Residents face aftermath of flooding in Walthamstow
Walthamstow residents badly hit by Sunday’s flooding say some homes were filled to knee-height or higher with water. Water began
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Fears for leisure provision from draft Chingford master plan
An informal master-plan of what could replace Chingford Leisure Centre shows more than ten new buildings, ranging from three to
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Single mum told it’s Stoke or nothing by Waltham Forest Council
Another family has been told by Waltham Forest Council to abruptly move to Stoke-on-Trent, the second in less than a
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Leyton gambling arcade application rejected over threat to vulnerable adults
Waltham Forest Council has refused to let a gambling arcade open in a deprived part of Leyton because it would
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Outrage as developer fells mature trees in Walthamstow
Walthamstow residents are “bitterly disappointed and angry” after a developer cut down two mature trees despite a massive community effort
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Council agrees to protect area of Chingford woodland from development
Campaigners say a Chingford woodland will be “safe for future generations” after convincing Waltham Forest Council to protect it from
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Budget soars on restoration of former cinema into theatre venue in Walthamstow
The budget for reopening an historic former cinema in Walthamstow as a modern theatre has risen by more than £11million
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Waltham Forest schools staff underpaid for more than five years
Term-time staff in Waltham Forest’s mainstream schools are owed more than £1million after being underpaid for more than five years.
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New houses plan would leave only Blue Badge parking spaces on Chingford estate
A housing provider hopes to build a block of 21 affordable homes on the car park of a Chingford estate.
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Leyton businesses up in arms over new street parking regulations
Business owners in an industrial Leyton street fear the council’s plan to remove parking due to “constant abuse” threatens their
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