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Waltham Forest Echo is the only print newspaper focused on the London borough of Waltham Forest. Established in 2014 as an independent not-for-profit community newspaper by Social Spider Community News. New stories daily https://walthamforestecho.co.uk/
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Trades Hall to screen unique short films about Walthamstow

Walthamstow Trades Hall will host a screening of short films that "explore the wonders of E17" on Sunday 9th November from 3pm to 6pm
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Trades Hall to screen unique short films about Walthamstow
Walthamstow Trades Hall will host a screening of short films that "explore the wonders of E17" on Sunday 9th November from 3pm to 6pm
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October 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Trades Hall to screen unique short films about Walthamstow

Walthamstow Trades Hall will host a screening of short films that "explore the wonders of E17" on Sunday 9th November from 3pm to 6pm
walthamforestecho.co.uk/2025/10/30/t...
Trades Hall to screen unique short films about Walthamstow
Walthamstow Trades Hall will host a screening of short films that "explore the wonders of E17" on Sunday 9th November from 3pm to 6pm
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October 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Trades Hall to screen unique short films about Walthamstow

Walthamstow Trades Hall will host a screening of short films that "explore the wonders of E17" on Sunday 9th November from 3pm to 6pm
walthamforestecho.co.uk/2025/10/30/t...
Trades Hall to screen unique short films about Walthamstow
Walthamstow Trades Hall will host a screening of short films that "explore the wonders of E17" on Sunday 9th November from 3pm to 6pm
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October 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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East 17 to play 'unforgettable' live show at Big Penny Social

The famous Walthamstow band will return to the stage for Big Penny Social's Christmas Launch Party on Friday 21st November
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East 17 to play 'unforgettable' live show at Big Penny Social
The famous Walthamstow band will return to the stage for Big Penny Social's Christmas Launch Party on Friday 21st November
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October 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Comment: 'Council is wasting taxpayer money on glossy PR campaigns'

Conservative councillor Mitchell Goldie says the council should stop spending money on 'glossy PR campaigns' and instead focus on delivering value for money
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Comment: 'Council is wasting taxpayer money on glossy PR campaigns'
Conservative councillor Mitchell Goldie says the council should stop spending money on 'glossy PR campaigns' and instead focus on delivering value for money
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October 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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'Pioneering' Chingford filmmaker passes

Theresa Rendle pays tribute to David Piggott, 85, a talented film auteur and documentarian of Chingford
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'Pioneering' Chingford filmmaker passes
Theresa Rendle pays tribute to David Piggott, 85, a talented film auteur and documentarian of Chingford
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October 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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NHS NEL still facing huge £22m budget shortfall

By August, NHS North East London (NEL) was supposed to have saved a combined total of £125m but had only managed to deliver £103.6m in cuts
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NHS NEL still facing huge £22m budget shortfall
By August, NHS North East London (NEL) was supposed to have saved a combined total of £125m but had only managed to deliver £103.6m in cuts
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October 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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New Whipps Cross Hospital multi-storey car park to open tomorrow

Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP will cut the ribbon at a ceremony to mark the completion of the very first phase of the hospital's redevelopment tomorrow
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New Whipps Cross Hospital multi-storey car park to open tomorrow
Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP will cut the ribbon at a ceremony to mark the completion of the very first phase of the hospital's redevelopment tomorrow
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October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Walthamstow café faces license review for 'indoor smoking'

Council enforcement officers have seen Wood Street Café patrons smoking cigarettes indoors on six separate visits
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Walthamstow café faces license review for 'indoor smoking'
Council enforcement officers have seen Wood Street Café patrons smoking cigarettes indoors on six separate visits
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October 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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London struggling amid challenges with policing, transport and housing, assembly told

City Hall’s budget and performance committee hears from experts about why the capital is not reaching its full potential
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London struggling amid challenges with policing, transport and housing, assembly told
City Hall’s budget and performance committee hears from experts about why the capital is not reaching its full potential
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October 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Council will house residents outside borough 'more often'

'Rising demand' means the council will have to find affordable homes for residents outside the borough
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Council will house residents outside borough 'more often'
'Rising demand' means the council will have to find affordable homes for residents outside the borough
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October 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Council will house residents outside borough 'more often'

'Rising demand' means the council will have to find affordable homes for residents outside the borough
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Council will house residents outside borough 'more often'
'Rising demand' means the council will have to find affordable homes for residents outside the borough
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October 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Khan urged to focus on 'mid-rise' rather than high-rise homes to meet London target

Paris and Auckland held up as best examples of using mid-rise developments of between five and nine storeys to maximise density
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Khan urged to focus on 'mid-rise' rather than high-rise homes to meet London target
Paris and Auckland held up as best examples of using mid-rise developments of between five and nine storeys to maximise density
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October 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Council's plans to buy 400 new homes shelved

High government borrowing costs mean the scheme to buy homes to tackle homelessness is 'not currently viable'
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Council's plans to buy 400 new homes shelved
High government borrowing costs mean the scheme to buy homes to tackle homelessness is 'not currently viable'
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October 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Jailed Walthamstow shoplifter stole £16,000 worth of goods

Mark Stavrou, 33, stole more than £16,000 worth of goods from the Morrisons Petrol Station in Salisbury Hall Gardens and Sainsbury’s Low Hall between January and July 2025
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Jailed Walthamstow shoplifter stole £16,000 worth of goods
Mark Stavrou, 33, stole more than £16,000 worth of goods from the Morrisons Petrol Station in Salisbury Hall Gardens and Sainsbury’s Low Hall between January and July 2025
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October 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Clown photography exhibition on show in Leyton this weekend

Kate Peters, whose work has been featured in The Guardian and TIME, will show Embodied Futures at HOST in High Road Leyton tomorrow and Sunday (26th October) from 10am to 5pm
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Clown photography exhibition on show in Leyton this weekend
Kate Peters, whose work has been featured in The Guardian and TIME, will show Embodied Futures at HOST in High Road Leyton tomorrow and Sunday (26th October) from 10am to 5pm
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October 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Rat infested Chingford Pizza Hut fined £39k

The since reopened Chingford Mount Road takeaway was shut in November 2021 after council officers found rat droppings amid filthy conditions
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Rat infested Chingford Pizza Hut fined £39k
The since reopened Chingford Mount Road takeaway was shut in November 2021 after council officers found rat droppings amid filthy conditions
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October 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Police watchdog says 'no indication yet' of cop misconduct in Walthamstow shooting

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed that an armed officer fired three gunshots in an incident that left a man in his late 20s with serious injuries
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Police watchdog says 'no indication yet' of cop misconduct in Walthamstow shooting
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed that an armed officer fired three gunshots in an incident that left a man in his late 20s with serious injuries
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October 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Popeyes Walthamstow 'breaching' license by serving customers after 11pm

Members of the Cleveland Park Residents’ Association say they were able to purchase food at the fast food outlet at 11.21pm last month
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Popeyes Walthamstow 'breaching' license by serving customers after 11pm
Members of the Cleveland Park Residents’ Association say they were able to purchase food at the fast food outlet at 11.21pm last month
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October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Popeyes Walthamstow 'breaching' license by serving customers after 11pm

Members of the Cleveland Park Residents’ Association say they were able to purchase food at the fast food outlet at 11.21pm last month
walthamforestecho.co.uk/2025/10/24/p...
Popeyes Walthamstow 'breaching' license by serving customers after 11pm
Members of the Cleveland Park Residents’ Association say they were able to purchase food at the fast food outlet at 11.21pm last month
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October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Police issue missing person appeal for 'vulnerable' Walthamstow man

Robert Stopa, 43, was last seen in Stamford Hill on Monday (20th October) wearing a colourful jumper and black joggers
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Police issue missing person appeal for 'vulnerable' Walthamstow man
Robert Stopa, 43, was last seen in Stamford Hill on Monday (20th October) wearing a colourful jumper and black joggers
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October 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Walthamstow actor behind ‘spooky’ scripted comedy

Brendan Way’s twelve part podcast series, Welcome to Hole, will premiere on Wednesday 29th October with episodes released weekly
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Walthamstow actor behind ‘spooky’ scripted comedy
Brendan Way’s twelve part podcast series, Welcome to Hole, will premiere on Wednesday 29th October with episodes released weekly
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October 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Council’s progress on support for SEND kids ‘embarrassing’, campaigner says

Data from August shows Waltham Forest Council misses the legal deadline for issuing education, health and care (EHC) plans more than two-thirds of the time
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Council’s progress on support for SEND kids ‘embarrassing’, campaigner says
Data from August shows Waltham Forest Council misses the legal deadline for issuing education, health and care (EHC) plans more than two-thirds of the time
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October 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Khan preparing to slash affordable homes target to kickstart housebuilding

Latest figures suggest builders began work on just 3,248 new private-sector homes in the first three months of 2025
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Khan preparing to slash affordable homes target to kickstart housebuilding
Latest figures suggest builders began work on just 3,248 new private-sector homes in the first three months of 2025
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October 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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E-bike battery fire rips through Walthamstow flat

Four people were treated for smoke inhalation following the Amber Avenue fire this morning (21st October)
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E-bike battery fire rips through Walthamstow flat
Four people were treated for smoke inhalation following the Amber Avenue fire this morning (21st October)
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October 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM