Waltham Forest Council facing legal battle with former housing maintenance company over fire doors
Waltham Forest Council is suing its former housing maintenance company for installing almost 300 allegedly sub-par fire doors. The council
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Man banned from contacting Waltham Council staff to stand as independent candidate in election
A man banned from contacting council staff for six months is hoping to be elected as a councillor next week.
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Waltham Forest facing retrofit housing challenge
Four out of five Waltham Forest homes pay hundreds of pounds more in energy bills than they should each year
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Sergeant Asad Chaudhary speaking to the stop and search monitoring group at Waltham Forest Town Hall
Met defends handcuffing of black teenagers in Walthamstow to stop and search monitoring group
The Metropolitan Police has found nothing wrong with the handcuffing of two black teenage boys in Walthamstow, stopped because they
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Waltham Forest Council fails in bid to avoid eviction court case
A last-minute attempt by Waltham Forest Council to “sneak out of” a court battle with a single mother they evicted
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Waltham Forest councillor defects from Tories
A veteran Conservative councillor from Waltham Forest has split from his former party and joined Reform UK, previously known as
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Cigarette butts are biggest source of littering fines in Waltham Forest
In its first nine months on the job, Waltham Forest’s new enforcement company issued more than 7,500 fines – of
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Walthamstow child centre closes
A Walthamstow children’s centre has closed permanently following the discovery of “significant safeguarding concerns” last year. The Limes, a disability-friendly
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“Disgraceful” low wage for Waltham Forest care workers unlikely to improve
The low wage paid to Waltham Forest Council’s social care workers is “hugely disgraceful” but unlikely to improve due to
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Plans for Leyton station upgrade move ahead
Plans for a “desperately needed” upgrade to Leyton station are still moving ahead, despite the uncertain state of Transport for
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