Housing maintenance record under scrutiny
Councillors admit past failings but insist improvements are being made, reports Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporter Waltham Forest Council’s...
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‘Unique’ Pastures sports hall saved from housing development
Though a campaigning community group, Save Our Pastures, say much work has yet to be done to preserve the...
Photo series: The patterns of everyday life
For this month’s photography theme, Pattern, photographer Joe Donohoe documents the shapes and symmetry he sees in ordinary, everyday...
Walthamstow dubbed one of London’s ‘best places to live’ by Sunday Times
Walthamstow schools, culture and local businesses receive mentions as area is named one of London’s top neighbourhoods for 2021......
Compensation for family of disabled boy over council ‘failings’
Family with disabled boy left “in limbo” for more than three years, reports Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporter Waltham...
Tower blocks for Homebase site approved
Walthamstow scheme had attracted significant opposition, reports Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporter Controversial plans to build almost 600 flats...
Leytonstone estate regeneration backed by residents
Avenue Road Estate redevelopment will go ahead next year after successful ballot of residents, reports Victoria Munro, Local Democracy...
‘Emerging’ Fellowship Square designs receive mixed feedback
Residents have shared mixed feedback on the second phase of the Fellowship Square development at Walthamstow Town Hall… The...
Council takes contractor to court over fire safety row
Report by Victoria Munro Waltham Forest Council is taking a former contractor to court after discovering it was sold...
Developer’s discount discussed in private
Report by Victoria Muno, Local Democracy Reporter Waltham Forest Council is giving the developer behind the borough’s largest-ever housing...