Council takes contractor to court over fire safety row
Report by Victoria Munro Waltham Forest Council is taking a former contractor to court after discovering it was sold...
Tag: fire safety
Tower block residents ‘misled’ over fire safety
Tests show that fire doors installed three years ago did not provide the protection council first claimed, reports Victoria...
Flammable cladding still not replaced
Residents of newly-built housing block angry over slow response, reports by James Cracknell A housing block in Walthamstow still...
Fire safety has got worse
Burrell Tower resident and former fire safety officer Mark Skinner on what must be done to make buildings safer...
Returning to Northwood Tower
Marlowe Road Estate resident Michelle Edwards goes back to investigate safety fears raised post-Grenfell Just before 1am on 14th...
Fire safety flaws at borough tower blocks
James Cracknell investigates the risk to Waltham Forest residents, two years after Grenfell Almost half of council-owned tower blocks...
Tenant faces eviction after raising fire safety fears
Report by James Cracknell A sheltered housing tenant is facing eviction after raising concerns about fire safety in his...
Sprinklers to be installed at council tower blocks
Report by James Cracknell Sprinklers look set to be installed at tower blocks across the borough following a fire...
Concerns remain after Grenfell
Michelle Edwards continues her investigation into fire safety at a Walthamstow tower block Like uncollected rubbish, the stench of...
Tower residents’ fire safety fears
Michelle Edwards demands answers as concerns grow following Grenfell fire disaster In June local authorities across the country scrambled...