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Chingford post office robbers ‘make off with £40k’
Police officers arrived at the scene yesterday within two minutes of being called, but the suspects had already left the scene on their e-bikes
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St James Street area improvement works begin
Courtenay Place, which links St James Street Station and Walthamstow High Street is currently closed while works take place to improve the area
Photography: ‘Her Work, Her Story’ by Nicky Bamber
North Chingford photographer Nicky Bamber has captured the faces behind the many female-run businesses in Station Road
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‘Fined first, questions later’: Anger at waste enforcement agency’s ‘aggressive’ tactics
Waltham Forest Council’s outsourced waste enforcement contractor 3GS has come under fire after issuing incorrect fines and overstepping its authority on a number of occasions
Walthamstow author wins coveted Waterstones Children’s Book Prize award
Ex-lawyer and teacher Janeen Hayat won the Best Book for Younger Readers prize for her 'beautiful' debut novel Evie and Maryam's Family Tree
Works on stalled Walthamstow health centre to finally go ahead
Jazz Yard will house a merged practice bringing together the Firs Medical Centre and the former St James Medical Centre
Council opens grant applications for community cultural events
The Fellowship Fund will award grants for activities running from May 2026 to March 2027
London councillors join campaign to divest pension pots from firms ‘enabling war crimes’
More than 150 councillors in the capital have demand a pooled investment fund for borough councils exclude firms linked to Israeli government's attacks on Palestinians
Council warns City Airport its plans for larger aircraft may increase noise pollution
The airport is currently consulting on proposals to introduce a shallower landing approach, which would allow aircraft used by airlines such as EasyJet to land there
Labour backs Lime bikes in pre-election ‘U-turn’
The party’s manifesto for May's election says it will “work with dockless bike providers to introduce a scheme which works for all residents”
Over 30 Waltham Forest schools to ban smartphones
The ban, which will come into force in September, will affect 34 schools
Man left unconscious after Wood Street assault
A 37-year-old man was rushed to hospital last night following an assault in Wood Street while another man, 46, has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm
Comment: ‘Palestinian advocacy should not be suppressed’
The Waltham Forest Palestine Solidarity Campaign (WFPSC) respond to an Echo article about an event they sought to hold in January that was cancelled amid controversy around its aims and content
New Walthamstow mural celebrates St James Street’s working class history
St James Street Big Local have unveiled a new community mural celebrating the area’s rich social history and cultural diversity
Vestry House Museum to reopen in the Autumn
The new museum features five permanent exhibition spaces alongside a temporary exhibition space and new learning room, as well as a newly-built café, and flexible creative workspaces
Leyton youth exclusion centre costs council £1m more than planned
It was initially meant to cost up to £7.06m, but developers were assigned an extra £1.07m by Waltham Forest Council last week, bringing the total budget to £8.5m
Married at First Sight star Mel Schilling dies aged 54 as tributes paid
Married at First Sight star Mel Schilling has died at the age of 54, following a terminal cancer diagnosis
Rumoured Celebrity Traitors lineup includes Stephen Graham and Hugh Grant
The likes of Adolescence star Stephen Graham and Bridget Jones actor Hugh Grant are rumoured to be part of the Celebrity Traitors series two lineup.
Rare Royal Mint 20p coin sells for 211 times face value due to missing detail
A 'rare' 20p coin has sold for more than 211 times its face value on eBay this month.
Newly built modern home in Walthamstow on the market for £1.1million
A newly built family home in one of Walthamstow’s most sought-after neighbourhoods has come onto the market with a guide price of £1.1 million to £1.2 million.