Headteachers bemoan pupils’ lost skills during lockdown
Waltham Forest headteachers say children have “lost the skill of using a pen” and “forgotten how to be kind to
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Waltham adults facing higher asthma risk
Adults in Waltham Forest are more likely to end up in A&E from asthma attacks than those from almost anywhere
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Better air quality the “silver lining” of lockdown ordeal in Waltham Forest
Air pollution in Waltham Forest fell below legal limits during lockdown for the first time since records began. All 62
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Revellers warned not to swim in River Lea
Environmental campaigners are warning people not to swim in the River Lea this summer due to risks to their health
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Only one COVIID death in east London as restrictions begin to lift
Only one COVID sufferer in the whole of east London died last week as the country begins to gradually reopen.
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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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