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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"
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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.
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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
Two huge co-living developments planned in Walthamstow
Developer SoCo is pursuing a 310-room scheme in Wood Street and a second 319-room development for the former Wilko building in Walthamstow High Street
London officially in drought
The drought announcement comes as the capital bakes under the fourth heatwave of the summer so far
Cleaning up London’s air pollution could prevent 44,000 premature deaths by 2050
While City Hall has made progress on air quality in recent years the capital still lags behind other UK cities
Fire Brigade issues wildfire warning ahead of 35C heatwave
Tomorrow’s heat comes after a busy weekend for London’s firefighters who responded to 2,729 emergency calls between Friday and Sunday and attended 1,345 incidents across the capital
Late night Hoe Street café given green light to open
The café will serve customers from midday until 2am, seven days a week
Give TfL full control over driverless taxi trials, ministers urged
Firms including Uber, Wayve and Waymo are seeking approval to transport passengers in automated vehicles in London as soon as this year
Waste experts warn London Assembly of difficulties faced by councils in tackling fly-tipping
Consumerist culture, inadequate buildings, confusing differences between boroughs and disposal costs all blamed for the problem
Barts launch new campaign to make Whipps Cross ‘cleaner and greener’
The new Love Whipps Cross scheme, launching later this summer, will see staff install 22 new bins, introduce new water-refill stations, improve paths, remove weeds, and upgrade the lighting