Waltham Forest

The proposals for Courtenay Place and the derelict railway arches at St James Street station

Derelict London railway arches to be transformed into trendy shops

The Waltham Forest Lea Bridge towers will be built to 26 and 29 storeys high

Monstrous and eyesore towers to change borough's skyline for good

TfL confirm limited access to Blackhorse Road Victoria line platforms amid planned maintenance works

Limited access to Blackhorse Road Victoria Line platforms until summer

Where to find Bansky’s latest London artworks

A suspected Banksy artwork has appeared on a fish and chip shop in Walthamstow

Banksy confirms fifth artwork on Walthamstow fish and chip shop

Residents hold placards during a counter demonstration against an anti-immigration protest called by far-right activists in the Walthamstow

Thousands of anti-racism protesters gather in Walthamstow

Buildings being boarded up in Walthamstow

Walthamstow shops and businesses closed amid fears of right-wing riots

Josh McKay was fatally stabbed on Lea Bridge Road, Walthamstow.

Murder charge after father-of-two fatally stabbed in Walthamstow

Five London May Day bank holiday events and things to do

London Fire Brigade engines. (Photo by André Langlois)

Murder investigation into fire that killed two people

London Fire Brigade engines. (Photo by André Langlois)

Fire which killed two people under investigation by police

South Birkbeck Road in Leyton, Waltham Forest.

Man fatally stabbed during 'fight'

Koby Haik was arrested after firing blank rounds at police.

'I didn't know it was the police' - shots fired as drugs gang busted

London's night time economy has been severely impacted by the pandemic and the cost of living crisis

London has lost more than 1,600 venues since the pandemic

Philip Holland, who is diabetic and struggles to get hold of his medication, Ozempic, which people also take to suppress their appetite.

'I'm diabetic - could lose my eyesight because of weight-loss trend'

Pranjali Hasotkar

I followed my dream to move to London - and learned how pricey it is Pranjali Hasotkar

A crowdfunder has been launched to save the music venue Luna in Leytonstone. (Photo by Luna)

From Bush Hall to Luna: London live music venues which need saving

A parent campaign group is calling for the introduction of yellow school buses in London

Parents campaign for US-style 'yellow school buses' for London

New Green Link Walk route map

TfL launches new 15-mile walking and cycling route in London

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

Barts Health NHS Trust cares for 33 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

A contraceptive pill, as new research suggests too many women are not using the safest brands.

Proportion of women in Waltham Forest on contraception rose by almost half follo...

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings given to two Waltham Forest restaurants

PICTURE POSED BY MODEL. File photo dated 14/02/2007 of a driver talking on his mobile telephone while driving. Sightings of handheld mobile phone use by drivers are common on UK roads despite Friday being the 20th anniversary of the practice being banned, a survey suggests. Some 93% of respondents to a poll of more than 12,000 AA members said they often see other motorists using a phone at the wheel. Issue date: Friday December 1, 2023.

Total fines issued in London for using a mobile phone while driving has more th...

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Waltham Forest restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Waltham Forest restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

File photo dated 06/05/22 of an Ukrainian and Union flag flying. Up to 10,000 Ukrainians are being offered free English language lessons in a bid to improve their job prospects in the UK. Some of those who have fled the war in their homeland and settled in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will be given almost 20 hours of online English learning a week over a period of 10 weeks, the Government said. The announcement comes on Ukrainian Independence Day. Issue date: Thursday August 24, 2023.

Ukraine anniversary: hundreds of refugees given shelter in Waltham Forest

File photo dated 15/11/22 of a general view of the Accident and Emergency department at Craigavon Area Hospital near Belfast. Junior doctors in Northern Ireland are being balloted for strike action for the first time. They are being asked to vote over whether to take a 24-hour strike over pay in March. Issue date: Monday January 8, 2024.

Millions of pounds needed to repair crumbling buildings at North East London Tru...

General view of a council tax bill.
PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday June 11, 2013. Photo credit should read: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Record low number of Waltham Forest pensioners received council tax support in l...

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings given to nine Waltham Forest establishments

PICTURE POSED BY MODEL. A general view of a man in a hoodie holding a knife.

Two-thirds of knife crime convictions in London were first-time offenders

File photo dated 21/01/20 of BBC Broadcasting House in London. BBC local radio shows have suffered a drop in listeners amid planned cuts to their programming by the corporation, new figures show.

BBC local radio cuts 'could harm hundreds of people registered visually impaired...

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings given to 26 Waltham Forest establishments

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

Barts Health NHS Trust cares for 47 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

File photo dated 03/01/21 of a general view of a school safety zone sign. Ofsted's plans to prevent further deaths following the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry have been welcomed by her family and union leaders, but they have called for more work to be done. The proposals, which include new guidelines showing school leaders how to stop an Ofsted inspection if staff show signs of distress, have been published in response to senior coroner Heidi Connor's prevention of future deaths report. Issue date: Friday January 19, 2024.

Several complaints about Ofsted inspections in Waltham Forest

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings given to two Waltham Forest takeaways

File photo dated 19/05/11 of a dentist at work. Millions of children in England were not seen by an NHS dentist last year, new figures show. Data obtained by the Liberal Democrats show that 4.4 million children in England were not seen by an NHS dentist in the year to June 2023. Issue date: Tuesday September 19, 2023.

More than 150 hospital admissions in Waltham Forest to remove children's rotten ...

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings given to two Waltham Forest takeaways

General view of estate agents signs outside a block of flats in Basingstoke, Hampshire.

Waltham Forest house prices crashed 5.5% in December

File photo dated 20/09/2021 of the scene in Chandos Crescent, Killamarsh, near Sheffield, where the bodies of John Paul Bennett, 13, Lacey Bennett, 11, their mother Terri Harris, 35, and Lacey's friend Connie Gent, 11, were discovered at a property. A series of "very stark" failures by the Probation Service contributed to the murders of a mother and three children by Damien Bendall, a coroner has concluded. Peter Nieto, the senior coroner for Derby and Derbyshire, said that while Bendall bore "primary responsibility" for the "brutal and savage" murders of Terri Harris, John Paul Bennett, Lacey Bennett and Connie Gent, there were "several very stark acts or omissions" by both the Probation Service and individuals that "accumulatively" contributed to the deaths. Issue date: Monday October 23, 2023.

Homicide rate in London among highest in England and Wales

More than 1,000 operations cancelled at Barts Health Trust

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings handed to two Waltham Forest restaurants

People looking at house price signs displayed in the window of an estate agents in Lewes, East Sussex, as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said that the average UK house price has surged by £24,000 during the past year of coronavirus lockdowns. Issue date: Wednesday May 19, 2021.

Hundreds of landlord repossession claims threatened renters in Waltham Forest la...

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