Sofa, so good
Interior designer Emily Wheeler tells James Cracknell about her mission to furnish the homes of those most in need...
Tag: poverty
Everyone deserves a Living Wage
Vanessa Conant, Rector of the Parish of Walthamstow, on why a Living Wage is essential for all workers It’s...
Children’s use of foodbank doubles
Warning from Chingford church pastor after big rise in families needing handouts, reports James Cracknell The number of children...
In debt to no-one
Douglas Saltmarshe writes on a new bank, and currency, for Walthamstow A new bank coming soon to Walthamstow aims...
My experience being homeless
Keith Barber gives a personal account of his time living on the streets of Walthamstow I became homeless in...
My mission to end homelessness
Shocked by the rise in homelessness, Chingford painter and decorator Adam Osen launched a campaign to eliminate it Over...
Spike in families in temporary housing
More than 2,000 local households currently in emergency shelter The extent of the housing crisis in Waltham Forest is exposed...
How previous generations celebrated Christmas in Waltham Forest
In his latest history feature Daniel Shannon-Hughes unearths festive tales from years past Christmas is almost upon us and, like it...
Join me for a jam
Katherine Christie Evans is organising Oxjam Walthamstow, a music festival raising money for anti-poverty charity Oxfam I think most...
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...