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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…
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…