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TfL urged to establish rules for e-bike operators ahead of London-wide rollout
A new law is about to hand sweeping licensing powers to TfL to create a single city-wide regulatory framework for dockless e-bike operators
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Critics claim Khan’s new disability action plan ‘lacks ambition’
Lib Dem leader at City Hall warns the mayor's new action plan for deaf and disabled Londoners "risks papering over accessibility failures rather than confronting them"
Man, 21, charged for targeting Muslim venues in Leyton
Illia Bilyk has been charged with five counts of racially and religiously aggravated criminal damage after various Muslim venues in East London were targeted in January 2025
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Warning issued for Waltham Forest’s butterfly numbers after hottest summer yet
Butterfly conservationists are predicting that the real cost of this summer's extreme weather may not be felt until next year, when this year's drought-stressed caterpillars should be emerging as adults
Tory leader calls for strict regulation of dockless e-bikes in Waltham Forest
Councillor Emma Best said this week the Tories did not oppose the introduction of dockless e-bikes in the borough but urged the council to enforce eleven “firm red lines” around their use
Publicly-owned buses could soon be arriving in London
Transport for London officials are set to start engaging bus operators later this month to discuss the feasibility of bringing franchised services in house
London Assembly condemns Greens for refusing to cooperate with Home Office on immigration raids
Greater London Authority members have passed a motion condemning Green-led councils, including Waltham Forest, for refusing to cooperate with the Home Office on immigration raids
TfL faces prosecution for alleged safety failures at Walthamstow Bus Station
The health and safety charges, brought by the HSE, come nearly three years after Grace Mecaley, 74, was fatally struck by a route 212 bus at the station in December 2023
Council approves alcohol license for St Mary’s Walthamstow
The church says a full alcohol licence will give the church flexibility to host more fundraising and outreach events, having regularly reached its current limit of 15 events each year
Council green-lights plans to convert disused buildings into flats
Councillors approved a scheme to turn offices in Rowan House, in Leytonstone, and a care home in Forest Gate into flats
Barts NHS Trust celebrates successful opening of specialist breast cancer centre
Breast cancer surgery began at the St Barthomelew's Hospital's Smithfield Wing in March, and more than 120 patients have since undergone surgery there
Trading standards cuts across London limiting capacity to tackle illegal vape sales
Years of austerity has eroded capital’s enforcement capacity to a critical point, Chartered Trading Standards Institute boss tells London Assembly
No disciplinary proceedings for Met officer who shot Walthamstow man
Exclusive: The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has found no grounds for disciplinary action after a Met officer shot an armed man during a four-hour stand-off in Higham Hill last October
Outer London connectivity ‘still not good enough’
Sadiq Khan has been urged to do more to improve public transport options for people travelling within and between outer London boroughs
London Fire Brigade responded to 209 wildfires this summer
Firefighters attended a total of 55,838 incidents across the capital between May and August, the brigade's busiest summer in the last five years
‘Too many’ residents homeless or dissatisfied with council housing, Greens say
Green deputy leader Eva Tabbasam told her cabinet colleagues today that "too many" council tenants were dissatisfied with Waltham Forest's housing service
Chingford care home staff shed their locks for Great Ormond Street Hospital
The team at The Spinney Care Home managed to raise close to £2k for Great Ormond Street Hospital after waving goodbye to their locks
City Hall planning chief defends ‘pragmatic’ approach to Green Belt development
The new draft London Plan claims that construction on brownfield sites alone will not meet the city’s housing needs going forward
LFB: Huge fire at Leyton metal recycling centre ‘under control’
Around 20 tonnes of scrap metal was alight at a metal recycling centre in the Argall Avenue Industrial Estate this morning
Agreement reached on air conditioning for London buses as strike action cancelled
Hundreds of bus drivers have been taking industrial action this summer over high vehicle temperatures during the heatwaves