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Claire Hack »
Knife culture claims another life
Posted on 5:56pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
Another young man has been stabbed to death in Walthamstow.
Janet Wright »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Magistrates' court melancholy
Posted on 10:32am Thursday 14th August 2008
This job just keeps getting more and more glamorous.
Simon Munk »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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.
Claire Hack »
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Silly Season
Posted on 5:44pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
It's been a week of minor triumphs.
Claire Hack »
Riding the journalistic rollercoaster...
Posted on 12:30pm Thursday 17th July 2008
This week has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride.
Flash Bristow »
What to do in Waltham Forest?
Posted on 2:50pm Wednesday 16th July 2008
This time last year, my mum came to stay. Normally she would want to save up in order to dine at the Ivy and shop in Covent Garden, but this time I persuaded her to let me entertain her locally.
Janet Wright »
Waltham Forest council is a washout again
Posted on 2:50pm Friday 11th July 2008
Is there anything this council won’t do to avoid consulting the public?
Claire Hack »
A little hacked off...
Posted on 11:40am Thursday 10th July 2008
Oh yes, I can make puns on my surname too.
Claire Hack »
Community Councils - why so angry?
Posted on 1:10pm Friday 4th July 2008
It's that time of the week again. It's Wednesday afternoon. The paper is ready to go out on Thursday morning, everything's been topped and tailed and stories for next week haven't quite started to come together yet. It's a strange twilight time when the office goes quiet and people start drifting off towards home. There's a lull in the usual banter and those of us left resort to talking about supermarkets. It's blogging time.
Janet Wright »
Fire and rain in our action-packed libraries
Posted on 12:56pm Friday 4th July 2008
St James Street open-air library could be the most popular spot in Walthamstow for readers this Saturday. The nearest official library, at Walthamstow Central, has been closed since a fire last week. And if you’re going to say that saves the council taking books to the incinerator again -- don’t be so cynical!
Simon Munk »
Walk quietly; carry a big stick - dealing with Waltham Forest council
Posted on 12:57pm Friday 4th July 2008
What do you think of the local council? And what's the best way to get results out of the council for our communities? That's the question that's been bouncing round my head this week, since it all kicked off on the Walthamstow Yahoo Group.
Claire Hack »
Beautiful Budapest and brain scrambling NHS stats
Posted on 2:10pm Friday 27th June 2008
I've only been back from holiday for three days and already my brain is on the point of disintegrating into a quivering pool of mush inside my skull. It might or might not have something to do with the fact that my week actually started on Tuesday after Monday's "welcome" day in Watford. I've been in a bit of a time warp since then, especially as I was so tired on Monday that I barely noticed what was going on.
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