My experience being homeless
Keith Barber gives a personal account of his time living on the streets of Walthamstow I became homeless in...
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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...
Why we’ll be ‘better off’ after Brexit
Chingford MP Iain Duncan Smith tells James Cracknell about his case for leaving the European Union When Iain Duncan...
When not everyone could call the midwife
Daniel Shannon-Hughes unearths the sad stories of expectant mothers in the days before the NHS The BBC’s award-winning television...
Turning gangsters away from crime
Elroy Palmer tells James Cracknell about his work tackling gang crime in Waltham Forest Elroy Palmer knows a thing...
The government can do more to help refugees
As French enforcement continue to dismantle the ‘Calais Jungle’, Walthamstow resident Lucie Brown shares her thoughts following her visit...