Stansted 15 protesters vow to ‘fight on’
No immediate jail time for local campaigners who stopped deportation flight, reports James Cracknell Fifteen people who stopped a deportation flight from...
Tag: immigration
Hospitals should not be hostile
Terry Day, co-chair of Waltham Forest Save Our NHS, speaks out over ‘hostile environment’ policies The government has relentlessly...
Found in translation
A volunteer from Walthamstow Migrants’ Action Group is helping new arrivals learn English The language barrier operates as a...
Refugee children resettled with Waltham Forest foster families
Fifteen child refugees who had been staying at the Calais ‘jungle camp’ have been resettled in Waltham Forest with...
Tales from settlers over the past century
In his latest history feature, Daniel Shannon-Hughes discovers what brought migrants from near and far to Waltham Forest What...
Why I’m campaigning for Britain to remain in the EU
Oliver Baker, a volunteer coordinator for the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign, makes his case ahead of this month’s...
Why we’ll be ‘better off’ after Brexit
Chingford MP Iain Duncan Smith tells James Cracknell about his case for leaving the European Union When Iain Duncan...
Local support for refugees grows
People in Waltham Forest are rallying together to help refugees. Events to both fundraise and gather materials have been...
New migrants centre opens
A new drop-in centre for migrants has begun weekly sessions providing support and advice. Walthamstow Migrants’ Support Centre is...
Money pours in for homeless Harry
Generous donors have pledged more than £800 to help a homeless man “with a good heart” get off the...