Waltham Forest news

• Age UK Waltham Forest awarded £59k for community bridging project - Waltham Forest Echo

  04-03-2026 17:56
  Age UK Waltham Forest awarded £59k for community bridging project  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Chingford primary to gain new kitchen and classrooms - Waltham Forest Echo

  04-03-2026 17:08
  Chingford primary to gain new kitchen and classrooms  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Councillors rubber stamp 26 storey towers in Lea Bridge - Waltham Forest Echo

  04-03-2026 14:26
  Councillors rubber stamp 26 storey towers in Lea Bridge  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Man who was stabbed in heart at Walthamstow home named - Waltham Forest Echo

  03-03-2026 18:20
  Man who was stabbed in heart at Walthamstow home named  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Residents invited to join council’s Spring Clean effort - Waltham Forest Echo

  03-03-2026 14:37
  Residents invited to join council’s Spring Clean effort  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Waltham Forest residents get £113 added to council tax bills as budget approved after £19m bailout - MyLondon

  03-03-2026 14:07
  Waltham Forest residents get £113 added to council tax bills as budget approved after £19m bailout  MyLondon
  
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• Community cinema launches at Leytonstone’s St John’s Church - Waltham Forest Echo

  03-03-2026 12:35
  Community cinema launches at Leytonstone’s St John’s Church  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Walthamstow Stadium gym launches free table tennis classes for kids - Waltham Forest Echo

  02-03-2026 15:23
  Walthamstow Stadium gym launches free table tennis classes for kids  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Waltham Forest NEU members resist management attacks - Counterfire

  26-02-2026 21:13
  Waltham Forest NEU members resist management attacks  Counterfire
  
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• Staff on London transport network face ‘horrific assaults’ - Waltham Forest Echo

  26-02-2026 12:30
  Staff on London transport network face ‘horrific assaults’  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• New Superloop bus route set to link two east London boroughs - Newham Recorder

  26-02-2026 12:13
  New Superloop bus route set to link two east London boroughs  Newham Recorder
  
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• New Superloop bus route set to link two east London boroughs - East London Advertiser

  26-02-2026 12:13
  New Superloop bus route set to link two east London boroughs  East London Advertiser
  
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• German Doner Kebab in Leytonstone allowed later weekend closing hours - Waltham Forest Echo

  25-02-2026 17:45
  German Doner Kebab in Leytonstone allowed later weekend closing hours  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• TfL approves new Superloop bus route from Stratford to Chingford - Waltham Forest Echo

  25-02-2026 14:46
  TfL approves new Superloop bus route from Stratford to Chingford  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Waltham Forest Council says £19m government bailout will only be used if 'absolutely necessary' - My London

  25-02-2026 00:05
  Waltham Forest Council says £19m government bailout will only be used if 'absolutely necessary'  My London
  
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• Londoners offered free wildflower seeds to plant flowers in time for spring - London Now

  24-02-2026 17:59
  Londoners offered free wildflower seeds to plant flowers in time for spring  London Now
  
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• Nearly half of cyclists ‘still feel unsafe’ on London’s roads - Waltham Forest Echo

  24-02-2026 13:32
  Nearly half of cyclists ‘still feel unsafe’ on London’s roads  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Waltham Forest council tax to rise by 4.99 per cent - My London

  24-02-2026 12:01
  Waltham Forest council tax to rise by 4.99 per cent  My London
  
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• Waltham Forest Council says £19m government bailout will only be used if 'absolutely necessary' - MyLondon

  24-02-2026 11:19
  Waltham Forest Council says £19m government bailout will only be used if 'absolutely necessary'  MyLondon
  
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• Waltham Forest council tax to rise by 4.99 per cent - MyLondon

  24-02-2026 09:00
  Waltham Forest council tax to rise by 4.99 per cent  MyLondon
  
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• Council urges Home Office to rethink changes to permanent settlement - Waltham Forest Echo

  23-02-2026 18:26
  Council urges Home Office to rethink changes to permanent settlement  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Waltham Forest Council forced to pay out £275k in compensation to residents - My London

  23-02-2026 17:56
  Waltham Forest Council forced to pay out £275k in compensation to residents  My London
  
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• Man charged with murder following fatal Walthamstow stabbing - Waltham Forest Echo

  23-02-2026 11:44
  Man charged with murder following fatal Walthamstow stabbing  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Waltham Forest Council forced to pay out £275k in compensation to residents - MyLondon

  23-02-2026 09:00
  Waltham Forest Council forced to pay out £275k in compensation to residents  MyLondon
  
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• Residents oppose German Doner Kebab’s plan to shut at 3am - Waltham Forest Echo

  20-02-2026 15:33
  Residents oppose German Doner Kebab’s plan to shut at 3am  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• New pedicab regulations to end ‘black market’ in central London - Waltham Forest Echo

  20-02-2026 14:10
  New pedicab regulations to end ‘black market’ in central London  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Cabinet members approve council tax rise - Waltham Forest Echo

  19-02-2026 18:11
  Cabinet members approve council tax rise  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Waltham Forest students battle it out at Jack Petchey public speaking challenge - Waltham Forest Echo

  19-02-2026 17:59
  Waltham Forest students battle it out at Jack Petchey public speaking challenge  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Eight sheep killed and 12 injured in Waltham Abbey livestock attack - Epping Forest Guardian

  17-02-2026 16:07
  Eight sheep killed and 12 injured in Waltham Abbey livestock attack  Epping Forest Guardian
  
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• Employment in Waltham Forest down 0.7% - Waltham Forest Echo

  17-02-2026 14:25
  Employment in Waltham Forest down 0.7%  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• New South Chingford community hub to open in April - Waltham Forest Echo

  16-02-2026 17:55
  New South Chingford community hub to open in April  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Waltham Forest rated best east London borough to live in - Romford Recorder

  16-02-2026 17:06
  Waltham Forest rated best east London borough to live in  Romford Recorder
  
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• Waltham Forest rated best east London borough to live in - London Now

  16-02-2026 17:06
  Waltham Forest rated best east London borough to live in  London Now
  
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• 'Suspicious activity' in alleyway led police on trail of drug dealer - Epping Forest Guardian

  16-02-2026 16:44
  'Suspicious activity' in alleyway led police on trail of drug dealer  Epping Forest Guardian
  
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• Higham Hill alleyway transformed by animated mural of fox - Waltham Forest Echo

  16-02-2026 16:24
  Higham Hill alleyway transformed by animated mural of fox  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Council unveils plans for new SEND school site in Walthamstow - Waltham Forest Echo

  13-02-2026 17:21
  Council unveils plans for new SEND school site in Walthamstow  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Waltham Forest paid out more than £274k in compensation to residents, data shows - Yellow Advertiser

  13-02-2026 14:40
  Waltham Forest paid out more than £274k in compensation to residents, data shows  Yellow Advertiser
  
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• Principal who led college to 'outstanding' status to step down - Guardian Series

  13-02-2026 11:02
  Principal who led college to 'outstanding' status to step down  Guardian Series
  
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• Principal who led college to 'outstanding' status to step down - London Now

  13-02-2026 09:00
  Principal who led college to 'outstanding' status to step down  London Now
  
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• Council to raise rent for garages and caravan owners - Waltham Forest Echo

  12-02-2026 16:58
  Council to raise rent for garages and caravan owners  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Waltham Forest College principal announces retirement - Waltham Forest Echo

  12-02-2026 15:15
  Waltham Forest College principal announces retirement  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Changing of the guard at Waltham Forest College - FE Week

  12-02-2026 15:00
  Changing of the guard at Waltham Forest College  FE Week
  
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• Man, 19, found dead in Hollow Pond, Leytonstone - Waltham Forest Echo

  12-02-2026 14:46
  Man, 19, found dead in Hollow Pond, Leytonstone  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Walthamstow man who sexually assaulted sleeping woman on tube jailed - Waltham Forest Echo

  11-02-2026 18:56
  Walthamstow man who sexually assaulted sleeping woman on tube jailed  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Newham Council to provide Waltham Forest with social care equipment - Waltham Forest Echo

  11-02-2026 18:21
  Newham Council to provide Waltham Forest with social care equipment  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Waltham Forest Council - My London

  11-02-2026 12:12
  Waltham Forest Council  My London
  
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• Council seeks £19m bailout as it struggles to balance books - Waltham Forest Echo

  10-02-2026 15:47
  Council seeks £19m bailout as it struggles to balance books  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Saint Francis Hospice opens new shop in Waltham Forest - Guardian Series

  10-02-2026 06:00
  Saint Francis Hospice opens new shop in Waltham Forest  Guardian Series
  
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• Saint Francis Hospice opens new shop in Waltham Forest - Epping Forest Guardian

  10-02-2026 06:00
  Saint Francis Hospice opens new shop in Waltham Forest  Epping Forest Guardian
  
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• Armenian chef to open residency in Signature Brew Blackhorse Road - Waltham Forest Echo

  09-02-2026 17:18
  Armenian chef to open residency in Signature Brew Blackhorse Road  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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