Waltham Forest hate crime statistics cause for concern
The surge in racist hate crimes in Waltham Forest last year was not caused by anti-east Asian COVID conspiracies, new
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Care home staff in east London not accepting COVID vaccine
More than a third of staff in old people’s care homes across outer east London are refusing the COVID vaccine,
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Councillors unconvinced by NHS trust plans for new Whipps Cross Hospital
Councillors are “simply not buying” claims a new hospital will be able to support a growing population with fewer beds.
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Ombudsman orders Waltham Forest Council to compensate family of disabled boy left without safe bathroom for years
Waltham Forest Council has been told to pay a family £1,000 in compensation after their disabled son was left without
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COVID vaccine rates in East London
New NHS figures show which outer east London neighbourhoods are the most and least vaccinated against COVID-19. Tens of thousands
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Waltham Forest steps up campaign against hate
The first wave of Waltham Forest’s No Space for Hate Ambassadors ‘graduate’ this week as the council steps up its
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New COVID vaccine sites to open in Waltham Forest
Two new mass COVID vaccination sites are opening in Waltham Forest as the local NHS prepares to start offering second
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Shocking litany of errors by ambulance call handlers on day of newborn baby’s death
The parents of a newborn baby in Walthamstow who died aged just three days old called 111 three times before
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Immigrants face obstacle in getting COVID vaccine
Undocumented immigrants are struggling to register at a GP to get the COVID vaccine, despite NHS assurances that they should
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Figures show surge in hate crime in Waltham Forest at beginning of pandemic
Waltham Forest saw a huge surge in reports of racist hate crimes in the first few months of the pandemic
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