Questions mount as government stays tight-lipped on Whipps Cross rebuild
The government is yet to provide a clear timeline for its review into the New Hospitals Programme, or release any details on its progress
View ArticleLeytonstone man appears in court charged with murder of top Dubai chef
Omar Wilson, 31, has been charged with the murder of Mussie Imnetu, 41, who died from ‘catastrophic brain injuries’ sustained in an attack last month
View ArticleAldi Leytonstone store will open next month
M&S is also expected to shortly open a small food store at the old Matalan site on Leytonstone High Road
View ArticleOlympian set to open new Aldi Leytonstone store
Sprinter Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake will open Aldi's brand-new Leytonstore store on 3rd October
View ArticleGovernment sheds minimal light on Whipps Cross rebuild review
The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has said it is assessing 'clinical outcomes, deliverability, cost and estate condition' of all 40 hospitals previously earmarked for regeneration
View ArticleResidents at ‘crumbling’ Leytonstone estate push for rebuild
In September last year, Bellway backed out of a joint deal with the council to rebuild the Avenue Road Estate, saying it was no longer financially viable due to difficult market conditions
View ArticleCar thief admits killing 68-year-old Leytonstone man
Evaldas Simanaitis was found seriously injured outside his home on Matcham Road, in the early hours of 16th October last year
View ArticleCentral Line commuters slam station overcrowding and delays amid train shortages
50 trains are currently in operation along the Central Line, but 71 trains are needed to run a full peak-hours service, causing regular delays for commuters
View ArticleAldi opens Leytonstone store
Team GB track star Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake cut the red ribbon at 8am today alongside pupils from George Tomlinson Primary School
View ArticleAnimated dandelion mural unveiled at Leytonstone school
The 200-square-metre augmented reality mural at Buxton School comprises 55 individual frames, depicting the full life cycle of a dandelion
View ArticleElectric car destroyed by huge fireball in Leytonstone
One other car and two nearby properties on Cavendish Drive were partially damaged by heat from the fire
View ArticleLocal authors to launch revelatory book on Leytonstone’s untold Black history
Local historians Claire Weiss, Peter Ashan, and Geoff Nicholls will launch their book on how the slave trade abolition movement is connected to Leytonstone tomorrow evening at St John's Church Hall
View ArticleWes Streeting says Whipps Cross Hospital rebuild ‘is going to happen’
Speaking on a visit to King George Hospital in Goodmayes today, the Health Secretary said he was 'absolutely committed to redeveloping Whipps Cross'
View ArticleCouncil proposes separate cycling path on Whipps Cross Road
An online consultation on the plans, which also include new traffic light crossings and a speed table, is running until 18th November
View ArticleElderly woman ‘critical’ after being hit by bus in Leytonstone
A woman in her 70s was hit by a bus in Church Lane on Thursday afternoon. She remains in a critical condition
View ArticleRecycling exhibition this weekend in Leytonstone
Titled unbroken.solutions, photographer Mark Phillips explores "more effective ways to tackle waste"
View ArticleWoman dies after being struck by bus in Leytonstone
The as-yet unidentified elderly woman was critically injured by a 66 bus in Church Lane on Thursday 24th October
View ArticleA decade of sisterhood
The Leytonstone chapter of the Women's Institute, Stone Rangers, recently celebrated their tenth anniversary
View Article‘We need a hospital focused on holistic care’
Stephanie Davies from support group Life After Cancer lists the ingredients that a rebuilt Whipps needs to adequately serve cancer patients
View ArticleBook review: ‘Slave-trade Abolition and Leytonstone House’
Sarah Fairbairn reviews a revelatory book by three local historians
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