Cuts to neighbourhood policing could be devastating
Shelly Berry writes about the importance of community policing My day job is working for a local authority. Not this one, I hasten to add before I get a [...] The post Cuts to neighbourhood policing...
View ArticleHuge backing for tenants facing eviction
Anastasia Aboim reports on the growing campaign to stop evictions from Butterfields estate Residents fighting against eviction from their homes have won [...] The post Huge backing for tenants facing...
View ArticleGrowers demand protected space
Growers in Waltham Forest are leading calls for the new Mayor of London to create more space for community food projects in the capital. Local [...] The post Growers demand protected space appeared...
View ArticleDemanding rooms of our own
Debra Oakaby meets campaigner Wendy Davis, who is determined to open a dedicated community space for women despite major setbacks Walthamstow Central [...] The post Demanding rooms of our own appeared...
View ArticleThe government must do more to protect refugees this World Humanitarian Day
Waltham Forest residents Olivier Enfrun, Juan Carlos Madrid Caballero, and Laura Painehave, are calling for more action to help refugees We write to [...] The post The government must do more to...
View ArticleLibrary support grows
Council’s consultation continues as library campaigns gather momentum Residents are being given until the end of November to take part in a public [...] The post Library support grows appeared first on...
View ArticleComment on vision for new homes
Petition launched against council’s masterplan for thousands of homes dubbed ‘Lea Valley Eastside’ Residents have the chance to [...] The post Comment on vision for new homes appeared first on Waltham...
View ArticleMy mission to end homelessness
Shocked by the rise in homelessness, Chingford painter and decorator Adam Osen launched a campaign to eliminate it Over this past winter major charities [...] The post My mission to end homelessness...
View ArticleResidents win tree feud with supermarket
A group of residents have persuaded a major supermarket chain to stop cutting down trees in Lea Bridge Road. Aldi is preparing to open a new supermarket, [...] The post Residents win tree feud with...
View ArticleMarshes housing plan changed
Council changes marsh designation in its housing ‘vision’ – but other threats to build on open land remain A controversial housing plan [...] The post Marshes housing plan changed appeared first on...
View ArticleLabour councillors approve tower plans despite protest
Opponents to scheme that will see town square built on vow ‘this is just the beginning’ Plans to build four tower blocks and extend The Mall by [...] The post Labour councillors approve tower plans...
View ArticleHonour for campaigners
Two women from Waltham Forest who campaign against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) have been granted ‘Freedom of the Borough’. Waltham Forest [...] The post Honour for campaigners appeared first on...
View ArticleAnger over school transport cuts
Petition started after hundreds of families are affected, writes Russell Hargrave Campaigners say families across Waltham Forest have endured “horrendous” [...] The post Anger over school transport...
View ArticleWe need space to swim
Hundreds have signed a petition demanding a new outdoor pool for Waltham Forest The borough is getting behind a petition for a new outdoor pool or natural [...] The post We need space to swim appeared...
View ArticleParents present pelican petition
Council pledges to introduce 20mph zone but dashes hopes of new crossing, reports James Cracknell Parents presented a petition to Waltham Forest Council [...] The post Parents present pelican petition...
View ArticlePatients show love for hospital
Thousands back campaign to ensure Whipps Cross bed numbers, reports James Cracknell Campaigners handed in a petition with 5,703 signatures calling for the [...] The post Patients show love for hospital...
View ArticleCampaign to save historic pub
Report by Alastair Ball and James Cracknell Leyton residents are banding together to try to save an abandoned pub. A petition to reopen The Antelope in [...] The post Campaign to save historic pub...
View ArticleWe deserve a better bridge
Claire Weiss from Love Lea Bridge wants a new crossing over Orient Way A footbridge has been conveying walkers and cyclists over the industrial traffic [...] The post We deserve a better bridge...
View ArticleCampaign to protect wooded site
Former Larkswood Lido site included on list of potential development sites, reports James Cracknell A campaign has been launched to protect a wooded area [...] The post Campaign to protect wooded site...
View ArticlePetition launched against latest Leyton gambling venue
Little Vegas wants to open new gambling outlet in Leyton High Road, reports Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporter Campaigners are hoping to stop an [...] The post Petition launched against latest...
View ArticleResidents miffed by mobile mast mix up
Council ‘error’ meant mast was granted consent despite intention to reject it, reports Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporter Chingford [...] The post Residents miffed by mobile mast mix up appeared...
View ArticleAnger over plan to introduce parking permits
Households in the Ainslie Wood area have been having their say on whether to pay to park outside their homes, reports Josh Mellor, Local Democracy Reporter Residents of more than 20 roads in Chingford...
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