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Soho Theatre Walthamstow welcomed 130,000 visitors in first year of being open
Since opening in May 2025, the 960‑seat theatre has staged over 100 shows spanning comedy, theatre, cabaret and music
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Leytonstone café has license reinstated after successful court appeal
The licence for Café Lounge, in Church Lane, had been revoked by Waltham Forest Council in April 2025 after immigration officers arrested four people without the right to work during a raid
Six sets of twins raise £4k for children’s hospice Haven House
The twins were among around 300 walkers who took part in this year's Sparkle Walk, helping to raise vital funds for the Woodford-Green based hospice
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Council to switch to new parking system from July
Residents will not be able to buy or renew permits on Monday 29th or Tuesday 30th June before the council migrates from RingGo to new parking system MiPermit on Wednesday 1st July
TfL urged to utilise new powers to curb ‘nuisance’ e-bike parking
A newly-passed law has handed sweeping licensing powers to TfL to create a single city-wide regulatory framework for dockless e-bike operators
Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre gym to get £250k facelift
The upgraded gym will be fully available to members from the end of June
Green council faces increasing costs to maintain cultural spaces, libraries, and parks
A new report lays bare the challenges facing the new administration's bid to keep the borough's cultural services and libraries up to standard
Khan still waiting to decide if he’ll seek fourth term
The London mayor is already the longest-serving in the office but has yet to confirm his intentions ahead of the next election in 2028
Summer renovation works to take place at William Morris Gallery
The works will bring some temporary disruption, with parts of the Gallery closing from Monday, 22nd June
Book review: Street Sweeper by Bren Gosling
Sarah Jones reviews Walthamstow author and playwright Bren Gosling's debut novel which tells the story of a "tender and complex" romance between Almir, a former boy soldier now working as a street sweeper, and Roland, a Jamaican man grieving his mother
The Waltham Forest rebel who challenged notions of womanhood in Edwardian Britain
Social historian Esther Freeman tells the story of Eva Slawson, one of many female Londoners who rebelled against patriarchy in the early 1900s
Blue Tit London open ‘welcoming and expressive’ Blackhorse Road hair salon
The eco-minded hair salon opened near Blackhorse Road Station in May
Further assessments needed on London City Airport expansion, says London Assembly member
In 2024 ministers greenlit a proposal to increase capacity from 6.5 million to 9 million passengers a year
Row over policing numbers in London as Khan under pressure to hit election pledge
The London mayor promised to put 1,300 extra police officers, community support officers and special constables on the streets by 2028
40 firefighters race to Highams Park street after garage goes up in flames
A garage, an outbuilding and two motorbikes were destroyed in the fire yesterday evening on The Hale
Local schools ‘struggling’ to achieve balanced budgets amid falling pupil numbers, council report states
A new council report lays bare the difficulty that the new Green administration faces in terms of schools and children's services
Local twinning association celebrates ‘landmark’ trip to Caribbean
Since 1999, Waltham Forest has been twinned with Antigua & Barbuda and Dominica, and this recent visit marks a major milestone for the The Waltham Forest Twinning Association
Green cabinet approves new housing and foster care policies in first meeting
The nine new cabinet members sat for the first time on Tuesday (2nd June)
Keen walker, 70, raises over £5k for Walthamstow community centre after completing 700km trek
Richard Bennett, who is a trustee for The Mill in Coppermill Lane, set off on a bold 700km walk across the country on 13th April, completing it on Sunday 31st May
Fundraising campaign launched to save Leyton Más
The organisers of Waltham Forest's largest free community carnival say it is facing a significant funding gap