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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…
24 Sept 2026
Creasy asks Khan to act on Walthamstow bus station layout after latest injury
Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy has written to the Mayor of London, Lord Sadiq Khan, urging him to intervene over safety at…
24 Sept 2026
Gym on the old Walthamstow Stadium site holds quiz night for retired greyhounds
Two retired racing greyhounds called Glenda and Nora were the guests of honour at a charity quiz night held on the groun…
24 Sept 2026
East London campaigners urge NHS to cancel £330m Palantir contract
Campaigners across east London are calling on the NHS to tear up its £330million contract with the US data analytics fir…
24 Sept 2026
Bar, record shop and 100-capacity music venue Altar to open in Leytonstone
A new two-floor bar, record shop and live music venue is opening in Leytonstone next month. Altar will open on 23 Octob…
24 Sept 2026
What's on in Walthamstow this weekend: 25–27 September
Walthamstow has a proper mix on this weekend, from a candlelit Dolly Parton night and two stand-up shows to a Sunday far…
23 Sept 2026
The Walthamstow gym built for people who hated gyms is up for a national award
A Walthamstow gym founded for people who never felt welcome in one has been shortlisted for a national award. Misfit Gy…
23 Sept 2026
Toilets on every bus route, but no 'bill of rights': Khan's partial answer to drivers
Transport for London has pledged to install toilets on all of its bus routes, following sustained campaigning by drivers…
22 Sept 2026
Elderly man taken to major trauma centre after being hit by bus in Walthamstow
An elderly man was taken to hospital on Tuesday morning after being struck by a route 275 bus at Walthamstow Bus Station…