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Tag: fire safety

Tower block residents ‘misled’ over fire safety

Northwood Tower is the tallest building in Walthamstow
Tests show that fire doors installed three years ago did not provide the protection council first claimed, reports Victoria...
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Flammable cladding still not replaced

Gallery Court in Fulbourne Road, Walthamstow, still has flammable cladding
Residents of newly-built housing block angry over slow response, reports by James Cracknell A housing block in Walthamstow still...
News

Fire safety has got worse

Burrell Tower in Albany Road, Leyton
Burrell Tower resident and former fire safety officer Mark Skinner on what must be done to make buildings safer...
Comment

Returning to Northwood Tower

Northwood Tower is the tallest building in Walthamstow
Marlowe Road Estate resident Michelle Edwards goes back to investigate safety fears raised post-Grenfell Just before 1am on 14th...
Comment

Fire safety flaws at borough tower blocks

Fred Wigg and John Walsh towers in Montague Road, Leytonstone
James Cracknell investigates the risk to Waltham Forest residents, two years after Grenfell Almost half of council-owned tower blocks...
News

Tenant faces eviction after raising fire safety fears

Goddarts House, Walthamstow
Report by James Cracknell A sheltered housing tenant is facing eviction after raising concerns about fire safety in his...
News

Sprinklers to be installed at council tower blocks

Credit Brandon Leon/Wikimedia Commons
Report by James Cracknell Sprinklers look set to be installed at tower blocks across the borough following a fire...
News

Concerns remain after Grenfell

Northwood Tower
Michelle Edwards continues her investigation into fire safety at a Walthamstow tower block Like uncollected rubbish, the stench of...
Features

Tower residents’ fire safety fears

Northwood Tower
Michelle Edwards demands answers as concerns grow following Grenfell fire disaster In June local authorities across the country scrambled...
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