Posts Tagged ‘Waltham Forest Council’
Plan for secure children’s home progresses despite opposition from Save Lea Marshes
The proposal is ‘the wrong project in the wrong place’
Read More‘Very risky’: Campaigners say development plans next to Hackney Marshes could increase flooding
Housing proposal by Waltham Forest Council would impact ‘ecologically sensitive’ marshland, activists warn
Read MoreHackney’s stance unchanged as neighbouring council divests from firms linked to arms trade
Council insists it cannot withdraw stocks on ethics alone after Waltham Forest pulls investments
Read MoreJan Fuscoe: Why people should get behind volunteer-led plans for a water park in East London
The local writer urges more residents to support the vision for community-owned wild swimming ponds and a conservation hub
Read MorePetition to salvage plans for wild swimming park in East London reaches 10,000 signatures
Campaigners are trying to save the site from being turned into a ‘secure children’s home’
Read MoreCampaigners hold Leyton Marsh ghost hedgehog protest opposing new ice centre
Local councillors warn of environmental and traffic impact of planned international venue
Read MoreCampaigners warn of environmental impact as new Lea Valley Ice Centre approved
Redevelopment gets the go-ahead despite objectors’ fears that it will ‘permanently destroy’ wildlife habitats and trees
Read MoreOpening of free school close to Hackney Marshes delayed after Department for Education steps in
Project manager for Barclay Secondary Free School acknowledges ‘difficult setback’ following Waltham Forest Council opposition and decision by Whitehall
Read MoreCampaigners demand ‘mini Holland’ in Hackney after Walthamstow success
Council accused of ‘wasting an opportunity’ to trial a similar traffic reduction scheme in London Fields
Read MoreGoing solar: renewable energy brings power to the people
Hackney produces less green energy than some neighbouring boroughs, but there are ideas afoot to change that
Read MoreAll aboard! Lea Bridge Station reopens after 31 years
Lea Bridge station, which was closed in 1985, has reopened to passengers
Read More'The towers dominated the skyline': Beaumont Estate revisited in new play at The Yard
Based on interviews with former and current residents of a Leyton housing estate, Re: Home examines what our homes mean to us
Read MoreLandmark victory as judge rules pregnant woman did not make herself ‘intentionally homeless’
Hackney Community Law Centre solicitors ‘ecstatic’ as Supreme Court allows appeal against Waltham Forest Council’s decision
Read MoreCould you adopt a child?
More adoptive families needed to provide loving homes
Read MoreVeolia dumps bid for Hackney waste contract
Multinational bins controversial plans to provide waste services for North London following debacle over deputations and councillors’ interests
Read MoreAngel of the Lee Valley artist supports Leyton Marsh protestors
The authorities ‘are not thinking about the environment at all’ says Angel of the Lee Valley artist as Olympic construction goes ahead
Read MoreJudges grant Olympic bosses injunction against Leyton Marsh protestors
Olympic Delivery Authority takes legal action to prevent protestors from disrupting construction work on Leyton Marsh
Read MoreCampaigners lose battle to keep Paralympics basketball courts off Leyton Marsh
A fierce council chamber showdown at Walthamstow Town Hall ended in disappointment for those opposed to plans for a temporary Paralympic Games venue on protected land
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