We deserve a better bridge
Claire Weiss from Love Lea Bridge wants a new crossing over Orient Way A footbridge has been conveying walkers...
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Homebase is not where the heart is
Residents form campaign group to oppose high-rise plans for Homebase in Walthamstow, writes Max Carter Back in June, a...
End of the line
Michelle Edwards from Marlowe Road Estate has run out of patience with the council I am standing at the...
Our quest for justice continues
Walthamstow activist Mel Strickland is appealing her conviction over a peaceful protest I was one of 15 people who...
Nevertheless, she persisted
Michelle Edwards scores a victory in her quest for council transparency As I bit into some delicious barbecue chicken...
Campaigning to protect hospital beds
Eva Turner wants to ensure the new Whipps Cross meets local needs The Covid-19 pandemic has starkly highlighted that...
Council’s facial recognition trial should concern us all
Stephen Clement fears the creeping growth of surveillance technology Waltham Forest Council carried out a three-day trial of facial...
Heritage, not high-rise
Beth Murray from community group Love North Chingford on the campaign launched to protect its conservation area Why did...
Fighting racial injustice in Waltham Forest
Mel Strickland from Waltham Forest Migrant Action on how the borough has responded to recent global events The shocking...
Minorities are being put at greater risk
Ursla Hawthorne, co-chair of Waltham Forest Stand Up To Racism, on how the pandemic is taking a toll on...