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29 Sept 2026
Council proposes six-week consultation on closing Edinburgh Primary School
Waltham Forest Council is preparing to consult on closing Edinburgh Primary School in Walthamstow, a school now running …
29 Sept 2026
Khan sets out three budget asks for London ahead of the October statement
Sadiq Khan has set out the three things he wants for London from the autumn budget, which Chancellor John Healey will de…
28 Sept 2026
Pillars Brewery to hand out 500 free pints for its tenth birthday
Walthamstow's Pillars Brewery is turning ten, and it wants the neighbourhood to raise a glass with it — free of charge. …
28 Sept 2026
Developers turning away from leasehold flats as market 'collapses', London Assembly told
Developers across London are stepping back from building leasehold flats and shifting towards other models, the London A…
28 Sept 2026
Most Met officers have not finished 'mandatory' data protection training, oversight boss admits
As many as 70% of Metropolitan Police officers have not completed the force's mandatory data protection training, an ove…
25 Sept 2026
Waltham Forest coach Sara Fahad named national female grassroots coach of the year
A football coach from Waltham Forest has been named both National and Regional Female Grassroots Football Coach of the Y…
25 Sept 2026
TfL fined £2m over two decades of safety failures at Walthamstow Bus Station
Transport for London has been fined £2million following the death of retired nurse Grace Mecaley, who was struck by a do…
25 Sept 2026
Walthamstow man jailed for nine years over UK's largest phone smuggling network
A Walthamstow man has been jailed for nine years for his part in what the Metropolitan Police describe as the UK's large…
25 Sept 2026
Chingford Mount Caribbean bar wins 4am weekend licence
A Caribbean bar and restaurant on Chingford Mount Road can now stay open until 4am at weekends, after Waltham Forest Cou…
25 Sept 2026
Leyton Orient and council sign agreement taking new stadium plan a step further
Leyton Orient have signed a Development Performance Agreement (DPA) with the London Borough of Waltham Forest, moving th…
25 Sept 2026
From eight-month pop-up to permanent home: Macchina settles in on Orford Road
The pasta pop-up that spent eight months in the back of a Walthamstow Village wine shop is not going anywhere. Macchina …
24 Sept 2026
Council to spend £2.25m on new stop-smoking service for the borough
Waltham Forest Council is to spend £2.25million over the next five years on cutting smoking rates in the borough. A cou…