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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
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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
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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
Pearly Kings and Queens to lead procession through City of London
The annual Costermongers Harvest Festivalon on Sunday 20th September begins in Guildhall Yard with an 80-strong Rock Choir, Morris and maypole dancing, a marching band and songs performed by members of the Pearly Kings and Queens Society
Casualty on Victoria Line halts Walthamstow Central services
Emergency services including multiple ambulances, a helicopter, and police vehicles rushed to the station at around 9.15am this morning (7th September)
Conservatives urge mayor to accelerate home retrofitting over high overheating risks
Tories say red tape is preventing installation of air conditioning reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
Concerns over disruption due to two-day London Marathon
100,000 participants will take part in the expanded event reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
Reform must use Havering to show Londoners they can run the capital
Assembly member Alex Wilson says running the borough gives his party the chance to show they are "solid, competent and stable" reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
Walthamstow church seeks alcohol license for community events
St Mary’s in Walthamstow Village has applied for a licence to serve alcohol and show films from midday until 10.30pm, and to push its closing time back from 4pm until 11pm
Khan accused of ‘lack of transparency’ over City Hall advertising spending
London Assembly committee argues the ad budget should be used more for public information campaigns and less on promoting the mayor's own achievements
Almost half of homeless residents placed out of borough
47% of households were placed in temporary accommodation outside the borough in April, thought this is down from a peak of 65% in October 2024,
Waltham Forest has fifth most street artworks in capital
With 58 recorded street artworks, the borough is one of the most colourful in London