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Knife culture claims another life

Posted on 5:56pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

Another young man has been stabbed to death in Walthamstow.

Caramel Quin »

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How not to make our streets safer

Posted on 10:50am Friday 5th September 2008

This morning I’m pondering how we make our public spaces safer. Why? Because I wandered out to the farmer’s market, with my baby daughter, to discover the whole of Walthamstow town square and gardens cordoned off by police lines.

Janet Wright »

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Listed building left to rot? Don't worry, it's the council's.

Posted on 11:27am Thursday 28th August 2008

A beautiful listed building has been damaged and is being left to decay, putting the safety of its users at risk. Don’t worry, you may say, the council can order the owners to maintain it. Tough luck, it’s Waltham Forest Council’s own flagship library in Walthamstow town square.

Claire Hack »

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Dogs, and fires, and death! Oh my!

Posted on 5:07pm Thursday 21st August 2008

A fire, an assault, the closure of the Stow and an inquest - it's been a busy couple of days in Waltham Forest.

Simon Munk »

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Class and campaigns – posh toffs versus working class Walthamstow

Posted on 9:24am Tuesday 19th August 2008

I've several times, by members of the public, councillors and council officers been told that the people fighting to save the EMD/Granada, the Stow, the market, the William Morris Gallery and Vestry House Museum and against a massive Primark on the Arcade site are middle class (and therefore somehow ignorable).

Flash Bristow »

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NHS experiences in Waltham Forest.

Posted on 9:19am Tuesday 19th August 2008

It feels like I’m always up at Whipps Cross these days, visiting the hospital.

Janet Wright »

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Save our iconic landmark

Posted on 9:18am Tuesday 19th August 2008

Walthamstow dog track looked like a symbol of the whole town, the day it closed.

Claire Hack »

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Magistrates' court melancholy

Posted on 10:32am Thursday 14th August 2008

This job just keeps getting more and more glamorous.

Simon Munk »

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The credit crunch – could it be good for Waltham Forest?

Posted on 2:57pm Wednesday 13th August 2008

I'm sure the credit crunch is bringing misery to millions. And I feel really sorry for neighbours currently buying or selling their properties.

Claire Hack »

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Ratlike cunning to tell a dog's tail

Posted on 2:58pm Wednesday 6th August 2008

Well, here's a turn up for the books.

Simon Munk »

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Sharia law for pavement cyclists?... Or dangerous drivers?

Posted on 10:35am Wednesday 6th August 2008

Mayor Johnson once advocated hardline "Sharia law" for cycle thieves. Now it seems as if Waltham Forest Guardian readers want the same for pavement cyclists.

Claire Hack »

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We all go a little mad sometimes...

Posted on 9:24am Friday 1st August 2008

It seems the saga of credit card fraud in Chingford is going to be a long one.

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