La connexion française
James Thomas investigates the influence of the French language in Waltham Forest, from 1066 to the present day The...
Tag: food
A cool solution to food waste
Diana Korchien from Transition Leytonstone introduces a new project aiming to cut waste and reduce poverty When I came...
Call to save community centre’s social nights
Time is running out to support a crowdfunding campaign for a community centre’s social evenings. Walthamstow’s long-running community hub...
What’s soup?
In her regular column on the latest goings on at The Mill community centre, Helen Bigham gets slicing and...
From benefits to business
The owner of Chingford’s new Caribbean grocery talks to Wayne Walton about how he got started Bradlyn Parry, better...
The social eating network
Melanie Strickland invites people to get involved with a new forum for food growers – and shoppers – in...
A slice of the action
Josh Cheetham delivers his verdict on what’s hot and what’s not on the ever-rising Walthamstow pizza scene Pizza lovers across...
High rate of hygiene breaches by food traders
Council is demanding more powers to tackle dirty kitchens Food businesses in the borough are being closed for breaching...
One square meal a day
Adjoa Wiredu discovers the charity that helps keep the borough’s homeless people from going hungry Every evening a crowd...
Transforming the food system
Melanie Strickland explains how local food co-operative OrganicLea plans to change the way we buy food There are many...