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28 Aug 2026
'I wanted to create something truly inclusive': the Chingford festival built for disabled children
When Megan Willis's son Edward was eight weeks old, he was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 — a rare geneti…
28 Aug 2026
Walthamstow care home could become supported living for young adults with mental health needs
A care home in Walthamstow could be converted into supported living accommodation for young adults, under plans now with…
28 Aug 2026
Chingford church choir spends a week singing evensong at Exeter Cathedral
Members of the Parish Church of Chingford choir sang choral evensong in Exeter Cathedral earlier this month — an experie…
27 Aug 2026
Self-swab cervical screening now available at every London GP practice
Every GP practice in London is now offering women a self-swab test for cervical screening, in response to low screening …
27 Aug 2026
Developer sketches out 'new neighbourhood' for Lea Bridge gasworks site
Early proposals have been drawn up for what the developer behind them calls a "significant number of new homes" on an in…
27 Aug 2026
Promised Blackhorse Lane music venue still empty with no operator found
The music venue promised in the basement of The Altham on Blackhorse Lane is still without an operator, leaving its open…
27 Aug 2026
Self-swab cervical screening now available at every London GP practice
Every GP practice in London is now offering women a simple self-swab test for cervical screening, amid low screening rat…
26 Aug 2026
Leyton Orient removes safe standing rows pending further safety checks
Leyton Orient has taken out the newly installed safe standing rows in the E10 stand at the BetWright Stadium while furth…
26 Aug 2026
Decolonise Fest returns to Blackhorse Road for its biggest year yet
Decolonise Fest, the festival built around punk and alternative artists of colour, comes back to Signature Brew on Black…
25 Aug 2026
Weaver Line to close for two weekends in September
London Overground's Weaver Line will be closed between Bethnal Green and Cheshunt/Enfield Town on two consecutive weeken…
25 Aug 2026
Weaver line to shut between Bethnal Green and Cheshunt for two September weekends
Passengers on the Weaver line face two full weekend closures next month, as Network Rail carries out overhead line and s…
24 Aug 2026
Arriva bus strikes resume from today, hitting routes across Waltham Forest
More than 1,500 bus drivers across North London and Essex resume industrial action from today after rejecting an offer f…