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WALTHAM FOREST: Voluntary sector "could implode"

2:13pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

A CRISIS is looming in the provision of vital care for Waltham Forest’s most vulnerable adults, voluntary organisations have warned.

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WALTHAMSTOW: Man denies kidnap and murder of 24-year-old

10:27am Tuesday 16th March 2010

A WALTHAMSTOW man has denied abducting and murdering a 24-year-old man in east London.

WALTHAM FOREST: Council claims credit for reduction in obesity

7:00am Tuesday 16th March 2010

A DROP in childhood obesity rates in Waltham Forest is partly due to the council's ban on fast food outlets opening near schools, the authority has claimed.

LEYTON: Labour candidate says Brown is "wrong" about BA strike

3:34pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

THE Labour candidate for Leyton & Wanstead has said Gordon Brown is wrong to condemn the strikes by British Airways (BA) staff.

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WALTHAM FOREST: Plans for temporary classrooms criticised

3:43pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

PLANS to deal with a shortage of primary school places by cramming new pupils into temporary classrooms and mobile units have been criticised by councillors and school governors.

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WALTHAMSTOW: Event to celebrate Women's Day

3:55pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

MORE than 150 women attended an event to celebrate International Women's Day on Saturday.

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WALTHAM FOREST: CPS chief hits back at damning report

3:38pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

THE chief prosecutor for London has promised to improve services after a damning report on falling conviction rates in the capital.

REDBRIDGE: Borough getting fatter, health chiefs warn

3:18pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

REDBRIDGE is facing rising levels of obesity and is outstripping the rest of the capital, health bosses have warned.

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REDBRIDGE: CPS chief promises action following damning report

2:54pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

THE chief prosecutor for London has promised to work with police and courts to improve services after a damning report on falling conviction rates in the capital.