Litter company is abusing power
How penalties for dropping rubbish are being driven by profit, writes Sandrine Ceurstemont Earlier this year I received a...
Tag: Waltham Forest Council
Report slams council’s record on extremism
Nationwide investigation into hate groups highlights borough’s role, reports Local Democracy Reporting Service A former counter-extremism co-ordinator for Waltham...
Council still investing tens of millions in fossil fuels despite divest pledge
Report by James Cracknell and Richard Collett-White Waltham Forest Council still has tens of millions of pounds invested in...
‘Climate emergency’ declared
Protests prompt council to take action, reports James Cracknell Local activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) have persuaded Waltham Forest...
Act to combat plastic pollution
Environmental campaigner Klaus Graichen questions the council’s poor recycling record I won’t be the only one who learned last...
Staging a comeback
£17m restoration of Granada Cinema planned as council is set to buy iconic venue, writes James Cracknell As Waltham...
New school can solve class crisis
As a new ‘free school’ is opposed by Waltham Forest Council, Christopher Stark, the director of the academy trust...
Recycling rate at lowest for five years
Less than one third of household waste in Waltham Forest is recycled, reports James Cracknell Recycling rates in Waltham...
Everybody needs good neighbours
Marlowe Road Estate resident Michelle Edwards on the latest progress with the redevelopment of her estate “Are there foreigners...
Warning over ‘Lea Bridge Town Centre’ plans
Threat to green space as council plans hundred of homes, reports Judith Burnett Residents in Leyton have hit out...