School strikers demand action on climate
Council sets up commission in response to climate emergency but refuses to back down over tree felling, reports James...
Tag: youth
Strike for our future
![Ummi Hoque [second from left] with her friends on a climate march in London](http://walthamforestecho.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Ummi-Hoque-e1568396087580-400x252.jpeg)
Student activist Ummi Hoque from Walthamstow urges people to get involved in this month’s climate strike Time’s running out...
Teens taking action over homelessness
Youngsters launch campaign to raise awareness of rough sleeping As rough sleeping continues to rise in Waltham Forest, a...
Soaring to new heights
Walthamstow Youth Circus founder Layla Rosa is aiming high, she tells James Cracknell Like the young performers that Layla...
Anti-violence partnership launched
Council hopes to bring different agencies together but questions remain over funding, report Judith Burnett and James Cracknell A...
Police appeal over teenager’s death
£20,000 reward on offer one year on from Walthamstow killing, reports James Cracknell Police have offered a £20,000 reward...
We need to invest in our communities
Following the death of his friend Jaden Modie, teenager Tanner Reid-Brady writes about the problems facing young people When...
Simply the fest
Waltham Forest Festival of Theatre is part of a nationwide competition, writes Basil Clarke What makes an actor connect...
Victim’s family watch MPs debate knife crime
Death of 14-year-old Jaden Moodie leads to calls for public inquiry, reports Alice Richardson, Local Democracy Reporter The family...
Young people speak out on youth violence
Students from Leyton Sixth Form College are leading the way in tackling crime, reports James Cracknell Students praised for...