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Man wanted by police after woman pushed down stairs at Leytonstone High Road...

The assault occurred at around 8.30pm on Sunday 2nd June The post Man wanted by police after woman pushed down stairs at Leytonstone High Road Station appeared first on Waltham Forest Echo.

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Leyton residents speak of ‘crime and unaffordable housing’ at citizens...

The issues were raised at an independent citizen’s assembly set up by the Redbridge councillor Shanell Johnson The post Leyton residents speak of ‘crime and unaffordable housing’ at citizens assembly...

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Leyton and Wanstead candidate pitches

The candidates make their pitch for your vote The post Leyton and Wanstead candidate pitches appeared first on Waltham Forest Echo.

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Labour’s Calvin Bailey warns of right-wing threat as he wins in Leyton and...

The former RAF commander from South London won 20,755 votes last night amid a turnout of 59.9% in the constituency formerly held by John Cryer The post Labour’s Calvin Bailey warns of right-wing threat...

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Councillor Clyde Loakes awarded MBE for services to local government

Cllr Loakes, who has served 26 years as a councillor of Leytonstone ward, is known for his passionate advocacy of walking and cycling and support for ‘Mini-Holland’ and low-traffic-neighbourhood...

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Award-winning garden to brighten up Leytonstone’s Fred Wigg and John Walsh...

A garden that won a silver award at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Show Festival will be relocated to the Leytonstone estate shortly The post Award-winning garden to brighten up Leytonstone’s Fred...

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The homes the M11 Link Road stole

A radio project documenting the demolition of hundreds of Leytonstone homes to make way for the M11 Link Road is celebrating its twentieth year The post The homes the M11 Link Road stole appeared first...

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Leyton and Wanstead MP Calvin Bailey says populism poses threat to democracy...

Bailey spoke at length about his RAF service and lived experience of knife crime in his maiden speech to parliament on Wednesday The post Leyton and Wanstead MP Calvin Bailey says populism poses threat...

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Whipps Cross Hospital rebuild to be ‘paused’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce she will pause a range of infrastructure projects including the Whipps Cross Hospital rebuild in order to plug a £20billion 'black hole' The post Whipps...

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Government puts Whipps Cross rebuild on hold

The much-awaited rebuild has been effectively paused while the government reviews funding for it The post Government puts Whipps Cross rebuild on hold appeared first on Waltham Forest Echo.

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Waltham Forest Council will ‘push’ for Whipps Cross rebuild amid pause

Clyde Loakes, the council’s deputy leader, said the authority would continue to push for the ‘desperately needed funding’ for a new Whipps Cross Hospital that ‘meets the needs of the community into the...

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Langthorne Festival thrills thousands

3,000 people came together for the annual festival in Leytonstone’s Langthorne Park, with families and young people enjoying a roller disco and basketball competition as well as an eclectic selection...

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Leytonstone twin sprinters bring home Olympic medals

Laviai Nielsen and Lina Nielsen both won bronze in the 4x400m Women's Relay, while Laviai bagged a second bronze in the 4x400m Mixed Relay The post Leytonstone twin sprinters bring home Olympic medals...

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The dual carriageway that drove a ‘trench’ through Leytonstone

Rana Rastegari interviews the artist Graeme Miller, who along with hundreds of others, lost his home when the M11 Link Road was built in the 1990s The post The dual carriageway that drove a ‘trench’...

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World’s only ‘slow cinema’ festival set to land in Leytonstone

Billed as the only film festival in the world dedicated to duration in moving image art, the Slow Film Festival will take place at the Good Shepherd Studios in Leytonstone on the 5th and 6th of October...

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Leytonstone restaurant run by pro-democracy Hongkongers shuts due to...

Aquila’s owners, who vocally support the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, say they have received 'threatening phone calls, negative online reviews, and unreasonable complaints' The post Leytonstone...

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Two Leytonstone card-skimming fraudsters convicted

Ioan Zaharia, 52, and Cristian-Petrut Zaharia, 19, who police caught in possession of card-skimming equipment, are guilty of theft offences The post Two Leytonstone card-skimming fraudsters convicted...

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Leytonstone man faces GBH assault trial as top chef dies from head injuries

Swedish chef Mussie Imnetu died from 'catastrophic brain injuries' sustained in an attack at a west London restaurant last Monday. Omar Wilson, 31, has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm...

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Iconic Red Lion pub in Leytonstone snapped up by new owners

London pub giant Urban Pubs & Bars has bought the Leytonstone pub after its previous owner Antic fell into adminstration The post Iconic Red Lion pub in Leytonstone snapped up by new owners...

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Council to use former care home to house homeless

The repurposing of Waterside Lodge in Leytonstone will provide some 24 'large rooms' for households facing homelessness The post Council to use former care home to house homeless appeared first on...

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