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  • Should council be backing Christmas tree-selling business?

    This week saw the introduction of a Christmas tree selling business on Christ Church Green in Wanstead. While everyone accepts that all councils need to diversify and find new ways to make cash, is this really the most sensible approach? Businesses

  • The grand house that became home to a bishop

    The historic buildings in and around Church End form the core of the original village of Walthamstow and are a relatively familiar group of local landmarks. They include the parish church of St Mary and the adjacent early 19th century former infant

  • Man, 19, arrested on suspicion of sharing extremist material

    A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of sharing extremist material. The man was arrested at an address in east London on Friday, the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command said. He has been taken to a police station where

  • Then & Now: The area that was a 'suburban dream'

    Pictured at the top of this page is Old Church Road looking north in c1925. With solid housing, plenty of amenities, a rich social life, close to the forest and fast trains to London, Chingford must have been the suburban dream for so may people