WALTHAM Forest has the 35th highest unemployment rate in Britain, with just 68 per cent of the working population in jobs. Pockets of the borough are suffering higher than average unemployment figures despite national levels being their lowest for
THE Beckham trail, the council's website which traces the footsteps of Leytonstone-born and Chingford-bred David Beckham, has been voted the best celebrity find for 2003 by internet search engine Yahoo. The website traces the life of the England captain
WAGN says sorry for trains that didn't stop TRAIN company WAGN has failed to come up with a logical explanation as to why rail passengers bound for Highams Park were left stranded in Chingford on Friday, January 9. Train users at Walthamstow Central
ARE you an engineer, craftsman, inventor or healthcare professional? The charity Remap is looking for volunteers in Waltham Forest to help design and make technical aids, devices and equipment for disabled people to use in their homes, workplaces,
PROGRAMME makers are looking for people having trouble selling their homes to contact them for a television makeover series. Channel 4s Selling Houses is urging people from Waltham Forest to come forward. To take part, post your property details with
CECILIA Prosper, a campaigner and political activist in Waltham Forest, has died from bowel cancer, aged 43. Tributes have been pouring in for Ms Prosper, a single mum with a 12-year-old son, after she lost her fight against the disease last Thursday
STAFF at Whipps Cross University Hospital could have acted faster to diagnose a fatal blood clot on an alcoholic's brain, an inquest heard this week. Thomas Connelly, of Downsfield Road, Walthamstow, died on August 8 after falling over in Palmerston
A DISABLED woman says she is "seriously worried" about leaving her used injection needles box outside her door in case they are stolen by drug addicts. The resident of Bushwood, Leytonstone, said Whipps Cross University Hospital Trust contractors were
YOUNGSTERS are being offered the chance to learn new skills with free training courses in DJ-ing, video production and MC workshops. Company Que Beat is working with Waltham Forest Youth and Community Service to offer the courses to young people across
ANCIENT woodland will be sought out and explored during a guided walk led by Epping Forest Verderer Peter Adams on Saturday, January 24. Meet at 10.30am at the junction of Keynsham Avenue and Chingford Lane, Highams Park, to visit Woodford Wood and
