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Teen found with stab wounds near St James Street Station
The 16-year-old was stabbed outside Clapton Station in Hackney before making his way to St James Street last night (9th August) where emergency services found him
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Walthamstow jewellery thieves jailed
Marian Cercel, 53, and Ionut Craciun, 36, who both live in Walthamstow, were part of a gang linked to 27 burglaries in Cambridgeshire and Buckinghamshire where jewellery worth more than £130,000 was stolen
Sadiq Khan under pressure to scrap floating bus stops
Waltham Forest campaigners are amongst disability groups warning of ‘legitimate risk’ reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
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London’s burial crisis: how the capital is running out of space for the dead
Many of the capital's local authorities will have no space by 2040 reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
London bus drivers ‘breaking down’ from fatigue
Drivers are highlighting conditions that they say leave them too tired to do the job reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
Barts Health to support 1,000 young people across East London into NHS careers
Supported by Barts Charity, Healthcare Horizons is a programme that helps young people develop the skills, experience and confidence to pursue careers in healthcare
Housing association L&Q launches £120k funding pot for local youth services
Grassroots groups in Waltham Forest can bid for grants to power projects offering young people "a better alternative to the streets and building life skills that help them thrive"
Still no arrests after Chingford Mount stabbing on Tuesday
Police are still searching for who stabbed a 24-year-old man in Brook Crescent on Tuesday evening (4th August)
Council leader joins Green counterparts in calling new single-sex guidance an ‘attack on trans people’
Councillor Paul Perkins joined Green council leaders from Hackney, Haringey, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark in telling the government today's single sex guidance “will feel like an attack” on trans+ people"
Local disability transport service secures £811k grant
Community Transport Waltham Forest, which provides vital transport for disabled and motor impaired residents, has been given a £811,860 grant from the Motability Foundation
Advertorial: How Waltham Forest Small Businesses Compare Office Space Beyond the Borough
Many Waltham Forest businesses do not keep their office search inside the borough. Office space in areas like Waltham Abbey can come into that comparison for some firms.
Social media ban will help young people become ‘good active citizens’ says Khan
But the move on its own “won’t be enough” and needs to be part of a range of measures to help youngsters gain skills
Refurb works at Leyton Sports Ground begin
A small section of the historic Cricket Pavilion building that was formerly used as the umpire's office is being refurbished
Council defends new Chingford crematorium amid claims it is ‘unnecessary’
Waltham Forest Council has said 'residents should be able to pay final respects to their loved ones in their home borough' after a crematorium expert said the plans were not appropriate or necessary
From rivers to reservoirs: Waltham Forest’s renewed search for a place to cool down
After years of local discussion, will the new Green-run council deliver on residents' desire for an outdoor swimming spot?
Council buried Whitefield abuse report after school’s legal threat
Crucial 2016 findings about the misuse of seclusion rooms in Whitefield School were lost after Flourish Learning Trust threatened Waltham Forest Council with legal action
Khan launches new plan to ‘reverse the decline in our rivers’
The mayor this week launched a his clean water plan which aims to transform London’s “blue spaces” into swimmable areas where wildlife thrives
Plans for new flats near Blackhorse Road Station unveiled
A commercial building in Sutherland Road, near Blackhorse Road Station, could be converted into 22 homes according to new plans submitted to Waltham Forest Council
Walthamstow kids help create TfL art map
Children at Whittingham Primary Academy collaborated with the artist Michael Crowe create the Spaghetti Map, which pinpoints the location of artworks on the London Underground
Plan to remove local council influence over NHS health boards in London slammed by MPs
Under proposed health reforms NHS integrated care board members nominated by local authorities will instead be replaced by someone nominated by the London mayor