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Third Tory enters race to become party’s Mayor of London nominee
Businessman Alex Challoner has pledged to "unleash London" reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
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Reform UK candidate vows to run London like ‘Tokyo on steroids’
Laila Cunningham pledged to "embrace tech to the maximum" to solve the capital's problems reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy
‘Traumatic’ school closure procedures need to be reformed, says new report
Lengthy closure consultations can leave families in limbo for months, London Councils warns
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Leasehold reform needs to happen faster, warns London Assembly member
Flats in London and (inset) assembly member Sem Moema
Animal rights campaigners call on council to enact stronger welfare policies
The newly-formed residents’ group, Waltham Forest Earth & Animal Rights Collective (WEARC), is urging the council to discourage the sale and use of inhumane pest control like glue traps and catapults
Over 7,000 low-income residents to pay more council tax under Green proposals
Low-income residents with “limited capability for work” or who have children under five are currently able to apply for an 85% reduction - but Waltham Forest Council is consulting on cutting that to 75%
Council reveals new design for sinking cricket pavilion in Chingford
Outline design plans for Rolls Sports Ground's cricket pavilion come six years after it shut due to subsidence concerns
Advertorial: Click, Collect, Shop Local: Make Waltham Forest’s High Streets Easier to Support
Click and collect connects the convenience of browsing from home with the familiarity of buying from a neighbourhood business. Done well, it gives residents another reason to choose a local shop
Leyton secondary school to shut next year
The Griffin Schools Trust has announced The Lammas School will shut at the end of the current academic year (31st August 2027) following "sustained reductions in pupil intake"
Burnham speech welcomed at City Hall but question over ‘trust’ with Whitehall remains
Deputy mayor hails Burnham’s devolution agenda but says some Whitehall departments still have reservations around giving away powers
Council proposes closing Walthamstow primary school
The town hall is set to launch a six-week consultation on closing Edinburgh Primary School, which is operating below 20% capacity
Khan lays out his three Burnham budget demands
The prime minister is giving a speech at Labour Party Conference today while the chancellor is due to present the budget to MPs next month
Walthamstow man jailed for role in massive mobile phone smuggling network
Ismat Miakhel, 33, was jailed for nine years for his role in an organised crime group that trafficked up to 40,000 stolen phones to China
Developers moving away from leasehold flats as market has ‘collapsed’
High service charges and fears over being held liable for cladding and maintenance issues have dampened demand across London
Most Met Police officers yet to complete ‘mandatory’ training on data protection, boss admits
It comes after the Information Commissioner’s Office found “serious and ongoing shortcomings” in the Met’s data protection training
TfL handed £2m fine over 20-year failure to keep Walthamstow Bus Station safe
Exclusive: Transport for London's conviction comes nearly three years after a retired nurse was fatally hit by a double-decker bus in December 2023
Caribbean bar in Chingford Mount granted late weekend closing
RnR Lounge, described as a “stylish” bar and restaurant serving Caribbean food and cocktails, will now close at 1am on Thursdays and Sundays, and 4am on Fridays and Saturdays
Council to launch £2.25m anti-smoking scheme
The council's commitment comes as it races to meet a target of less than 5% adult smokers by 2030
Advertorial: Is Your Laptop Being Monitored? What Waltham Forest Remote Workers Should Know
‘monitoring laptop’ sounds like something that happens to office workers with a company laptop. It’s not seen as something that happens to someone doing freelancing from a coworking desk.
Local campaigners call for NHS to tear up £330m Palantir contract
Campaigners and Barts Health NHS Trust staff say the big data company, based in the US, is unfit to handle sensitive patient information and attacked it for providing surveillance technology to militaries and police forces