Artists facing eviction bemoan ‘lack of space’
Redevelopment plans will leave Leytonstone artists without a studio, reports Judith Burnett Thirty Leytonstone artists are set to be...
Tag: Waltham Forest Council
Last orders
Marlowe Road Estate resident Michelle Edwards reacts to some more bad news from the council The Echo‘s editor recently...
Litter company is abusing power
How penalties for dropping rubbish are being driven by profit, writes Sandrine Ceurstemont Earlier this year I received a...
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...