactly the point where I...
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...
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...