More than £700m worth of investment is expected to come to the borough by 2018, according to the council. Council leader Chris Robbins outlined the authority’s plan to attract development and business to Waltham Forest at an event this week.
A government regulator has blocked a potential Thames Water price hike. Ofwat published the result today, confirming that an 8 per cent rise for 2014-15, amounting to £29 extra per year would not be added to customers’ bills. The water provider
I feel obliged to respond to Tony Phillips argument that health tourists do not contribute to the NHS shortage of funds (Guardian, November 7). I am old enough to remember the 1950s when Unions were fighting to get its members, including me, a
There have been lots of upsetting cases of child abuse and neglect in the news recently. Hearing these tragic stories has been heart-wrenching. With this in mind, I was shocked to find out that the law on child neglect is 80 years old. Because
Remembrance services will be held in Epping Forest and across the London boroughs of Waltham Forest and Redbridge this weekend and on Monday. Remembrance Day services will be held to pay respect to servicemen and women who have given their lives
Crostyx Ladies first team strengthened their position at the top of East Women’s Hockey League Division C after an emphatic 3-0 win over rivals Sudbury on Saturday. A pin-point pass from Laura Feldman found Sarah Belsham, who started an incisive
A lorry travelled for a mile down the M11 in the wrong direction after the driver suffered a suspected heart attack at the wheel. Police were called to the incident on the M11 between junctions 4 and 6, near the A406 in Woodford at around 4.45pm
A business owner has been left devastated after a fire gutted the company’s two industrial units and destroyed its stock yesterday. Kyri Perifimou, 47, who runs Soprano, a men’s fashion accessory supplier, said the fire could not have happened
The chief executive of Lee Valley Regional Park Authority has said the organisation is “extremely proud” after the International Hockey Federation (FIH) decided to stage the 2018 Hockey Women’s World Cup at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The announcement
A business centre has been left without phone and internet access for almost two weeks, after strong winds knocked over several telephone poles. Hobbs Cross Business Centre, in Hobbs Cross Road, Epping, houses 18 different companies which have
A woman who was conned out of £750 by a gang of rogue traders posing as gardeners has warned others to be on their guard. The woman in her 60s, who wishes to remain anonymous, was duped last month when three men came to her front door saying they
David Mooney insists the O’s will not take non-league opponents Southport lightly this weekend in the FA Cup. Orient are overwhelming favourites to get past a Southport team sitting 16th in the Conference in the first round tie. The underdogs
An Olympic gold medallist has been elected on to the board of Sport England, it has been announced. Chigwell-born Sally Gunnell, who attended West Hatch High School in High Road, is one of seven new board members who will ensure over £1b of public
Eton Manor recorded a comprehensive 48-0 victory over Romford & Gidea Park to close the gap on leaders Westcliff in London One North. Manor are second in the division and seven points off the top after Westcliff’s loss to Chingford on Saturday
West Ham United will be looking to increase their unbeaten away run to four games at Carrow Road this weekend when they face Norwich City. The Hammers hadn’t won a game on their travels since March, but have recently resurrected their away form
An MP has congratulated councillors and residents following their victory in reducing a nightclub's opening hours. Chingford and Woodford MP, Iain Duncan Smith has welcomed yesterday's efforts of a district judge at Barkingside Magistrates Court
A woman will appear in court today charged with assault, ill-treatment, neglect, and abandonment of young people. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons and who lives in Walthamstow, was arrested on April 18 and charged with four separate
The population of Waltham Forest drops by more than 20 per cent during a normal working day, it has been revealed. Data from the 2011 census, released by the Office for National Statistics, shows that of all London boroughs, Waltham Forest sees
A man charged with possession with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs will appear in court today. Leon Anthony Thompson, 35, of Cary Road in Leytonstone, was arrested on May 8 by police in Harrow Green Road, Leytonstone. Thompson will
An East London Runners duo completed the New York Marathon on Sunday with both crossing the line after breaking the four-hour barrier. Ciaran Canavan’s excellent time of 2.50.16 saw him finish 283rd in the Big Apple, while Tom Woods finished in
