Campaign to save historic pub
Report by Alastair Ball and James Cracknell Leyton residents are banding together to try to save an abandoned pub....
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Gasworks group aims to highlight pollution risk
Report by James Cracknell Residents living near disused gasworks sites across London and beyond – including a group fearful...
Anti-violence group threatens to leave borough
Binning Knives Saves Lives campaigners remain frustrated with council, reports James Cracknell A grassroots anti-violence campaign that has persuaded...
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...
Campaign against airport expansion
Meera Chadha urges Waltham Forest residents to oppose London City Airport expansion Many Waltham Forest residents know the frustration...
Rebelling against extinction
In just a few short months dozens of concerned residents have come together to tackle the climate emergency, writes...
Fight the flights
Leyton resident Geoffrey McDowall on why London City Airport should not be allowed to expand In 2012 the long-needed...
Teens taking action over homelessness
Youngsters launch campaign to raise awareness of rough sleeping As rough sleeping continues to rise in Waltham Forest, a...
United against knife crime
Courtney Barrett on why he decided to launch a knife amnesty campaign I started the ‘Binning Knives Saves Lives’...
The problem with NHS outsourcing
Local service collapse shows NHS outsourcing doesn’t work, argues Norma Dudley from Waltham Forest Save Our NHS (WFSONHS) Jeremy...