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Recording the river
Violinist and local composer Ellie Wilson has recorded an album that captures the sounds of flowing water, birds and the surrounding urban environment around the River Ching
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Highams Park Tesco shoplifters charged after stealing £2,000 worth of alcohol and toys
A man and a woman were chased down and detained by two plain-clothed police officers on Friday 10th April
Waltham Forest College appoints new principal and chief executive
Jane Button, who is currently principal of Southwark College, will begin her post at the start of the autumn term
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Waltham Forest Council cancels most meetings until election
A full council meeting, alongside planning and budget scrutiny committee meetings have been cancelled
‘Amazing uncle’ who was fatally stabbed in Leyton named
Suhayb Abdulkadir, 24, was stabbed to death in Leyton last Thursday (23rd April)
‘We’re feeling good about our chances in May’: Greens buoyed by ‘positive’ reception in St James
As a recent YouGov poll projects the Greens will have the biggest vote share of all parties in Waltham Forest at next month's local election, the Echo speaks to their candidates as they go out canvassing
Labour: ‘We’re proud of our track record in the town hall’
Promising continued investments in education, children's services, affordable housing, leisure centres and cultural venues, Waltham Forest Council leader Grace Williams says Labour is the right choice for voters on Thursday, 7th May
Row erupts between Tories and council over ‘purdah breaching’ resident survey
Waltham Forest Tory leader Emma Best has accused the town hall of breaking electoral sensitivity rules by conducting its annual resident survey during purdah
Growing frustration as review into Whitefield School abuse beset by delays
38 pupils were subjected to physical and psychological abuse while placed in so‑called “calming rooms” at the school between 2014 and 2017
‘We naively thought the council would help us – not throw us out’
Blackhorse Road barbershop Timmy Tapers were given notice to leave the Blackhorse Road warehouse they operated from in March
Shoplifting across London trebles in five years, new analysis shows
Met Police only force in country where the percentage of shoplifting cases resulting in a charge is lower than 10%
Four arrested after man, 24, stabbed to death in Leyton
The 24-year-old was sadly pronounced dead despite the efforts of paramedics in the early hours of this morning
Greens projected to win most seats in Waltham Forest – poll
A YouGov poll for Sky News says the Green Party will uproot Labour in the May local elections
Khan vows to work with any Green or Reform-led London councils after election
Polling suggests the two parties could end up winning control of some borough councils at the local elections taking place on Thursday, 7th May
Waltham Forest pension fund invests in US gas field expansion
Waltham Forest's Pension Fund has invested in a fund that paid $5bn for the construction of a sprawling natural gas complex in Texas, despite the council's divestment from fossil fuel companies in 2022
Walthamstow charity shop appeals for much needed donations
The British Heart Foundation on Walthamstow High Street is in particular need of quality menswear and womenswear
Walthamstow secondary school caterer fined £125k for mouse infestation
The Pantry UK Limited had been contracted to serve 500 meals per day at Willowfield School until a mouse infestation in the canteen kitchen was uncovered by the council in 2024
Leyton steel fabrication business eyes expansion amid £500k grant
Among its recent work, Metallico delivered key structural steelwork for Bacchanalia Restaurant in Mayfair, producing the support structures used to suspend sculptures by artist Damien Hirst
Thorpe Coombe Hospital in Walthamstow sold to Aldi
The retailer has taken control of the former maternity and psychriatric hospital through a deal with the North East London NHS Foundation Trust
Food outlet fined nearly £4k as CCTV shows rubbish being dumped yards from door
Chaat N Grill in Ilford and its owner, Irshad Ahmed, 55, have been fined nearly £4,000 after CCTV showed rubbish being fly-tipped just yards from its doorstep.