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6 Oct 2026
New investor found to rebuild Leytonstone's Avenue Road Estate, three years after Bellway pulled out
Waltham Forest Council has secured Legal & General Affordable Homes as the new investor to redevelop the Avenue Road Est…
6 Oct 2026
Chingford invited to celebrate 75 years of Acorn Films with book launch and documentary premiere
For more than half a century, a group of amateur filmmakers pointed their cameras at everyday life in Chingford: the sho…
5 Oct 2026
Salisbury Manor Community Hub opens its doors in South Chingford
South Chingford has a new place to meet, learn and unwind. Salisbury Manor Community Hub, based at Salisbury Manor Prima…
5 Oct 2026
Tops Pizza on Lea Bridge Road wins licence to stay open until 4am every night
A Walthamstow pizza takeaway can now stay open until 4am seven nights a week after Waltham Forest Council's licensing co…
5 Oct 2026
Give London the powers of Scotland and Wales to fix housing, Green Assembly member says
London needs devolved powers on a par with Scotland and Wales if it is to solve its housing crisis, a London Assembly me…
5 Oct 2026
Cherrydown Avenue traffic restriction scrapped as Chingford Mount returns to old layout
Waltham Forest Council has removed the traffic restriction at Cherrydown Avenue in Chingford Mount. The previous traffic…
4 Oct 2026
Businessman Alex Challoner becomes third Tory in race to be party's 2028 London mayor candidate
The race to become the Conservative candidate for London Mayor in 2028 now has a third name in it. Businessman Alex Chal…
4 Oct 2026
Reform UK's mayoral candidate says she would run London like 'Tokyo on steroids'
Laila Cunningham, Reform UK's candidate for London Mayor in 2028, says she would run the capital like 'Tokyo on steroids…
1 Oct 2026
Council tax support cut consulted on: 7,000 households could pay more
More than 7,000 vulnerable and low-income residents in Waltham Forest could face bigger council tax bills next year — an…
1 Oct 2026
What's on in Walthamstow this weekend: 2–4 October
This weekend brings a punk festival, a jazz jam session and a party for LGBTQIA+ elders, alongside the usual markets and…
30 Sept 2026
New design unveiled for Chingford cricket pavilion, six years after subsidence shut it
Waltham Forest Council has published outline design plans for the shuttered cricket pavilion at Rolls Sports Ground in C…
30 Sept 2026
Lammas School in Leyton to close in 2027 as pupil numbers fall
Families in Leyton received news this week that many had hoped would not come. The Griffin Schools Trust has announced t…